Games studios, jobs and events in Sweden

105 studios based here · 86 open roles · 4 upcoming events

Living and working in Sweden

Last reviewed 5 Nov

What does it cost to live here?

Average rent, 2-room flat (one bedroom): Sweden: 7,742 SEK/month; Stockholm: 8,814 SEK/month; Uppsala: 8,971 SEK/month; Malmö: 8,798 SEK/month; Lund: 8,155 SEK/month; Gothenburg: 7,978 SEK/month; Umeå: 7,250 SEK/month (Statistics Sweden (SCB), Rents for dwellings 2026 (table BO0406Tab03))
Average rent, 1-room flat (studio): Sweden: 5,640 SEK/month; Uppsala: 6,757 SEK/month; Stockholm: 6,648 SEK/month; Malmö: 6,356 SEK/month; Gothenburg: 5,785 SEK/month; Lund: 5,654 SEK/month; Umeå: 5,620 SEK/month (Statistics Sweden (SCB), Rents for dwellings 2026 (table BO0406Tab03))

How much tax will I pay?

How income tax works: Most employees pay only municipal tax: 32.38% on average in 2026, and 30.62% in Stockholm. State income tax of 20% is added on taxable income above SEK 643,000, about SEK 660,400 gross a year. A basic allowance and the job tax credit lower the bill. Employers pay 31.42% social contributions on top of salary, not taken from your pay. (Skatteverket, Belopp och procent 2026)
Income where state income tax starts: 20% on top of municipal tax, about SEK 55,000 a month. (Skatteverket, Belopp och procent 2026)
Tax relief for foreign experts: Foreign key staff can have 25% of their salary made tax-free for up to 7 years. It's granted automatically for salaries of at least SEK 88,801 a month in 2026. Apply to the Research Taxation Board (Forskarskattenämnden) within 3 months of starting work. (Forskarskattenämnden (Research Taxation Board))

What are my rights at work?

Statutory annual leave: Including the right to 4 weeks in a row between June and August. (verksamt.se, Vacation (annual leave))
Public holidays on weekdays in 2026: Most collective agreements also give Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off. Four holidays fall on a Saturday in 2026. (Government Offices of Sweden, Public holidays 2026 (PDF))
Standard working week: Overtime is capped at 200 hours a year, and total hours at 48 a week on average over 4 months. (Swedish Work Environment Authority, The Working Hours Act)
Probation: Up to 6 months. Either side can end it early with 14 days' notice. (verksamt.se, Employees and recruitment)
Notice periods: Employers must give 1 month's notice for under 2 years' service, rising by a month for every 2 years to 6 months after 10 years. Employees give 1 month. Collective agreements often set longer periods. (verksamt.se, Employees and recruitment)
Parental leave: 480 days per child, with 90 days reserved for each parent. 390 days are paid at about 80% of income, up to about SEK 1,250 a day, and 90 days at SEK 180 a day. Leave can be taken until the child is 12. (Försäkringskassan, Parental benefit)
Sick pay: Employers pay 80% of salary for days 1 to 14, minus a qualifying deduction of 20% of a week's sick pay. From day 15, Försäkringskassan pays sickness benefit of about 80%, falling to 75% after a year. (Försäkringskassan, Sick pay (days 1 to 90))
Pension: The state pension is paid for through employer contributions. Most employers also pay an occupational pension under a collective agreement: typically 4.5% to 6% of salary up to SEK 52,125 a month, and 30% to 31.5% above it (ITP 1, private-sector salaried staff). (Pensionsmyndigheten, The Swedish pension system)

Can I move here to work?

Work permit routes: EU and EEA citizens need no permit; they register with Skatteverket for a personal identity number. Others need a work permit: pay must be at the collective-agreement level, and the job must have been advertised in the EU/EEA for 10 days. (Migrationsverket, Salary requirements for a work permit)
Minimum salary for a work permit: 90% of the median salary, from 1 June 2026. (Migrationsverket, New rules for work permits from 1 June 2026)
EU Blue Card: For a salary of at least SEK 53,625 a month (1.25 times the average). Since June 2026 a Blue Card can run for up to 4 years. (Migrationsverket, Salary requirements for a work permit)

Will job ads show the salary?

