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# Working as a teacher in Sweden

Teacher is a regulated profession in Sweden. Foreign qualifications go through: Foreign-trained teachers apply to Skolverket with degree/transcript and language evidence; UHR evaluates foreign credentials, while Skolverket decides certification and subject/school-form eligibility. In Sweden, teachers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Foreign-trained teachers apply to Skolverket with degree/transcript and language evidence; UHR evaluates foreign credentials, while Skolverket decides certification and subject/school-form eligibility.
- Recognition authority: Skolverket decides Swedish teacher and preschool-teacher certification; UHR evaluates foreign qualifications in the process.
- Language requirement: For a foreign teacher degree, Swedish proficiency must be equivalent to Swedish higher-education entry, corresponding to CEFR C1; named Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and some Finnish-language qualifications have exceptions.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

Teacher and preschool-teacher certification route, documentation, current fee and foreign-language proof. — https://www.skolverket.se/kompetensutveckling/legitimation/ansok-om-legitimation-med-utlandsk-examen
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Teacher in Sweden: recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5eed5d5e7c6ebf18248b518b90ab411f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/sweden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_teacher-in-sweden-recognition-and-shortage-status_6794e0eabf45,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Teacher in Sweden: recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5eed5d5e7c6ebf18248b518b90ab411f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/sweden/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Teacher in Sweden: recognition and shortage status](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/sweden/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 5eed5d5e7c6ebf18248b518b90ab411f; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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- Title: Teacher in Sweden: recognition and shortage status
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