Sweden Guide
Getting used to living in a new country is always a challenge. The Just Landed Guide is designed to help you deal with the day-to-day challenges of living, working or studying in Sweden. It is full of useful information and step-by-step guides on how things work and how to survive in Sweden.
Visas & Permits
- Introduction: The Swedish immigration system
- Short-stay visas: Visas for stays up to 3 months
- Swedish Residence permit: How to obtain one
- Work permits: How to apply for them
- Swedish Citizenship: How to become Swedish
Jobs
- Introduction: The Swedish Job Market
- Finding a Job: How to find a job in Sweden
- Job applications: How to apply for a job in Sweden
- Working in Sweden: Wages, working hours and annual leave
- Social Security: Swedish Social Security
- Unemployment Insurance: How to receive benefits if you lose your job
- Old age pensions in Sweden: An introduction
- Accident and Sickness insurance: How does it work?
Housing & Rentals
- The Rental market: Is it hard to find accommodation?
- Getting started: How to prepare your search
- Housing Portals: The different options
- Student accommodation: How to find student accommodation
- Relationships with landlords: contracts and rights
Property
- Buying property: How to buy property in Sweden
- Where to look: Finding a Swedish property
- Mortgages and property tax: What you need to pay
Health
- Introduction: The Swedish health care system
- Doctors, Hospitals and Dentists: The information you need
- Pharmacies: Opening hours and fees
- Emergency: ambulances and doctors
- Health Insurance: Public and private insurance in Sweden
Money
- Introduction: Cost of living and currency in Sweden
- Swedish Banks: Opening hours and how to open a bank account
- Accessing money: Credit cards, ATMs and cheques
- Money transfers: Transferring money to and from Sweden
Language
Telephone & Internet
- The Swedish Telecommunications Market: An Introduction
- Triple play: Landline, internet and IP TV
- Mobile phone: Using a mobile phone in Sweden
Education
- Introduction: The Swedish education system
- Schools in Sweden: Primary and lower secondary education
- Swedish secondary education: Adapting to the individual
- Swedish Higher Education: The different options
Business
- Start a business: How to get started in Sweden
- Residence permits : Permits for business starters
- Self-employed in Sweden: How to get started
Travel & Leisure
- Driving rules and regulations: Getting a Swedish driving licence
- Driving in Sweden: Renting & importing a car
- 36 hours in Stockholm: A weekend travel guide
- Exploring outside the cities in Sweden: Discovering the great outdoors
- Public Transport in Sweden: Urban and Intercity
Culture
- What to do in the winter in Sweden: From the Northern Lights to copper mines
- Etiquette in Sweden: Helping expats to fit in
Moving
- Before you move: A checklist of things you have to consider
- Professional removal companies: How to work with them
- Doing it yourself: How to arrange your move abroad