Over the past few years, the environment for UK businesses seeking to expand in Sweden has evolved significantly and businesses need the right tools to navigate the challenges. Weather through direct investments, establishing a local presence, or exporting from the UK, having access to clear and reliable information is crucial. However, such information can often be scattered across various sources, making it difficult to find.

To assist UK businesses in adapting to these new conditions, and in recognition of our shared goal of promoting investment and trade, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) at the British Embassy in Stockholm, the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (BSCC), and Stockholm Business Region have joined forces. Together, we have developed this supplementary Guide aimed at providing UK companies that are eager to grow in the Swedish market with useful information and pointers.

Comprising six sections, each addressing a key area of relevance that has experienced changes since January 2021, this Guide features insights from experts selected from the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s membership. The first edition of this Guide was published in 2022, and this second edition includes important updates and revisions.

The sections are: 

1 Customs by EY

2 Work and Residence Permits by Global Goes Local & BTR Group

3 Establishing in Sweden by Scandinavian Trust & DLA Piper

4 Banking by Nordea

5 Taxation by EY

6 Talent Attraction by Novare