Work in Sweden

EU citizens have the right to work and live in Sweden provided they are able to support themselves, either by work or by other independent means.

You must register your right of residence with the Swedish Migration Board within three months of entering Sweden.
For detailed information on rules and how to register please visit the website of the Swedish Migration Board:
> Migration Board
You must also apply for a Swedish ID number at your local Swedish Tax Office. (See below under Swedish Population Register)

Non EU citizens
> Applying for a work permit

The Swedish Population Register and Swedish ID number
If you move to Sweden and intend to live there for a year or more, in most cases you are required to register with the Swedish Population Register. The register is managed by the Swedish Tax Agency and once you have registered your right of residence with the Swedish Migration Board, you apply to your local Swedish tax office to be entered and receive a Swedish ID number. The Id number is a necessary part of daily life in Sweden and is used in all transactions with authorities, shops, banks, estate agents etc.
For information on population registration in Sweden please see
> Swedish Tax Agency
> Information on population registration in Sweden

Finding work in Sweden
For information on finding work in Sweden, please visit the website of the Swedish Employment Services:
> Swedish Employment Service

Starting a business in Sweden or self employed.
>For information on starting a business in Sweden as well as fact sheets on working, the Labour market, working as a self employed see
> Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA)  

Fact sheets
> Social Insurance in Sweden
> Swedish Health Care
> Swedish Disability Policy