National Board of Health and Welfare

What it handles: national rules, guidelines and statistics for health care and social services, and licences to practise (legitimation) for health professionals.

How to reach it: by phone, email or post; it does not answer individual medical questions. For care and advice, use 1177 and your region.

Where people get stuck: people trained as doctors, nurses or in other licensed professions abroad ask Socialstyrelsen about a Swedish licence; for care itself, go to 1177.