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The Newbie Guide to Sweden

The Newbie Guide to Sweden

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      • Have you been denied a bank account?
    • Medborgarkontor – citizens advice bureau
    • Social orientation for newcomers
    • The Refugee Guide to Sweden
      • Apply for asylum in Sweden
      • Swedish for Refugees
      • Housing for asylum-seekers
      • Work, internships & voluntering
      • Make friends & connect with locals
      • Healthcare for asylum seekers
      • The Newbie Guide To the Swedish Authority Jungle 
    • LGBT Rights in Sweden 
  • Swedish
    • Where to learn Swedish?
      • Self-studies and tools
      • Svenska för invandrare, SFI
      • Svenska som andraspråk, SAS
      • Swedish for professionals and academics
      • Swedish at a Swedish university
      • Other Swedish Study Options
        • Medborgarskolan
        • ABF Stockholm
      • Private courses & counselling
        • The Swedish Teacher
        • Swedish with Mumm
    • Why learn Swedish?
    • How to learn Swedish?
    • Swedish Language Tests
    • Swedish requirements for higher Education
    • Swedish Spelling Software
    • Swedish student aid, CSN
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    • Find a job
      • How to start looking for a job
      • The Public Employment Service
        • General services
        • Employment help for Newbies
      • For foreign-born graduates & professionals
        • What you should know
        • Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
        • Incluso
        • SIFA & SFX – Swedish for professionals and academics
        • Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
      • Staffing agencies
      • International recruitment
    • Labour Legislation
      • Swedish work law
      • Employment types
      • Checklist for signing a contract
      • Labour Unions
      • Unemployment insurance
      • A-kassa temporary rules
    • Networking & support
      • Find a job through networking
      • Jobbsprånget
      • Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
      • Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
      • SWENCL – Sweden’s Engineers Club
      • Volontärbyrån
      • Incluso
      • The Job Coach
    • The Swedish labour market
      • Professions where workers are needed
      • Regulated professions
    • Fired?
    • Overtime & public holidays
    • The Newbie Work Guides
      • Step one: make yourself interesting for employers
      • Step two: Get visible on the work market
      • Step three: Expand your network
    • The Newbie Startup Guide
      • Market Validation
      • Register your business
      • The Small Newbie Business Directory
        • Join our Small Newbie Business Directory
  • Housing
    • Accommodation in Sweden
    • Find accommodation in Sweden
    • Emergency rental solutions
    • Temporary housing solutions
    • Write a great rental application
    • How to avoid fraud
    • Legal stuff and housing
      • How do I know if a housing contract is legitimate?
      • What can I do if my rent is “way” over the market price?
      • What do I do when the landlord refuses to return the deposit?
  • Health
    • The Swedish Health System
      • Emergency!
        • Emergency? Call 112!
        • Important phone numbers
        • Cardiac arrest
      • Health Centre
      • Specialist Treatment & Referrals
      • Free Choice of Care
      • Health Care Guarantee
      • How to buy prescription medicines
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health
      • Sexual & Reproductive Care 
      • Contraception
      • Morning-after-pill
      • Abortion
      • The Law for Communicable Disease Control
    • Dental Care
    • Costs & Fees
      • Patient Fees & High-Cost Protection
      • Health care costs – What applies to you?
      • European Health Insurance Card
    • Funeral arrangements
  • Driving
    • Which licenses are valid in Sweden?
    • Exchange a driving license from an EU country
    • Driving license from a non-EU country
    • The Step-By-Step Guide To A Swedish Driving License
  • Services
    • Moving to Sweden
  • Get connected
    • The Swedish Red Cross – Röda korset
    • Nya Kompisbyrån
    • Panion
    • Internationella Bekantskaper
    • Kompis Sverige
  • The Refugee Guide to Sweden
    • Apply for asylum in Sweden
    • Swedish for Refugees
    • Work, internships & voluntering
    • Housing for asylum-seekers
    • Healthcare for asylum seekers
    • Make friends & connect with locals
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Swedish Oscars

Oscars 2019

24 February 2019 By Ada Juraś

We are waiting impatiently to know who’s going to win the Oscars 2019. Tonight, of course, we keep our fingers crossed for The Border. In Sweden, the Guldbagge Awards jury hands out submissions annually. The first movie that Sweden submitted, Ratataa by Hasse Ekman in 1956, was not nominated for The Foreign Language Film Award Committee. But four years later, in 1960, The Virgin Spring directed […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bergman, Movies, Oscars 2019, Swedish Oscars

Guldbaggegalan – the Swedish Oscars

18 January 2016 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Guldbaggegalan

Big night for all movie lovers. Guldbaggegalen, often described as the Swedish equivalent to the Oscars, will be broadcasted tonight for the 51th time. Guldbaggegalan is an annual ceremony honouring achievements in the Swedish film industry.  The whole ceremony is broadcasted by SVT. Anyone who wants to watch it can either turn on the television or […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: culture, Film, Guldbaggegalan, Movies, Swedish Oscars

