Allowance amounts

The allowance is intended to cover the increased living costs during the business trip, i.e. expenses for higher than usual meal costs and various small expenses. You receive a flat rate per day and the amount depends on which country you have stayed in during your trip. So you shouldn't submit receipts for food or restaurants. However, it is required that you travel to a location that is more than 50 km from your workplace and home.

Note: According to Swedish tax rules, you are not entitled to receive an allowance from your employer when you have holiday/days off in connection with a business trip. And you book and pay for the accommodation costs yourself for these days off. Read more here under section 3: Business travel and personal travel days

The allowances should be reduced for meals that you have been invited to in connection with, for example, entertainment or that were included at a conference. If you have paid for all meals yourself, then the allowances should not be reduced. You can apply for allowances and fill in meals that you have been invited to in the travel management system KTH-RES under Allowances.

If you are stationed abroad (URA) the allowances must be reduced by 20% for a business trip within stationing country.

The allowance supplement, night allowance supplement and one-day allowance are locally negotiated at KTH and are therefore taxable compensation.

Domestic allowances 2026

Full day - allowance

Full day - meal deduction in percentage

Half day - allowance

The trip begins at 12:00 or later. The trip ends at 19:00 or earlier.

Half day - meal deduction in percentage

Night allowance

One-day allowance - no overnight stay (domestic and abroad)

Allowances abroad 2026

The current list of allowances for trips abroad is available on the Swedish Tax Agency's website: Allowances for trips abroad