Swedish Day 2026: explore jobs in Sweden and Norway from home
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Babylon Radio
Listen nowA job search in Sweden or Norway can start at your kitchen table this Friday. Swedish Day – Cross-border Sweden/Norway takes place online on 6 November 2026, bringing employment information and participating employers together through European Job Days.
For EU/EEA jobseekers considering a move, it is a useful chance to turn a broad idea into a shortlist: which roles match your experience, which languages employers need, and what you would want to know before relocating.
When it happens and how to join
The Italian Ministry of Labour’s announcement gives the event hours as 13:00–16:00 CET on Friday 6 November. That is noon–15:00 in Ireland, Portugal and the UK. The programme combines employment opportunities with information about living and working in the two countries.
Uppsala International Hub confirms that admission is free for jobseekers and registration is required. Use the registration button on the official event page, where jobseeker registration is open. The event is marked EU/EEA only; this is a recruitment opportunity, not a new immigration route.
Look at the vacancies before Friday
The event’s jobs section already offers something concrete to explore. Listings checked on 1 November included process engineering and electrical work in Boden, welding in Kalix, bus driving in northern Sweden, and salmon-processing and hotel work in Norway. Several listings specify English, while some require Swedish or Norwegian.
Read each advertisement rather than assuming every role has the same requirements. The listings let you compare location, language level, experience and contract type. A role described as long-term may suit a different plan from a seasonal placement. Check the employer’s application instructions too: some advertisements direct candidates to the company’s own careers website.
A useful shortlist might contain two or three realistic roles, with a sentence beside each explaining how your experience fits. That makes it easier to ask focused questions instead of spending the live session discovering which employers interest you.
Make your profile work harder
The organisers recommend an English CV and a profile that makes your skills and education clear. Importantly, uploading a CV alone does not put it in front of every employer: you need to apply for relevant advertised jobs. Employers may arrange interviews before, during or after the event.
Prepare questions about the working week, location, language expectations and the recruitment timetable. If relocation is part of your plan, ask what practical support the employer offers. Write down the answers and a follow-up date for each employer. Comparing the same practical questions across several conversations will help you judge the opportunities afterwards, rather than relying on a general impression. Keep your CV and the advertisement open during any conversation so you can refer to specific experience without searching through files.
Ask about help with a move
Separately, EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme Sweden offers advice and, for eligible applicants, contributions towards costs such as interviews, relocation, language training and qualification recognition. Start by contacting a EURES adviser. Support has its own conditions and application deadlines; joining the event does not automatically qualify you.
For example, the scheme says interview-support applications must arrive at least a week before the interview, and relocation applications at least three weeks before departure and before starting work. This makes it worth asking early, while you are comparing opportunities.
Before Friday, test your camera, microphone and connection, and leave a quiet space in your diary. A little preparation can turn one afternoon online into a clearer next step towards working abroad.
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