Blond, cold and far away
Like a mix between the UK and Germany.
The housing situation is also quite bad, it’s near impossible to rent if you move here for work (unless your company acts as a guarantor).
The rent-controlled housing queue system is extremely corrupt and long - at least 8-year queues (unless you’re related to the local administration). Taxes are also insanely high on workers - 56+% income tax, 25% VAT.
The currency has collapsed since COVID so wages are far worse relative to Europe than before (and let’s not even mention the USA).
It’s far from everywhere (you’re not going on holiday to Russia these days), with few direct flights, and long delivery times for imports.
But still the transport is quite good, there are a fair number of new apartments if you can buy a leasehold (it has its own issues with high fees and interest rates though), and a lot of online services.
I’d give it a 6/10.
Its all Ikea.
Deboard the plane on the Stårons, and go through Pæspørt Kontrøl, dont forget your allen wrenches (must have on your person at all times), and enjoy the pletiful free lingonberries & meatballs as you exit the airport.
If you land and encounter Pæspørt Kontrøl, you have unfortunately arrived in Denmark. It should say Pässpört Kontröl!
Best Knäckebröd.
Vast and sparsely populated. Rich, maybe a bit spoiled. Beautiful nature and landscapes. Nice, rather introverted people.
Vast and sparsely populated.
I think it helps to consider the south and the north separately for this calculation - Sweden has a population density of 23.6/km^2 - indeed quite low, but to put it into context, the north has a population density of approximately 4.9/km^2 while the south has around 50/km^2 - the population is very lopsided. The north is bigger than the south as well, accounting for around 60% of the total area of the country.
