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OP, what exactly do you want to know?
Our system is totally different compared to US. There is no central matching system like ERAS, and the residency spots are based on the departments needs for residents and future supply of attendings and are funded by the hospital. So it differs from year to year how many spots are available at one place. It is easier to match in smaller programs/hospitals, but in general you will not be exposed to the more complex cases and very little research opportunities available.
Overall the orthopedic surgery is easy match here in Sweden. Vascular is from this year their own residency, no need to do the 5 years gensurg + 2-3yrs vascular fellowship anymore. But, to my best knowledge (and being good friend with one of the persons running the change in the residency structure), no residency is up and running yet. This is because of the financing issues for the residents. Overall, vasc surg is an easier match than US…
If you have more specific questions, I would be happy to try and answer them.