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The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Work Visa in Sweden

15 February 2025 By Ellen Boyer Pokorny Leave a Comment

There are many different reasons why you may want to move to Sweden. Maybe your partner is Swedish, maybe you’ve heard about the excellent work life balance that Sweden is famous for, or maybe you’ve just visited and fallen in love with its culture. But moving to Sweden requires an important step for many people: […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Culture, Info, Just Arrived Tagged With: find a job, Find a job before moving to Sweden, find a job in Sweden, Get a visa or residence permit in Sweden, Getting a visa to Sweden, Requirements for a Swedish visa, Visa for Sweden, work visa, work visa in Sweden

What is it really like to work in Sweden?

11 February 2022 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks back we conducted a poll asking the Newbie community, ‘How different is the business behaviour or work culture in Sweden compared to that of your home country?’ And 90% of our readers voted: ‘Very different’. No wonder then, that for a newbie in Sweden, feeling at home at work doesn’t come […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Culture, Sweden, Work Tagged With: business behavior, life in sweden, Newbie, Newbie in Sweden, Sweden, Swedish Culture, work culture, work in sweden, working in Sweden, worklife

A guide to wild camping in Sweden

18 September 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Tasnim Nizar As a newbie in Sweden, I was always curious about wild camping. This is something I had never done in my country and I was so fascinated about the possibilities Sweden’s vast nature had to offer. Wild camping to me is a great way to connect with nature in a deep […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Sweden Tagged With: allemansrätten, Camping in Sweden, newbie tips, Sweden Nature

Around Sweden in 8 buildings

31 August 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by William Mansell Sweden has come a long way architecturally from the classic ‘Falu Röd färg’ red houses. From tree & Ice hotels to a twisted skyscraper. Sweden boasts an eclectic variety of architecture to rival any country. Come take a journey around Sweden in 8 buildings. Public Library, Stockholm One of Stockholm’s lesser […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Culture, Sweden Tagged With: about sweden, new in sweden, Sweden, traveling in Sweden

Learning Swedish is fun!

26 July 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by William Mansell Learning a language can be a hard process, but it can also be a rewarding one. Swedish is no exception whatever your aims. Whether you are learning for fun, work or planning to move to Sweden, learning Swedish can be fun! Now we know that the Swedes are a very proficient […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Culture, Swedish Tagged With: culture, Language learning, learn Swedish, learning swedish, Swedish, Swedish as a second language, Swedish language, tips and tricks

Sweden’s Side Effects

2 March 2020 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Sara Costa Like a medicine taken regularly, a new place to live can also cause some side effects. Moving to a new country (or even a new city or neighbourhood) usually involves changes of habits, daily life and some cultural shocks. Some new habits are easy, like fika, but some other ones can […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Sweden Tagged With: life in sweden, life-changing, side effects

The Sex Purchase Act

16 December 2019 By The Newbie Team

I will write about a law that is dear to me and that has become famous worldwide as ”The Nordic Model: The sex purchase act”. All countries have their own laws and it is sometimes difficult to know them when you have arrived in a new country. 20 years ago Sweden was the first country […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Health, Sweden Tagged With: human rights, law, rights in sweden, sex purchase act

Enjoy Winter in Måkläppen

3 December 2019 By The Newbie Team

Only during 12 weeks a year, the wildlife sanctuary Måkläppen is open. From November 1 to January 31 you have the chance to explore this nature reserve. And it is worth it! Målkläppen is the home to many birds, but most excitingly, you can observe seals very closely there. Målklappan is located in the southern […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Sweden Tagged With: discover, målklappan, Malmö, travel, winter

Swedish Taxes: Where, Why and How?

7 October 2019 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Georgia Lane A guide to where our tax money goes and the pros and cons of a high tax society. Sweden has a progressive income tax and income thresholds are regulated each year. On each earning over this figure you will also pay national income taxes, with the money going to the state. […]

Filed Under: About, Blog, Info, Just Arrived, Social, Sweden Tagged With: education, high tax, immigration, tax

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