Discover Sweden3 min read
Little Asia in Lund
Hayu Hamemayu
What do you miss the most when you’re living far from home? For me, it’s 3Fs: Families, Friends and Food! Coming from a country known for its distinctive and rich-in-flavour...
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Work3 min read
Surprising things for Newbies working in Sweden
Francesca Frigerio
My name is Francesca, 100% Italian, living in Stockholm since 2016. Why Stockholm? Good question, I moved for work without thinking how cold and dark it would be during the...
Moving to Sweden8 min read
Settle in Sweden within 1 year
Teenie Fung
Have you considered relocating to Sweden alone? Are you worried about the language, culture, job opportunities, cost of living etc? It can be extremely daunting to move from one place...
Discover Sweden3 min read
Things You Might Want to Know about Lund
Hayu Hamemayu
It’s old, it’s small, yet it’s full of charm: It’s Lund! Less known than cities like Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmö, Lund is actually one of the oldest cities in Sweden....
Discover Sweden2 min read
The “This is Sweden” moment
Hayu Hamemayu
Have you had a this is Sweden moment? That moment of realisation that reminds you that you are living in Sweden and this is the way it is here....
Moving to Sweden4 min read
5 Things I wish I knew about Sweden!
Karishma Desai
Sweden, a country somewhere in the far north, often and easily confused with Switzerland, is not a place people know much about. My knowledge about Sweden improved before coming here...
Newbie Stories4 min read
Odra, Guatemala
Career Sweden Team
Odra is from Guatemala and came to Sweden as she had fallen in love with Tomas, an amazing Swedish guy.We started by asking her what she found hard to adjust...
Household and utilities5 min read
Swedish supermarkets – what can they teach us?
Sara Costa
If you want to know more about someone, go and look in their fridge. If you want to know more about a country, go and look in their supermarket. There...
Learn Swedish5 min read
“Learning Swedish isn’t difficult”
Lydia Hallie
If you’re planning on moving to Sweden, you have to start learning Swedish. Yes, Swedes are very good at English, but you really have to know Swedish for many small...
Discover Sweden3 min read
Is there such a thing as something genuinely Swedish?
Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux
With the winter solstice around the corner and the streets waiting for snow glisten like Christmas cards, the Swedes are turning inwards, in space and time. Knowing there is no...
Learn Swedish5 min read
Finished SFI? What comes next?
Surabhi Mishra
Even before we put our foot on Swedish soil we know that we have to acquaint ourselves with the Swedish language. The Swedish for immigrants, SFI courses are the most...
Newbie Stories3 min read
Moving to Sweden from Nigeria
Career Sweden Team
Wemi swapped Nigeria for Sweden in 2014. She has a background in Engineering and is currently living in Umeå with her husband....