Applications for the Swedish Coast Guard basic training will open soon
Published: 20 Mar 2026 at 11:18 AM

Are you interested in working in a team with your colleagues for several days at a time, making a contribution to safer and cleaner seas, and are you a confident person who stays calm even in a crisis? Then a career as a coast guard officer may suit you.
The Coast Guard basic training
To become a coast guard officer, you need to complete our basic training. It consists of both theory and practical training, and most of it takes place in Karlskrona. The basic training lasts up to 2.5 years, and you are paid a monthly salary.
How to apply
On 1 April, the advertisement will be published both on Kustbevakningen.se and on the external recruitment website Varbi.com. Subscribe to our news so that you do not miss any new information on this topic.
You can find more about the admission process and the different stages of recruitment on the page kustbevakningen.se/blikustbevakare


