Known for being the most prolific tech hub in the world after Silicon Valley, Stockholm is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe. Home to Spotify, Skype, H&M, IKEA, and Candy Crush, it was recently named the world’s smartest IT city. Stockholm is without doubt a fantastic place to intern.
Intern in Stockholm and experience the unique culture and originality that Sweden offers. You’ll work side by side with Swedes, experience the world-renowned public transportation system and at the same time build your CV by forging connections with influential people in this inspirational country.
In today’s competitive job market, employers are looking for graduates with cultural awareness and differentiators. Having an internship in Sweden on your CV sets you apart from other graduates. Stockholm is truly a global city. 90% of Swedes speak English fluently. Through the Stockholm Internship Program, you’ll make friendships for life with other university students from all around the world, acquire professional skills that employers are looking for and you will experience life in one of the world’s most developed countries.
With Absolute Internship, you’re guaranteed an internship in Stockholm in your sector of interest and we take care of the rest. You’ll benefit from the high-quality Stockholm intern housing in the city center, transportation to and from your internship, networking events, on- site staff and exciting weekend activities to the best tourist spots that Sweden has to offer.
The program is selective. Spots are limited. Apply early for the best Stockholm internship opportunities!
The world is changing. You cannot learn business, fashion or engineering just by sitting in a classroom any longer. With Absolute Internship, you will learn to see the world differently.
Absolute Internship is unique — through applying what you learn at the university, our program will equip you with the characters of a world-traveler and the desire to follow your biggest aspirations after the university.
You will develop a global career, meet influential people and get equipped for a career after university.
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We are living in a fast-growing world and the new way to learn about the world is to experience it. Absolute Internship allows you to immerse yourself in one the world’s most influential cities.
The internship program in Sweden is designed to prepare students for the real world after graduation and provide you with a global perspective. Over the past years, many Absolute Alumni have gone on to leverage this experience to work in world-class companies such as Goldman Sachs, HSBC, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Citi. Whether you’re just considering a career in finance, business, marketing, thinking about creating your own business venture in the future or you’ve got your career path mapped out and are ready to take the next step, Absolute Internship will help you get there.
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We communicate with hundreds of employers in Sweden and meet with companies to find the best firms who offer the most exciting intern places in the city. The internships we offer aren’t mediocre internships that explains you how to grab a coffee. Contrary, you’ll intern in a meaningful environment, develop transferrable skills and experience foreign cultures that will allow you to grow both personally and professionally.
You will build the skill-sets that recruiters and Human Resources Managers seek and require of their full-time hires. An internship in Stockholm offers you a unique opportunity to get ahead in the competitive graduate job market and make an impact in of the world’s most influential cities.
In addition to your internship in Stockholm, you’ll attend workshops and company visits to equip you with fundamental knowledge and skills in areas like LinkedIn, branding, job search strategy and many other.
With Absolute Internship, you will develop a global career, meet influential people and get equipped for a career after university. Intern alongside ambitious students from over 20 nationalities, and join a network of over 4,000 alumni—you never know where your next contact, job opening or investor to your business venture will come from.
Prepare for a global career. Apply now to the Stockholm Internship Program.
As part of the program with Absolute Internship, you will be staying in the city center of Stockholm in a high-quality housing with easy access to the world-renown public transportation system. You will be in a shared room with one other participant from the program with private bathroom and toilet. You will live together with the rest of our group of participants and will never feel alone in the city. The intern housing in Sweden provides common facilities such as laundry, common rooms and study rooms.
Linens and bedding
Bathroom
Free Wifi
Gym
On-site laundry facilities
24/7 reception
Supermarket
Dry cleaners
Restaurants
Hair salon
ATMs
24/7 Convenience store
Public transportation is without doubt the most common way to navigate and get around Stockholm. The public transportation system in Sweden is very efficient and follows strict schedules. When living in Stockholm for the summer, you can expect to use public transport, especially the subway (tunnelbana), on a daily basis to commute to your internship. The subway operates generally between approximately 5:00 am to 1;00am, so travel in the early morning hours may involve night buses and/or taxis.
You will receive a SL Access-kort upon arrival which allows you to take advantage of the public transportation system with unlimited rides with the subway, buses, tramways and ferries in Stockholm.
Stockholm is a safe and exciting city, and we’ll be with you every step of the way as you explore it. Our International Internship Program Program in Stockholm is run by a dedicated and knowledgeable team of Absolute staff ensuring your safety at all time.
All cultural excursions and weekend activities in Sweden have been coordinated with student safety as our top priority. Upon arrival, you’ll have an orientation to familiarize yourself with the housing facilities, neighborhood and public transport. You’ll also be provided with key contact information along with guidance on health-, emergency procedures and staying safe throughout your summer in Sweden.
*photos are for reference only and may not be accurate representations of onsite housing facilities
The Stockholm Internship Program offers many exciting social events and activities during the weekends to give you the chance to connect with your new friends from the program through unforgettable experiences. Your summer with Absolute, will be filled with cultural excursions, trips, and more. Although you will be working during the weekdays, these events aim to give you full advantage of what Sweden has to offer.
