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29 Tips Before Moving to Stockholm
20, Jul 2011You moved to Stockholm, Sweden, the most populated city at the highest lattitude in the world. You unpacked the two tiny bags the airlines allow for you to carry and now sitting in a tiny apartment wondering will happen next. There were a lot of things I wish I knew about Sweden before coming here. [...]
Moving to Sweden: Making Friends
29, Jun 2011Moving to a new country and then making new friends is hard. Moving to Sweden and making friends is like waiting for hell to freeze over. A friend over on Twitter ask me to write a bit about what’s it like to make new friends here. First, the collection of articles on living in Sweden. [...]
Got $25,000? Get a Box for 30 Sq Feet
15, Jun 2011Only for 175,000 SEK (around $25,000) for a small box with four walls, a window, a roof, and a whole lot of space. On the market for 278 days and counting. Even more expensive than Stockholm, 58 333 kr/m² for an apartment. To buy or not to buy…
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Cost of Living in Stockholm
9, May 2011It’s pretty obvious that Stockholm is an expensive city. It’s the capital, the largest city in the country and the nordic region, and the “capital of Scandinavia.” But if you, like 24% of Swedes live in Stockholm county, you’re in for some serious spending and judicious savings. I thought I would break down my cost [...]
Lönedag- Payday in Sweden!
25, Mar 2011Today is the 25th. Before Sunday, the day of rest, and Saturday, the day of Sabbath, the 25th in Sweden is the most important day. It is payday for the month for everyone across Sweden. You get paid on the 25th or no day. Because this payday occurs on a Friday, you can be sure [...]
- In: jobs|Living in Sweden
The Unassuming House in the Suburbs
28, Feb 2011The Swedish suburbs have a bad rap. They’re outdated, lonely, ugly, dangerous, isolated, ugly, cold, shabby, and far away from civilization. The houses totally isolated from civilization tend to be the pretty Swedish summer houses. The rest are not so lucky. But we found one house that beats the odds. It is by far average [...]
Job Opening in Sweden: Social Media Butterfly
23, Feb 2011I don’t post much if anything about my day job online. But I do want offer a great gem that we are interested in a freelance writer. Specifically a freelance writer that rocks at writing (common sense I know), social media, and is located anywhere on planet Earth. That’s right, you do not need to [...]
- In: jobs|Living in Sweden
More Things to Hate about Sweden
25, Jan 2011I know I ruffled feathers with my 10 things I hate about Sweden. People thought I was/am a real a’hole. To prove them wrong, I made a list about why I love Sweden. But let’s get real. The I love Sweden post received 15 comments. The I hate Sweden post received 255 comments. The people [...]
Adventures with Swedish ID Cards
8, Jan 2011Thanks to a comment from Anonymous, the rules at Skatteverket have changed. You can get an ID if you allow Skatteverket to match your features and data in the Migrationsverket system. Takes several weeks long this way than using a living Swede as reference however. See his comment below. This is part of the living [...]
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Spotifiera & Other Swedish New Words
5, Jan 2011The Swedish Language Council issues new words for the official entry into the Swedish language every year. Until now, I had no idea there was such a council since they are not as in your face as L’Academie Francaise (the French version). L’Academie Francaise is strict about accepting words into the French language. They are [...]
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