Hire employees in
Sweden, hassle-free
Hire employees in Sweden, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Sweden. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
The average onboarding time frame in Sweden is 2 days with Deel.
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Currency
Swedish Krona (SEK)

Capital
Stockholm
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Official Language
Swedish
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Payroll Cycle
Monthly
Hire employees in Sweden. No entity needed.
Usually, to hire in Sweden, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Sweden also treats contractors differently than full-time employees, so misclassifying a contractor could lead to fines. Deel lets you hire employees in Sweden quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more.
All the necessary benefits for Sweden
built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Sweden within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.
- Public Health Insurance
- State Pension Fund
- Unemployment Insurance
- Private Healthcare and Pension - Soderberg & Partners (optional)
- Long-term disability insurance
- Workers compensation insurance (optional)
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Sweden
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Sweden
Minimum Wage Requirements
Individual Income Tax
Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status, the number of children, and the municipality where the employee lives.
Gross Annual Income | National Tax Rate (%) | Municipal Tax Rate (%) |
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Up to SEK 598,500 | 0% | 32% |
Over SEK 598,500 | 20% | 32% |
Employer Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 31.42% of the employee salary.
- Health Insurance - 3.55%
- Parental Insurance - 2.60%
- Retirement Pension - 10.21%
- Survivors Pension Contribution - 0.60%
- Labor Market Fee - 2.65%
- Occupational Injury - 0.20%
- General Payroll Tax - 11.62%
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Employees are entitled to 240 days of paid paternity leave. 10 additional days can be taken before or after the child's birth. The remaining days can be divided into three periods of time. Only 30 days can be at the same time as the partner.
The employee will receive 80% of their salary during the first 195 days and SEK 180 per day for the remaining 45 days. The Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan) will be responsible for this pay.
Parental Leave
In Sweden, maternity and paternity leave are considered parental leave. Therefore both parents have the same right to take leave.
Employees are entitled, a total of 480 working days of parental leave. Each parent is entitled to 240 days, and they can decide how to distribute the length up to 150 days. The Swedish Social Insurance Agency will pay the salary during this period.
Period | Pay | Payer |
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0 - 390 days | % of the salary (almost 80%) | Social Insurance |
391 - 480 days | SEK 180 per day | Social Insurance |
Sick Leave
Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for 90 days. This leave is paid at different rates and by other payers depending upon length:
Period | Pay | Payer |
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1 - 14 days | 80% of base salary | Employer |
15 - 90 days | 25-80%* | Social Insurance |
** The sick leave exact amount will be calculated by Social Insurance when the employee submits the request on their platform and provides the information required. The maximum contribution is SEK 810 per day.
Termination Requirements
Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.
There is no at-will termination in Sweden. Terminations in Sweden can be done by the employer, the employee, or mutual agreement. To terminate a contract, each party has to provide the correct notice.
Compliant terminations include:
- Voluntarily by the employee
- By mutual agreement
- By the expiration of the contract
- Unilaterally by the employer based on:
- probation period
- objective grounds
- performance due to unsuitability for the job
- misconduct
- cooperation problems
- refusal to work
Notice Period
The minimum notice period is 30 days and increases according to the length of employment:
- 30 days if employment is less than two years.
- 60 days if employment is between two and four years.
- 90 days if employment is between four and six years.
- 120 days if employment is between six and eight years.
- 150 days if employment is between eight and ten years.
- 180 days if employment is more than ten years.
Severance for Employees
Paid Time Off
Full-time employees are entitled to 25 days of paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO accrues monthly at 2.08 days per month. Employees earn vacation from April 1st to March 31st of the following year.
PTO for part-time employees will be subject to how many days they work per week. If the employee works 5 days a week, they will be entitled to 25 days. If the employee works fewer days, a pro-rata calculation will apply.
Vacation accrual is mandatory and accounts for 12% of the employee's gross salary. The employer is obligated to offer the employee four consecutive weeks from June to August.
Public Holidays
Sweden celebrates 13 national holidays, which include:
- New Year's Day
- Epiphany
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- Labor Day
- Ascension Day
- Whitsunday
- National Day
- Midsummer Day
- All Saints' Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Onboarding
Onboarding takes 2 business days after the client signs the SOW.
Each person must have a SS number and provide it before signing the agreement. If the employee has no SS number, they will need to reach the Tax Agency and request a temporary number.
Employment Contract Details
Contracts are in English and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties.
The contract must state mandatory information such as the name of the employee, start date, length of the employment, holiday conditions, among others.
Probation Period
Employees hired using Deel have a probation period of 90 days, which you can extend up to 180 days. As of January 2022, it's Deel company policy to include probation periods in all employment contracts moving forward.
By law, fixed term employment agreements cannot have a probation period.
The maximum probation period for indefinite contracts is 180 days (6 months).
Hiring in Sweden, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Sweden. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing
international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.
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