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Choosing a Swedish provider

The best EOR
provider in Sweden: how to judge one

A provider fit for Sweden can explain, without looking it up, how the monthly AGI return reaches Skatteverket and how a kollektivavtal sets pay floors and ITP1 pension in a country with no statutory minimum wage. It should also know what LAS demands before a dismissal. This guide lists the questions we would ask, the employer duties an EOR takes on, and how our flat fee sits beside six published prices.

Brief usAbout usfrom USD 560 per employee per month (about SEK 5,550)
EOR Sweden employsyour new hire
AGI filed monthlyeach month to Skatteverket
Elin, Client Success Manager at EOR Sweden, beside a Swedish flag name card

Employer duties we take off your desk

We hold the legal employer role as employer of record, so these statutory tasks sit with us.

  • Preliminary tax withheld every month using Skatteverket’s skattetabeller
  • Arbetsgivaravgifter at 31.42% of gross pay for 2026 (Skatteverket), or the youth rate where it applies
  • AGI, the monthly employer return per person, filed with Skatteverket
  • Sjuklön at 80% for days 1 to 14, then the day-15 sick report to Försäkringskassan
  • 25 days’ leave and holiday pay under semesterlagen, tracked each holiday year
  • Written terms of employment within 7 days of the start date, as LAS § 6 c requires
  • Dismissal only on sakliga skäl, with the LAS notice ladder of 1 to 6 months
  • ITP1 pension and 24.26% särskild löneskatt when an agreement applies
Man in a charcoal quarter-zip beside the EOR Sweden portal card
Named contact, no queue

A person who knows your file.

When a sick period runs past day 14, or a manager wants to end a provanställning early, you speak to the account director who set up the hire. They check LAS and the payroll effect, then put the next step in writing.

One named directorfor every new hire
Buyer checklist

Eight questions for a Swedish EOR sales call

Anyone pitching as the best EOR provider in Sweden should answer these without notes.

Who carries the duties?

Which party is the legal employer, and who files the AGI and pays arbetsgivaravgifter if a return is late or wrong?

Payroll accuracy

How do you pick the skattetabell and column for each person, and how are sjuklön and the karensavdrag worked out in the month someone falls ill?

Collective agreements

Are you bound by a kollektivavtal, and if so, which ITP1 pension and insurances will my hire receive?

Dismissal risk

If a dismissal is challenged under LAS, who runs the MBL negotiation, and who pays if a court awards damages?

Personal data

Where are payroll and personnel records stored, who on your team can see them, and how is each personnummer protected under GDPR?

Time to a signed contract

How many days do you need to issue an anställningsavtal, and how much time does a Migrationsverket permit add?

Cost you can plan

Is the fee flat, and will you show the full employer cost, with 31.42% arbetsgivaravgifter and any agreement pension, before I sign?

Paperwork on file

Will I get copies of the written terms LAS § 6 c requires, each payslip and proof that the monthly AGI return was filed?

Price check

List prices next to EOR Sweden

Several rivals list lower prices, so compare what each fee includes.

Flat fee, Sweden onlyEOR SwedenDeelMultiplierRemotePeblRemoFirstOyster HR
Monthly feefrom USD 560USD 599USD 459–559USD 699$399from USD 199USD 699
EOR fee published on its pricing page✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Flat fee, no ‘from’ wording✓✓✓✓–✕✓
Monthly billing available per employee✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
A fee for Sweden alone named on the pricing page✓✕✕✕✕✕✕
Price also in SEK (ours: about SEK 5,550, ECB 24 Sep 2026)✓––✓–––
Works only in Sweden✓✕✕✕✕✕–
Swedish cost example published✓––––––
Currency of the fee given✓✓✓✓–✓✓
Headline fee quoted in US dollars✓✓✓✓–✓✓

Prices as shown on each provider’s own pricing page, checked 25 Sep 2026, per employee per month. Where a cell shows a dash (–), the provider’s pricing page does not state that point. Multiplier’s range covers its Core and Growth plans, annual and monthly, plus compliance add-ons and any implementation fee. Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) names no currency for its $399. RemoFirst’s starting price may vary by country. Several providers list less than we do, so weigh what each fee covers. from USD 560 is about SEK 5,550.

In practice

What changes once your first Swedish hire is on payroll

A signed anställningsavtal, with written terms inside the LAS deadline

Net pay in the employee’s bank account every month

One monthly invoice: employer cost plus the fee, from USD 560,

AGI returns to Skatteverket handled for you each month

Sick pay and leave worked out under Swedish rules

A written answer from one contact when something goes wrong

2026Swedish rule changes

What moved in Swedish employment in 2026

Four changes this year affect cost and hiring. From 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027, arbetsgivaravgifter fall to 20.81% for employees born 2003 to 2007 on pay up to SEK 25,000 a month (Skatteverket). The state-tax skiktgräns rose to SEK 643,000, from SEK 625,800 in 2025. Since 1 June 2026 a work permit needs pay of at least 90% of the median wage, which means SEK 34,470 a month from 16 June (Migrationsverket). The EU Blue Card threshold is SEK 53,625 a month from 15 July 2026. We review all four again each January.

Typical clients

Four kinds of employer we work with

01

Firms abroad hiring a first salesperson or engineer in Sweden

02

Teams testing the Swedish market before deciding whether to register an aktiebolag

03

Employers moving a staff member to Sweden who needs a work permit

04

Finance teams that want the full Swedish employer cost, with contributions, before an offer

Comparing providers

What buyers raise with us

Who is my Swedish hire’s legal employer?+
The legal employer is EOR Sweden, as employer of record: we sign the anställningsavtal, run payroll and file with Skatteverket while you direct the daily work. Some duties can still reach you as the client, for example work-environment care and MBL consultation.
How does Swedish payroll run each month?+
EOR Sweden calculates gross pay, withholds preliminary tax from the skattetabeller and pays the employee. It then files the AGI return, which reports each person’s pay and tax, and pays the tax and arbetsgivaravgifter, in most months by the 12th. You receive the payslip and a cost report.
Is ITP1 paid?+
State pension is funded by the 10.21% old-age contribution inside arbetsgivaravgifter. ITP1 is an occupational pension set by collective agreement: 4.5% of pay below SEK 52,125 monthly in 2026 and 30% above that, plus 24.26% särskild löneskatt. Whether it applies depends on the agreement that covers the role.
What if an employee contests a dismissal?+
Under LAS the employee has 2 weeks from notice to challenge a dismissal and 4 months to notify a damages claim. Since October 2022 the job ends at the end of notice even while the dispute runs. If an employer refuses reinstatement, damages range from 16 to 32 months’ pay. We plan exits so sakliga skäl are documented first.
How is employee data protected?+
Swedish payroll needs each person’s personnummer, bank details and salary, all personal data under GDPR. We use only what we need to employ and pay the person. Access stays with the staff who run the payroll, and you can review the data processing terms before signing.
What is the fee based on?+
from USD 560 per employee per month, about SEK 5,550 at ECB rates of 24 Sep 2026. Salary, arbetsgivaravgifter and any agreement pension are billed alongside it. Expect a one-off set-up fee as well.
Can the contract change after hiring?+
Yes. A pay rise, new hours or a new role is agreed with the employee, confirmed in writing by us and picked up in the next AGI return. Fixed-term staff need care: a särskild visstidsanställning becomes permanent once it exceeds 12 months in a 5-year period. Probation can last up to 6 months under LAS.
Who answers when I have a question?+
An account director looks after you from the first quote, backed by payroll and HR specialists who work on Swedish payroll every day. Answers on tax, leave or notice come back in writing, so you keep a record of what was agreed.

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