Authorisation in Sweden

Some professions are regulated by law in Sweden. This means you need authorisation to work in Sweden.

The Department of Qualifications Recognition at the Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet, UHR) is ENIC-NARIC Sweden. The task of ENIC-NARIC Sweden is to evaluate and recognise higher education qualifications from other countries for the labour market.

At ENIC-NARIC Sweden you can find out what you must do to get your foreign qualification recognised when you apply for work in professions that do not require authorisation (ej reglerat yrke), professions that require authorisation or similar (reglerat yrke), and professions with special sector requirements.

You can find more information about recognition of foreign qualifications for working in Sweden on the website of the Swedish Council for Higher Education.

Remember to submit all relevant documents when you apply. Your qualifications cannot be evaluated until the application is complete with all relevant documents.

If you want to apply for authorisation to become a teacher, you must apply to the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket), and if you want to apply for authorisation to work as a nurse, you apply to the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen).

The Nordic countries have a co-operation network, Nordic National Recognition Information Centres (NORRIC), for recognition of Nordic educational qualifications. You can find information about this and contact information to all the Nordic offices that evaluate and recognise educational qualifications on the NORRIC website.