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How to get a job in Sweden? A quick guide for foreigners and Swedish residents

Sweden is a Scandinavian country with tens of thousands of coastal islands and freshwater waterways and massive boreal forests and glaciated peaks. Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, in the east and Gothenburg and Malmö, are both coastal towns in the West. Stockholm is a city made up of 14 islands. The country’s population is estimated to be about 11 million people.

Coming to job hunting in Sweden, there are many sources from where you can apply for jobs. The most preferable way of searching for jobs in Sweden will get help from the Swedish Public Employment Agency (Arbetsförmedlingen). It provides information, guidance, and assistance. Then there is a slew of privately owned worksites that are common in Sweden. These websites typically have work postings (often in Swedish) as well as functions for uploading your resume. There are many career sites available through which you can apply for jobs online. Apart from that, there are numerous different jobs available in Sweden like teaching (English language), Delivery jobs, freelancing jobs and many others. You can apply also apply for jobs from your home as well as after reaching Sweden (if you’re a foreigner going to Sweden for a job).

How to get a job in Sweden?

Some of the best sites to apply for jobs:

Recruitment Agencies with jobs listings:

You can apply for jobs on these websites, these are some of the most popular websites for jobs in Sweden. These sites usually include jobs listing from which you can search if it fits your profile. Afterwards, you can apply for the job posting that suits you followed by uploading your CV.

Apart from these, there are different sort of problems which people often face while applying for a job in Sweden. Let’s discuss some of the most favouring queries:

Is it easy to find a job in Sweden?

This question is often seems to be debatable at some points. There are different types of challenges that you may face while searching for a job in Sweden. This becomes more challenging if you’re not from Sweden or didn’t know Swedish, it’ll be very awful for you to search for jobs. Although there will be many different jobs that you may apply for. Apart from Swedish if you know English, your chances to get a job may get higher.

What is the minimum wage in Sweden?

Just like some other highly developed European nations, Sweden does not have an official minimum salary. Minimum salaries are generally negotiated through workers’ unions. As a reference, the salary for a restaurant cashier is hovering around 101 to 125 Swedish Krona or roughly 15 USD per hour.

After taxes, the average wage in Stockholm, Sweden is roughly 26.000 SEK. That works out to a little more than 2.750 bucks each month. It is essential to emphasise that, despite the attractiveness of the average pay in Sweden, the cost of living is equally high. This is especially true in Stockholm, where the property market is booming. Finding an apartment in Stockholm might be more difficult than finding a job, due to the city’s severe housing shortage.

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21 responses to “How to get a job in Sweden? A quick guide for foreigners and Swedish residents”

  1. salam men iş ucun yaziram size. Senetim boru mantaji qaynaqci bacariram . Certyoju oxa bilirem iş olsa imtahanda vere bilerem

    1. advocacy@alinks.org

      Sevgili Akil, Bizimle iletişime geçtiğiniz için teşekkürler. İş bulma ihtiyacınızı anlıyoruz. Ancak, işe alma ajansı değiliz, bu nedenle size yardımcı olamayacağımızı üzülerek bildiririz. Daha fazla yardıma ihtiyacınız varsa lütfen bizimle iletişime geçin.

  2. Ina

    Pershendetje ! Une jam Psikologe si mund te aplikoj ne Suedi per nje vend Pune ?

    1. advocacy@alinks.org

      Përshëndetje, faleminderit për pyetjen tuaj. Së pari do t’ju drejtoja te bordet e punës, nëse flisni anglisht dhe jo suedisht, atëherë ndoshta do t’ju duhet t’i renditni ato sipas gjuhës që pritet të flitet. Pasi të keni marrë ofertën e punës, kompania juaj do të zgjidhë vizën për ju. Shpresoj që kjo të ndihmojë.
      Lu

  3. Pershendetje une kam nje leje qendrimi per 1 vit ne Norvegji dhe jam i interesuar te dal ne Suedi te jetoj dhe te punoj por nuk mund te gjej kontrate pune ?

    1. editor@alinks.org

      Hi there, you will need to find a work contract through one of the Swedish job hunting websites such as Indeed. Please email us for detailed advice.

  4. Yury

    Добры дзень! У канцы сакавіка прачытаў навіну аб тым, што ў шведскіх школах дзеці беларусаў і ўсе ахвотныя змогуць вывучаць беларускую мову. Падкажыце, калі ласка, куды можна звярнуцца па пытаннях рэкрутацыі настаўнікаў

  5. kerkoj pune si shofer a ka ndonje mundesi me ndihmuar

  6. Myrad

    prshndetje….gatuaj ushqim tradicional pite..mantia llokum..kifle etjera….endra ime eshte qe shkoj punoj me kete tradit suedi jetoj kosov me djalin…tim 044300518

  7. ကိုထွန်း

    ဆွီဒင်ကိုတေ့ရောက်နေပါပြီ အလုပ်ပြေင်းလို့ ရလားဗျာ အလုပ် ုပ် ခွင့် ကပ် ၂ နှစ် နဲ့ လာတာပါ လက်ရှိ အလုပ်က ပြင်းစရာကောင်းလို့ပါ

  8. είμαι νοσηλευτής θέλω να εργαστώ στην όμορφη Σουηδία.. Είμαι 52 Χρόνων.. Ευχαριστώ..

  9. bonjour mr je suis jeune califier de cuisinier et de chauffeur je cherche le travail

  10. Jasurbek Zokirov

    Man shivetsariyada ishlamoqchi edim mani soham sivarshik har narsa ishlata olaman ózim sohamda

  11. Нуриддин

    ман ишга бормокчиман щеветцияга кулимдан хамма иш келади права бөөн ВС яхши иш булса ишлайман

  12. Ksanila Muzhaqi

    dua te punoj ne Suedi

  13. Zenepe cota

    Indiaferume ja dulia sti suedia oti dulia iparki katharistra Eko embiria sta blindiria stegnotiria kilindro

  14. Indiaferume ja dulia sti suedia kathariotita ke Eko embiria sta blindiria stegnotiria kilindro

  15. Men xizek telimcisi ishleye bilerem

  16. Komilbek Abdurahmonov

    I know how to fix cars but I don’t have a certificate

  17. Abror

    ish izlayabman

  18. Abror Movlonov

    ishga borish uchun

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