Newcomer stories

"This is how Christmas is celebrated in India"

"This is how Christmas is celebrated in India"

"This is how Christmas is celebrated in India"

India is only 2.4% Christian

"The most memorable part of a Skellefteå Christmas"

"December early mornings are a different kind of hard"

"December early mornings are a different kind of hard"

"December early mornings are a different kind of hard"

It's tough getting up when it's dark

How to make mornings easier

Paul Connolly

Panic suddenly hit me: “How the hell do I stop?”

Panic suddenly hit me: “How the hell do I stop?”

Panic suddenly hit me: “How the hell do I stop?”

Paul Connolly's first Nordic skiing experience went as well as could be expected

Paul Connolly

"Bonfire blazes, cherry blossom, and SHL glory"

"Bonfire blazes, cherry blossom, and SHL glory"

"Bonfire blazes, cherry blossom, and SHL glory"

Newcomer enjoys her first Swedish spring

"Skellefteå popped with colour"

"Do I really have to wear ear defenders when I mow the lawn?"

"Do I really have to wear ear defenders when I mow the lawn?"

"Do I really have to wear ear defenders when I mow the lawn?"

So many questions about Skellefteå life

But already embracing nature

"I didn’t like shopping in London, but in Skellefteå I hate it"

"I didn’t like shopping in London, but in Skellefteå I hate it"

"I didn’t like shopping in London, but in Skellefteå I hate it"

It's so different in Skellefteå

Unexpected response from locals

Paul Connolly

Want to settle more easily in Skellefteå? Have a baby!

Want to settle more easily in Skellefteå? Have a baby!

Want to settle more easily in Skellefteå? Have a baby!

South Korean couple loved having child in Skellefteå

"And you can eat the snow!"

"We have a new favorite team to support every year"

"We have a new favorite team to support every year"

"We have a new favorite team to support every year"

"It's easier to connect with the origins of Halloween in Sweden"

"It's easier to connect with the origins of Halloween in Sweden"

"It's easier to connect with the origins of Halloween in Sweden"

Jennifer Claywood

"Moving to Skellefteå to work at Northvolt saved my life"

"Moving to Skellefteå to work at Northvolt saved my life"

"Moving to Skellefteå to work at Northvolt saved my life"

"I really had nothing to lose"

"Northvolt gave me a future"

The woman who gave up her dream Stockholm job for Skellefteå

The woman who gave up her dream Stockholm job for Skellefteå

The woman who gave up her dream Stockholm job for Skellefteå

Marina is a blizzard of ideas

"Many newcomers have PTSD from life in big cities"

Paul Connolly

"This is a major drawback to life in Skellefteå"

"This is a major drawback to life in Skellefteå"

"This is a major drawback to life in Skellefteå"

But we couldn't ski in Skellefteå

"This DIY job was the worst decision of our lives"

"This DIY job was the worst decision of our lives"

"This DIY job was the worst decision of our lives"

Nicola has deep regrets

"When Swedes laugh at you beware"

"Bravo! These people made our new lives in Skellefteå better"

"Bravo! These people made our new lives in Skellefteå better"

"Bravo! These people made our new lives in Skellefteå better"

Paul Connolly

“If you ever feel lost and scared, hug a tree. It really works”

“If you ever feel lost and scared, hug a tree. It really works”

“If you ever feel lost and scared, hug a tree. It really works”

Estee swapped city buzz for rural pleasures

Tips for other newcomers

"I got spanked as a child, and I turned out fine”

"I got spanked as a child, and I turned out fine”

"I got spanked as a child, and I turned out fine”

Parenting in America compared to Sweden

Is it ever justifiable to hurt a child?

Jennifer Claywood

"SFI was so hard I thought I was in the wrong class!"

"SFI was so hard I thought I was in the wrong class!"

"SFI was so hard I thought I was in the wrong class!"

SFI was hard but so was buying a car

So many ways to buy a vehicle!

"Some stared as if Agnetha Fältskog were riding a golden unicorn"

"Some stared as if Agnetha Fältskog were riding a golden unicorn"

"Some stared as if Agnetha Fältskog were riding a golden unicorn"

"Slammed the brakes on but it was too late"

"Driving in Norrland has challenges"

Paul Connolly

"We were really not sure about moving to Kåge"

"We were really not sure about moving to Kåge"

"We were really not sure about moving to Kåge"

Settled in Skellefteå city center

Public transport a problem

"Our hometown was sunny and warm: but we still missed Skellefteå"

"Our hometown was sunny and warm: but we still missed Skellefteå"

"Our hometown was sunny and warm: but we still missed Skellefteå"

A winter visit to warm Chennai

Broken heaters in Sweden

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