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The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Winter in Sweden

29 August 2024 By Ellen Boyer Pokorny Leave a Comment

Winter in Sweden can be a challenge for any newbie (or oldie) to navigate. If you come from another part of the world where there is more sunlight and warmer temperatures during winter, the differences in Sweden may feel too big to survive. Luckily, we have created the ultimate guide to surviving winter in Sweden. […]

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Aurora Borealis in Sweden and other winter activities

22 November 2023 By Sara Costa Leave a Comment

The northern lights (also known as Aurora Borealis) are the holy grail of skywatching. Magical and mystical. You never really know when, where or if you are going to see them. There are times of the year when the chance of seeing the northern lights is higher, but even so, it is not a guarantee […]

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‘Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is about

22 June 2022 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

How just a year in Sweden changed my relationship with the sun, and turned Midsummer from a holiday into a religion. Summers, really now?! For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a winter person. I’d say anyone who’s grown up in Delhi must be. The summer in the Indian capital is relentless. Stretching […]

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Hitchhiking to Jokkmokk market in February

23 February 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Elina Nomad In a world of postponed traveling plans, it might be the best time to remember and go through your past travels. Making a mental list of travels “to do” when we can go again. “What’s the most memorial adventure while hitchhiking in Sweden?” Is often asked to me by curious Swedish […]

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Winter clothing for children

29 January 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

It’s time for winter! Lots of children are expecting it enthusiastically as well as parents. They want to go out and play in the snow. But winter is not only about the feeling of snow falling from the sky. I am not trying to diminish your excitement, […]

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Fall in love with the dark season in Sweden

6 December 2020 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Elina Nomad It’s here. The season of searching for the light. Many newbies and long term expats remember their first winter season in Sweden. As we all more or less have experienced seasonal depression. Myself, I ‘caught’ it too. With humour, my SFI teacher introduced me to this darkness “illness” by saying: “Welcome […]

Filed Under: Blog, Health Tagged With: seasonal depression in Sweden, Winter in Sweden

Getting Through December

3 December 2020 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Alison Allfrey The clocks have gone back, the winter tyres are going on, Christmas is some way off – how best do you get through December which can be the most challenging month in Sweden? In expat circles, December chatter about impending snowstorms, months of darkness ahead, winter vomiting bugs and other nasties […]

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