Guides

All the guides across all topics

How to make friends in Sweden as an adult

The myth of cold Swedes

Swedish newspapers

The political leanings and the media landscape ownership

Swedish pension

Which choices to make and how; what maximizes the pension

Swedish daycare/preschool and sicknesses

Staying home from work with a sick kid, when can the kid return after being sick, the rules for siblings, and the infamous vinterkräksjuka

Trade unions and collective bargaining agreements in Sweden

Do you need one, which one to pick, costs, benefits, and income insurance

A-kassa: unemployment insurance in Sweden

Do you need it, how to choose one, new laws in 2025, self-employment

Selling a house/apartment in Sweden

Costs, taxes, the bidding process from the seller's perspective

Swedish daycare/preschool: the overview post

Here are all the posts about förskola written so far:

Clothes and stuff for Swedish preschool + The world of Swedish second-hand

Clothes, shoes, etc — what does the förskola expect your kid to have, where to get it, how to mark it

Starting at a Swedish preschool: “inskolning”

How many days, how many hours, what to do, how to prepare