Coming next

This is a rough plan for the guides I intend to add in the near future, with the key word here being “rough”. If you're interested in any topic in particular, reply to any issue of the newsletter, and it just might be the inspiration I need to bump it up on the list.

• Pregnancy in Sweden: the medical check-ups, the parental leave planning (+ employee rights), what to buy for the hospital and for the first time with the baby
• Preschool in Sweden: how to get a place, the cost, the unspoken traditions
• Work in Sweden: how to find a job, how to keep it, how does the salary increase work
• Driving in Sweden: how the rules differ from the other countries, what to have in your car when it's real winter, how to buy and sell a used car, how much does it cost to own a car, those pesky parking signs
• Selling a house or an apartment: the process, the costs, the taxes, the tax deductions
• Swedish pension: how does it work, what is a good size of tjänstepension, how to do pension if you're self-employed, what's löneväxling, should you move parts of your pension
• A-kassa (unemployment insurance) and trade unions
• Running a limited company (aktiebolag): how to do the accounting, how to pay yourself salary, how much tax will you pay, which tax deductions can you use
• Legal differences between sambo and a marriage: implications for testament/inheritance/children
• Voting in Sweden: what are the main political parties, which different elections can immigrants participate in, how exactly the voting happens
• Learning the language: which Swedish podcasts are easier and harder language-wise, which Swedish songs tend to be recommended most often for their beauty and clarity of lyrics, which Swedish movies and tv shows are good for learning the language