There are a lot of summer jobs available in Sweden and the country pays one of the highest salaries in the European Union. The Swedish Summer is also well known especially when they have the time of the longest day of the year. Sweden is an ideal place for members of the European Union to work part time.
These are some of the conditions you would need to know in getting a job in Sweden

o There are several categories of jobs available in Sweden. These are:

- Engineering
- Insurance
- General Management
- Building and Handicraft
- Law
- Manufacturing
- Sales and Purchasing
- Human Resources
- Human Resources
- Banking and Financial Services
- Financial Administration and Auditing
- Marketing and Advertising
- Information Technology and Telecommunication
- Administrative Support
- Transportation and Logistics
- Research and Development focusing on
- Science and Scientific Research
- Health, Medicine
- Social and Fitness
- Media and Information
- Design and Architecture
- Education and Training
- Security and Protective Services
- Tourism and Accommodation
- Land, Sea, Environment and Veterinary Services
- Fine Arts and Cultures.

o For non Swedish citizens, you need to get a work permit to work in the country. If you are working for more than 3 months, you need to get a residence permit.

o Preference are for members of the European Union

o Those who will work in Sweden for the first time must apply at the Swedish embassy of their country and it is the migration board of Sweden that will decide whether you be granted a work permit. The migration board will verify from the local trade unions of respective occupations if they have the capacity to accept such a job.

o There are organizations that do have international traineeships that may offer jobs in Sweden and other countries as well. One such organization is AIESEC which has this international traineeship exchange program since 1948. Sweden was one of the original founding members of the organization.

The Kingdom of Sweden lies on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. It is a rich, ecologically friendly, progressive nation with a high standard of living. With a modern and highly industrialized economy, enjoying a developed distribution system as well as excellent internal and external communications, Sweden economy is one of the most prosperous in the world. Based on the income and region, in 2005, the World Bank has made a classification, according to which the country has a total surface area of 390.8 thousand square kilometers, with a total forest area of 191.1 thousand square kilometers.

The natural resources include timber, hydropower, and iron ore, which all constitute the foundations of a solid economy focused on foreign trade. Among major industries, Sweden takes pride in its motor vehicles, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and forestry. Dominating peace as well as neutrality for the most part of the 20th century, have only helped Sweden in its goal to achieve excellent standard of living, despite its system of high-tech capitalism.

However, Sweden is quite famous due to its high taxes and large public sector, as it has the second highest total tax revenue, after Denmark, as a share of the country’s income. Starting with 2007, the Sweden total tax revenue was 47.8% of GDP, decreasing from 49.1%, only one year before. The Industrial as well as the agricultural sectors both play a significant role in the high economic level and performance of the country, both contributing a lot to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The major industries in the country are iron, steel, wood pulp, paper products, and motor vehicles. The important agricultural products in the country are wheat, barley, sugar and milk.

Sweden exports cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys and clothing, mainly to US, Germany, Denmark, UK and Netherlands and imports commodities in the country, such as clothing, iron, steel, as well as chemicals, from countries such as UK, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark and Finland. Over the past years Sweden has experienced a trade as well as account surplus, the current surplus as registered in 2005 is estimated at $23 billions.

Recently Sweden has had very good results in the economic scenario, and more than that both at a domestic level, as well as at an international level, the country also enjoys a progressively better stability. The country’s economy has also been targeted towards a better and more attentive control of the fear, installed nationwide by the rising price level. So as the global economic downturn casts its shadow over worldwide markets, there is no doubt that Sweden will be in a stronger position than most to weather the storm.