We explain Sweden
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Have you recently moved to Sweden or planning to do so, and wonder what parenthood here will be like? Or have you been living here for a while and are planning to have children? Are you an immigrant parent in Sweden with a young child and wonder what other parents in your situation experience? This […]
Have you recently moved to Sweden or planning to do so, and wonder what parenthood here will be like? Or have you been living here for a while and are planning to have children? Are you an immigrant parent in Sweden with a young child and wonder what other parents in your situation experience? This […]
The historical day has come: I am holding in my hand two passports, a Russian and a Swedish one. In an earlier post, I wrote about the journey to obtaining Swedish citizenship, which I hope may be useful to other newbies or not-so-newbies settling in Sweden. When I wrote it, someone asked me: So how […]
Donating blood is a simple act, but it can save lives! It only takes around 20 minutes, but to a person, it can mean a lifetime! I started to donate blood a long time ago. Back home it was very easy. Go to the donation center, sign up, and you are good to go. Here […]
Sometimes the best way to understand what you like and dislike about a country is to leave it for some time. The cultural translation, bracketing, brokerage; the cultural shocks one experiences in transitioning between two places, allow to understand deeper what we cherish and what we abhor about them. Every year I travel to India […]
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last month or so, you have probably heard of the Corona virus (COVID-19). There is a lot of reports in the media, talk around the lunch tables and among friends. People are naturally concerned – especially if you are in a new country and you are […]
Ad VimeDigital It has been a long, cold winter, but soon it’ll be time for the cold to let go and instead give way to spring and summer. Hopefully, this will mean lots of sunshine and warmth. A lot of people are already dreaming of where they are going on vacation when it’s time for […]
Pharmacies used to be state owned but on July 1st 2009 a re-regulation of the Swedish pharmacy market took place, allowing private pharmacies. Since then the total number of pharmacies in Sweden has increased from approximately 950 to over 1400. Disclaimer: To keep The Newbie Guide free, we use affiliate links (marked with *) and […]
As the year-end is approaching, I would like to use this blog post as a medium of reflection. A look back to where it all started three years ago. This month in 2016, I moved to Sweden from my home country. Time has passed by and many things have happened ever since, including having an […]
