The Swedish Unemployment Insurance Funds
There are 24 unemployment insurance funds in Sweden. They administrate the Swedish unemployment insurance for their members.
To apply for unemployment benefit you should contact your unemployment insurance fund. If you are not a member of any unemployment fund, you should contact either a fund within your profession or Arbetslöshetskassan Alfa.
In the list below you find links to the unemployment insurance funds in Sweden.
- Akademikernas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment Insurance fund for university graduates.
Website: https://www.akademikernasakassa.se/en - Arbetslöshetskassan Alfa
Unemployment insurance fund for persons who are not members of Alfakassan or any other unemployment insurance fund.
Website: https://alfakassan.se/en/ - Arbetslöshetskassan för Service och Kommunikation
Seko's social security fund for members in nine different industries
Webiste: https://www.sekosakassa.se/ - Arbetslöshetskassan Vision
The Vision Unemployment Insurance Fund
Website: https://www.akassanvision.se/ - Byggnads arbetslöshetskassa
The Building Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
Website: https://www.byggnadsakassa.se/ -
Elektrikernas arbetslöshetskassa
The Electricians' Unemployment Insurance Fund
Website: https://www.elektrikernasakassa.se/ -
Fastighetsanställdas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment Insurance Fund for property managers, cleaners or window cleaners
Website: https://www.fastighetsakassa.se/ -
Finans- och försäkringsbranschens arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment Insurance Fund for workers within the finacial or insurance sector
Website: https://www.ffakassan.se/InEnglish -
GS Arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment Insurance Fund for workers within forest, wood and graphic industry
Website: https://www.gsakassa.se/#googtrans(en) -
Handelsanställdas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment Insurance Fund for workers within shop, warehouse, hairdressing, music, culture and professional fishermen.
Website: https://www.akassanhandels.se/ -
Hotell- och restauranganställdas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers in hotel, restaurant, tourism industry
Website: https://www.hrak.se/language/ -
IF Metalls arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers large parts of Swedish industry
Website: https://www.ifmetall.se/akassan/ -
Journalisternas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers in media industry
Website: https://journalisternas-akassa.se/ - Kommunalarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Uemployment insurance fund for workers in for example elderly care, school cantines, pre-school and after-school care, bus drivers, emergency services
Website: https://www.kommunalsakassa.se/information-english - Ledarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for for example managers, and operational/business managers
Website: https://www.ledarnasakassa.se/ -
Livsmedelsarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers in food industry
Website: https://www.livs.se/a-kassan/ -
Lärarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers in education professions
Website: https://lararnasakassa.se/ -
Pappersindustriarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers in paper and pulp industry
Website: https://pappersakassa.se/#googtrans(en) -
Småföretagarnas arbetslöshetskassa (Småa)
Unemployment insurance fund for entrepreneurs
Website: https://www.smakassa.se/#googtrans(sv|en) -
STs Arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for workers in public sector
Website: https://stsakassa.se/other-languages -
Sveriges Arbetares Arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for for example workers, entrepreneurs or unemployed
Website: https://www.saak.se/ -
Säljarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for for example workers in for example sales and marketing industry
Website: https://www.saljarnas-akassa.se/ -
Transportarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for for example workers in transport, harbour, civil aviation, distribution industry
Website: https://www.transportsakassa.se/#googtrans(en) -
Unionens arbetslöshetskassa
Unemployment insurance fund for for example workers in culture, sports, pharmacy, forest, agriculture, environment and staffing industries
Website: https://www.unionensakassa.se/english-summary/