Regulated professions in Sweden

EU Directive 2005/36/EC (complete text) »

Corrigendum to Directive 2005/36/EC »

Link to the brochure Recognition of professional qualifications in Sweden (pdf) »

People who are qualified for a profession in another country should apply to the relevant competent authority in Sweden to see if they have a right to practice their profession in Sweden.

Below you find a list of some of the regulated professions and the competent authorities. There are also other regulated professions, e.g., auditor and professions within shipping and aviation.

• Advocate (Advokat), contact Sveriges advokatsamfund(Swedish Bar Association)
• Audiologist (Audionom), contact Socialstyrelsen(National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Authorised interpreter (Auktoriserad tolk), contact Kammarkollegiet (Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency)
• Authorised patent attorney (Auktoriserat patentombud), contact Patentombudsnämnden (Swedish Patent Attorneys Board)
• Authorised translator (Auktoriserad translator), contact Kammarkollegiet  (Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency)
• Biomedical scientist (Biomedicinsk analytiker), contact Socialstyrelsen(National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Chiropractor (Kiropraktor), contact Socialstyrelsen(National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Dental hygienist (Tandhygienist), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Dental practitioner (Tandläkare), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)  
• Dental practitioner within animal general care (Tandläkare inom djurens hälso- och sjukvård), contact  Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
• Dietitian (Dietist), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Doctor of medicine (Läkare), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Driving instructor (Trafiklärare), contact Transportstyrelsen  (Swedish Transport Agency)
• Electrical contractor (Elinstallatör), contact Elsäkerhetsverket (Swedish National Electrical Safety Board)
• Estate agent (Fastighetsmäklare), contact Fastighetsmäklarnämnden (Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents)
• Farrier (Hovslagare), contact Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
• Fire safety inspection - inspection of fireplace flues, kitchen flues and chimneys (Brandskyddskontroll), contact Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB) (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency)  
• Interpreter, see Authorised interpreter
• Medical physicist (Sjukhusfysiker), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Midwife (Barnmorska), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare) , contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Naprapath (Naprapat), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Nurse responsible for general care (Sjuksköterska), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Occupational therapist (Arbetsterapeut), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Optician (Optiker), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Orthopaedic engineer (Ortopedingenjör), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Patent attorney, See  Authorised patent attorney
• Pharmacist (Apotekare), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Physiotherapist (Sjukgymnast), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Physiotherapist within animal general care (Sjukgymnast inom djurens hälso- och sjukvård),  contact Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
• Prescriptionist (Receptarie), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Psychologist (Psykolog), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Psychotherapist (Psykoterapeut), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Radiographer (Röntgensjuksköterska), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Registered nurse within animal general care (Sjuksköterska inom djurens hälso- och sjukvård),  contact Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
• Security guard (Väktare), contact Länsstyrelsen i Stockholms län - avdelningen för rättsliga frågor (County Administrative Board of Stockholm - Legal Department, Permits Section)
• Speech therapist (Logoped), contact Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Teacher, pre-school teacher and recreation instructor in the national school system (Lärare, förskollärare och fritidspedagog i det offentliga skolväsendet), contact Skolverket (Swedish National Agency for Education)
• Translator, See Authorised interpreter and authorised translator
• Veterinary nurse (Djursjukskötare), contact Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
• Veterinary surgeon (Veterinär), contact Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)