15 Jan 2025
Moving to Sweden
Community Education Moving to Sweden University

An International Student’s First Impression of Swedes

Exactly three weeks after arriving to Stockholm as an international student, Natalia Londoño is ready to speak up about her first impressions of the city and most importantly its people. But first… some context. Judging from the title, I think you already know why I am here. Attracted by a great academic program, and with […]

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Banking Finance Money transfers Work & Money

Transfer Money without Transaction Fees

If you need to send money to your home country or elsewhere abroad, let OFX take care of your currency transfers and save you time and money. Your Living City has negotiated a further benefit for you – no transaction fees!   As expats, we often need to use international money transfers on the foreign […]

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Expat Support Family Family Activities Lifestyle Moving to Sweden Parenting Pregnancy & Baby

The expat identity

According to social sciences identity is the conception, qualities, beliefs, and expressions that make a person e.g. self-identity   Identity has never been something that has kept me awake at night. I don’t mean the really awful film with John Cusack and Ray Liotta. I mean the social construct that is meant to make a person e.g. […]

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Community Moving to Sweden Swedish Culture

The pursuit of the Swedish friend

I moved to Sweden 2009. That makes 7 years ago and yet, the other day, I caught myself saying to my friend Mikaela, “I think you are my first real Swedish girlfriend”. How weird is that? I did the math and after 7 years I can account for 3 real Swedish people that I would […]

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Dog Friendly Himmelska Hundar
Bars, Pubs & Clubs Community Dining out Pets

Walking the dog the fun way: Stockholm’s dog friendly cafes and restaurants

Our dogs are not just good company, for many of us they truly become like friends, or like family members. We would like to be around them all the time, also when we go out for a coffee, a meal or even a beer and enjoy the weather on a nice and sunny day. So […]

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Pets

Cat Fostering: When Pets are for Xmas, Not For Life

Ready to open your home for a small friend in need? Willing to take over responsibility for a cat in need of a home? Peter Vinthagen Simpson did just that this Christmas. “Yessssss!” The reaction of a nine-year-old animal-lover when told that the homeless cat home had finally got in touch to say that they […]

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Community Education Essentials Expat Support Moving to Sweden Services Swedish Culture Swedish Language Courses

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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Essentials Personal Number

YLC Essentials: How to get a Personal Number

Planning to come to Sweden? Or just arrived? How to obtain the three essentials: Residency, Personal Number, and ID card.

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Essentials Moving to Sweden

List of embassies in Stockholm

When you need to contact your embassy or consulate you can find all the details you need here.

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Essentials Pets

Importing your pets to Sweden

Do you wish to bring your most beloved pet to Sweden? Here’s a run down of what you’ll need to do in order to make this happen

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