Let’s get to know your new city – Stockholm is an amazing place to spend the summer! A guided tour will allow us to know more this city with 14 islands on an extensive Baltic Sea archipelagos. Stockholm is home to hundreds of famous sights such as the Nobel Museum, the Abbba Musuem and the famous Skansen zoo.
Explore Swedish cities such as Goteborg, Drottningholm Palace or one of Sweden’s many archipelago and learn about the Swedish way of life, culture and history.
Spend time visiting great museum such as the Nobel Museum and the Vasa Museum where you can see the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged after it sank in 1628.
Housed in a red brick building from the 19th century, Östermalm Saluhall is a wonderful place to eat lunch, to purchase fixings for a picnic, or to find authentic Swedish souvenirs to bring home. This is the best place for all of us to share a traditional Fika with a delicious kanelbullar (cinnamon bun)!
We want to help you build friendships and get acquainted with your new city. To help you, our Absolute staff will be planning unsponsored events for the entire group every week. These events are voluntary, but we recommend that you attend these as they will make sure that you will get to know your new city as well the host country.
The Career Speaker Series by Absolute Internship takes place in the evenings after work. CEOs, Executives and industry professionals from top firms share their success stories, how they made it and outline the fundamental aspects of preparing for life after the university. You’ll have the chance to listen to how they made a mark in life, and how you can do the same.
The purpose of the series is to inspire you to think about what career you wish to pursue and help you realize that you can accomplish whatever dream you have.
The Speaker Series is an exceptionally valuable aspect of the internship program, as it allows you to gain insight from top influential business people. Moreover, you will spend time building your professional global network, as you will have time to talk with each at the end of their speech and ask any questions that you may have.
In addition to the series, we regularly inform our participants about relevant networking events in the city as we have strong collaborations with some of the largest and most important Chamber of Commerce and specific industry organizations that hold events every month.
Absolute multilingual on-site staff is available 24/7 and is dedicated to delivering a top-quality experience for you to make sure that your stay abroad is as safe as possible.
Staff members will act as program guides, leading you to all the program events and excursions. Our staff will also follow up with you ongoing making sure that you are having a productive time abroad both socially and professionally.
Once you arrive in your host city abroad, we will be picking you up at the airport together with all the other interns and accompany you to the intern housing. We will be providing you with an inclusive Welcome Pack containing a local SIM Card, subway map, transportation card and much more. The same evening we will be treating you for a Welcome Dinner with drinks where you will have the opportunity to meet the other interns and the program staff.
In addition to the Welcome Pack, you will be provided with an Absolute Emergency Card including details of the nearest hospital, police and other important information in the event that something unexpected would happen.
Visas are not required for courses of less than 90 days for nationals of the European Union and the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Ukraine, United States (excluding the Northern Mariana Islands), Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela.
When joining the Stockholm program, Absolute Internship will notify you if you need a visa or not.
Upon enrollment into the program you will receive a list of documents needed for us to process your visa. As the visa process may take up to 5 weeks we will ask you to be very cooperative with us and provide the documents needed on time.
The program fee does not include your visa fee and all associated costs. Absolute Internship will assist you in the application process but will not submit or process any visa application on your behalf.
Program inclusions may vary for Spring, Winter, and Fall programs.
For university cohort programs, inclusions may differ based on the agreement between Absolute Internship and your university. Please refer to your acceptance letter or contact your university for details.
Duration | Price | Start Dates |
8 Weeks | €5,695 | March 28, 2025 |
The program includes a personalized internship placement in your industry of choice, high-quality shared accommodation, airport pick-up service, welcome event and orientation weekend, and professional development activities.
Duration | Price | Start Dates |
4 Weeks | €4,595 | June 6 / July 4 / August 1, 2025 |
8 Weeks | €6,895 | June 6 / July 4, 2025 |
12 Weeks | €9,995 | June 6, 2025 |
The program includes a personalized internship placement in your industry of choice, high-quality shared accommodation, airport pick-up service, welcome event and orientation weekend, and professional development activities.
We work with both small and large companies with established internship programs. Unfortunately, we can’t provide a list of companies that we work with due to confidentiality reasons.
You will reside in high quality student housing, centrally located in the heart of the city. Transport connections are just a short walk away. Living and socialising alongside other students from all over the world will be a fun and memorable part of your summer experience with Absolute Internship.
You will need to purchase your own flights and international insurance. Additionally, you will be required to cover any food, drinks and personal shopping expenses accrued throughout the summer.
Additional costs
Generally, no.
Work-based learning is regarded as an educational opportunity, and more often than not visa specifications require that international internships be unpaid.
Nevertheless, in rare cases, interns can and do receive renumeration.
Our placement team will not make this a priority when searching for your internship and we therefore recommend that you assume your internship will be unpaid.
Flights are not included in the price but we can help suggest flights for you in advance.
You must have turned 18 by the program start date.
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