The Swedish healthcare system

General information

• The National Swedish Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen)
• European Observatory on health systems and policies

Regulations and government

• Important rules and regulations within Swedish healthcare and social services: https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/en/about-us/healthcare-for-visitors-to-sweden/healthcare-rules-and-regulations/ 
• Information about public agencies in Sweden and how they are governed: https://www.government.se/how-sweden-is-governed/public-agencies-and-how-they-are-governed/
• How Sweden is governed: https://www.government.se/how-sweden-is-governed/ 
• National guidelines published by The National Board of Health and Welfare: https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/en/clinical-practise-guidelines-and-regulations/regulations-and-guidelines/national-guidelines/  
• Make a complaint or report irregularities within health care or social services: https://www.ivo.se/om-ivo/other-languages/english/

Publications of Clinical practise guidelines and Regulations (social services, dental care, health and medical care) available at:  https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/en/publications/.

Social services

• Information from the Swedish government on social services, including links to relevant government agencies: https://www.government.se/government-policy/social-services/ 
• Brief introduction to the social security system in Sweden from the Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan): https://www.forsakringskassan.se/english/moving-to-working-studying-or-newly-arrived-in-sweden/social-insurance-system
• Information about Swedish social services for children and young persons, from the National Board of Health and Welfare: https://kollpasoc.se/en/
• Information on how to apply for social assistance in Sweden, from the Nordic co-operation:  https://www.norden.org/en/info-norden/social-assistance-sweden
• Information on disability policy and rights, from the Swedish Institute:  https://sweden.se/life/equality/disability-policy 
• Information on Sweden’s elderly care system, from the Swedish Institute: https://sweden.se/life/society/elderly-care-in-sweden

Governmental agencies regarding social services

Further information about angencies tasked with applying the laws and carrying out the activities can be found at: https://www.government.se/government-agencies/#2184

Functioning and disability

• Swedish Agency for Participation

Parental support

• MFoF - The Family Law and Parental Support Authority

Institutional care

• The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (regarding children, adolescents, adults addicted to drugs)