By the early 1990s, the pattern had changed, so that the new MNC jobs created in Sweden exhibited higher salaries than those that disappeared.
Interestingly enough, it can be argued that the relative competitiveness of Sweden as a location for production changed over the period in question, contributing to the character of structural change.
In the late 1980s, the Swedish economy was overheated, the supply of skilled labor was very limited, and the currency was highly valued, market Sweden relatively unattractive as an export base.
By the mid-1990s, as a result of the financial crisis 1992-1994, substantial reforms had been undertaken, labor was easily available, and the currency had depreciated, improving the competitiveness of Swedish production.
The structural impact of FDI on the home country varied accordingly.
When Swedish competitiveness was weak, Swedish MNCs decided to locate many of their "desirable" jobs elsewhere.
When competitiveness improved, the desirable jobs returned.