Background checks for Swedish hires
Run background checks for Swedish hires with a process built around IMY's, formerly The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection's, proportionality expectations and Sweden's found-or-not-found reporting model.
Checks and features
Screening in Sweden, made secure
Within the confines of Criminal Register Extract
Zinc's Swedish criminal check reports only whether a record was found via the Swedish Police Authority, Polisen, without outlining conviction details. Because of Swedish regulation, Polisen cannot issue the extract directly to Zinc or the employer. If a match is found, Zinc recommends contacting the candidate directly.
Support for IMY's proportionality rules
Zinc's compliance and legal team can help answer your questions if you're not sure whether a check is proportionate for a role, especially outside childcare, healthcare, and other regulated roles where the rules are less clear-cut.
Build check packages like IKEA furniture
Check packages are flexible, choose one of our pre-built templates for regulated roles or from scratch off our full list of checks. Either way, every check and its status are saved in one place and delivered straight to your integrated ATS or HRIS, so you always know where things stand.
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Average education check completion
No more detail than the law allows
Sweden's process only tells you whether a record was found, not what's in it. Zinc's check works within that limit by design, so you can get a clear answer without holding data you're not permitted to have.
Empowered by proof
If a check ever gets questioned, you want the answer ready, not buried in an inbox. Zinc's dashboard keeps a clear, complete record of every check and its status, so you can show exactly what happened and why, whenever you need to.
Bakgrundskontroll or background checks, we understand you
Whatever language your candidates speak, they shouldn't be left guessing what's being asked of them. Zinc's AI-powered chatbot supports over 140 languages, so candidates get answers they understand.
“Background checks are a really important part of our onboarding process due to the sensitive work some of our people do. Zinc has made the whole process much simpler and quicker. I really like how easy it is to contact Zinc for support, the chat feature is brilliant and even via email I've been very happy with the quick and thorough responses I've had.”
Checks that work everywhere you do
Full visibility, transparent pricing, and adaptable checks for borderless hiring.
Industry-leading global turnaround times
Adaptive checks, not extra admin
Integrated with your HR tech stack
Truly transparent pricing
Pricing
Built for global teams
Whether you're a growing team or an enterprise hiring across borders, Zinc has a plan for you.
Under 20 hires annually
Pay As You Grow
Get started in minutes. Our Pay As You Grow plan is built for lower hiring volumes — a flat rate per check, with no hidden costs or setup fees.
Start checking in minutes, no setup needed
Flat rates per check, no hidden fees
Pay only for what you check, every month
20+ hires annually
Custom solutions
For larger volumes, our experts build a plan around your needs. Credit is flexible with your hiring and never expires, with integrations, setup, training, and support all included for free.
A custom plan built around your hiring
Credit pool that rolls over and never expires
Integrations, setup, and training included for free
“Zinc is brilliant! It takes a big burden off us by handling reference follow-ups and chasing. Plus, the integration with PinPoint works great! It’s simple and easy to use for new hires and employers alike, and the chat is really useful too. Being 100% compliant with our client’s background verification requirements gives me peace of mind and keeps us feeling on top of our game!”
Will Zinc show us the details of a Swedish candidate's criminal record?
Not directly. Zinc's report to you confirms whether a record was found via the Criminal Register Extract (Registerutdrag) from the Swedish Police Authority (Polisen).
If a match is found, the certificate itself — which lists the relevant offence categories — is sent to the candidate, not to you. If you need the details, you’ll have to ask the candidate to share it with you directly.
Does Zinc run credit checks in Sweden?
Yes. Zinc's Sweden credit check covers adverse financial data, including debt defaults, tax defaults, trading prohibitions, and misused credit, sourced from UC AB, with a two-year lookback.
It’s important to note that this check does leave a footprint: it's visible to the candidate, and to anyone else who requests a credit report on them, for 12 months, and may affect their creditworthiness. Zinc's compliance team can help you work out which roles warrant this check so you’re not impacting candidates unnecessarily.
Can Zinc share a candidate's Swedish credit report with anyone else?
No. Zinc is forbidden by law from sharing the report with another party. The report is sent to you, but can't be redistributed further.
Can Zinc run checks for our Swedish employees alongside our global workforce?
Yes, that's exactly what Zinc is built for. Your Swedish hiring sits on the same platform as your other international hires, so you’re using one centralised system instead of paying for localised solutions.
All your checks progress is available in a centralised dashboard, including country-by-country breakdowns. If you have multiple hiring teams globally, user groups allow you to share checks packages across Zinc without exposing candidate data to users who don’t need to see it.