Specialist nurse

How to apply

Qualification in an EU Member State or EEA

To be able to use the protected title, specialist nurse, you must also be a licensed nurse responsible for general care. You can apply for both licenses at the same time. 

The application fee is 990 SEK for the right to use the title specialist nurse. The application fee for the license as a nurse is 870 SEK. See further Instructions on how to apply for a license as a nurse, see link to Nurse responsible for general care. 

Your application can be submitted either digitally or by post and must include:

• A certified copy and translation of your specialist training.
• A document from the school or university where you were trained describing which courses you have taken, including the course content and their duration.

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

If you are educated outside of the EU and the EEA

If you have been educated as a specialist nurse outside of the EU and EEA, you can apply for the right to use the protected title specialist nurse with the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen). 

In order to be entitled to use the title specialist nurse, your education’s length, level and content must correspond to a Swedish specialist nurse degree in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). In Sweden, the education to obtain a specialist nurse degree is at university level and the course duration is a minimum of one year. 

To be able to apply for the right to use the titel specialist nurse, you must first be a registered nurse in general care in Sweden. 

The application fee is 990 SEK. 

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