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Ryanair signs collective agreement for Arlanda cabin crew

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A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 on the runway at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

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The courtyard facade of the Swedish Institute at Hôtel de Marle in Paris.

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Three funded overseas residencies open to Sweden-based artists

A long white corridor inside Sparta student housing in Lund.

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Nine in ten students study where housing falls short at term start

Apoteket and Kronans Apotek pharmacy entrances side by side at Kungens Kurva in 2016

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85% of foreign-trained graduates find work after Swedish bridging courses

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Three workers install solar panels on a red-tiled house in Brastad, Sweden.

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Foreign-born workers power Sweden's venture-backed clean-tech transition

An editorial illustration shows a stack of anonymous complaint papers beside a four-step workplace prevention process.

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Ethnic discrimination complaints surged despite employers' preventive duty

A glassworker handles glowing glass at Bergdala glassworks in Sweden.

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Swedish women earn SEK 4,500 less a month as the gap stalls

Adult SFI learners work at desktop computers during a workshop in Värnamo in October 2013.

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Approved SFI breaks cut the time left to finish

A care worker in blue scrubs pushes a person in a wheelchair through a clinical corridor.

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Foreign-born workers made up about two-thirds of new elderly-care hires

Graduates in black academic gowns and caps gather at a crowded ceremony in Nigeria.

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Most recognised foreign graduates still lacked matched work eight years later

Visitors and exhibitors move between stands at a job fair in Malmö.

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How to find an English-speaking job in Sweden

Two Indian participants collaborate on a laptop during the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon in Hyderabad in 2026.

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India-born residents help power Sweden’s tech sector and add over SEK 6 billion to public finances

Adults work at desktop computers during a Swedish for Immigrants workshop in Värnamo.

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Foreign-born women with lower measured skills work full time less often

Five people review notes and visual materials around a table during an Open GLAM working meeting in Stockholm.

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Even Swedish work experience matters less when you were born abroad

Four adults use desktop computers during an SFI workshop in Värnamo, Sweden.

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Passing SFI is linked to work, but hiring barriers remain

An empty classroom with rows of desks and chairs in Tollarp, Sweden.

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What Swedish schools can legally ask parents to pay

Two adult women stand among attendees at a Danish-Swedish job fair in Copenhagen.

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Age discrimination can start at 40 in Sweden’s job market

Seven adults sit in a circle on grass during a Wikimania 2019 meetup in Stockholm.

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Work-life balance attracts international talent to Sweden. Building a life is harder.

Four business professionals discuss documents around a laptop at a meeting table.

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Ten of twelve public companies failed duties to prevent ethnic and religious discrimination.

A Black woman in blue scrubs and protective equipment reviews documents while working in a hospital.

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Foreign-born women's jobs in Sweden are concentrated in care, service and sales

A large active construction site with cranes and partly completed structures in Malmö.

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Sweden is short 61,000 workers. It recognised 16,599 foreign qualifications.

Kista Science Tower office building in Stockholm’s technology district

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Tech pay growth beats Sweden's private-sector average

Participants at the Swedish Institute in Stockholm join a video call with an edit-a-thon at the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi.

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Sweden hires international talent. Promotion is where the welcome can end.

A wall calendar showing September, October and November 2007, with one October date outlined in red.

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Paid holiday starts later for new Swedish employees

A caregiver hands a cup of tea to an older woman seated in a care home.

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Forged assistant-nurse certificate triggers nationwide checks

Rosenbad, the Swedish government offices in central Stockholm.

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Sweden opens review of CSN income limits and long degrees

A close view of the green Arbetsförmedlingen symbol and bilingual agency name on a glass-fronted building.

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Sweden’s registered unemployment falls by 22,000 in June

An upward daylight view of Skatteverket's Kronan office facade and entrance sign in Sundbyberg.

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The pension swap that only works above the ceiling