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Sweden day-count rules

Spending time in Sweden? The rules below can affect tax residency, your right to remain and any path to residence or citizenship. This page brings Sweden's day-count rules together — each explained in plain English, with a calculator and a link to the official source.

Tax residency

• 🇸🇪Avoid Sweden tax residencySweden has no bright-line day count. Liability follows a "stadigvarande vistelse" — a continuous stay of about six months, short trips abroad included. Treat 183 as an alarm, not a line.<=182 / YEAR
• 🇸🇪Become Sweden tax residentSweden has no bright-line day count. Liability follows a "stadigvarande vistelse" — a continuous stay of about six months, short trips abroad included. Treat 183 as an alarm, not a line.>=183 / YEAR