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Wellness allowance
Last changed: 09 October 2020
As an SLU employee, you can receive a wellness allowance of up to SEK 2,000 per year for any activity that complies with the Swedish Tax Agency's guidelines for tax-exempt wellness activities.
Examples of wellness activities are gymnastics, strength training, spinning, bowling, racket sports, team sports and dance workouts.
You may also use the wellness allowance for tai chi, qigong, information on stress management, weight loss programmes, smoking cessation, light therapy, antenatal classes for pregnant staff and workplace massage. If necessary, you may also use the wellness allowance for a course on nicotine cessation. Read more about which activities the allowance can be used for at the Swedish Tax Agency.
Example of activities that you cannot use the wellness allowance for are visits to a naprapath, chiropractor or physiotherapist, products such as training equipment or workout clothes, entry/registration fees for sports events such as marathons or other races. Membership fees and renting or purchasing equipment are also not covered. If you are unsure whether your expense entitles you to compensation, please contact the Payroll Unit.
The size of the allowance depends on the period of employment. Employees employed throughout the year receive up to SEK 2,000. For those employed part of the year, the allowance is 1/12 of the amount per month.
Those who are employed and paid by the hour can receive an allowance corresponding to 1/12 of the amount for months when they have worked at least 40 hours.
The wellness allowance applies to employees who have a permanent employment, a fixed-term employment, are on parental leave or on sick leave. The allowance does not apply if you are on full-time leave for more than 6 months or if you receive a scholarship.
It is always the year of purchase that determines if compensation is granted, unless the maximum amount of SEK 2,000 has already been reached. The receipt must not be older than 2 years.
If you have paid your activities via direct debit, a copy of the bank statement and a receipt from the supplier should be attached. Gyms today have procedures for printing receipts to members paying with direct debit to prove that payments have been made.
Register your expenses using the health promotion form in Primula self-service.
The Swedish Tax Agency's guidelines for tax-exempt wellness activities (only in Swedish)
As an SLU employee, you can participate in activities at and also get a discount at some training facilities, see below.
Alnarp
Activities
Yoga
- Se more under "All of Sweden".
Discounts
To get the discounts, you have to bring your salary specification as verification of employment. This only applies at the time of purchase.
Actic
20% on a full-year membership at all Actic facilities in Lund and Malmö, see pdf.
Fitness24Seven
One year of training for SEK 2295, see pdf.
Umeå
Activities
Yoga
- Se more under "All of Sweden".
Campus gym
- The gym has recently been renovated and is located at level 1 (Skogishuset). The gym is free for all staff and students in Umeå. To access the gym, please use your keycard.
Discounts
To get the discounts, you have to bring your salary specification as verification of employment. This only applies at the time of purchase.
Fitness24Seven
One year of training for SEK 2295, see pdf.
Uppsala
Activities
Ultunapersonalens Idrottsförening, UPIF
Syltahallen has a number of scheduled activities, see schedule. If you want to participate in an activity, contact the person whose name and telephone number/email address are given for that activity.
SLU staff can book Syltahallen for individual games or other sports. You make your booking via TimeEdit. Syltahallen has different equipment such as tennis nets, floorball goals, volleyball nets, badminton nets and table tennis tables.
Access to Syltahallen is granted after you pay a fee of SEK 100/year to ULS IF. You do this during semester time between 12.30 and 13.00 at the IF room at the Ultuna Students' Union house at Duhrevägen 6. Read more about Ultunapersonalens Idrottsförening, UPIH.
Zumba
Due to the decition of stricter general advice in Uppsala County 21 October, the zumba will be cancelled from 22 October onwards. When the zumba is resumed, it will be notifyed here. If you have any questions, please contact instructor Anna Westling.
Yoga
- See below under "All of Sweden".
"Hitta ut"
Hittaut is a project organised annually by OK Linné, Uppsala's largest orienteering club. With the help of a map or GPS, participants look for checkpoints that are located in beautiful and interesting places around Uppsala. Read more here.
Discounts
To get the discounts below, you have to bring your salary specification as verification of employment. This only applies at the time of purchase.
Actic
20% on the full year membership at all Actic facilities in Uppsala, see pdf.
Fitness24Seven
One year of training for SEK 2295, see pdf.
Friskis och svettis
Student price for a one-year membership.
All of Sweden
Yoga
From 6 October, you have the opportunity to participate in lunch yoga online. Yoga suits everyone and no previous experience of yoga is needed. Yoga focuses on relaxation and recovery, developing agility and giving new energy, see pdf. Please note that on 20 October you can participate in the yoga by following this link Nedladdning av Lunchyoga 201013.mp4
Discounts
To get the discounts, you have to bring your salary specification as verification of employment. This only applies at the time of purchase.
Fitness24Seven
One year of training for SEK 2295, see pdf.
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