Working as a physician in Sweden
What official sources say about working as a physician in Sweden: how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
Physician is a regulated profession in Sweden. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Sweden, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V
- Shortage list
- Listed
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Sweden.
- Recognition route
- Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V. Doctor in Basic Medicine. EU/EEA doctors use the recognition/licence route; third-country doctors first have education assessed and then meet the Swedish language, knowledge, Swedish-law, practical training and final licence steps. Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice.
- Recognition authority
- Socialstyrelsen, National Board of Health and Welfare, for medical licences.
- Language requirement
- A Swedish, Danish or Norwegian proficiency route applies to licensing; C1-equivalent provider assessment and specified Swedish-language qualifications are accepted. The third-country doctor route has its own proof and exam steps.
Shortage list
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Sweden: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in Sweden: recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c0b4e26ce5610fdf9d542bc50afed78c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/sweden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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