Resources

The following external links are provided for general information purposes only. Aurenav has no control over and has no responsibility for the content or security of the referenced web sites.

Swedish Government Web Sites
English Content Available

Employment and Taxes

Swedish Tax Authority
Skatteverket
http://skatteverket.se/
This site contains information and a number of common tax forms in English. Most of the site content is only available in Swedish. Sweden, in cooperation with other Nordic countries, now provides more detailed English tax information on the Nordisk eTax web site described below. Tax forms and information are still maintained on this web site.

Nordisk eTax
http://www.nordisketax.net/
This site contains information in English on income and asset taxes in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. The information is maintained by the respective national tax administrations and is a collaboration by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Swedish Migration Board
Migrationsverket
http://www.migrationsverket.se/english.jsp
This site contains information on immigration, naturalization, residence and work visas, and application forms in English.

National Labour Market Administration
Arbetsmarknadsverket - AMV
National Labour Market Board
Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen - AMS
http://www.ams.se/go.aspx?C=223
This site contains information in English and is the first step in obtaining a Swedish work permit for people that are not citizens of Sweden, the EU, or a Nordic Country. AMS services are provided through local AMS offices in each community that are organized by county. All job postings are required to be posted to AMS in order to meet requirements for giving hiring preference to Swedish and EEA member country citizens before a work permit can be applied for a non-EEA citizen. AMS is also responsible for helping people find work and for providing unemployment benefits and support.

Passports and National ID Cards

Swedish National Police Service
Polisen
http://www.polisen.se/
This site is primarily in Swedish with limited information in English.
Swedish passports (pass) and national identity cards (nationelt id-kort) are issued by the national police passport offices (passexpeditionen). The passport offices are co located within designated regional police stations. Effective 01 October 2005, Sweden has implemented the ICAO international security standard for both passports and national ID cards. The new passports now support electronic (e-passport) biometric standards required for international travel. The new national ID cards allow travel to Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, and Austria without a passport.

Business and Economics

Statistics Sweden
Statistiska Centralbyrån
http://www.scb.se/default____2154.asp
This site contains official statistical information about Sweden in English.

National Institute for Working Life
Arbetslivsinstitutet
http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/en/
This site contains English information on the Swedish labor market, work organization, and work environment.

Swedish Institute
Sweden.se
http://www.sweden.se/
This is the official information web site for Sweden in English.

Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Patent och Registreringsverket (PRV)
http://www.prv.se/english/default.html
This is the official Swedish web site in English for registering company names, trademarks, and patents.

Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Nutek - Verket för Näringslivsutveckling (NUTEK)
http://www.nutek.se/sb/d/113
This site is an information clearinghouse for Swedish economic policy issues and provides information for establishing new businesses in Sweden. Nutek only provides assistance over the telephone and is primarily focused on making referrals to other agencies and organizations. Most of the information is available in English including The Entrepreneur's Guide (Företagarguiden) at the following URL:
http://foretagarguiden.nutek.se/sb/d/390

Stockholm Enterprise Agency
NyföretagarCentrum
http://www.nyforetagarcentrum.org/stockholm/eng.htm
If you are starting a new business in Sweden, this is one of the first places that you can go to get information and help. The Stockholm Enterprise Agency offers consultations, free of charge, to anyone thinking of starting up their own company. They assist with the evaluation of the business idea and offer advice on how to continue. Stockholm Enterprise Agency is independent and neutral in connection to other established companies, banks and authorities. They operate a policy of strict confidentiality. They serve as a sounding board that many new entrepreneurs need in the initial stages. Stockholm Enterprise Agency is your contact link to a large network of professionals and companies who have an expressed interest in the successful growth and development of new enterprises.

The Enterprise Agency operates with strict principals and guidelines approved by the Board:

• The Agency must focus solely on new entrepreneurs.
• Consultations must be free of charge, confidential and objective.
• Consultations must be of professional standard and promote serious entrepreneurship.
• The Enterprise Agency must function in a local network of advisors within its geographical area.
• Financing of the Agency must mainly come from the local enterprise/trade and industry economy support.
• The Enterprise Agency must be open to all new business ideas/concepts from any individual, regardless of race, sex or religion.
• The Board of the Enterprise Agency must be made up mainly of representatives from local trade and industry.

The Stockholm Enterprise Agency can be contacted by phone at:
+46 (0)8 324 510

There are Enterprise Agencies located throughout Sweden. For other Enterprise Agency locations, you can get a referral through Nutek or by contacting the Stockholm Enterprise Agency.

Jobs and Society English information:
http://www.nyforetagarcentrum.se/eng/results.shtml
This URL provides background information on the Stockholm Enterprise Agency.

Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Försäkringskassan
http://www.fk.se/sprak/eng/
This site provides English information on Swedish social benefits and allowances.
The Swedish Social Agency's service telephone number is used to:
> Report care of children and use of parental cash benefit
> To call in sick
> To order the European health insurance card and other documents
> To apply for pension
Twenty-Four Hour Service Telephone:
+46 (0)20 524 524

Swedish National Labour Market Administration (AMV)
Arbetsförmedlingen
http://www.ams.se/rdfs.asp?C1=223
This site provides information in English on working, studying, starting a business, and unemployment insurance in Sweden.

Consumer Protection

Swedish Consumer Protection Agency
Konsument Europa
http://www.konsumenteuropa.se/mallar/en/startsidan.asp?categoryID=1309
This site provides information in English on consumer rights in Sweden. Information is provided for consumers purchasing goods and services from Swedish companies within Sweden and through the web. The site also contains information on EU consumer protection laws.

National Board for Consumer Complaints
Allmänna Reklamationsnämnden (ARN)
http://www.arn.se/Other-languages/English/
The National Board for Consumer Complaints (ARN) is a public authority that functions roughly like a court. Its main task is to impartially try disputes between consumers and business operators. Petitions are filed by the consumer. The Board submits recommendations on how disputes should be resolved; however, the Board's recommendations are not binding, but the majority of companies nonetheless follow them. The Board does not provide advice on individual cases. A petition to ARN must be made within six months of the first time the business operator rejects your claims in part or in whole. If the business operator does not respond to your complaint at all, it is considered as if he/she has rejected your claims. The Board's inquiry is normally limited to contracts that have been entered into in Sweden.

Swedish Non-Profit Agency Web Sites
English Content Available

Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Svenska Riskkapitalföreningen
http://www.svca.se/home/index.asp?sid=370&mid=1
This site provides information in English concerning private equity, referrals and contact information for assistance in procuring capital and other services, and information for entrepreneurs seeking funding to establish or develop a business.

Swedish Association of Ethnic Entrepreneurs (IFS)
Internationella Företagarföreningen
Insamlingsstiftelsen IFS rådgivningscentrum
http://www.ifs.a.se/eng_start.php
This site provides English information to help foreigners develop a business plan, seek financing (bank loans and working with credit institutions such as ALMI), and in dealing with regulatory authorities (such as providing assistance with registration and permit applications).

Affiliate Swedish Web Sites
English Content Available

Konsultuppdrag
HR Web Site for IT Professionals and Companies
Owned and operated by Gnistra AB
Konsultuppdrag is a free service where temporary, contract, and permanent job listings can be posted and browsed in English. The web site targets companies, agencies, and individuals in Scandinavia. Companies and agencies may advertise job openings and search individual CV's for qualified applicants and individuals can post CV's and search the job postings.
http://www.konsultuppdrag.com/

Gnistra AB
Gnistra AB offers a fee-based candidate search and vetting service to help find the best applicants.
http://www.gnistra.se/eng/