A little tribute to my wife, who puts up with a lot. We met when I visited an IT friend at his workplace when I got my first good career job nearby. She was working at his building part time to fund her PhD studies. I chatted to her briefly whilst waiting for my friend. […]

This list is mainstream Swedish artists that have been fun to listen to while learning Swedish. It doesn’t include some good bands that sing fully in English – for example I hadn’t realised until a Swedish teacher mentioned them that Millencolin were Swedish. There’s probably some fantastic niche bands but I don’t yet know how […]

This article is aimed at friends and family in the UK wondering about the mechanics of moving to Sweden. It covers some learning points that might help someone emigrating. Swedish SIM When living in Sweden, it is a great idea to get a Swedish SIM as soon as you are able because it is going […]

This describes the postal experience in northern Sweden for the major post companies and compares to experiences in the UK. The information is intended for people in the UK wondering how everything works in Sweden. General Rules Typically there is a standalone postbox outside the property and the postbox should have the name on it […]

If you’re used to driving in another country, like the UK, and you haven’t done lots of driving in other countries then you might have some questions, which I’ll try and cover below: As an immigrant, is it hard driving on the other side of the road? No, as long as you are not distracted […]

There are some weird opinions on the internet, and one common one regarding solar is that it’s not a good idea in places like northern Sweden. As someone living in with a solar installation in northern Sweden, this is always an odd belief to read; it’s not that dark, panels are cheap, and there’s good […]

Here’s everything you might have wondered about the domestic electric supply in Sweden. This is mainly aimed at people that have never been to Sweden. How is electric provided? As a domestic home owner, you will have an electric supplier, and a electric network operator. They might be the same company, but you would otherwise […]

The following dates are our experiences for our location in Västernorrland. Note that the Swedish often use week numbers (e.g “week 25” of the year). This works well when the seasons change so significantly because the start and end of each month can be wildly different in character. January January is when the serious snow […]