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Four Steps to Do After Being Accepted to a University in Sweden

6 April 2022 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Hamzah Dzikri Fadliansyah Congratulations! You are accepted to a university in Sweden. Now, what’s next? Many of you wonder what to do after receiving the notification of selection results from universityadmissions.se. Here are four steps you need to take to start your journey of studying in Sweden. Accept the offer and pay the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: accomodation in Sweden, move to Sweden, residence permit, study abroad in sweden, study in Sweden

6 essential suggestions when you are new in Sweden

23 February 2022 By The Newbie Team 1 Comment

Written by Chia May Hej Hej! So you’re new in Sweden and probably already have a checklist on what you’ll have to do.  These are my top 6 essential suggestions that I wished I knew when I first move to Stockholm. This list does not mention housing, but there are super helpful articles here to […]

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Settle in Sweden within 1 year

14 October 2018 By The Newbie Team 2 Comments

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 to another. However, life is short but remember that preparation is key and adaptation comes next.  Written by Teenie Fung Do your homework, measure the […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: accommodation, apartment for rent, culture, find a job, Housing, Integration, job in sweden, job interview sweden, job seeking tools, language, learn Swedish, move to Sweden, networking, newbie story, relocate, sfi, stockholm, Swedish, traditions, welcome to sweden, work

Relocation and that restart button

4 March 2018 By The Newbie Team

Relocation anywhere is a challenge. Moving to a new place when you have a good career back home isn’t just hard; it IS a big decision. But a choice had to be made. And that choice brought me to Sweden, more than 10,000 kilometres away from my home country. Written by Hayu Hamemayu I never […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: being a writer in sweden, find a job in Sweden, life in sweden, move to Sweden, new in sweden, relocation to Sweden, turn hobby into work

English in Sweden

20 November 2017 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Don’t speak a single word of Swedish yet? No problem! Everyone speaks English (but all the signs are in Swedish) ‘Is this a cucumber or a zucchini??’ I wondered, as I tried my best to figure out the Swedish on the label. After standing in front of the produce for an embarrassingly long time, I […]

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Moving to Sweden: The Post-Move Blues

1 November 2017 By The Newbie Team 1 Comment

Moving to Sweden and Im feeling down. It’s cloudy. I don’t know about you and the weather where you’re at today, but here in Nyköping, it’s cloudy and raining and dark. The candles are lit and there is hot tea here beside me, but still, as the days are getting shorter and the weather is […]

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