28 Mar 2024
Work & Money
Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden: # 6

New volunteers are on board, business cards have arrived, meetings have been set with some of Stockholm’s international community’s key members, but what Claire is searching for this week is a little more patience. She writes “When I first moved to Sweden I used to joke that I should have the word ‘patience’ tattooed on  […]

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Starting a business Work & Money

Camelia’s Cupcake Blog: Starting a Business in Stockholm # 3

Camelia’s Cupcake Blog: Business advice for newcomers in Sweden with mouth-watering cupcake talk sprinkled in…. Camelia Safai moved from Canada to Sweden for love and just a few short years later she now owns and operates her own business, Camelia’s Cupcakes. In previous blogs she shared her personal experiences of moving to Sweden, and gave […]

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Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden: # 5

New volunteers are on board, business cards have arrived and are being handed out, and Claire’s positive attitude keeps driving the ‘English Volunteering Project’, run through Volontärbyrån, Sweden’s Volunteer Organization, alive and focused. She writes “I’m very excited as my business cards have arrived. I’m a great believer in business cards (along with wishing on […]

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Starting a business Work & Money

Camelia’s Cupcake Blog: Starting a Business in Stockholm # 2

Camelia’s Cupcake Blog: Business advice for newcomers in Sweden with mouth-watering cupcake talk sprinkled in…. Camelia Safai moved from Canada to Sweden for love and just a few short years later she now owns and operates her own business, Camelia’s Cupcakes. In her first blog she shared her personal experiences about her move to Sweden, […]

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Volunteering Work & Money

Volunteering in Sweden: Networking

This week Claire Thomas shares her experience of how important networking is when trying to launch a project. So now her office is set-up, official business cards have been printed, but what’s her next step? Oh yes, she needs to meet and forge the relationships with key individuals to get her project up and running. […]

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Starting a business Work & Money

Camelia’s Cupcake Blog: Starting a business in Stockholm

Business advice for newcomers in Sweden with mouth-watering cupcake talk sprinkled in….   We are so excited to introduce our newest Stockholm blogger! Camelia Safai moved from Canada to Sweden for love and just a few short years later she now owns and operates her own business, Camelia’s Cupcakes. In her first blog she shares […]

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Volunteering Work & Money

What it takes to volunteer in Sweden

This week Claire Thomas shares her experience of how she is approaching raising the funds for the ‘English Volunteering Project’ run through Volontärbyrån, Sweden’s Volunteer Organization. Claire has offically moved into her office in the Volontärbyrån headquarter. She writes: “I have to say that it is wonderful being back in a work environment again. For […]

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Volunteering Work & Money

Volunteering in Sweden #2

Claire Thomas shares her experience of how she has begun working with Volontärbyrån, Sweden’s Volunteer Organization, to set-up a project focused on helping non-Swedish speakers to find volunteering opportunities with non-profit organisations in Stockholm. It was clear to me that there was a need for opportunities for people to volunteer in English. The next step […]

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Volunteering Work & Money

Volunteering in Sweden # 1

Your Living City loves to learn about our readers experiences & ideas and hear their stories. If you have something to say or want to share about your Swedish journey, send us a mail with a writing sample and we will get back to you shortly:) Our First Featured blogger is Claire Thomas. In this […]

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Finding a Job Work & Money

Living in Sweden: the swedish CV

How to convert your résumé into a CV for the Swedish job market. We explain what you should included in your CV as you start your job hunt in Sweden.

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