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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 · The Swedish parliament building to the right. Photo: Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se Sweden's government. Sweden is a democracy and a monarchy. The Swedish Constitution and its four fundamental laws …
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 ...
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 ...
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 …
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 ...
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 …
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.
Working in Sweden
WEBApplying for a job. Obtaining a work permit. Thinking about working in Sweden? Here's a brief guide to moving to Sweden – the culture, the work–life balance and how to find jobs in Sweden.