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Health and personal care5 min read

What is considered healthy in Sweden?

Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux

Food is fascinating in many ways. Of course, eating it – I am a huge fan of this activity, but also as a manifestation of culture. Everyone who has been...

Discover Sweden1 min read

Allemansrätten – The everyman’s right

Yen Ling Lee

When I first arrived in Sweden, I noticed that there is so much greenery around, even in the city. Near my first apartment, there was a forest right behind my...

Discover Sweden8 min read

The Swedish attitude to weather

Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux

However much I have lived abroad and worked with people from all over the world, I am still painfully Swedish, especially when it comes to my relationship to weather. And...

Newbie Stories5 min read

Move to Sweden from the US – Eric’s story

Career Sweden Team

Sweden is a system, like a machine. So many of the small every day annoyances are not an issue because the machine manages them...

Discover Sweden5 min read

What to expect from a Swedish visitor

Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux

Although you might see Swedish cities full of cafés and bars that are frequented all day and night, many Swedes would argue that the best place to meet and hang...

Discover Sweden5 min read

Are Swedes really shy and reserved?

Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux

When asked about a national character, almost any newbie – or oldie, is likely to describe the typical Swede as shy, reserved and almost uninterested in human contact. Although everyone...

Newbie Stories2 min read

Sanjoo, India

Career Sweden Team

Sanjoo is a 44 year old concept developer, event organizer, food teacher and tour guide to India, who’s lived in Sweden for 18 years...