Typical Swedish habits are quite useful to know – even if you don’t adapt them. Living in a new country brings its own excitement and challenges. The first years are usually dubbed as the honeymoon phase. This is the moment when everything seems so bright, fresh and exciting. Written by Hayu Hamemayu Then soon, things […]
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Permits for non-EU/EEA Citizens
Written by Joseph Mukama As an immigrant coming from a country outside the European Union or the European Economic Area (EU/EEA), you need a valid Schengen visa (less than 90 days) or Swedish residence permit (more than 90 days) to be allowed in Sweden. There are a series of various checkpoints from the time one […]
The “This is Sweden” moment
Have you had a this is Sweden moment yet? Daisy Goodwin, an English writer once said: “Marriage is like living in a foreign country as an adult: You can become fluent in the language, you can step yourself in the culture, you can know all three verses of the national anthem; but no matter how […]
Four Seasons Living In Sweden – A Year After Our Big Move
Four Seasons Living In Sweden. We have recently celebrated one year living in Sweden. One year since I flew all three children, myself, 3 car seats, and four overweight suitcases, over to join Dadda to start our new lives together living in Sweden. It seems a good time as any to weigh up the pros […]
Living in Sweden – 15 Things I Have Learnt Living Here
Living in Sweden, my experience. We have lived in Sweden for 1 year now, and throughout that year I have been on a very steep (but happy) learning curve. I have shared a lot of posts over on my personal blog at Mamma’s School about living here, but today I thought I would share with […]
