The IT consulting[0] firm I work for (~700 people, Germany-based + a few satellite branches in other European countries but unfortunately not in Sweden (yet) —

The IT consulting[0] firm I work for (~700 people, Germany-based + a few satellite branches in other European countries but unfortunately not in Sweden (yet) — which is where I take it you are located) hires people with zero professional SWE experience – often straight out of university (though not exclusively so) and frequently it's people who didn't even study computer science (though in that case it tends to be math/physics and they usually learned a bit of coding as part of their degree or thesis or something). In our interviews we do some coding exercises but what we're mainly interested in seeing are logical reasoning capabilities, communication skills, culture fit and a genuine interest in software engineering. Our stance is that you can and will learn everything else – either in the trainings you attend when you start or later on the job, with some guidance by our colleagues. Long story short: You would very likely have a decent shot at an offer. Now as I mentioned we don't have a branch in Sweden (and EU law would require one if you were to work for us remotely from Sweden), so I'm not here to advertize our firm. But maybe you can find similar companies? I know of at least a handful in Germany, so I assume there must be some in Scandinavia, too. [0]: "Consulting" as in "We tell you how to do it and then we do it for/with you".