Knowing the Swedish language could be an obstacles when trying to find a research  grant and position in Sweden. Even if the job advert is not published in English, the research groups carrying out the resarch might be needing expertise from abroad and you could participate in projects. All universities have their own internet-sites for available positions and job opportunities are often posted on many other sites such as Universitypositions.se, AcademicPositions.se (in Swedish), Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish), the Local,etc.

The four major research councils and agencies in Sweden

• FAS, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. 
• VINNOVA, Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems.
• Vetenskapsrådet, Swedish Research Council.
• Formas, Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning.

Below you find a list of different Swedish organisations and authoritiesthat offer research grants in different ways.