Family & parenting

Read about parental benefits and parental leave in Sweden

Parental leave in Sweden

When you work in Sweden, and are covered by the Swedish social insurance, you are entitled to Swedish parental leave. The right to take parental leave applies from the first day off work.

When you work in Sweden, you are entitled to leave with parental benefits (föräldrapenning) on the same conditions as Swedish citizens. It is Försäkringskassan (the Swedish Social Insurance Agency) that administers parental benefits.

Child benefit when working in Sweden

Whether child benefit is paid primarily in Sweden or Denmark depends on where both parents work and in which country the child lives. Here is a brief introduction about which authority to contact.

Your child is sick – and you work in Sweden

If you work in Sweden and have a child under the age of 12, you are entitled to stay home from work and receive benefits from Försäkringskassan when your child is sick.