Our vision
The path into the Swedish labour market is sometimes unnecessarily difficult. In a labour market where every other company recruits through contacts, a professional network is often crucial. It creates a gap between established and foreign-born Swedes.
Yrkesdörren is an integration initiative that through meetings wants to bridge that gap and shorten foregin-borns path into the Swedish labour market. These meetings contribute to a mutual exchange of knowledge and experience that broadens networks. For the foreign-born, a meeting also means an opportunity to learn more about social codes, see their opportunities and increase their self-confidence in the labour market. Our vision is a labour market where people with different backgrounds and experiences find their rightful place.
Yrkesdörren is for you who want to contribute to a more inclusive society in a more concrete way. Integration is possible through relationships, and relationships are built in meetings - without you there will be no meeting, therefore you are important.
Our story
Axfoundation’s mission and goal
Antonia Ax:on Johnson founded the Axfoundation in 1993. For many years, the Axfoundation focused on environmental issues, but in 2013 the foundation also began working on social sustainability and integration. This is because it is an important societal challenge that is in line with the high-level diversity goals of the companies within the Axel Johnson Group.
Deep diving in the integration world
In 2013 Axfoundation took on the task of investigating what gap they could fill, among other Swedish integration initiatives. Experts and researchers in integration were consulted and external monitoring was done to find out what was already being done in this area in Sweden and around the world, as well as which methods and models had worked best.
Yrkesdörren is created
A major challenge that was raised for the Swedish labour market was that every other company recruits through contacts. After taking a closer look at the Canadian integration program “Connector program”, ÖppnaDörren searched for a similar model in Sweden without finding any. Thus, Yrkesdörren was created with the vision of simplifying for the public to open the door to the labour market for foreign-born through one-on-one meetings.
A part of Axelerate
Today, Yrkesdörren is a part of Axelerate, Axel Johnson’s initiative on inclusion and diversity.
Yrkesdörren in the media
- Beredskapslyftet Yrkesdörren joins as a partner alongside Academic Work, Novare, Amrop and Irisgruppen to accelerate the establishment of Ukrainians in the Swedish labor market.
- I Arkitekten Architects Nada Madhoon and Kalle Berggren, who were matched through Yrkesdörren, are interviewed.
- P4 Malmö Amad talks about how networking is more important than language when it comes to finding a job.
- P4 Stockholm On Yrkesdörren’s networking events at Järvaveckan 2019.
- Dagens Nyheter Where Yrkesdörren is mentioned and appears in images in connection with ÖppnaDörren’s activities at Järvaveckan.
- The Local Our Program Director Amelie Silfversolpe talks about the importance of learning Swedish to enter the labor market.
- Arbetsförmedlingens Arbetsgivarpodd On the importance of networking and how to network most effectively.
- Di Weekend Caroline Berg says, among other things, that integration and diversity are the biggest issues of our time.
- SVT Nyheter About non-profit organizations for newly arrived Swedes in Örebro.
- Akademikern On Yrkesdörren’s collaboration with Akademikerförbundet SSR and individuals who have participated through the union.
- Framtidens Karriär – Socionom Highlights Samina, who got a social worker job two years after arriving in Sweden following a meeting through Yrkesdörren.
- UN Foundation Visited Stockholm and met with Axfoundation and ÖppnaDörren for an exchange of experiences (ENG).
- Aktuell Hållbarhet On Yrkesdörren and how companies can harness the skills of foreign-born individuals.
- Södertälje Länstidning About Yrkesdörren matching new and established Swedes who want to broaden their networks.
- Dagens Industri med Antonia Ax:son Johnson Ahead of the launch of ÖppnaDörren.
- Dagens Industri On the success of Yrkesdörren six months after its launch.
- Lanseringen av Yrkesdörren In Expressen with Antonia Ax:son Johnson.
Contact us
Ilhan Strömgren.
Lead Developer
ilhan.stromgren@yrkesdorren.se
Claire Almer (On leave).
Product Owner & Matching Manager
Do you have questions about your match or profile, or do you have any other questions?
Please visit frequently asked questions. If you cannot find an answer to your question, you can contact us via email (kontakt@yrkesdorren.se).