EU Pay Transparency Directive: Not in force yet. The government now targets 1 January 2027: applicants must be told the starting salary or range, and employers may not ask about salary history. Already today, every employer must run a yearly pay survey, written down if it has 10 or more staff. (Mannheimer Swartling, Swedish implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive: new date)

Who's who in the industry?

Studios based here

Stillfront Group (24 open roles)
Embark Studios (15 open roles)
King Games (13 open roles)
Paradox Interactive (11 open roles)
Winterkeep Interactive (9 open roles)
Sharkmob (8 open roles)
Snowprint Studios (5 open roles)
Avalanche Studios (4 open roles)
Mojang Studios (4 open roles)
DICE (2 open roles)
Fatshark (2 open roles)
MAG Interactive (2 open roles)
Massive Entertainment (2 open roles)
Arrowhead (1 open role)
Coffee Stain (1 open role)
Lurkit (1 open role)
Star Stable (1 open role)
10 Chambers (0 open roles)
5 Fortress (0 open roles)
Angry Demon Studio (0 open roles)
Aurora Punks AB (0 open roles)
Axolot Games (0 open roles)
Bandit Island (0 open roles)
Beyond Frames Entertainment (0 open roles)
Bitwave (0 open roles)
Blue Scarab Entertainment (0 open roles)
Chamo Games (0 open roles)
ChromaWay (0 open roles)
Clear River Games (0 open roles)
Coffee Stain North AB (0 open roles)
Collecting Smiles (0 open roles)
Counterspell Studios (0 open roles)
Dashy Studios (0 open roles)
Dennaton Games (0 open roles)
DoubleMoose Games (0 open roles)
Embracer Group (0 open roles)
Experiment 101 (0 open roles)
Fast Travel Games AB (0 open roles)
Filimundus (0 open roles)
Flamebait Games (0 open roles)
Frictional Games AB (0 open roles)
Frogsong Studios (0 open roles)
Game Boost (0 open roles)
GD Studio (0 open roles)
GeoGuessr (0 open roles)
Grenaa Games (0 open roles)
Gro Play (0 open roles)
Happy Life Animation (0 open roles)
Hazelight (0 open roles)
Hello There Games (0 open roles)
House of How (0 open roles)
Hutnu! (0 open roles)
Ichigoichie (0 open roles)
Illusion Labs (0 open roles)
Illwinter Game Design (0 open roles)
Iron Gate Studio (0 open roles)
Jumpgate (0 open roles)
Kinda Brave Entertainment Group (0 open roles)
Levall Games (0 open roles)
Lightbulb Crew (0 open roles)
Liquid Media (0 open roles)
Liquid Swords (0 open roles)
Ludosity Interactive (0 open roles)
MachineGames (0 open roles)
Madskull Creations (0 open roles)
Mediocre AB (0 open roles)
Midjiwan (0 open roles)
MindArk (0 open roles)
Monster Puppet Corporation (0 open roles)
Neat Corporation (0 open roles)
Neon Giant (0 open roles)
Nexile (0 open roles)
Oxeye Game Studio (0 open roles)
Pixel Tales (0 open roles)
Pixelbite (0 open roles)
Polarbit AB (0 open roles)
Pounce Light (0 open roles)
Pretty Fly Games (0 open roles)
Pzlr (0 open roles)
Raw Fury (0 open roles)
Redbeet Interactive (0 open roles)
Remedy Entertainment Plc (0 open roles)
Resolution Games (0 open roles)
Section 9 Interactive (0 open roles)
semiwork (0 open roles)
Sequel Games (0 open roles)
Simogo (0 open roles)
Skygoblin (0 open roles)
Snapbreak Games AB (0 open roles)
Solidicon (0 open roles)
Star Vault (0 open roles)
Starbreeze Studios (0 open roles)
Stunlock Studios (0 open roles)
Tarsier Studios AB (0 open roles)
Teotl Studios (0 open roles)
The Nuttery Entertainment (0 open roles)
The Outsiders (0 open roles)
Toppluva (0 open roles)
Valiant Game Studio (0 open roles)
Venturous (0 open roles)
Vision Park (0 open roles)
Wendros (0 open roles)
Wonderscope (0 open roles)
Y/CJ/Y (0 open roles)
Zoink (0 open roles)

