Swedish for Professionals had our first session at Sqore last week! We had a great time teaching and talking, and of course there was the obligatory fika, which we discussed about and gave a short introduction to. Swedes love their fika-break, which has been a tradition since the 19th century. We are looking forward to more sessions, keep tuned …
Swedish for Professional’s first session with Sqore! Read More »
Good opinion piece about the importance of attracting and retaining international talents in yesterday’s SvD. Jonas Hellman, co-founder of United Minds writes about how Sweden needs to attract talented international students to stay. Although Sweden do have many international students studying for example engineering, there is still a shortage of engineers in Sweden. After graduation many …
The integration in Sweden is improving; the differences between foreigners and domestic swedes has become smaller in many aspects such as employment and health. Although there are some problematic areas such as the difference in academic results between domestic swedes and foreign-born swedes, the overall picture is that the integration has been progressing the last …
The Almedalen week is over and we want to thank all those who have been participating and also give a special thanks to #Hejdigitalt. To summarize, it has been a week packed with action and positive responses. We at Swedish for Professionals are convinced that we are on the right track! Both Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, president of …
The Almedalen Week has started now and Kristina is our representative from Swedish for Professionals! The Almedalen Week is perhaps the single most important forum in Swedish politics, and Swedish for Professionals would not want to miss such an opportunity to participate and present our vision at this forum. Kristina participated in a panel discussion …
More tips for the newcomer in Sweden! This article lists the six top tips for good manners in Sweden, but for those of you who cannot read Swedish we have written a short translation for you. 1. Avoid ‘dead fishes’, have a steady handshake and make eye contact. 2. Don’t forget the ‘System-bag’, bring your …
We are very happy to announce that our two founders, Kristina and Claudia, are now part of the Nova Network for Swedish top talents. We are proud and honoured to have the opportunity to share our vision and passion with the network and all the readers, and we hope that more people will have the …
Are you new in town and do not know where to go? The City of Stockholm has now created a website that covers many of the most common questions you might have about housing, taxes, employment and so on. Check it out at: www.visitstockholm.com/movingtostockholm
Language courses are highly sought after by international talents; 70 % consider it is very important/important that the employer can offer Swedish language courses when moving to Sweden. The results are based on a survey with 1000 international participants who currently works in Sweden. The full report (in Swedish) can be found at: http://www.stockholmbusinessregion.se/PageFiles/12861/1000_röster_om%20Stockholm.pdf
