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Regulated professions in Sweden

The right of professionals to work in a regulated profession in countries within the EU/EEA is regulated by: Directive 2005/36/EC. More information about regulated professions in Sweden can be found in the brochure, Recognition of professional qualifications in Sweden.

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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.

The regulated professions and the competent authorities are:

Driving instructor (trafiklärare)


Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency)
Vikboplan 7
SE-601 73 Norrköping
Tel: +46 (0) 771 503 503
Email: kontakt@transportstyrelsen.se
Web: www.transportstyrelsen.se
 

Electrical contractor (elinstallatör)


Elsäkerhetsverket (Swedish National Electrical Safety Board)
Box 4
SE-681 21 Kristinehamn
Tel: +46 (0)550 851 00
Email: registrator@elsakerhetsverket.se
Web: www.elsakerhetsverket.se

Estate agent (fastighetsmäklare)


Fastighetsmäklarnämnden (Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents)
Box 17174
SE-104 62 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)8 555 524 60
Email: registrator@fastighetsmaklarnamnden.se
Web: www.fastighetsmaklarnamnden.se
 

Fire safety officer (brandskyddskontrollant)


Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency)
SE-651 81 Karlstad
Tel: +46 (0)771 240 240
Email: registrator@msbmyndigheten.se
Web: www.srv.se / www.msbmyndigheten.se
 

Health professionals* (vårdyrken)


Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
SE-106 30 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)75 247 30 00
Email: socialstyrelsen@socialstyrelsen.se
Web: www.socialstyrelsen.se
 
*Health professionals includes: audiologist (audionom), biomedical scientist (biomedicinsk analytiker), chiropractor (kiropraktor), dental hygienist (tandhygienist), dentist (tandläkare), dietician (dietist), dispenser (receptarie), doctor (läkare), medical physicist (sjukhusfysiker), midwife (barnmorska), naprapath (naprapat), nurse (sjuksköterska), occupational therapist (arbetsterapeut), optician (optiker), orthopaedic engineer (ortopedingenjör), pharmacist (apotekare), physiotherapist (sjukgymnast), psychologist (psykolog), psychotherapist (psykoterapeut), radiographer (röntgensjuksköterska), speech therapist (logoped).

Interpreter and translator (auktoriserad översättare och tolk)


Kammarkollegiet (Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency)
Box 2218
SE-103 15 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)8 700 08 00
Email: registratur@kammarkollegiet.se
Web: www.kammarkollegiet.se
 

Lawyer (advokat)


Sveriges advokatsamfund (Swedish Bar Association)
Box 27321
SE-102 54 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)8 459 03 00
Email: info@advokatsamfundet.se
Web: www.advokatsamfundet.se
 

Security guard (väktare)


Länsstyrelsen i Stockholm (County Administrative Board of Stockholm)
Section for Commercial Enterprises
Box 22067
104 22  STOCKHOLM      
Tel: + 46 (0)8 785 40 00
Fax: + 46 (8) 785 46 34 
e-mail: foretag.stockholm@lansstyrelsen.se
webb: www.lst.se/lst/

Teacher in the Swedish public school system (lärare)


Högskoleverket (Swedish National Agency for Higher Education)
Box 7851
SE-103 99 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)8 563 085 00
Email: hsv@hsv.se
Web: www.hsv.se
 

Veterinary surgeon (veterinär)


Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture)
SE-551 82 Jönköping
Tel: +46 (0)36 15 50 00
Email: jordbruksverket@sjv.se
Web: www.sjv.se
Last updated: 2010-08-30
Contact: Karin Dahl Bergendorff, Email: firstname.lastname@hsv.se
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education  Visting address: Luntmakargatan 13  Box 7851, 103 99 Stockholm
Phone: 08-563 085 00  Fax: 08-563 085 50  Email: hsv@hsv.se