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Work in Sweden – The image of Sweden as a career destination

Organised by: Tillväxtverket i samarbete med Vinnova och andra myndigheter
Digitalt Thu 27 Nov 2025 at 10:00-11:00

How is Sweden perceived as a career destination by international talents around the world? What are we doing to strengthen the image of Sweden as an innovative and inclusive career destination? Welcome to a webinar arranged within the government mission Work in Sweden.

This web page has been machine translated. If there are any uncertainties, please refer to the Swedish text.

Agenda

During the seminar, the following will be presented:

  • a deep dive into how Sweden is perceived as a career destination and what influences that image
  • insights into how you can use Sweden's brand in your work with skills supply issues
  • examples of various initiatives that strengthen Sweden's attractiveness

Moderator: Anna Manhem-Laurin, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Development in collaboration with representatives from the Swedish Institute.

The Swedish Institute (SI) is an expert on how Sweden is perceived globally and continuously monitors trends, analyses and studies on our country's relevance to international target groups. The agency also works with Sweden's brand as a career destination.

Would you like to learn more about how you can position your region and Sweden as a country where talents want to live, work and develop? You are welcome to register via the link above.

The seminar suits you as:
works on issues that are in various ways connected to attracting, establishing and retaining international expertise.

About the seminar series
This is the tenth webinar in the series of webinars that we are arranging within the framework of the government mission Work in Sweden. The first part of the webinar, with the above presentations, will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards. At the end of the broadcast, the recording will be closed and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth will continue to broadcast current issues and themes related to our work with the Work in Sweden assignment during the autumn and spring of 2026, approximately every month. The webinars are conducted together with participating authorities in the assignment.

About the assignment Work in Sweden
Ten government agencies have jointly been tasked with attracting, establishing, and retaining highly qualified international talent and other foreign workers who are essential for Sweden’s competitiveness. The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth acts as the coordinator for this assignment, which is carried out in collaboration with The Swedish Public Employment Service, Business Sweden,The Swedish Social Insurance Agency, The Swedish Migration Agency, Statistics Sweden (SCB), The Swedish Tax Agency, The Government Service Center, The Swedish Institute, The Swedish Council for Higher Education and Sweden’s Innovation Agency Vinnova.  

Sometimes we photograph or video record our activities. If you don't want to participate in photos or videos, please let us know when you arrive.

Questions?

Erik Litborn

National Contact Point (NCP)

+46 8 473 31 98

Last updated 21 November 2025