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[Mike Shand]

Albin,

You are correct that SVG does cause some problems and often generates an 
error message which I usually ignore when exporting a file.
A Pdf does work in Illustrator but I have had better success with SVG, 
especially if you wish to edit any map features or separate them into 
layers.
Of course QGIS purists would say why not do everything in QGIS, the 
reality is that many cartographers (for the moment) prefer to finalise 
their maps in a graphics package such as Adobe Illustrator.  Exporting 
from ArcGIS to Adobe Illustrator (and retaining layers) is also a common 
route used by cartographers.

Mike