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Does he pay taxes in Sweden where income tax is as follows {I have no doubt that the UN does NOT pay the employer tax or the pension fee or any of the other taxes. I'll also bet that he intends to collect the Swedish pension}:

"Sweden has a taxation system that combines a direct tax (paid by the employee) with an indirect tax (paid by the employer). In practice, the employer provides the state with both means of taxation but the employee only sees the direct tax on his declaration form. Below is a compilation of the taxes that compose the final income tax (2003):

Tax on "gross" income "from the employer": 32,82% (indirect, fixed)
Pension "fee" on "gross" income: 6.95% (indirect, fixed)
"State tax" on, "gross" income less pension tax and a "base deduction": ~32% (direct, varies by state)
"Federal tax" on, "gross" income less pension tax and a "base deduction": 0%, 20% or 25% (direct, progressive)
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Example
Income: 180,000 kronor ($25,000)

Tax: 121,634 (68% of income)
"Employer tax": 59,076
Pension "fee": 12,510
State tax: 50,048
Income: 450,000 kronor ($64,285) (eligible for "federal" income tax of 25%)

Tax: 412,665 (92% of income)
"Employer tax": 147,690
Pension "fee": 31,275
State tax: 131,200
Federal tax: 102,500 "

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax

Does he pay taxes in Sweden...

Good question & wish I knew the answer. I would not be surprised if he did not.

Going on foggy recall from 15-16 years ago...a friend was transferred to Aruba from the US, working for a US corporation. According to this friend, he did not pay US income taxes on his salary but he was restricted as to how much time he could spend in the US per annum (a couple of weeks, IIRC), but I don't think there was any restriction as to how long his wife & kids could visit in the US. At such a time as he returned to the US to reside, whatever money he brought back w/ him was then subject to US taxes. Don't recall if he was then req'd to pay taxes in Aruba...long time ago & possibly the rules have changed... Hopefully someone with more current info & info regarding the Swedish system will chime in.