Sweden

Why Sweden

• Buyers who adopt earlyCorporates and public bodies test new technology early, so a reference customer in Sweden carries weight across the Nordics.
• Business in EnglishSweden ranks 8th in the world for English as a second language, so sales meetings and contracts rarely need translation.
• Public money for innovationVinnova funds innovation projects, and Almi offers loans and venture capital to growing companies.

Source: Business Sweden · EF EPI 2025, Sweden

Priority sectors

Source: Business Sweden · Invest in Gothenburg

How companies enter

1. Step 1Soft landingA first trip with booked meetings in Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmö, often set up with Business Sweden or a regional agency.
2. Step 2Pilot or partnerA paid pilot with a Swedish corporate or public buyer, or a reseller for the Nordics, often still billed from home.
3. Step 3Local companyAn aktiebolag (AB) with at least SEK 25,000 in share capital, registered with Bolagsverket through verksamt.se, or a branch of the foreign company.

Founders from outside the EU/EEA who will run their own company in Sweden need the residence permit for self-employed people from Migrationsverket, which asks for at least SEK 200,000 of own funds and at least 51% ownership.

Source: Migrationsverket · verksamt.se, foreign citizens

Costs to plan for

• Share capital and registration of the AB with Bolagsverket
• Employer contributions and payroll tax on top of salaries
• Accounting, annual report and monthly preliminary tax and VAT payments
• Office space and housing, highest in central Stockholm

Source: verksamt.se, taxes for limited companies · verksamt.se, limited companies

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