Our 3rd annual LinkedIn Top Companies list highlights the 25 best workplaces at which to grow your career in Sweden right now. Fuelled by unique LinkedIn data, the methodology looks at different aspects of career progression like how employees are getting promoted, adding new skills and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article.

This year's honourees are proving that investment in the employee experience is vital in today’s employment landscape – whether it’s launching upskilling initiatives to accelerate employees' AI proficiency or offering flexible working arrangements. These are the companies leading the way in not only attracting workers, but retaining them in our ever-changing world of work.

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Here are this year's 25 #LinkedInTopCompanies in Sweden:

1. AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

AstraZeneca is the parent company of Alexion Pharmaceuticals and others.

Top Swedish locations: Gothenburg, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Organic Chemistry, Pathology | Most common job titles: Process Engineer, Manufacturing Operator, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Engineering | About AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing prescription medicines for critical health areas, including oncology, cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, respiratory and immunology.

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2. Northvolt

Northvolt Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Northvolt is the parent company of Cuberg and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Västerås, Skellefteå | Most notable skills: Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Instrumentation | Most common job titles: Manufacturing Associate, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Research | About Northvolt: Northvolt specialises in sustainable battery manufacturing, aimed at enabling the future of clean energy. The company focuses on producing high-quality lithium-ion batteries with a minimal environmental footprint.

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3. Sinch

Sinch IT Services and IT Consulting

Sinch is the parent company of Mailgun, Wavy Global and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Malmö | Most notable skills: Competitive Strategies, Computer Networking, Telecommunications | Most common job titles: Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Accounting | About Sinch: Sinch is a leading global provider of cloud-based communication solutions, enabling businesses to engage with their customers through mobile messaging, voice and video services. The company focuses on enhancing customer experiences by making communication more personal and accessible worldwide.

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4. Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Volkswagen Group is the parent company of Audi AG, Porsche, SEAT, Skoda Auto and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Linköping, Gothenburg | Most notable skills: Automotive, Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Mechanics | Most common job titles: Engineering Team Lead, Project Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | About Volkswagen Group: The German automobile conglomerate is present in about 150 countries. It designs, builds and sells cars, trucks and buses, including the luxury sports vehicles Bugatti and Lamborghini. The group, which counts the German state of Lower Saxony as a minority owner, also produces the Porsche, Audi and Škoda brands.

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5. SEB

SEB Banking

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Criminal Law, Investment Banking | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Business Consultant, Banker | Largest job functions: Finance, Engineering, Customer Success and Support | About SEB: SEB, a financial services group in the Nordics with headquarters in Stockholm, delivers banking services to individual and corporate customers. The group prioritises innovation and sustainability in finance, which encompasses retail banking, wealth management and banking solutions for corporations and institutions.

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6. Hitachi

Hitachi Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

Hitachi is the parent company of Hitachi Astemo, Hitachi Energy, Hitachi Solutions, Hitachi Construction Machinery and others.

Top Swedish locations: Västerås, Stockholm, Helsingborg | Most notable skills: Power Systems, Electronic Control Systems, Drilling Engineering | Most common job titles: Construction Management Specialist, Project Manager, Sales Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Program and Project Management | About Hitachi: Hitachi is a Japanese technology company. It holds a wide range of patents within information technology, energy, industry, transportation and healthcare.

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7. Deloitte

Deloitte Business Consulting and Services

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö | Most notable skills: Tax Accounting, Auditing, Tax Law | Most common job titles: Audit Associate, Accountant, Risk Management Consultant | Largest job functions: Accounting, Consulting, Finance | About Deloitte: Deloitte is a global professional services firm offering audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory and tax services. Operating through its network in over 150 countries, Deloitte delivers insights and services to help clients tackle complex business challenges.

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8. Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Biotechnology Research

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the parent company of PPD, Patheon and others.

Top Swedish locations: Uppsala, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Organic Chemistry, Genetic Engineering | Most common job titles: Clinical Research Associate | Largest job functions: Research, Engineering, Information Technology | About Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher Scientific offers innovative technologies and services across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic sectors. It focuses on accelerating life sciences research, improving diagnostics and enhancing laboratory productivity.

