Who's Leading Disability Inclusion in Sweden
This is one entry in InkludX's Inclusion Atlas — a country-by-country, segment-by-segment scan of the organizations across Europe genuinely recognized for their disability-inclusion employment work: an award won, a scaled program, or a policy fingerprint behind the claim, not just a mention of "inclusion" on a website. Sweden is one of InkludX's 5 launch markets.
Inclusive employers
- Coop Sverige — Major grocery retailer/cooperative. Extended its Samhall partnership in 2025, covering ~2,500 employees with disabilities across ~540 stores. [Source](https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4083856/samhall-och-coop-forlanger-samarbetet).
- ICA — Sweden's largest grocery retailer. ICA Kvantum Sollefteå partners with Samhall for cleaning services and accepts Samhall-referred interns and work-trainees. [Source](https://samhall.se/nyheter-och-artiklar/mot-vara-kunder/pa-ica-kvantum-i-solleftea-star-formagan-i-fokus/).
- IKEA — Global furniture retailer. Funds Funki (inclusive musical instruments for people with intellectual/cognitive disabilities) via its Everyone's Business social-entrepreneurship accelerator. [Source](https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/newsroom/corporate-news/svenska-entreprenoerer-inom-social-hallbarhet-far-stoed-foer-att-kunna-vaexa-genom-nytt-program-pub2f50faa0/).
Public agencies & welfare bodies
- Samhall — State-owned company employing ~20,900 people, most with disabilities or reduced work capacity. One of Sweden's largest employers of people with disabilities, funded through the state's 'Lönebidrag och Samhall' wage-subsidy budget line. [Source](https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/proposition/budgetpropositionen-for-2025-utgiftsomrade-14_hc031d15/html/).