Preparing for a move to Stockholm

A runner in Djurgården, Stockholm. — Photo: Victor Gårdsäter

Before you book your ticket

Discover everything you need to plan a future in a city that values work-life balance, innovation, family time, and all the other stuff that makes for a good life.

A practical guide to smooth your move to Stockholm

Categories :Before

Bringing your family

Categories :Before

How to find a home in Stockholm

Categories :Before

A practical guide to smooth your move to Stockholm

Categories :Before

Bringing your family

Categories :Before

How to find a home in Stockholm

Categories :Before

20 things I wish I’d known before moving to Stockholm

By Samantha Govender

Local in Stockholm

Samantha Govender, a Stockholmer originally from South Africa, shares 20 things she wished she’d known before moving to Stockholm nearly nine years ago.

Explore the list

Why bright minds from across the world are choosing to live in Stockholm

By The Local

If the world is your oyster, where do you choose to go and why? Today, many talented people decide by looking firstly for a city that fits their lifestyle – and then for the right job opportunities.

Stockholm offers a rare combination

Stories by locals

Find out what life in Stockholm is really like in the words of the Locals who live and work here. Discover what they wish they'd known before moving, what they've learned since, and why they made the decision to stay.

How the Stockholm lifestyle can boost your career

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Amani Othman

Local in Stockholm

Why living in Stockholm’s suburbs is the ultimate Swedish experience

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Lindsey LaMont

Local in Stockholm

Why we chose to raise our family in Stockholm

Categories :Before

By Shaena Harrison

Local in Stockholm

How to adapt to the work culture in Stockholm

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Nick Harinos

Local in Stockholm

Five reasons why international workers are important in Stockholm

Categories :Before

By Lindsey LaMont

Local in Stockholm

'Sweden is the best place to be a parent'

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

How I found ‘my people’ in Stockholm

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Samantha Govender

Local in Stockholm

How I started my freelance career in Stockholm

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Sophie Miskiw

Local in Stockholm

Gender equality in Stockholm

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Samantha Govender

Local in Stockholm

Before you book your ticket

A practical guide to smooth your move to Stockholm

Bringing your family

How to find a home in Stockholm

A practical guide to smooth your move to Stockholm

Bringing your family

How to find a home in Stockholm

Stories by locals

How the Stockholm lifestyle can boost your career

Why living in Stockholm’s suburbs is the ultimate Swedish experience

Why we chose to raise our family in Stockholm

How to adapt to the work culture in Stockholm

Five reasons why international workers are important in Stockholm

'Sweden is the best place to be a parent'

How I found ‘my people’ in Stockholm

How I started my freelance career in Stockholm

Gender equality in Stockholm

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