(edit title) Questions about Sweden? Need help to see if Sweden is the place for me =) Options

[UnsatisfiedSin]

I am 16 and have been inerested in moving to Sweden when I am done university. Yet I am not sure if it is the country for me. I have read that Sweden has great benefits, is this actually true? What do the benefits include? Then there is this contridiction that always shows up. Some people say that Swedish people are very open minded when it comes to foreigners, while others say they are not. Are foreigners able to find jobs as easily? Do Swedes usually accpet them?
And lastly I am from Canada, would it be difficult for me to get citizenship? Sorry for all the questions, and thank you in advance

[Hamsterdam]

I would advice you to come back on here when you are old enough and able to make those adult decisions,

[PDX]

You will get as many different answers as there are people on this forum .

Since you're only 16 now, I think I have a great suggestion for you: save a few thousand CAD and make a four-week trip to Nordic Europe. You'll get to experience the people and the place on your own. After that, we can advise you on the formalities .

~~~PDX~~~

[HannahSwain]

The best way to find out about a country is to actually visit it.

Your questions about benefits can be Google'd, I think Wikipedia covers them.

Consider well before you renounce your Canadian citizenship. Also remember that there's usually a long path between residency permits and citizenship.

Good luck!

[rtharper]

Good advice, but why would OP have to renounce their Canadian citizenship?

[HannahSwain]

Because it seems many EU countries are cracking down on dual citizenship. It is not a given that they would be able to keep their Canadian citizenship, it really depends on the circumstances.

[Kibiri]

As far as I can see, you just made that up.

[HannahSwain]

As far as I can see, you just made that up.

Nope. I had a lot to do with it in the Netherlands (dual citizenship American/Dutch) and I only got to keep my passport because of an obscure ruling. My mother kept hers because she married a Dutch man. All of the countries in Europe are cracking down on who they give citizenship to and dual citizenship is becoming frowned on.

However, it turns out that Sweden is an exception:

One of the basic principles of Swedish civil law has been the avoidance of dual citizenship. With the adoption of the Citizenship Act of 2001, however, Sweden abandoned this principle.

...

If you are a Swedish citizen and become a citizen of a second country, the new law means that you can keep your Swedish citizenship if the other country permits it. By the same token, if you become a Swedish citizen you can keep your foreign citizenship if the laws of that country permit it.

Source: http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassie...al-Citizenship/

So it also depends on Canadian laws - I have no idea what they are and no interest in researching further.

Nice that you just decided I made it up instead of Googling. Hard to resist feeding trolls.

Edit: removed unnecessary blank lines

[UnsatisfiedSin]

Thanks everyone for the answers. It seems visiting will answer a lot of my questions, and help me immerse myself in the culture. And it would not be easy for me to give away my Canadian citizenship for Swedish citizenship, I love Canada too much.

[icedearth]

Which part of Canada do you live? Because there is a Scandinavian Center where I live for the people who come from all over the Nordic countries. They offer language lessons , Swedish among them (next class starts in Sept), also a lot of cultural activities. Last April, the Norwegian club organized a one month trip to Norway to visit around 20 cities and towns. So I advise check your local area if there is a Nordic cultural center.

Here is the website the one in Calgary : scancentre.ca/

[UnsatisfiedSin]

Thank you soo much! I live in Alberta so I am contacting them tomorrow to see if I can take Swedish classes. You have saved me from so much searching! Thanks again

[CCVB]

You live in one of the best countries to live in in the world, why on earth would you want to come to Sweden which sucks immensely????? honestly man, stay in Canada, Sweden is a horrible place to live in, people are shit, everything is expensinve, amount of taxes is crazy, health care is non existent, dental care is the worse, read comments of Canadian people on here, barely any enjoys the country, many moved back quite quickly...

Go on trolls, insult me for my opinions, after all, this is what this forum does!

[UnsatisfiedSin]

I know Canada is an amazing country, but I want something new. And from what I have read, apparently, Sweden is an amazing place to live. From my undestanding Sweden and Canada seem similar in many ways, but maybe I am being ignorant. Thanks for the advice though, I will definitely look into the cons of living in Sweden.

[Migga]

Sweden is one of the best countries in the world, one can live a great life here. That`s my opinion. Go on Sweden bashers and Swede haters, insult me.

[cbgbg]

20 - 30 years ago it was brilliant living in Sweden but now it´s crap. Still its home for me now