Emigrating to Sweden
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Cost of Living
Rent, groceries, transport, energy, alcohol, insurance and monthly budget in Sweden
Taxes
Income tax, municipal tax, state tax, Skatteverket, NL-SE tax treaty, employer deductions
Finding housing
Housing queue, Hemnet, subletting, bostadsrätt vs hyresrätt, housing crisis and practical tips
Health insurance and healthcare
Försäkringskassan, public healthcare system, 1177 Vårdguiden, patient fees, dentist and pharmacy
Regions of Sweden
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Norrbotten and Småland — living, working and lifestyle per region
Opening a bank account
Personnummer required, Swedish banks, BankID, Swish and daily payments
All guides
15 chapters, step by step
Paperwork and bureaucracy
Personnummer, Migrationsverket, Skatteverket, EU right of residence and registration procedure
Social security
Child benefit, parental leave, sickness benefit, unemployment, pension and the Swedish safety net
Driving license and driving
EU driving license, exchange, Transportstyrelsen, winter tires, inspection and traffic rules
The first 90 days
Step-by-step settling plan: week 1 to month 3, from arrival to fully integrated
Children and education
Preschool, compulsory school, upper secondary, school choice, Swedish education system and costs
Bringing pets
EU Pet Passport, microchip, rabies vaccination, Jordbruksverket rules and transport
Working and entrepreneurship
Arbetsförmedlingen, sole trader, limited company, collective agreements, unions and job market
Learning the language: Swedish
Learning Swedish as a Dutch speaker, SFI (free courses), language levels, English in Sweden and integration
Why Sweden?
Climate, Scandinavian culture, fika, outdoor lifestyle, equality, safety and comparison with the Netherlands
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INCLUDED: PRACTICAL TOOLS
Besides the 21 guides, you receive ready-to-use templates, checklists, and calculators.
Pre-departure Checklist (3 Months Before)
Personal Number Application Preparation Form
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Stamp Duty Calculator
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First Week in Sweden
NL & EN version included
Knowledge Base
Frequently asked questions & in-depth articles
Stories from emigrants
Dutch people who already made the move
Kevin (29)
Breda → Kiruna
From Brabant to the Arctic Circle. In Kiruna I work at Europe\
Wouter (32)
Amsterdam → Stockholm
As a software engineer I dreamed of the Scandinavian tech scene. Stockholm gave me a better work-life balance and Spotify as a neighbor.
Martijn & Fleur (38)
Rotterdam → G\u00f6teborg
With two small children we deliberately chose Sweden. F\u00f6rskola, barnbidrag and 480 days of parental leave \u2014 it\
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Terms every emigrant should know
Personnummer (Personal Identity Number)
The Swedish personal identity number (YYMMDD-XXXX). The most important number in Sweden — without a personnummer you can…
Skatteverket (Tax Agency)
The Swedish tax agency, but also the population register. Here you apply for your personnummer, file tax returns and reg…
BankID (Digital Identity)
The Swedish digital identity for online services. Essential — without BankID you cannot do online banking, use governmen…
Försäkringskassan (Social Insurance Agency)
The Swedish social insurance agency. Manages sick pay, parental leave (föräldrapenning), child benefit (barnbidrag) and …
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