Going from being employed to freelancing isn’t that difficult in Sweden. You have to register a company of course, but I did that years ago so it’s basically been sitting there, waiting for me to take the step and stop doing things I don’t really find inspiring.
There is some stuff that’s good to have though. One thing is an insurance, in case you mess up and someone sues you. I was planning to get one from Trygg Hansa, the insurance company I’ve used before, that also has a deal with Sveriges Ingenjörer (my union). Unfortunately for them, they messed up by sending me a horrible form containing questions like these:
22) What theoretical education do the leading persons have? List name …
