Foreign citizens in Sweden carrying out particularly expert work or earning above a certain level may soon qualify for up to 30 percent tax relief on income earned in Sweden.
Countries in Europe are competing hard to recruit international IT talent. Which Nordic country offers the best prospects to those who have the skills, and how do they compare to Germany?
More and more foreigners are leaving Sweden for Germany, with higher salaries, more flexible permits and a stronger currency mentioned as possible reasons.
Statistics show that more and more foreigners are leaving Sweden for Germany. Tayyab Shabab, a programmer who was squeezed out by bureaucratic Swedish migration rules, knows what that's like.
Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell refused to rule out overturning a recommendation by an inquiry that new citizenship rules be applied only to people who send in their application after the changes come into force.
The percentage of unemployed Swedes rose from 6.4 percent in November 2023 to 6.9 percent in November 2024. But will it rise or will we see a drop in 2025?
Johan Forssell, Sweden’s migration minister, has launched a 'business council' with experts from Spotify and other actors in the business sector to provide advice on how to attract highly-skilled foreigners to the country.
Despite the fact that international students perform well once they arrive in Sweden, waiting times for student permits risk damaging Swedish competitiveness, a new report suggests.
More than 400 white-collar workers will be laid off from Northvolt, split across the battery manufacturer's sites in Skellefteå, Stockholm and Västerås.
Several students have reached out to The Local to complain about long waits for a residence permit to stay in Sweden and look for work after finishing their studies.
Sweden's Migration Agency has published a list of the main nationalities of the work permit holders who may be affected by Northvolt’s recently-announced layoffs.
The Swedish government is monitoring the Northvolt layoffs, but is not looking at extending the period a work permit holder may be unemployed, a spokesperson told The Local. But an EU directive could change things in the long-term future.
Sweden's government plans to work hard with the local authorities to keep the foreign high-skilled workers laid off at Northvolt from leaving Sweden, the country's employment minister has said.
Losing your job is tough for anyone. But for work permit holders, their entire future in Sweden is at stake, as well as Sweden’s ability to retain the foreign talent it needs, writes The Local Sweden's editor Emma Löfgren.
It is not yet known exactly who will be affected by 1,600 redundancies at battery producer Northvolt, but for people in Sweden on work permits, more is at stake than losing their job.
Northvolt filed for bankruptcy on March 12th, leaving hundreds of work permit holders desperately trying to find a new job. If you end up in a situation where you need to find a job quickly, these tips can make all the difference.
Struggling electric car battery maker Northvolt announced on Monday that it would slash 1,600 of its 6,500-strong workforce. The company's CEO, Peter Carlsson, described the move as "required for Northvolt's future".
The engineering services company Siri AB has been recruiting high-skilled Indian workers to Sweden from its office in Gothenburg for years. They told The Local that talk of an Indian 'exodus' from Sweden is exaggerated.
Sweden's tech scene is crying out for IT specialists, and system developer is one of the professions hailed as one of the most future-proof jobs right now.
Despite Sweden’s goal to attract international talent, approved work permits for highly qualified workers plummeted in the first five months of the year.
Norway’s finance minister said Wednesday that consumers in Norway had enjoyed better economic conditions than their Swedish counterparts. So, does this claim hold up?
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals is threatening to add another 1,900 of its members and another 170 workplaces to its healthcare strike due to break out in June.
