Social insurance in Sweden

Parental benefit

Parental benefit gives parents the opportunity to be away from work to care for a child.

By receiving parental benefit, parents can be away from their work and receive compensation for longer continuous periods, single days or parts of days.

Social insurance in the Nordic countries

Social insurance in Finland

Pension

Everybody who works in Finland earns an income-based pension. Those who are not gainfully employed or who have earned only a small...

Social insurance in Denmark

Unemployment benefits

If you are a member of the unemployment insurance (an unemployment benefit fund [a-kasse]) in Denmark, you will as a Nordic citizen be...

Social insurance in Sweden

Parental benefit

Parental benefit gives parents the opportunity to be away from work to care for a child.

Social insurance in Norway

Sickness benefit

When you become sick or injured, you are entitled to sickness benefit paid according to your income.