How to find a job in Sweden – A Unique and Complete Guide for Finding a Job Position in Sweden
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Are you looking for a job in Sweden?
This is a comprehensive and unique guide to help you secure a suitable job in Sweden, authored by the team of Swedworks Global in 2025. It contains step-by-step instructions on how to find and navigate the largest website for job advertisements in Sweden (Swedish Public Employment Service) and how to apply to them.
Our aim with this article is to help you on your way to finding a job in Sweden, which is why our team of experienced advisors at Swedworks Global have put together this complete guide to help you secure a suitable job in Sweden. This article contains both a number of reliable sources for finding a job in Sweden and some valuable advice to increase your chances of finding your next job in Sweden.
It is worth noting that some of the authors of this article have worked as job search advisors in Sweden for many years, while others have been employers and have run various companies in Sweden with practical experience in recruiting people. Whether you are in Sweden or abroad, we hope and believe that this article can be useful in your search for your next job in Sweden.
This website is a Swedish government portal and is the largest employment service in Sweden. The task of this government agency is to connect companies looking for employees with people looking for jobs as much as possible. They also provide information, analysis and forecasts about the labor market to the public.
Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen)
Most Swedish companies publish their job advertisements on this website when they are looking to hire new people (both Swedish and foreigners). This is especially true if they are looking to hire people from outside the European Union, EEA and Switzerland, as it is one of the most important requirements for obtaining a work permit in Sweden.
The job position must be published on this website by the employing company for at least 10 days. The reason is that job advertisement must be posted in a way so that all residents of Sweden, the EU/EEA and Switzerland can apply to. And all advertisements published on this website will also be visible in the European job placement portal, EURES.
For both Swedish people and people from outside Sweden, this is the best place to start looking for job vacancies. And as a person who needs a work permit for working in Sweden, if you find your new job on this place and succeed to obtain a job offer, you can be sure that one of the requirements for the work permit in Sweden has been met by your future employer.
There are exceptions to this rule. For example, if you already have a job in Sweden and want to extend your work permit, there is no need to advertise the job position.
How to use the Swedish Public Employment Service website
Most of the website is in Swedish, but don’t worry, we have translated the job titles into English for you. And besides, a large number of job advertisements are already published in English by the employer, which often means that these companies are looking to recruit from outside Sweden. You don’t need an account to search for jobs on this system.
The Job Bank – (Swedish: Platsbanken)
- When you reach the website, you might end up on the Swedish pages. On the top right, choose “Other Languages” and then choose “English”. There are a few other languages also available but in those languages there is only brief information about what this agency does.
- Now click on the green button to reach the job bank. The button leads you to the Swedish Job Bank at the Swedish Public Employment Service where Swedish employers post their job vacancy advertisements.
How to search for job in the Job Bank
Now, from this part on, everything is in Swedish on that website. But we have translated all the job positions and subcategories for those of you who do not speak Swedish.
What it says is this:
The Job Bank
Job vacancies for all of Sweden
Search for one or more words
Write e.g. painter Malmö
And under the search box, there are two options:
“Ort” means generally a place, but it also indicates a city, a municipilaty, a county or a part of the country.
“Yrke” means profession, occupation and craft.
“Sök” means Search.
“Ort” (city, municipality, province or county)
- If you are searching for a job all over Sweden, just leave this option untouched.
- But if you have a specific region (province or city) in mind, you can select the province or specific cities within a province by selecting the “Ort” drop-down menu.
- You can select the entire county (Län) or one or more cities (Kommun) within that county. For example, if you want to search all cities in the greater Stockholm county, click on “Stockholms län” and then select “Välj alla kommuner” at the top of the submenu, or you can select just one or more cities within the Stockholm county.
List of Swedish Counties in Wikipedia
“Yrke” (profession, occupation, job position)
Click to see the translation of all jobs and their subcategories
Job advertisements will tell you how to apply. They will either ask you to send your resume via email (which is very rare these days) or they will direct you to another website where you will fill out the required form and upload your resume.
Important points to consider
- Read the job posting several times and make sure you understand all the parts of it and what the employer is asking of you.
- Read the ads carefully and make sure your resume and cover letter are in order before submitting your job application.
- For high-level jobs, make sure you read the company’s website and social media channels to get a good understanding of the company’s business, its history, its culture, its plans, and its future needs.
- Many companies will either not respond to you or will reject your application. Don’t get discouraged or give up.
- If you have the opportunity to apply in a wider area or in a completely different city or town, do so. Of course, there are more jobs in big cities, but there is also higher competition.
- Be patient and persistent. There is an old saying: “Finding a job is a full-time job.” For high-level jobs, we strongly believe that you should spend in average 1-2 hours on researching about the company and adjusting your resume and cover letter, for each job application.
Once you hopefully found a job, if the employer asks you about the work permit, you can confidently refer to us as professionals. We will help both you and the employer with the entire process of the work permit until you get a decision from the Swedish Migration Agency.
We wish you all success.
Swedworks Global Team
