Sweden is located in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak. Neighboring countries include Finland and Norway. It is a Scandinavian nation with thousands of coastal islands and inland lakes, along with vast boreal forests and glaciated mountains. Its principal cities, the eastern capital Stockholm and southwestern Gothenburg and Malmö, are all coastal. With an area of 450,295 square kilometers, Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Sweden.
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Sweden is located in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak. Neighboring countries include Finland and Norway. It is a Scandinavian nation with thousands of coastal islands and inland lakes, along with vast boreal forests and glaciated mountains. Its principal cities, the eastern capital Stockholm and southwestern Gothenburg and Malmö, are all coastal. With an area of 450,295 square kilometers, Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Sweden.
The national holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year's Day | |
| January 6 | Epiphany | |
| April 18 | Good Friday | Movable |
| April 20 | Easter Sunday | Movable |
| April 21 | Easter Monday | Movable |
| May 1 | May Day | |
| May 29 | Ascension Day | Movable |
| June 6 | National Day of Sweden | |
| June 8 | Whit Sunday | Movable |
| June 21 | Midsummer's Day | Movable |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | Movable |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| December 26 | 2nd Day of Christmas |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Sweden is 2 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
Mandatory employer’s social security contributions amount to 31.42% of gross salary, while employee social security contributions amount to 7%. The contributions are used to fund benefits such as an old-age pension, survivor’s pension, health insurance, occupational injury insurance, parental insurance, and unemployment insurance and also include a general payroll fee. Foreign employers who do not have a permanent establishment (PE) in Sweden must register for the payment of social security contributions.
|
Old-age pension contributions |
10.21% |
7% |
|
Survivor’s pension contribution |
0.60% |
– |
|
Health insurance fees |
3.55% |
– |
|
Occupational injury fee |
0.20% |
– |
|
Parental insurance fees |
2.60% |
– |
|
Labor market levy |
2.64% |
– |
|
General payroll tax |
11.62% |
– |
|
Total |
31.42% |
7% |
Normal working hours in Sweden are a maximum of 40 hours a week. Monday is considered to be the first day of the week unless another arrangement is in place at the workplace. The contract of employment should give details of the working hours.
Overtime is limited to 48 hours over a four-week period or 50 hours over a period of one month. Total overtime may not exceed 200 hours in any 12-month period.
Overtime in excess of general overtime may be worked up to a maximum of 150 hours per employee over a calendar year if there are special grounds for doing so and no other reasonable solution has been possible (extra overtime).
A contract for probationary employment of limited duration may also be entered into, provided that the probationary period does not exceed six months.
Resignation
An employee who wishes to resign must give at least one month’s notice, although notice periods may be longer than this depending on any applicable collective agreement.
Termination by the Employer
The notice period for collective (and other) dismissals is presented in the table below.
| Tenure | Notice Period |
| During probation | 2 weeks |
| Less than 2 years | 1 month |
| 2 to 4 years | 2 months |
| 4 to 6 years | 3 months |
| 6 to 8 years | 4 months |
| 8 to 10 years | 5 months |
| Longer than 10 years | 6 months |
Normal working hours in Sweden are a maximum of 40 hours a week. Monday is considered to be the first day of the week unless another arrangement is in place at the workplace. The contract of employment should give details of the working hours.
Overtime is limited to 48 hours over a four-week period or 50 hours over a period of one month. Total overtime may not exceed 200 hours in any 12-month period.
Overtime in excess of general overtime may be worked up to a maximum of 150 hours per employee over a calendar year if there are special grounds for doing so and no other reasonable solution has been possible (extra overtime).
A contract for probationary employment of limited duration may also be entered into, provided that the probationary period does not exceed six months.
Resignation
An employee who wishes to resign must give at least one month’s notice, although notice periods may be longer than this depending on any applicable collective agreement.
Termination by the Employer
The notice period for collective (and other) dismissals is presented in the table below.
| Tenure | Notice Period |
| During probation | 2 weeks |
| Less than 2 years | 1 month |
| 2 to 4 years | 2 months |
| 4 to 6 years | 3 months |
| 6 to 8 years | 4 months |
| 8 to 10 years | 5 months |
| Longer than 10 years | 6 months |
Mandatory employer’s social security contributions amount to 31.42% of gross salary, while employee social security contributions amount to 7%. The contributions are used to fund benefits such as an old-age pension, survivor’s pension, health insurance, occupational injury insurance, parental insurance, and unemployment insurance and also include a general payroll fee. Foreign employers who do not have a permanent establishment (PE) in Sweden must register for the payment of social security contributions.
|
Old-age pension contributions |
10.21% |
7% |
|
Survivor’s pension contribution |
0.60% |
– |
|
Health insurance fees |
3.55% |
– |
|
Occupational injury fee |
0.20% |
– |
|
Parental insurance fees |
2.60% |
– |
|
Labor market levy |
2.64% |
– |
|
General payroll tax |
11.62% |
– |
|
Total |
31.42% |
7% |
