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8 procedures, grouped by area. The ones marked essential are the ones that unlock the rest.

Arrival and documents

Residence permit, folkbokföring, personnummer, samordningsnummer, ID card, BankID.

Right to stay and permits

What you need to stay in Sweden: no application for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens (uppehållsrätt), a residence card for family members, a work permit with the 2026 salary floor for non-EU citizens, and the changes to permanent permits and citizenship.

Essential4 min read

Folkbokföring and personnummer

How to register in the Swedish population register if you stay at least a year: the "Flytta till Sverige" e-service, the in-person identity check at a servicekontor, the documents, the timing (about 5 weeks) and the personnummer you get.

Essential4 min read

Coordination number (samordningsnummer)

The identity number for people who stay in Sweden for less than a year or are not registered: who can apply, how (e-service or form SKV 7540), the in-person identity check, 5-year validity, and what it does not give you compared with a personnummer.

5 min read

ID card, bank account and BankID

In Sweden almost everything runs on BankID, and BankID runs through your bank. The chain personnummer, ID document, account, BankID, Swish; the Skatteverket ID card today (400 kr, about two weeks), the change coming up and your right to a basic account.

Essential5 min read

Housing

Renting, the housing queue, sublet contracts.

Renting a home in Sweden

The kinds of rental contract you will meet, how the housing queues work, what the new private-rental law of 1 July 2026 changes, and how to spot a rental scam before you pay.

Essential6 min read

Health

1177, the vårdcentral (health centre), what care costs.

Healthcare: 1177, vårdcentral and costs

How healthcare works when the regions run it: 1177, the vårdcentral, 112, who pays a patient fee and who pays the full cost, Region Stockholm fees as an example, high-cost protection for visits and medicines, and dental care.

Essential4 min read

Benefits and money

Försäkringskassan, child allowance, sick pay.

Försäkringskassan: benefits, parental leave and sickness

How Swedish social insurance works: who is insured (where you live or work), barnbidrag and flerbarnstillägg, föräldrapenning, sjuklön and sjukpenning, bostadsbidrag, and the new qualification rule from 1 January 2027.

4 min read

Work and language

SFI (Swedish for immigrants), Arbetsförmedlingen, a-kassa (unemployment insurance).

Swedish (SFI), work and a-kassa

Who is entitled to the SFI Swedish course and for how long, what Arbetsförmedlingen does, and how the new a-kassa works from 1 October 2025: why joining early matters.

Essential5 min read