[custom_adv] When you move to Sweden, join some clubs for expats in Sweden. Even if you ultimately want to spend a lot of time with locals, having a network for English speakers is helpful. The American Club of Sweden holds monthly social mixers at hotels, Thanksgiving dinner, an Independence Day picnic, lectures, super bowl parties, museums outings, festival visits and more. [custom_adv] The Swedish British Society holds society parties every month, lectures and information sessions (i.e. Brexit updates), cultural outings and more. The International Women's Club of Stockholm hosts coffee mornings, afternoon teas, luncheons, museum visits, after work gatherings and more. [custom_adv] Beyond the famed natural beauty of Sweden’s snowy landscapes, magnificent fjords, world-class cities, and the Northern Lights—not to mention the natural beauty of its gorgeous citizens—the benefits of living in Sweden also include its reputation for quality of life. [custom_adv] Add to that a well-deserved reputation for Scandinavian orderliness, pristine cities, great public transportation, world-renowned social care, a prosperous economy, and Sweden’s perennially high standard of living. [custom_adv] For people hailing from other parts of the world, a transition to living in Sweden can come as something of a shock in several ways. There are some cultural differences you should be aware of before migrating to Sweden, as well as legal and practical considerations, as well as the cost of living concerns. [custom_adv] Sweden-based warriors and traders sailed as far away as Russia, Constantinople, and even Baghdad. A band of Swedish Viking warriors was so admired by the Byzantine emperor Theophilos that he invited them to serve as his personal bodyguards, and they became known as the Varangian Guard. [custom_adv] Swedish traders sailed routes to the Far East and back, forming the Swedish East India Company, while ships bearing thousands of Swedish emigres sailed off in the opposite direction, heading for the U.S. The exodus was so vast that for a time, that up to 1 percent of the country’s population was shipping out every year. [custom_adv] Issues surrounding immigration and how best to assimilate new populations while at the same time respecting their beliefs and those of the native-born Swedes periodically complicate politics for people living in Sweden.
