29 Apr 2024
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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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Expat Support: Fika with Mumm

It’s a noun, it’s a verb and it’s synonymous with a great many things. That’s right, we’re talking about fika! Want to join?

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Community Couples Counselling Expat Support Health

Expats and mental health: The ‘Second Day Blues’

This week, Lysanne Sizoo explores why many couples experience the ‘second day blues’, when one half returns weary from a trip abroad only to be faced with disgruntled grumbles and a list of chores.   My father was naval officer and my mother a very independent and self-sufficient naval officer’s wife. She told me, “When your […]

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Essentials Health Pregnancy & Baby

Parenting +46: Pregnancy and parenthood in Sweden

Pregnant in Stockholm or bringing your bump to the city? Congratulations on your choice!

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Education Preschool School

Swedish pre-schools: the Reggio Emilia approach

Very popular among preschools in Sweden – the YLC lowdown on Reggio Emilia!

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Essentials Housing

Changing your Address Within Sweden: the YLC Guide

Moving in Sweden can be daunting! Enter – the YLC guide to changing your address WITHIN Sweden!

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Education Swedish Language Courses

Speaking Swedish like a native: the YLC guide

Finding it hard to get to grips with the language? Want to be able to speak like a native? Check out YLC’s Amy Johansson’s top tips to get ahead in Swedish –  the non-SFI way! I knew I had started speaking really good Swedish when people stopped telling me that I spoke good Swedish and […]

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Courses and events for budding Stockholm entrepreneurs

Stockholm offers several different options for budding entrepreneurs seeking guidance!

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Community Getting Around Tourist Information

Parking and driving in Sweden: the YLC Guide

Take a look at some of the basic rules you need to know when driving, and especially parking, in the City …

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