Sjödin is the second woman, after Anna Lindh, to be elected president of the Social Democratic Youth League.
After completing her secondary education Sjödin spent one year working at a health care facility in England and after that some time at a Kibbutz in Israel.
In August 2005 Sjödin was unanimously elected as the new chairperson of the Social Democratic Youth League after Ardalan Shekarabi who chose not to stand for re-election after several scandals and divisive battles.
[2] In December 2006 she had to resign from the chairperson position after found guilty of a number of severe criminal actions while drunk.
[4][5] During the trial Sjödin continued to claim that the bouncer had shouted profanities at her and her friend and that he was aggressive, but she also admitted that she had drunk a couple of beers, a third of a bottle of wine and one tequila.
During the trial, witnesses testified that Sjödin, who is a former rugby union footballer, had used violence in resisting her ejection from the pub.