23 Dec 2024
Housing
Essentials Housing Moving to Sweden

Finding a rental apartment in Stockholm

Looking for a rental apartment in Stockholm? Shirley Å Johansson gives an inside view into some of the industry tips (and pitfalls) within Stockholm’s rental market. She writes “has the Stockholm rental market left you confused and frustrated? You’re certainly not alone. It took several conversations before I could even wrap my head around it. These discussions were peppered with words like “ förstahandskontrakt”, “ andrahandskontrakt”…

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Looking for a Flat in Stockholm: What to Expect

Has the Stockholm rental market left you confused and frustrated? You’re certainly not alone! Check out the YLC guide!

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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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Exploring the City: Stockholm’s neighbourhoods

Stockholm, the Venice of the north, is a mosaic of unique areas and districts. Don’t miss the YLC guide to the areas that make up our cosmopolitan city.

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Changing your Address Within Sweden: the YLC Guide

Moving in Sweden can be daunting! Enter – the YLC guide to changing your address WITHIN Sweden!

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Buying an apartment in Stockholm

Slow. Inefficient. Fair. These are all words not to describe what it is like to buy a property in Sweden. More than any other, the cut-throat industry of real estate challenges perceptions of the Swedish stereotype. It resembles nothing so much as riding the ‘Insane’ rollercoaster at Gröna Lund, from the highs of euphoria as […]

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The horrors of apartment hunting in Sweden

Where do you not want to live? With the scary tattooed man? In the apartment full of dead flies? With the man with a meat fascination? If you’ve had to search for an apartment in Sweden, you know it’s hard work. Expect to have to join waiting lists. Spend days or weeks sitting in front […]

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A guide to Stockholm’s Neighborhoods

Moving to Stockholm? Or just looking to discover new areas in the city? Better brush up on the different neighborhoods in Stockholm…

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