CVtly job data
Do I need Swedish to work in Gothenburg?
It depends on the job. As of 13 October 2026, CVtly sees 186 open job ads in Gothenburg whose working language it can tell. 65% of them ask for Swedish: 45% say so in the ad and 20% are written in Swedish, which implies it. 30% are in English and do not ask for Swedish at all.
186 ads with a clear working languageData as of 13 October 2026Source: CVtly's own scans
65%
of the ads ask for Swedish
30%
are in English with no Swedish asked
186
open ads in Gothenburg with a clear working language
How the ads in Gothenburg ask for Swedish
Each ad counts once, in the first group that fits it.
- Ask for Swedish in words 45% (84 ads)
- Written in Swedish (implied) 20% (37 ads)
- In English, Swedish a plus 5% (9 ads)
- In English, no Swedish asked 30% (56 ads)
Teams where English is most often enough
Teams with at least 10 ads in Gothenburg: the share of their ads that are in English and ask for no Swedish.
- Engineering 43% of 37 ads
- Operations 21% of 14 ads
How we count
The ads
Open job ads in Gothenburg that CVtly found on company career sites, public job portals and a few job boards at its last check. Ads that look closed are left out, and so are ads whose working language it cannot tell with enough confidence.
Explicit or implied
Explicit: the ad or its title asks for Swedish in words. Implied: the ad is written in Swedish and the job is done in it, so the ad does not need to say so.
The same check as your interview chance
CVtly reads the languages of each ad with the same check it uses to score your chance of an interview.
Date and sample
186 ads, data as of 13 October 2026. Shares are whole percentages of these ads. The page is updated after each scan.
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Source: CVtly job data, 13 October 2026, cvtly.com/jobs/gothenburg/do-i-need-swedish