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9. Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak Packaging & Containers

Top Swedish locations: Malmö, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Retail Packaging, Food Manufacturing, Persuasion | Most common job titles: Engineering Team Lead, Project Manager, Automation Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | About Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a food processing and packaging company headquartered in Switzerland. Best known for its sterile packaging, which is used for the likes of milk and fruit juice, it also produces distribution equipment and machinery for filling food packaging.

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10. EY

EY Professional Services

EY is the parent company of EY-Parthenon, ifb and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö | Most notable skills: Tax Law, Auditing, Tax Accounting | Most common job titles: Audit Associate, Accountant, Business Consultant | Largest job functions: Accounting, Consulting, Finance | About EY: EY is a global powerhouse in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Spanning over 150 countries, EY delivers insights and services to help businesses meet regulatory requirements, manage risk and navigate challenges.

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11. IKEA

IKEA Retail

IKEA is the parent company of Swedwood and others.

Top Swedish locations: Malmö, Helsingborg, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Retail Packaging, Interior Design, Food Manufacturing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Salesperson, Sales Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Sales | About IKEA: IKEA, the world’s largest furniture company, operates over 400 stores in more than 50 countries. This Swedish brand designs and sells affordable ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories and various other goods and home services.

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12. Volvo Group

Volvo Group Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Volvo Group is the parent company of Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks, Mack Trucks, Volvo Construction Equipment and others.

Top Swedish locations: Gothenburg, Umeå, Örebro | Most notable skills: Automotive, Aerospace Engineering, Plastics | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Software Engineer, Design Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | About Volvo Group: The Volvo Group builds buses, trucks, construction machinery and marine and industrial engines. This Swedish multinational has a dozen brands under its portfolio, including Renault, and operates in nearly 20 countries worldwide.

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13. McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company Business Consulting and Services

McKinsey & Company is the parent company of Price Metrix, Veryday, Aberkyn and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm | Most notable skills: Scientific Computing, Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering | Most common job titles: Engagement Manager | Largest job functions: Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Design | About McKinsey & Company: McKinsey & Company is a leader in global management consulting, offering strategic advice to businesses, governments and institutions, on a wide range of organisational, operational and technical issues.

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14. Stora Enso

Stora Enso Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

Stora Enso is the parent company of Veracel Celulose, Efora and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Gothenburg | Most notable skills: Chemical Processing, Nanotechnology, Forestry | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Manufacturing Operator, Supply Chain Coordinator | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | About Stora Enso: Stora Enso specialises in renewable materials, such as paper, biomaterials, wooden constructions and packaging. The Finnish-Swedish company focuses on innovation and sustainability, aiming to replace fossil-based materials with renewable alternatives.

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15. Alphabet

Alphabet Inc. Holding Companies

Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, Waymo, Deepmind, Verily Life Sciences and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm | Most notable skills: Digital Marketing, Product Marketing, Entrepreneurship | Most common job titles: Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Media and Communication | About Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, oversees various businesses that span technology, life sciences and investment capital. Alphabet aims to solve some of the world's biggest challenges through its range of services and products, including search engines, cloud computing, software and hardware.

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16. Getinge

Getinge Medical Equipment Manufacturing

Getinge is the parent company of Maquet, Healthmark Industries and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Product Testing, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | About Getinge: Getinge is a global medical technology company that provides equipment, systems and services within healthcare and life sciences, including operating rooms and intensive-care units. Its work aims to improve sterilisation, critical care and surgical procedures.

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17. Essity

Essity Manufacturing

Essity is the parent company of Abigo Medical AB, Hydrofera and others.

Top Swedish locations: Gothenburg, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Enterprise Software, Chemical Processing | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Manufacturing Operator | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | About Essity: Essity is a global hygiene and health company, dedicated to improving wellbeing through its range of personal care, tissue and professional hygiene products. It places an emphasis on sustainability and innovation.

