The Swedish Unemployment Insurance Funds
Today there are 24 different unemployment insurance funds in Sweden. Their mission is to administrate the Swedish unemployment insurance and are therefore responsible for determining if you meet the conditions for unemployment benefits and if you do, they calculate and pay out the benefit.
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 field of activity or profession, or The Alfa Unemployment Insurance Fund.
There’s also a federation called the Swedish federation of unemployment insurance funds (Sveriges a-kassor) that is serving the interest of, and provide services to, Sweden’s unemployment insurance funds. As an example this includes developing their IT systems and supporting them in interpreting the laws of the unemployment insurance.
In the list below you find links to the unemployment insurance funds in Sweden and to Sveriges a-kassor.
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Unemployment Insurance fund for university graduates
- Akademikernas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.akademikernasakassa.se/en -
The Alfa Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Arbetslöshetskassan Alfa
Website: https://english.alfakassan.se/ -
The Unemployment Insurance Fund for Service and Communications Employees (SEKO)
- Arbetslöshetskassan för Service och Kommunikation
Webiste: https://www.sekosakassa.se/ -
The Vision Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Arbetslöshetskassan Vision, formerly SKTFs arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.akassanvision.se/ -
The Building Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Byggnads arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.byggnadsakassa.se/ -
The Electricians' Unemployment Insurance Fund (EAK)
- Elektrikernas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.elektrikernasakassa.se/ -
The Building Maintenance Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Fastighetsanställdas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.fastighetsakassa.se/ -
The Financial and Insurance Employees' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Finans- och försäkringsbranschens arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.ffakassan.se/InEnglish -
GS Unemployment Insurance Fund
- GS Arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.gsakassa.se/#googtrans(en) -
The Commercial Employees’ Unemployment Insurance Fund (HA)
- Handelsanställdas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://handels.se/om-handels/Other-languages/ -
The Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Hotell- och restauranganställdas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.hrak.se/language/ -
Industrial and Metal workers´ Unemployment Insurance Fund
- IF Metalls arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.ifmetall.se/akassan/ -
The Journalists' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Journalisternas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://journalisternas-akassa.se/ -
The Municipal Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund (KAAK)
- Kommunalarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.kommunalsakassa.se/information-english -
The Management Staff's Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Ledarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.ledarnasakassa.se/ -
The Food Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Livsmedelsarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://livs-akassa.se/medlemskap/eng/ -
The Teachers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Lärarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://lararnasakassa.se/ -
The Pulp and paper Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Pappersindustriarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://pappersakassa.se/#googtrans(en) -
The Unemployment Insurance Fund for Entreprenuers (SmåA)
- Småföretagarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.smakassa.se/#googtrans(sv|en) -
ST's Unemployment Insurance Fund
- STs Arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://stsakassa.se/other-languages -
The Swedish Workers' Unemployment Insurance Fund (SAAK)
- Sveriges Arbetares Arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.saak.se/ -
The Salesmen’s Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Säljarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.saljarnas-akassa.se/ -
The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Transportarbetarnas arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.transportsakassa.se/#googtrans(en) -
The Union’s Unemployment Insurance Fund
- Unionens arbetslöshetskassa
Website: https://www.unionensakassa.se/english-summary/