The Newbie Guide to Sweden Team is very excited to share some important news with you! After several years of guiding people through the journey of building a life in Sweden, The Newbie Guide to Sweden is entering a new chapter. After much consideration, the founder of the project decided it was time for someone […]
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How to adapt your CV to the Swedish job market
Welcome to Sweden! If you have applied for international roles before, you will probably find that the recruitment process is very similar in this country. As for your CV, the structure and the content are common to many other nations, but there are a few local subtleties. In this article, I cover the main points […]
Inkassokrav: A Gym Case
Written by Joseph Mukama Autumn is here and soon it will be winter. To several, this is a time to make subscriptions to new services like gym, to compensate for the changing seasons. With subscriptions, of any kind, it is always good to know the exit strategy. You don’t want to end up with an […]
Autumn Best Spots in Lund
Written by Hayu Hamemayu Every season has its own charm but for me there’s something about autumn that enchanting like no other season. The crisp breeze. The sweetness in the air. The amazing colours when every leaf is a flower as Albert Camus puts it. Maybe that’s just because I’m a hopeless romantic by nature. […]
Little Asia in Lund
Written by 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 foods, there are times when I crave for a little taste of home in Sweden. Lucky for me, there are some […]
Basic Everyday Info for Recently Moved Newbie
Written by Hayu Hamemayu Lately, I’ve been receiving questions from some people who are going to move to Sweden, either for work or study in my website and Instagram. And some of the questions are actually really simple, about everyday info, which I didn’t consider important before. At least I used to take it for […]
Surprising things for Newbies working in Sweden
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 winter… but hey, that gives me one more excuse to travel. Long story short – I was born in 1987 in Monza, F1 GP race for those who […]
Learning about Sweden from Popular Culture
Written by Hayu Hamemayu For many years, Sweden has been frequently represented in popular media, especially in the US. Ranging from typical references such us Swedish blonde girls in American Horror Story: Hotel to the Swedish chef with a thick accent on The Muppets Movie, Sweden is often narrowly depicted as anything that other countries […]
Giving Birth in Sweden: A Personal Story
Written by Hayu Hamemayu Monday, 3rd of December 2018, I woke up with severe pain in my abdomen and my lower back. ”This is it. Labor had begun,” I thought. But I wasn’t entirely correct. The contractions started but it took two weeks for my baby to arrive. What a journey it was. These are […]
Things You Might Want to Know about Lund
Written by 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. Its roots can be traced back to the Uppåkra settlement from around 100 BC. For this reason, Lund is rich with […]
Are you an Oldbie or a Newbie?
Are you a newbie or an oldbie? Read about it and then decide:-)
