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The Swedish guide covers sick pay, the 36-month start-up period for SGI, and why a July 2026 policy memo is not current law.
Guides in this series
- Sickness compensation and work 2026
- Sickness compensation before 1 July 2008
- Stepless reduction of sickness compensation 2026
- The five-hour rule
- Dormant sickness compensation
- Activity compensation and work
- Sickness compensation and a limited company
- Majority owner and board member
- Stepless reduction in your own company
- Housing supplement with sickness compensation
- Dormant compensation and housing supplement
- Sick leave in your own limited company
- Sick leave day by day
- Sick leave as a business owner
- What a medical certificate should contain
- Sickness compensation or sickness benefit
- SGI when you start working
- If work does not work out
- Checklist before you start working
If you already have a decision you disagree with, read reconsideration and appeal of Försäkringskassan decisions.
Sources
Checked: 23 August 2026.
- Försäkringskassan: sjukpenning när du har aktiebolag
- Försäkringskassan: sjukskriven när du är anställd
- Försäkringskassan: sjukpenninggrundande inkomst
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