Mahmoud is 24 year old who fled from Syria to avoid being forced into being a soldier for any of the different fighting groups.
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Afghanistan to Sweden – Si Na’s story
Si Na came to Sweden at the age of 15 after a long journey just in the company of another teenager.
Moving from Italy to Sweden – Barbaras story
Barbara has been in Sweden since 2016. Her favourite Swedish words are “passa på” and “lagom”. When we asked what brought her to Sweden, she told us it was friendship and love.
Moving from France to Sweden – Garance’s story
Garance is a data scientist that came to study, lured by a general interest in Scandinavian culture and society.
Moving from Bulgaria to Sweden – Petya’s story
Petya came to Sweden in 2014. She is a twice re-located Bulgarian and devoted art lover. We started by asking her how she came to Sweden.
Moving from Australia to Sweden – Vincent’s story
Vincent has always wanted to live in Europe. Whilst traveling in Sweden he came across a new work place and was sold!
Moving from Syria to Sweden – Liam’s story
Liam is currently studying an international baccalaureate in Västerås. He is one of our star volunteers, who patiently translate the best content of the Newbie Guide to Arabic!
Moving to Sweden from Lebanon – Kholiud’s story
We came as asylum seekers as me and my husband had done a silent revolution against the regime. But because of this, we were threatened to death and had to flee.
Moving from India to Sweden – Jyoti’s story
Jyoti came from India to Sweden in January 2016. She was then living in Bangalore with her husband, they worked non stop, had no kids and were generally enjoying their lived. But they both had a desire to travel the world and so when they got the opportunity to work in Sweden, they decided to take […]
Moving from Russia to Sweden – Pavel’s story
Pavel is an artist, photographer, translator, travel writer, PR consultant, blogger and navel fluff collector who’s lived in Sweden for 6 years.
Moving from the UK to Sweden – Neil’s story
Neil met a Swede and moved to be with him. The idea was to come for one year but one year became two, then 5 and now 20!
Study Abroad in Sweden: My Top 5 Reasons
Written by Ezinne Edet It was always my dream to study a master’s program abroad. At first, I was undecided about which country to choose, but after much deliberation and research, I settled for Sweden. Here are my top five reasons (in no order) for choosing to study abroad in Sweden. Study Abroad with Family […]