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  • Just arrived
    ▼
    • 10 things to get you started
    • Visa & Residence permit
      ▼
      • Visa
      • Residence permit
        ▼
        • About residence permits
        • Temporary residence
        • Permanent residence permit
        • Residence based on family ties
        • Residence permit based on employment
        • Work Permits for citizens of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea
        • Residence permit for students
        • Residence for asylum seeker
        • Residence permits for EU citizens
    • Register for a personal identity number
      ▼
      • About the Swedish Tax Agency
      • Why you need an identity number
      • Register for a identity number
    • Register for welfare
      ▼
      • About the Swedish welfare system
      • Register with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
      • Housing allowance
      • Parental leave
      • Sickness benefits
    • Get an ID-card
    • Set up phone and broadband
      ▼
      • Network coverage in Sweden
      • Find the right phone plan
      • Broadband plans
    • Get insurance
      ▼
      • Get a Home insurance
      • Usual insurance types
      • Pet insurance
    • Get your bank life started
      ▼
      • Get a bank account and BankID
      • Have you been denied a bank account?
    • Medborgarkontor – citizens advice bureau
    • Social orientation for newcomers
    • The Refugee Guide to Sweden
      ▼
      • Apply for asylum in Sweden
      • Swedish for Refugees
      • Housing for asylum-seekers
      • Work, internships & voluntering
      • Make friends & connect with locals
      • Healthcare for asylum seekers
      • The Newbie Guide To the Swedish Authority Jungle 
    • LGBT Rights in Sweden 
  • Swedish
    ▼
    • Where to learn Swedish?
      ▼
      • Self-studies and tools
      • Svenska för invandrare, SFI
      • Svenska som andraspråk, SAS
      • Swedish for professionals and academics
      • Swedish at a Swedish university
      • Other Swedish Study Options
        ▼
        • Medborgarskolan
        • ABF Stockholm
      • Private courses & counselling
        ▼
        • The Swedish Teacher
        • Swedish with Mumm
    • Why learn Swedish?
    • How to learn Swedish?
    • Swedish Language Tests
    • Swedish requirements for higher Education
    • Swedish Spelling Software
    • Swedish student aid, CSN
  • Work
    ▼
    • Find a job
      ▼
      • How to start looking for a job
      • The Public Employment Service
        ▼
        • General services
        • Employment help for Newbies
      • For foreign-born graduates & professionals
        ▼
        • What you should know
        • Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
        • Incluso
        • SIFA & SFX – Swedish for professionals and academics
        • Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
      • Staffing agencies
      • International recruitment
    • Labour Legislation
      ▼
      • Swedish work law
      • Employment types
      • Checklist for signing a contract
      • Labour Unions
      • Unemployment insurance
      • A-kassa temporary rules
    • Networking & support
      ▼
      • Find a job through networking
      • Jobbsprånget
      • Korta vägen – training program foreign born graduates
      • Mitt Livs Chans – Mentoring Program
      • SWENCL – Sweden’s Engineers Club
      • Volontärbyrån
      • Incluso
      • The Job Coach
    • The Swedish labour market
      ▼
      • Professions where workers are needed
      • Regulated professions
    • Fired?
    • Overtime & public holidays
    • The Newbie Work Guides
      ▼
      • Step one: make yourself interesting for employers
      • Step two: Get visible on the work market
      • Step three: Expand your network
    • The Newbie Startup Guide
      ▼
      • Market Validation
      • Register your business
      • The Small Newbie Business Directory
        ▼
        • Join our Small Newbie Business Directory
  • Housing
    ▼
    • Accommodation in Sweden
    • Find accommodation in Sweden
    • Emergency rental solutions
    • Temporary housing solutions
    • Write a great rental application
    • How to avoid fraud
    • Legal stuff and housing
      ▼
      • How do I know if a housing contract is legitimate?
      • What can I do if my rent is “way” over the market price?
      • What do I do when the landlord refuses to return the deposit?
  • Health
    ▼
    • The Swedish Health System
      ▼
      • Emergency!
        ▼
        • Emergency? Call 112!
        • Important phone numbers
        • Cardiac arrest
      • Health Centre
      • Specialist Treatment & Referrals
      • Free Choice of Care
      • Health Care Guarantee
      • How to buy prescription medicines
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health
      ▼
      • Sexual & Reproductive Care 
      • Contraception
      • Morning-after-pill
      • Abortion
      • The Law for Communicable Disease Control
    • Dental Care
    • Costs & Fees
      ▼
      • Patient Fees & High-Cost Protection
      • Health care costs – What applies to you?
      • European Health Insurance Card
    • Funeral arrangements
  • Driving
    ▼
    • Which licenses are valid in Sweden?
    • Exchange a driving license from an EU country
    • Driving license from a non-EU country
    • The Step-By-Step Guide To A Swedish Driving License
  • Services
    ▼
    • Moving to Sweden
  • Get connected
    ▼
    • The Swedish Red Cross – Röda korset
    • Nya Kompisbyrån
    • Panion
    • Internationella Bekantskaper
    • Kompis Sverige
  • The Refugee Guide to Sweden
    ▼
    • Apply for asylum in Sweden
    • Swedish for Refugees
    • Work, internships & voluntering
    • Housing for asylum-seekers
    • Healthcare for asylum seekers
    • Make friends & connect with locals
  • Blogs
    ▼
    • Blog
    • العربية
    • Recommended blogs
  • Newbie Stories
  • About
    ▼
    • Who we are
      ▼
      • The short facts
      • The Newbie Team
      • Meet our Newbie Bloggers
    • Advertise with us
    • Newbie partners
    • Media Kit
    • Are you an Oldbie or a Newbie?
    • Volunteer with us
    • Miss something?
    • Legal disclaimer
    • Contact us
    • Sign up for our newsletter