(edit title) I could be making a bad decision Experiences and advice Options

[Yeshelpisneeded]

Hello

I have been reading thelocal.se for 2 months, and during this time I have read many of the posts on swedish news.
I don't know if it's worth moving to Sweden. I have visited many times, but never lived in Sweden.

I hear the swedish economy is strong, I find this abit biased.

Any help much needed!

Thanks in advance!
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[Schomberg]

If you can get a full time job, Swedens as good (or as bad) as anywhere else. Depends on what you're after I suppose. If you've a young family it's easy here. I love the UK of course, but it's not as easy to raise a family there so ultimately I've sacrificed a job with a better salary for the quality of life I have in Sweden even with a considerably lower pay cheque.

[Svensksmith]

If you don't like Sweden, why would you move there? I don't like Gary, Indiana and I'm damn sure not gonna move there.

[andyron2]

That is a very incomplete question.For what purpose do you want to move?
I moved cos i got a full time job and im happy with my decision.

[johnjohn]

People on this forum can be very helpful but your question is too vague. Based upon the information you have given I must say Sweden is a great place for you and Sweden is not a great place for you.

[Yeshelpisneeded]

I have the option to transfer offices for my job. Sweden was mentioned. I'm single, male, 29 years old and have no children.

I work in the I.T. Sector.

[johnjohn]

If you are transferring to a job in the IT sector than you are miles ahead of most. Single can be great, 29 in the prime of life. Get your job to find you an apartment then I would on the surface I say by all means try it. There are of course so many personal factors involved but I say thumbs up.

[andyron2]

Hellooo....are you scared to give in more details? what do you expect us to help you with?
from which country you want to move here and which city in sweden you have the option to move? are you very happy with your current city,salary and work?
Im from IT sector working in stockholm.I get a feeling that your not eager to move to sweden.

[Yeshelpisneeded]

Hellooo...are you scared to give in more details? what do you expect us to help you with?from which country you want to move here and which city in sweden you have the option ... (show full quote)

Hellooo...are you scared to give in more details? what do you expect us to help you with?
from which country you want to move here and which city in sweden you have the option to move? are you very happy with your current city,salary and work?
Im from IT sector working in stockholm.I get a feeling that your not eager to move to sweden. ... (hide full quote)

Sorry I will explain more.

I have been working in Central London for 5 years in the same job. Due to the bad economy in the United Kingdom, some re-shuffling is happening in my department. They said I could stay in Central London if I wished, or move to Goteborg, Sweden.

I would just like to know peoples opinions and experiences with life and work in Sweden, and some advice if you were in my shoes. My salary is £35,000 per year, and if I go to Sweden the only difference in my salary will be the tax.

[andyron2]

I agree with JohnJohn.Thumbs up from me to make the move.
You need to do the maths on the net salary and think about the winter.

[tuborgian]

I moved to gothenburg a few years ago to work while in my early 30s and had a fantastic time. It is a small city, but can be lots of fun. Your money will go on different things, less money on rent and stupid bills as in the UK (esp London), but socialising will take up a lot of cash. The gothenburgians are a friendly and fun lot. I met my husband there and some of my best friends. We live in another city now, and if we could get work in gothenburg we would be there in a flash.

Regarding work, I don't know much about the IT industry in sweden, but in general there is much less of a live to work mentality that you get (or are forced into) in the UK. A lot more relaxed, but be warned they like meetings, the more pointless the better.

Good luck with your decision. I am actually jealous and would love to be in your position.

[Furu]

if I go to Sweden the only difference in my salary will be the tax.

A lot more tax.

[Yeshelpisneeded]

Thank you for your replies.

As I would be guaranteed a 5 year contract I'm safe. How is the economy in Sweden?

[dave.smith]

I think you'll enjoy Sweden if your mentality is right. Socially it's an adjustment from the UK, but for me it was a good one. I always found people in the UK bolshy, brash and too extroverted. There were exceptions obviously, and the higher up on the chav ladder a person was, the more I detested them.

Despite being very well off in the UK a few years before moving, I found that british women, even if they were as large as rhinos, would not accept a date unless one looked like Brad pitt and had the bank balance to match. (Not my original phrase, think it was actually someone else on thelocal that pointed this out first. It's true though, and worth repeating).

My social life was limited to a few people at the yard where I stabled and friend that I had met online (a lot of them from sweden). Some of these Swedish online friends I considered better friends than any real-life friends I had ever had, and I visited a few times and really enjoyed the country.

There are a lot of plus points:

Housing is cheap and accessible (except in the middle of town in the major centers)

Horses are a lot cheaper than in the UK

Women are prettier and more approachable

There is a very good system in place for parents and children

People are a lot more polite and reserved, unlike the rowdy brits

IT people here are a lot more technical than in the UK. There I felt like an odd genius, other programmers I knew were so slow, here I find a lot more people can keep up

The countryside is amazing and extremely accessible.

Besides fruit and veg (fresh), food is higher quality, although also more expensive admittedly.

Good luck with your decision, but it would hardly be any decision at all for me... Central London vs Sweden?? Lol

[hongkongdanchang]

I think you'll enjoy Sweden if your mentality is right. Horses are a lot cheaper than in the UKWomen are prettier and more approachableIT people here are a lot more techni ... (show full quote)

I think you'll enjoy Sweden if your mentality is right.

Horses are a lot cheaper than in the UK

Women are prettier and more approachable

IT people here are a lot more technical than in the UK. There I felt like an odd genius, other programmers I knew were so slow, here I find a lot more people can keep up

The countryside is amazing and extremely accessible.

Besides fruit and veg (fresh), food is higher quality, although also more expensive admittedly. ... (hide full quote)

The horse comment gives away a bit that you are an idiot of the highest order. As for the rest, who cares what you think.