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Retiring in Sweden after working in several EU countries

Two people in orange shirts speak with a visitor beside a Pensionsmyndigheten outreach cart.
Pensionsmyndigheten outreach at Almedalen in 2025. Illustrative photograph. Bene Riobó / CC BY-SA 4.0

Your working life spans Sweden and other EU countries, and you are choosing when to retire. Before setting a household budget, line up the applications, records and payment dates. This guide explains how to prepare for a pension assembled across borders.

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