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About Sweden

Social orientation information for anyone who wants to learn more about Sweden and Swedish society.

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New rules on accommodation for asylum seekers

If you have applied for asylum in Sweden, you must live in accommodation provided by the Swedish Migration Agency to qualify for financial support. You are not entitled to benefits if you arrange your own accommodation.

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Video about Informationsverige.se

This video shows you what information and material is available on the website Informationsverige.se. The video is available in 11 languages.

A young person and their father in conversation at the social services.

What do the social services do?

The social services’ task is to provide various types of help and support to everyone in Sweden – for example, to children and families.

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Would you like to learn Swedish?

Learn Swedish at your own pace! Here you can find lots of different learning aids and tools where you can practise Swedish either on your own or with others.

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Adults in a classroom.

Take a social orientation course

Social orientation (Samhällsorientering) is an education course about Swedish society, available for free to recent recipients of a residence permit.

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A parent and child sit on a sofa playing.

Being a parent

If you have been granted a residence permit, you can learn more about how you can find work here.

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A woman working on a building site.

Finding work

If you have been granted a residence permit, you can learn more about how you can find work here.

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Image of a sign to one of the National Government Service Centres.

Do you need help in dealing with a matter from a government agency?

At a service centre you can get help in dealing with matters from various government agencies, including Arbetsförmedlingen, Försäkringskassan and the Swedish Migration Agency.

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