Here is the SSO manual revised for 2025

The SSO manual was first published in 2023. Here you will find an updated version from 2025.

Student safety representatives play a crucial role in the students' study environment, yet it can be difficult to find information about what rights students actually have. The SSO handbook aims to strengthen work environment work at the country's higher education institutions. 

Student protection agents are not completely different from workplace protection agents. They are representatives of students in matters relating to the study environment at universities and colleges, and work to ensure that students have a better physical and psychosocial work environment. 

For those who work, there are many books to read about work environment and work environment work. But despite the fact that there are almost half a million students in Sweden, it is surprisingly difficult to find information about which rights apply to the students' work environment. 

That is why the Swedish National Union of Students has launched the SSO Handbook, a comprehensive but accessible overview of most laws and regulations that apply to the student work environment. The Handbook is the first of its kind, and this is an updated version for 2025.

- We know that deficiencies in the study environment have a major impact on, among other things, students' mental health. I hope that this handbook can strengthen student protection officers in their work to ensure that all students have a safe and functioning study environment, says Sebastian Lagunas Rosén, head of social policy at SFS who has written the handbook.