25 Apr 2024
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Networking Your New City

Why some people find it hard to make friends in Sweden and what to do about it

When you went to school growing up, you probably found that making friends felt natural as you had many repeated organic interactions. This is how people establish many of their friendships. Moving to a new country or city as an adult, you may find that you meet people who already have their set quota of […]

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Community Moving to Sweden Swedish Culture

The pursuit of the Swedish friend

I moved to Sweden 2009. That makes 7 years ago and yet, the other day, I caught myself saying to my friend Mikaela, “I think you are my first real Swedish girlfriend”. How weird is that? I did the math and after 7 years I can account for 3 real Swedish people that I would […]

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