26 May 2026
Essentials
Education Preschool

Scholar Kids and Books: A Great Resource for Parents and Teachers

Our contributors on Your Living City are a wonderful well-informed set of people, who are passionate about what they do. A prime example of this is Sarit Grinberg. She is the founder of the fantastic children’s education website Scholar Kids, designed for anyone interested in children’s learning. You may also like Sarit’s other articles: Tips on […]

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Education Preschool

Stockholm International Preschool List: Nov 2012

Choosing the right preschool for your child is a huge consideration anywhere, but the choice can be even trickier when you’re not on home turf. International schools are often a great option for parents who plan on staying for only a short term or where one parent has a language that is not Swedish. They […]

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Education Preschool

Choosing a preschool in Stockholm

Sweden’s generous parental benefits mean that you can stay at home with your child for at least a year; in fact it can be prohibitively expensive to organise child-care any earlier. At some point, most parents have to make that big decision as to which preschool is the right fit for them and their child. […]

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Essentials Housing

Buying an apartment in Stockholm

Slow. Inefficient. Fair. These are all words not to describe what it is like to buy a property in Sweden. More than any other, the cut-throat industry of real estate challenges perceptions of the Swedish stereotype. It resembles nothing so much as riding the ‘Insane’ rollercoaster at Gröna Lund, from the highs of euphoria as […]

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Essentials Housing

The horrors of apartment hunting in Sweden

Where do you not want to live? With the scary tattooed man? In the apartment full of dead flies? With the man with a meat fascination? If you’ve had to search for an apartment in Sweden, you know it’s hard work. Expect to have to join waiting lists. Spend days or weeks sitting in front […]

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Education Preschool

Tips to help get your kids to read

How do you get your little ones to love reading? Sarit Grinberg, founder of Scholar Kids, provides you with some tips and tricks. “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!” Reading to […]

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Education School

Coaching & tutoring for kids

How can we generate more inspiration, creativity and enthusiasm in the classroom?

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Education School

The International School of the Stockholm Region

As a response to a growing demand for a truly international education at the primary and secondary levels, the City of Stockholm will finance an international school that starts August 2012 -The International School of the Stockholm Region, ISSR- Preparing students to live in a multilingual and multicultural world   The International School of the […]

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Education Preschool School

Finding the right school for your child

All the things you need to know about finding the right school for your child in Stockholm

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Education Swedish Language Courses

Free Swedish Courses: SFI offered at Folkuniversitet

Searching for free Swedish lessons in Stockholm? SFI courses are now being offered at Stockholm Folkuniversitet.

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