Foreign citizens in Sweden carrying out particularly expert work or who earn above a certain level may qualify for up to 25 percent tax relief on their income earned in Sweden. How do you know if you qualify?
Sweden is experiencing a labour shortage, partly due to the fact that the skills of immigrants in the country are not well matched with the labour market, a new report suggests.
Three months after the Swedish Migration Agency rolled out a new system for work permits, how long are highly qualified foreign professionals having to wait for a decision?
Sweden's main business group has attacked a proposal to exempt some jobs from a new minimum salary for work permits, saying it is "unacceptable" political interference in the labour model and risks seriously affecting national competitiveness.
A new analysis by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise has found that 51 percent of the labour migrants likely to be blocked by a new higher salary threshold will be graduates. Karin Johansson, the organisation's Deputy Director General, told The Local how this will hurt businesses.
Sweden's gaming industry is crying out for top international talent, but the skills shortage also creates opportunities for professionals in other fields to switch to a career in gaming. Senior experts share their best tips with The Local.
Centre Party leader Muharrem Demirok branded plans to further raise Sweden's work permit salary threshold 'a human catastrophe' in an interview with The Local's Sweden in Focus podcast.
A new government report has laid out how to decide on which in-demand skills and professions should be excused from a new work permit salary threshold. Here are the inquiry's recommendations in detail.
Less than four months after Sweden doubled its income requirement for foreign workers, the government is considering raising it even further. What's the impact on work permit holders living in Sweden?
Sweden's Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson welcomed new figures that showed falling inflation, but warned that several challenges remain in store for the Swedish economy in 2024, particularly when it comes to the labour market.
Ibrahim Idrees had 17 years of experience in the finance industry when he moved to Sweden. After applying for over two thousand jobs without getting a single interview, he decided to create his own job, opening Malmö’s first hummus bar, Hummusson.
You need an annual income of just over 1.2 million kronor to be in Sweden's top one percent of high earners. So who qualifies, where do they live and where are they from?
A series of strikes against Tesla over its refusal to sign a collective agreement is a clash between the Swedish and American way of 'doing business', a union boss said.
Swedish postal workers are halting deliveries to Tesla repair shops as part of a strike over the US company's refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement.
Sweden's metalworkers' union is expanding its strike against Tesla, a week after mechanics walked off the job over the electric carmaker's refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement.
After Sweden's engineers' union took the historic step of seeking a collective bargaining agreement with Spotify, the music streaming service, The Local spoke to union lawyer Heléne Robson about what happens next.
Three of Sweden's leading white-collar unions have sent a formal request to the Spotify music streaming service, calling on them to start negotiations over a collective agreement.
After moving to Sweden from the UK hoping to find a better work-life balance, Erin Brownbill initially struggled to meet people and strike up friendships in her new country. However, she found a community through a sport she loved – ultimate frisbee.
