Pharmacist

How to apply

If you are educated in Sweden

When you have completed a Swedish degree in pharmacy you can apply for a license. 

The application fee is 990 SEK and the processing time is approximately three weeks. Your application can be submitted either digitally or by post and must contain copies of:

• Your diploma.

More information on the application process and the documentation required can be found at The National Board of Health and Welfare's website.

Qualification in an EU Member State or EEA

If you are authorized as a pharmacist in an EU Member State or EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) and want to practice as such in Sweden, you need to apply for a license with the National Board of Health and Welfare. To obtain a license, you are also required to have sufficient language skills in Swedish, Danish or Norwegian and have a swedish personal identity number or coordination number.  

You can also obtain a license if you hold a degree in pharmacy from a country outside the EU and EEA if you are authorized as a pharmacist in an EU/EEA state and you have practiced the profession there for at least three years.

The application fee is 990 SEK and the processing time is approximately three months. Your application should be entered either digitally or by post and must include inter alia:

• Your diploma.
• A certificate from the competent authority proving that you have not been prohibited from practicing the profession, such as a Certificate of Good Standing or a Certificate of Current Professional Status.
• A certificate from the competent authority that confirms that your qualification fulfils the requirements in EU Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications. 
• A copy of a certificate or diploma attesting to your language skills in Swedish, Danish or Norwegian. 
• A copy of a valid ID document (e.g. a copy on the first page of your valid passport or a copy of a national ID card.    

More information on the application process and the documentation required can be found at The National Board of Health and Welfare's website.

European Professional Card (EPC)

You can also apply via the European Professional Card (EPC), which is an electronic certificate proving your professional qualifications if you are going to work in another EU country. Read more and apply at the website Your Europe (länk).

If you are educated outside of the EU and the EEA

For those educated outside of the EU and the EEA, there are different ways to obtain a license to practice as a pharmacist in Sweden. This can be done either through a proficiency test and clinical training or by enrolling in additional education. To complete these steps, you need to be able to understand and communicate in Swedish.

Once the above steps are completed, you can apply for a license. A certificate or diploma attesting to your language skills in Swedish, Danish or Norwegian must be submitted together with your license application. 

The application fee is 990 SEK. As the application process contains several different steps, it is not possible to give an estimate of the total processing time. 

More information on the application process and the documentation required can be found at The National Board of Health and Welfare's website.