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18. Skanska

Skanska Construction

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö | Most notable skills: Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Real Estate | Most common job titles: Construction Management Specialist, Project Manager, Manufacturing Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Media and Communication, Engineering | About Skanska: Skanska is one of the world’s largest multinational construction and development companies. The Swedish firm, which focuses on creating residential, commercial and infrastructure projects around the world, is known for major projects such as the Gherkin building in London.

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19. Saab AB

Saab Defense and Space Manufacturing

Saab AB is the parent company of Combitech, Saab Dynamics, CrowdAI, Inc. and others.

Top Swedish locations: Linköping, Gothenburg, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Aircraft Management, Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Mechanics | Most common job titles: System Engineer, Software Engineer, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Operations | About Saab AB: SAAB AB, originally known as Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, is an aerospace and defence company that specialises in designing and manufacturing air traffic control systems, fighter aircraft, military systems and radars. It also offers products and systems that enhance the safety and efficiency of military and civil operations globally.

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20. Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Alfa Laval is the parent company of StormGeo and others.

Top Swedish locations: Malmö, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Fluid Mechanics, Oil & Gas, Electronic Control Systems | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Engineering Team Lead, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | About Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a provider of products and engineering solutions, focusing on heat transfer, separation tools (such as strainers and decanter centrifuges) and fluid handling. The company caters to global industries with the goal of refining processes, boosting sustainability and increasing efficiency across the energy, marine and food sectors.

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21. Oatly

Oatly Food Production

Top Swedish locations: Malmö, Helsingborg | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Retail Packaging, Evolutionary Biology | Most common job titles: Machine Operator, Process Operator, Sales Representative | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | About Oatly: Oatly produces oat-based alternatives to dairy products, including its popular oat milk and ice cream. Founded in the 1990s, Oatly is available in retail stores and coffee shops in several key markets, including Sweden, Germany and the UK.

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22. Atlas Copco Group

Atlas Copco Group Machinery Manufacturing

Atlas Copco Group is the parent company of Leybold, Chicago Pneumatic, Edwards Vacuum, Atlas Copco and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm | Most notable skills: Structural Analysis, Robotics, Product Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Project Manager, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | About Atlas Copco Group: The Atlas Copco Group is a top supplier of industrial tools and equipment, including air compressors, construction gear, vacuum solutions and energy solutions. The company supports a broad spectrum of industries worldwide with their expertise and technology.

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23. Amazon

Amazon Software Development

Amazon is the parent company of Ring, Zappos, Twitch, PillPack, Whole Foods Market and others.

Top Swedish locations: Stockholm | Most notable skills: Computer Networking, Data Storage Technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Solutions Architect, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Information Technology | About Amazon: Amazon is a technology conglomerate operating one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms, which offers a vast selection of products to consumers worldwide. Amazon additionally offers services in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital streaming for both individuals and organisations.

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24. NKT

NKT Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

NKT is the parent company of Ventcroft Limited and others.

Top Swedish locations: Karlskrona, Alingsås, Falun | Most notable skills: Power Systems, Drilling Engineering, Materials Science | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Manufacturing Operator | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Program and Project Management | About NKT: NKT produces engineering solutions and products, such as high-, medium- and low-voltage power cables. The company is present in more than 14 countries and has manufacturing facilities in Germany, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Norway and Denmark.

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25. Canon

Canon is the parent company of Axis Communications and others.

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Top Swedish locations: Malmö, Linköping, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Nanotechnology, signal processing, electronics | Most common job titles: Software engineer, mechanical engineer, project manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, information technology, sales | About Canon: Canon is a provider of imaging and optical solutions, including cameras, printers, photocopiers and related products. The company serves diverse industries globally across sectors such as photography, printing, and document management.

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Methodology

Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardised LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signalling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking.

To be eligible, companies must have had at least 500 employees in the country as of 31 December, 2023.

Attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, organisations that have had layoffs of 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between Jan. 1, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is 1 January, 2023 through 31 December, 2023. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymized and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.

We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.

About company insights

Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2024. Top locations were categorised as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each company. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company. Remote and hybrid job availability measures jobs flagged as “remote” or “hybrid” by the company or containing similar keywords.

Reported and proofread by: Solange Uwimana

Methodology and insights by: Nadine Fares