The Newbie Guide to Sweden - The Newbie Guide to Sweden

Welcome to the Newbie Guide to Sweden

New in Sweden? Does everything seem a bit confusing? Here at the NEWBIE GUIDE we help you make sense of everything new.

Just arrived & before

Just arrived? Here we guide you through your first steps in Sweden.

Get started

Swedish

Here we gathered information about your different Swedish learning options.

Learn Swedish

Work

Learn about your rights & duties and what you can do to find a job.

Find work

Housing

Why is it so difficult to find accommodation in Sweden and what can you do to improve your changes on the rental market?

Find housing

Health

In need of medical care? Here you find information on your different medical options.

Your medical options

Driving

Most driving licenses are valid in Sweden – at least for a limited period of time.

Get around

Make friends & get connected

Here you find organisations that will ease our way into Swedish society & language.

Get connected

The Newbie Guide Group

Join our Newbie Guide Group and connect with other Newbies in Sweden.

Join the Newbie Guide Group

Newbie Stories

Meet our Newbies as their share their stories on their first time in Sweden.

Get inspired

The Newbie Blog

The source for everything. Follow our multinational team of bloggers and get a more personal view on Newbie life.

Bikecamping trip to Stockholm from Skåne

Oh, Swedish summer is that part of the year when we try to fit in a million activities in 3 months to compromise with dark winter evenings and Netflix. In this post, I am sharing with you a story about my short adventure trip last summer. Since train travelling became a new green/eco/sustainable hyp…

Vacation by Bicycle

Ride yourself to happiness There’s something about riding that makes me happy. It doesn’t require as much effort, as say running, and you get to enjoy the landscape around you as a part of the scenery. Sure, sometimes there’s that hill that kills you, but when you get to the top you are usuall…

Kattegattleden- a Memorable Ride

Kattegattleden was nominated best European bicycle path in 2018. The prize is well deserved as it offers some of the best views of the west coast of Sweden. It takes you from Gothenburg to Helsingborg, or vice versa, across the Halland province. It’s mostly flat, well signed and wide enough to all…

cabins at falsterbo-skanor

Eco-travel around Skåne

There is no cheaper place to travel in Sweden during the summer than Skåne. Skåne is the southernmost region (län) of Sweden and it holds the most fertile lands. In addition, there are just so many beautiful places one can visit in the 33 municipalities (kommuner) of Skåne during the summer R…

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