26 May 2026
Essentials
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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Essentials Expat Support Health

Healthcare in Sweden

Healthcare in Sweden is comprehensive and affordable, but may operate very differently from your home country. Lysanne Sizoo provides the YLC guide to visiting a doctor in Sweden. You may also like Children’s Healthcare in Sweden Emergency Contact Information List of Hospitals and Emergency Clinics in Stockholm   Healthcare in Sweden is offered both privately […]

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