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Finding a job in Sweden | sweden.se
WEBJan 15, 2024 · Finding a job in a sector looking for talent. The Swedish Migration Agency together with the Public Employment Service regularly put together a list of occupations that are in high demand in Sweden, the labour shortage list (pdf, only in Swedish). Check it out – because if an employer offers you a job in a highly demanded occupation (i.e. one on this list), you can apply for a work permit ...
Obtaining a work permit in Sweden | sweden.se
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Normally, the application is done online, and this is the process, in brief: First, you must have obtained an employment contract. Your employer must have advertised the job in Sweden and the EU/EEA and Switzerland for at least ten days before the employment contract was entered into. Second, …
Key facts about Sweden
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Sweden's government. Sweden is a democracy and a monarchy. The Swedish Constitution and its four fundamental laws define how the country is governed. Sweden is a member of the European Union, EU.
Moving to Sweden in 10 steps
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · Here are 10 things to take care of when you move to Sweden – chronologically. 1. Get a residence permit. This is almost always step one when moving to Sweden. Sweden’s Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) handles issues relating to immigration, visas, permits and citizenship. Maybe you already secured the necessary residence permit required ...
History of Sweden – more than Vikings | Official site of Sweden
WEBJul 18, 2024 · We'll start this journey through the history of Sweden in the period of 8,000 BC to 6,000 BC. This is when Sweden as a whole became populated by people who lived by hunting, gathering and fishing, and who used simple stone tools. Dwelling places and graves dating from the Stone Age, lasting until about …
Gender equality | sweden.se
WEBJul 16, 2024 · According to Statistics Sweden's bi-annual report on gender equality from 2022 (publication in Swedish only), women held 67 per cent of executive positions in the public sector during 2020. Sweden’s business sector, on the other hand, remains a male-dominated field. Of the companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, 10 …
Religion in Sweden
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Over the last decades, fewer couples in Sweden have chosen to get married in church. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud/imagebank.sweden.se 3. Secular Swedes. Rituals aside, Sweden is a highly secular nation and almost half of Swedes say that religion is 'not at all important', according to a survey by Pew Research Center.In the survey, only about two in ten Swedes said that religion was 'somewhat ...
Taxes in Sweden | sweden.se
WEBMay 23, 2024 · This tax rate varies depending on the local authority and ranges, roughly, from 29 to 35 per cent. Sweden's average local tax rate is around 33 per cent. Earners above a certain income threshold set by the Tax Agency (link in Swedish) pay an additional 20 per cent state tax. Taxes in Sweden include a …
The Swedish royal family | sweden.se
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Swedish monarchs date back around a thousand years and have belonged to eleven dynasties. The current Swedish royal family is of the House of Bernadotte, the dynasty that has ruled the longest. In 1810, King Karl XIII was left without a successor, following the death of his adopted son Prince Karl August.