Handle everything that relates to your membership,
your benefits and your payment online. Forms in English here
Apply for benefits and fill in your timesheet
View your payments and change your contact details.
To sign in to our online services you need a valid e-identification (BankID) on your computer, smartphone or tablet. You use it to authenticate yourself and make electronic signatures. You obtain e-identification via your internet bank or at Telia.
Foreigners face a unique set of hurdles in the Swedish job market, but few understand how unemployment insurance funds can help. Everyone working in Sweden with a general work permit has the right to apply for basic benefits if unemployed. Members of an unemployment fund however, can receive up to 80 percent of their previous salary when between two jobs.
To receive unemployment benefit you must have worked at least 60 hours a month for six months (or more) before your unemployment. Shorter contracts and employments by the hour also count.
More about terms and conditions
In order to receive benefits based on your previous salary you also need to have been a member of an unemployment fund during at least twelve months when you become unemployed. If you are not a member, or if you have been a member for less than twelve months you can be eligible for a lower benefits, based on the amount of hours you have been working.
The only requirements to join Akademikernas a-kassa are that you have a Bachelor's degree and have been working in Sweden. There are also some academic occupations that qualify for membership.
If you don’t have a University degree there are a number of other unemployment funds to choose from. Check which one suits you at sverigesakassor.se
Join an unemployment fund as soon as you start working in Sweden! For questions, please contact us at 08-412 33 00 or send us an e-mail.
