You must be studying in your last year of a bachelor's Degree or have less than two years of graduation.

Yes, the Internship duration is six months—three months in your home country and three months in Sweden.

You can be from any country; there is no country restriction.

Yes, for all of our internships, you get paid.

No, we do not have internships for non-engineers; all of our Internships are for engineers.

Yes, of course! You can come with your partner, wife, or husband and with your kids.

Yes, you need a working permit, we work with companies that help you make the appropriate permit application. So do not worry we help you with that!

People from any country can apply for a working visa, and we do not have any country restrictions.

First, you must find an available position in the "Find a Job" section. There you can search for a job that fits you. Once you apply, we will review your application, and if you are a fit for one of our companies, we will contact you and let you know the next steps. You can read more about this in our Online Course 0: "The migration process as an Engineer".

We are an engineering talent fund. We help talented product development engineers to prepare them through online courses so they can know and understand the swedish culture and language so they can find a great job in Sweden. We prepare you through trainings and online courses to understand the Swedish culture, our courses cover different topics just like, Swedish traditions, Swedish politics, Swedish geography, Swedish language, etc. These courses help you understand the culture and makes it easier for you to migrate, It also gives the companies piece of mind that you already know what to expect when you work for them.

Iknal comes from "Maya" which was the Maya's original language. It means: "in company with someone, or together with someone" Semikan comes from "Nahuatl" which was the Aztecs original language. It means: "during all life". Together Iknal Semikan means "Together for life". We want to become that company that you will be together with you, always.

Yes, for registrating to the courses we have a fee of 1,000 SEK.

You can apply in the following link: www.iknalsemikan.com/application

It is not necessary for you to speak Swedish, but we strongly suggest you start studying the language so you can have a better social integration. But at work it will be good enough by just speaking English.

Yes, speaking English is mandatory to be able to get a job in Sweden. Without it you wouldn’t be able to communicate with co-workers and customers.

The recommended amount of experience is at least 3 years. As more experience you have you have more opportunities to get a better position and a better salary.

You can be between 18 and 65 years old.

At least you require a bachelor’s degree in one of the following engineering: 1.- Embedded Systems. 2.- Computer Science. 3.- Electronics 4.- Mechatronics 5.- Bio medics 6.- Mechanics 7.- Automation 8.- Aerospace 9.- Automotive If you have a master’s in science is a great plus!

We work with several product development consultancy companies in the areas of software, mechanics, mechatronics, embedded systems, automotive software and software for medical devices.

The normal time will take 4 months, but it can be as short as 2 months or as long as 8 months.

The salary range goes from kr 35,000 SEK ($3,500 USD) to kr 100,000 SEK ($10,000 USD) per month.

If you apply by yourself, it can be hard because Swedish employees want recommendations from you of a Swedish person, and that is hard to have. If you let us help you and fulfill the application requirements, it can be very simple! We prepare you through our migration program and teach you the basics of the Swedish Culture and Swedish Language so you can be confident and get a job in Sweden.

You need to consider: The flights from your land country to Sweden, normally companies do not pay for the flight, but you can negotiate this directly with the company that hires you. (Depending in which part of the world you are but between $800 USD and $3,500 USD approximately. You need to consider work permit expenses. (2,000 SEK) You need to consider housing expenses. (Between 5,000 SEK and 15,000 SEK, depending on the size of the appartment or house and location).

The cost of a visa is around 2,000 SEK for the applicant and 1,500 SEK for your partner, wife/husband, and 750 SEK for a child, which are normally valid for 2 years.

The cost of renting a simple room can go from 3,000 SEK to 6,000 SEK. The cost of renting an apartment can go from 5,000 SEK to 15,000 SEK. The cost to renting a house goes from 8,000 SEK to 25,000 SEK.

Sweden is a big country so there are different temperatures all around the country. But you can expect temperatures in winter to be an average between -5C to +3C, but can go down to -20C.

During Summer, the sun rises at three or four am and lowers at 11 pm. Therefore the temperature is much warmer than in winter. The average temperature during Summer is around 20C and a maximum of 32C.

Every season has its magic. Most people fall in love with Sweden for the Summer season due to the long days and pleasant weather.

You will normally get a job in the area of product development. So depending your background you will be working on different types of job. From gathering requirements, implementations, unit testing, design, documentation, testing, verification, validation, etc.

You will be applying to product development consultancy companies. These companies have a lot of projects in the areas of software, medical devices, energy, IoT, communications, mechanical, automotive, molds, mobile applications, embedded software, aerospace, etc.

There are jobs everywhere, but the current positions are in the biggest cities like Stockholm, Gothenburg or Mälmo, and the smallest cities like Jönkoping, Linköping and Lund.

Our service connects talented engineers with product development companies; most of our job offerings are for engineers. Sometimes at Iknal, we need help with HR or sales activities, but those positions are for working internally at Iknal Semikan, and typically, they are very few openings.

No, we do not have Civil Engineering related jobs. We search for product development engineers such as Electronics, Software, Automotive, Mechanics, Aeronautics, and Artificial Intelligence.

Depends on your employer, normally companies offer between 5 to 7 weeks of holidays. The minimum amount by law is 4 weeks.

Some companies offer a mobile phone allowance between 3,000 SEK to 8,000 SEK. The benefit and amount depend on the hiring company.

Yes, of course! You and your partner will have up to 480 days of paternity leave. 390 days are paid to 80% of your current salary and 90 days paid at 150 SEK per day. You need to agree with your partner how many days are spent with the father and how many days with the mother.

Yes you do! Even if you are retired outside Sweden you still have the right for your pension.

​​Adults have a limit on the cost of the doctor; once you pass a cost above 1,500 crowns, the government is the one who pays the medical expenses. Kids receive medical and dental treatments freely—the dentist treatment until they are 18 years old.

In Sweden, education is free. The school provides everything kids need, like a laptop, books, materials, etc. Every month kids receive a bus card to go to school by themselves.