Company Formation Sweden
> drafting the Articles of Association (necessary for the company incorporation in Sweden);
The Articles of Association of the Swedish company cannot be signed through Power of Attorney (the same applies to Public Notary proceedings, a step required by the Swedish Law). The customer needs to deposit the charter capital personally, therefore prior to the company incorporation.
> drafting all other documents required for the incorporation of the Swedish company; These documents include: Specimen Signatures, Special Forms provided by the Company Registration Office in Sweden, passport copies etc.
> arranging Public Notary procedures (The procedures for incorporating a company in Sweden have to be done through a Swedish Public Notary);
> offering a Registered Office in Sweden for your company (if required);
The registered office required to open a company in Sweden may be any address where the Swedish company declares to have its headquarters. The registered office will be public.
> setting up a bank account for your Swedish company.
This refers both to an initial share capital account needed to open a company in Sweden ,as well as a current bank account after the company is formed.
> recommending an accountant in Sweden;
Accountancy services are recommended for any new business registration in Sweden.
Please consider the fact that if the company has no authorized representative resident in Sweden, the board of directors must authorize a person resident in Sweden to receive service of process on behalf of the company.
Our Swedish company formation agents can provide assistance for the formation of the following types of companies:
Aktiebolag (A.B. - Limited Liability company) This type of Swedish company can have one shareholder and one director and must maintain a local address (office) and a minimum share capital of 50.000 SEK (approximately 5.500 EUR).
Aktiebolag (A.B. - Joint Stock company) This type of Swedish company can have one shareholder and one director and must maintain a local address (office) and a minimum share capital of 500,000 SEK (around 55,000 EUR).
> Swedish Branch, Subsidiary or Representative Office-Any foreign company is able to set up branch entities in Sweden. These can be set up as separate
entities from the parent company (Swedish companies having the foreign company as shareholder) or extensions of the parent-company in Sweden.
In Sweden, the majority of foreign investors choose to purchase a ready-made company, since setting up a new company by a foreign citizen is a lengthy process, which may span over two months.
BridgeWest is able to offer ready-made Swedish companies and VAT registration.
Please contact us for more information reagarding how to open a company in Sweden and prices.