Also hiring here

Electronic Arts (269 open roles)
Ubisoft (100 open roles)
Voodoo (84 open roles)
IO Interactive (5 open roles)

Newest roles

Senior Node System Programmer [Snowdrop] at Ubisoft, Malmö, Sweden
Senior Mobile Engineer (iOS and Android) at Star Stable, Stockholm, Sweden
Customer Support Operator at Embark Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Level Artist at Fatshark, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Lead at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Artist 2D, Focus UI at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Gameplay Programmer, AI Focus at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Gameplay Programmer, UI Focus at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Content Designer at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Programmer, Focus PCG at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
System Designer at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Technical Artist at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Technical UI Designer at Winterkeep Interactive, Sweden
Data Analyst at MAG Interactive, Stockholm, Sweden
Executive Producer at Sharkmob, Malmö, Sweden
Tracab: Software Engineer at Electronic Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Core Systems Engineer at Sharkmob, Malmö, Sweden
Production Director [Tom Clancy's The Division 3] at Ubisoft, Malmö, Sweden
Lead Character Artist [Tom Clancy's The Division 2] at Ubisoft, Malmö, Sweden
Senior VFX Artist [Tom Clancy's The Division 3] at Ubisoft, Malmö, Sweden
Legal Counsel at Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, Sweden
Junior Legal Counsel at Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, Sweden
Technical Director: Developer Experience at Embark Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Producer at Sharkmob, Malmö, Sweden
Senior Release Manager at Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Level Designer at Sharkmob, Malmö, Sweden
Environment Artist at Coffee Stain, Stockholm, Sweden
Release Manager at Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, Sweden
UX Artist - ARC Raiders at Embark Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Marketing Art Director at Embark Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Character Concept Artist at Sharkmob, Malmö, Sweden
Senior Brand Manager, New Experiences at Mojang Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Product Marketing Manager (parental cover) at Paradox Interactive, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Game Developer (Game Feel, UI, Animations, VFX) - Paper.io2 at Voodoo, Barcelona, Spain
Gameplay & UI Developer - Paper.io2 at Voodoo, Barcelona, Spain
Game Designer (Multiplayer Gameplay Modes) - Paper.io 2 at Voodoo, Paris, France
Software Engineer (C++) - Frostbite at Electronic Arts, Vancouver, Canada
Senior Reverse Engineer at Electronic Arts, Poland
Senior Software Engineer - C++ & GPU at Electronic Arts, Guildford, United Kingdom
Environment Art Intern at DICE, Stockholm, Sweden
Core Software Engineer at DICE, Stockholm, Sweden
Research Scientist - L21 at Electronic Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
Development Director at Electronic Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Research Engineer at Electronic Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Audio Software Engineer at Electronic Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
3D Programming Team Lead at Massive Entertainment, Malmö, Sweden
Anti-Cheat Programmer at Massive Entertainment, Malmö, Sweden
Senior Product Manager - Paper.io 2 at Voodoo, Paris, France
Senior Level Designer - Hole.io at Voodoo, Paris, France
Product Lead - Portfolio Midcore Games at Voodoo, Barcelona, Spain

All 86 open roles in Sweden

Upcoming events here

Invest in Games: 11 Nov 2026, Stockholm, Sweden
DreamHack Stockholm: 27–29 Nov 2026, Stockholm, Sweden
Umeå Game Conference: 26–28 Jan 2027, Umeå, Sweden
Nordic Game: 25–28 May 2027, Malmö, Sweden

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