> Source: https://thecastindex.com/modelling/sweden — application routes checked 2026-10-01. Generated at build time from the same data the page serves.

# How to become a model in Sweden

Apply online to a Stockholm agency through its own website, with recent, unedited photos. Stockholmsgruppen and MIKAs publish height and age guidance for fashion boards, while FYE uses no fixed requirements. MIKAs says joining costs nothing. Employers need a permit from the Swedish Work Environment Authority to engage children under 13 for performing or advertising work.

## Agencies and their official application routes

- **MIKAs** (Stockholm) — online form: https://mikas.se/become-a-model/; height: Its Q&A says women should be 170–180cm and men 180–190cm to start working; the commercial division has no height requirement.; age: Its Q&A says models should be 16 to start working, though it also takes younger talent; under-18s must confirm a parent’s consent and give the parent’s name.; safety: Warns that fake scouts, agents and photographers use its name, and asks for application photos fully dressed with no nudity.
- **Stockholmsgruppen** (Stockholm) — online form: https://stockholmsgruppen.com/become-a-model; height: Women 170–182cm and men 180–190cm; the commercial division takes any size.; age: Women aged 13–21 and men 16–25 if you have no previous experience; an adult applying for a minor must have the right to do so.
- **FYE MGMT** (Stockholm) — online form: https://fyemgmt.com/apply; height: Says it does not use fixed height or size requirements.
- **Le Management Stockholm** (Stockholm) — online form: https://lemanagement.se/become-a-model/; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.

## How agencies recruit

- MIKAs, Stockholmsgruppen, FYE and Le Management take online applications; FYE currently accepts only talent based in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. (https://fyemgmt.com/apply)
- You don’t need professional pictures: Stockholmsgruppen asks for clear, recent photos with no Photoshop editing, and MIKAs for make-up-free photos in good light. (https://stockholmsgruppen.com/become-a-model)
- MIKAs lists everyone who works there on its website and warns that fake scouts use its name; check the contact page before replying. (https://mikas.se/contact/)
- MIKAs says being with the agency costs nothing, and that it takes at most 30 per cent of the fee on commercial jobs. (https://mikas.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/QA.pdf)

## Rules on fees, contracts and safeguarding

- Employers may not let children under 13 work, except very light work or with a permit from the Swedish Work Environment Authority to perform in cultural or artistic activities or at sports or advertising events. Source: https://www.av.se/arbetsmiljoarbete-och-inspektioner/publikationer/foreskrifter/afs-20232/#8kap-minderarigasarbetsmiljo
- Employers hiring children under 13 for such work must apply for a permit, and the authority asks for applications at least eight weeks before work starts. No permit is needed for 13- to 17-year-olds working as performers or extras, though the authority can rule on their hours. Source: https://www.av.se/arbetsmiljoarbete-och-inspektioner/arbetsgivarens-ansvar-for-arbetsmiljon/minderariga-arbetstagare/ansok-om-tillstand-for-minderarigas-artistupptradanden/

## FAQ

### What height do Swedish agencies ask for?

Stockholmsgruppen asks women without experience to be 170–182cm and men 180–190cm; MIKAs gives 170–180cm and 180–190cm. FYE says it uses no fixed height or size requirements, and commercial divisions have none.

### Do I have to pay to join a Swedish agency?

MIKAs says it costs nothing to be with the agency, and takes at most 30 per cent commission on commercial jobs.

### Can I apply from outside Sweden?

FYE accepts applications only from talent based in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Stockholmsgruppen’s kids’ division only takes children living around Stockholm.

## Sources

- Arbetsmiljöverket — AFS 2023:2: https://www.av.se/arbetsmiljoarbete-och-inspektioner/publikationer/foreskrifter/afs-20232/#8kap-minderarigasarbetsmiljo
- MIKAs — become a model: https://mikas.se/become-a-model/
- Stockholmsgruppen — become a model: https://stockholmsgruppen.com/become-a-model
- FYE MGMT — apply: https://fyemgmt.com/apply