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Claiming Swedish unemployment pay after working elsewhere in Europe

Visitors and exhibitors converse among recruitment stands at a Danish–Swedish job fair in Copenhagen.
Visitors at a Danish–Swedish job fair in Copenhagen’s Bella Center, 8 March 2022. Illustrative photograph. Cropped. News Øresund – Sofie Paisley / CC BY 2.0

After jobs in more than one country, losing work brings an extra question: where should your claim begin? This guide follows the employment, residence and insurance records needed to establish the applicable route.

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