Sweden Relocation Index

How Sweden scores

Civil rights and rule of law | Healthcare access

• Peace and conflict safety83
• Immigrant safety77
• Visa accessibility63
• Residence permit realism71
• Labor market access75
• Healthcare88
• Civil rights94
• Discrimination safety87
• Status security78
• Infrastructure reliability85
• Cost of living sustainability82

Recent news impact

No specific, enacted short-term news development in the recent cycle was identified that would materially change Sweden’s near-term relocation outlook for immigrants (e.g., immediate asylum/residence access changes, border restriction shifts, or an acute security incident). The available items are primarily administrative/legal context (e.g., guidance for temporary protection permit changes; a reception law scheduled to come into force later; and a defense commission interim report) and do not constitute a near-term, relocation-critical change as of the index date.

Sources

• The Constitution | Sveriges riksdagRiksdagen (Swedish Parliament)
• Values and rights | Sveriges riksdagRiksdagen (Swedish Parliament)
• Apply for long-term resident status in Sweden – Swedish Migration AgencySwedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)
• Apply for a residence permit for family of someone with a permit to work in Sweden – Swedish Migration AgencySwedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)
• About the Swedish healthcare system - SocialstyrelsenSocialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Welfare)
• Freedom of expression and freedom to demonstrate in Sweden - Government.seGovernment Offices of Sweden (government.se)
• 3.4.2 Equality Ombudsman and the anti-discrimination offices (National report from Sweden in the fourth cycle of UPR 2025)Government Offices of Sweden (regeringen.se)
• English - How Sweden is governed - Regeringen.seGovernment Offices of Sweden (Regeringen.se)