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title: "Employer of Record in Sweden – Hire without a local entity"
description: "Employ workers in Sweden without a local entity. Fronted manages Swedish payroll, taxes, and employment law so you stay compliant while you scale."
canonical: "https://fronted.com/countries/sweden"
updated: "2026-10-07"
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# Employer of Record in Sweden – Hire without a local entity

_Employ workers in Sweden without a local entity. Fronted manages Swedish payroll, taxes, and employment law so you stay compliant while you scale._

Sweden has the highest employer social contributions in the Nordics at approximately 31% of gross salary. For every € 9.23 an employee earns, the employer pays an additional € 3 in statutory contributions. This is the single most important number for any company modelling Swedish headcount cost - lead with it.

## Frequently Asked Questions About Hiring In Sweden

### How fast can we get someone started in Sweden?

For Swedish or EU/EEA citizens, 3–5 business days is standard. We register the employer relationship with Skatteverket, set up preliminary tax (A-skatt) and ensure the employee has a personnummer or coordination number.

### What's the real employer cost in Sweden?

Employer social contributions (arbetsgivaravgifter) are 31.42% on top of gross salary for employees aged 24–65. On top of that, most employers offer occupational pension (tjänstepension) at 4.5–6% of salary - effectively expected in the Swedish market even where it isn't statutory.

### Do we need to sign a collective agreement?

Sweden has no statutory minimum wage and no automatic CBA coverage. But many sectors effectively expect kollektivavtal-equivalent terms, especially around pension and insurance (ITP, TGL, TFA). We can mirror collective-agreement terms via the employment contract without binding you to union negotiations.

### How does notice and termination work in Sweden?

Statutory notice ranges from 1 month (under 2 years) up to 6 months (over 10 years), and the employee continues to receive full pay during notice. Probation (provanställning) of up to 6 months allows easier termination with 2 weeks' notice.

### What happens when we outgrow EOR and want to set up our own local entity in Sweden?

When you’re ready to establish your own presence in Sweden, we handle the full transition - entity setup, employee transfers, and ongoing payroll and accounting support. And if you’re building across multiple markets, everything stays under one roof: one vendor, one platform, multiple entities. You never have to start from scratch or manage a patchwork of local providers.

### What about vacation and sick leave?

Swedish employees are entitled to 25 paid vacation days. Sick pay is employer-funded for days 2–14 (sjuklön at ~80% of salary, day 1 is a karensavdrag), after which the government Försäkringskassan takes over. We administer all of this and reflect it in monthly payroll.