24 Dec 2024
Education
Community Education Essentials Expat Support Family Family Activities Parenting Preschool

Inskolning Diary – day 2

Day 2 of our inskolning experience meant that M was stepping up to the plate. Bit of a shocker… …it’s day 1 except everyone apart from me knows exactly what is going on. That is how it felt as we didn’t even know where to put S’s shoes and jacket as we arrived. But luckily […]

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Education Essentials Expat Support Family Parenting Preschool

Inskolning Diary – day 1

It’s coming up for that time of year again! The new round of inskolning starts at förskolas all over Stockholm. If you don’t know what that is, well, you are in for a treat! Before S started her inskolning experience, M and I decided to keep a diary of the 3 days we spent at […]

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Books Community Culture Education

Felicia Margineanu on the Opportunities of Social Media

Living in a multicultural city I find it quite interesting to know more about the publishers. Who they are, what they do and why they do it? In this way we get to know them and appreciate their work. We can find out more about their feelings and life experiences that can make us see […]

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Community Education Family Preschool

Stockholm Parents: Back to Work, Off to School

Heading back to work? Sending the kids to preschool? Savvy Stockholm parents give us their top tips!

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Housing University

Digs Needed: Finding Student Housing in Stockholm

Coming to Sweden to study? Are you prepared to face Stockholm’s tough housing situation on your own? We’ve gathered all the links you need to get a head start on the house hunting!

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Expat Support Networking Swedish Language Courses

Global Expat Centre: Your Home Away from Home

Just moved to Sweden? Feeling like a fish out of water? There’s no need! Let the Global Expat Centre in Stockholm be your home away from home! Named Best Practice in Talent Support by the EU’s BSR Project in 2013, the Global Expat Centre offers language training, cross-cultural services and job support, along with a […]

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Children's Items Family Parenting Pregnancy & Baby Preschool

Parenting +46: Dressing kids for Swedish winters

Getting cold feet as temperatures plummet and the kids want to make snow angels in sandals? No worries, YLC’s got your winter wardrobe woes covered – booties, bags and beanies! If you’ve been in Sweden for a while, you may find yourself well aware of what winter is like, but still overwhelmed by the daunting task […]

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Learning Swedish: Public or Private?

You pratar lite svenska, you wear skinny jeans and drink coffee from 7-Eleven. Why do you still feel like the protagonist in Where’s Wally? YLC’s Kirsten Smart has one answer on how to get into the beanie-covered heads of the Swedes.  Mikko Nikkinen/imagebank.sweden.se So you’ve decided to learn Swedish. Hurra! The next step is deciding […]

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Expat Support: Fika with Mumm

It’s a noun, it’s a verb and it’s synonymous with a great many things. That’s right, we’re talking about fika! Want to join?

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Education Preschool School

Swedish pre-schools: the Reggio Emilia approach

Very popular among preschools in Sweden – the YLC lowdown on Reggio Emilia!

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