#MySweden: How I carved out my Swedish career in five steps
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Published: 28 Jun, 2019 CET.
Updated: Fri 28 Jun 2019 17:14 CET
Every week one of The Local's readers takes over our Instagram. Today, Shaena Harrison from Canada shows us her Sweden.
How old are you and what do you normally spend your days doing?
I am 37 and I spend my days producing events.
Don't miss Shaena Harrison's guide to networking your way to a Swedish career:
When and why did you move to your neighbourhood?
Well, we have two neighbourhoods. Our "city" home is in Kallhäll, Järfälla, which we moved to in 2011. When we moved to Sweden my husband had never stood in the queue for housing so we lucked out and got our first-hand contract through Bostadssnabben which placed us in Kallhäll.
Our "country" home, which we bought in 2017, is about 15 minutes from Sandviken in a cute little village called Gästrike-Hammarby. We ended up buying our home here as we wanted something that was max two hours away from the city, had city water and wasn’t a "fixer-upper". You’re welcome to rent it.
What do you love most about life in your neighbourhood?
What I love most about our Kallhäll neighbourhood is that it’s so convenient to get to for our kids going to school and commuting to Stockholm. What I love most about our country home is that it’s so quiet and peaceful and gives us a good place to decompress from our busy weeks.
And what annoys you the most?
I think the thing that annoys me most about the city home is when there are train repairs. For the last few summers they’ve shut down the pendeltåg which is frustrating when you still need to commute to the city for work. Good thing though is we have a direct bus to the other pendeltåg line.
How should we spend a day in your neighbourhood?
You should spend your day in Kallhäll at the beach! And you should spend your day in Gästrike-Hammarby also at the beach in Årsunda. Or skiing in Kungsberget.
What's a fun fact not everyone knows about your neighbourhood?
A fun fact about our neighbourhood is that actress Geena Davis attended Wareham High School as an exchange student in Sandviken, Sweden, becoming fluent in Swedish.
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How old are you and what do you normally spend your days doing?
I am 37 and I spend my days producing events.
Don't miss Shaena Harrison's guide to networking your way to a Swedish career:
When and why did you move to your neighbourhood?
Well, we have two neighbourhoods. Our "city" home is in Kallhäll, Järfälla, which we moved to in 2011. When we moved to Sweden my husband had never stood in the queue for housing so we lucked out and got our first-hand contract through Bostadssnabben which placed us in Kallhäll.
Our "country" home, which we bought in 2017, is about 15 minutes from Sandviken in a cute little village called Gästrike-Hammarby. We ended up buying our home here as we wanted something that was max two hours away from the city, had city water and wasn’t a "fixer-upper". You’re welcome to rent it.
What do you love most about life in your neighbourhood?
What I love most about our Kallhäll neighbourhood is that it’s so convenient to get to for our kids going to school and commuting to Stockholm. What I love most about our country home is that it’s so quiet and peaceful and gives us a good place to decompress from our busy weeks.
And what annoys you the most?
I think the thing that annoys me most about the city home is when there are train repairs. For the last few summers they’ve shut down the pendeltåg which is frustrating when you still need to commute to the city for work. Good thing though is we have a direct bus to the other pendeltåg line.
How should we spend a day in your neighbourhood?
You should spend your day in Kallhäll at the beach! And you should spend your day in Gästrike-Hammarby also at the beach in Årsunda. Or skiing in Kungsberget.
What's a fun fact not everyone knows about your neighbourhood?
A fun fact about our neighbourhood is that actress Geena Davis attended Wareham High School as an exchange student in Sandviken, Sweden, becoming fluent in Swedish.
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