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

By Invest Stockholm

Get residence permits

Categories :Before

By Invest Stockholm

Find a home

Categories :Before

By Invest Stockholm

A practical guide to smooth your move to Stockholm

Categories :Before

By Invest Stockholm

Get residence permits

Categories :Before

By Invest Stockholm

Find a home

Categories :Before

By Invest Stockholm

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.

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

By Invest Stockholm in collaboration with 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 boosts your career, creativity and wellbeing

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 :Start a business

By Sophie Miskiw

Local in Stockholm

Gender equality in Stockholm - ‘It would be hard for me to move somewhere else now’

Categories :Your life in Stockholm

By Samantha Govender

Local in Stockholm

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