Startup in Sweden

If you are a foreign citizen and want to start your own business in Sweden, the rules that apply vary depending on whether you are an EU/EEA citizen or a citizen of a non-EU/EEA country. Everyone in Sweden, who has been registered in the Swedish population register, has been assigned a unique personal identity number. This indicates the person’s date of birth and other information.

If you are born abroad and want to start, run, or develop companies in Sweden, there is support available. Startup is not a business type, it is a way of working with a company. Startups can be found in a various of industries but today the concept is often used to describe scalable companies within digitalization and tech industries. It can be difficult to define what a startup company is. Contact an advisor or a network specialized in startup companies to discuss your business idea and business plan. For startups, there are a lot of networks you can engage in. Below we have listed a few:

Startup Sweden

Startup Sweden is a Boot Camp for the most promising digital startups in Sweden. These companies get practical advice and know-how in business development – from other startups as well as from experts in various fields. It is free to participate and the program is run by The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.

Swedish Cleantech

Swedish Cleantech is Sweden's largest website for clean technology companies. As an entrepreneur, you get help to develop your business in Sweden. You also get an overview of how to find financing and advisors for your company.

Innovative Startups – Vinnova

Vinnova offers newly started micro companies grants to carry out a project with great potential and high risk, which increases the company's ability to attract customers, capital or investments. The project can be about developing prototypes, developing the business model or strategies to protect the company's new solution.