Newcomer stories

"Sleepy Skellefteå is closed. Where IS everyone?"

"Sleepy Skellefteå is closed. Where IS everyone?"

"Sleepy Skellefteå is closed. Where IS everyone?"

Shops and restaurants shut

Nobody answering the phone

"I was surprised by the large Indian community in Skellefteå"

"I was surprised by the large Indian community in Skellefteå"

"I was surprised by the large Indian community in Skellefteå"

"And the locals were also so welcoming."

"If we ever decide to divorce, I guess we’ll have to do it twice"

"If we ever decide to divorce, I guess we’ll have to do it twice"

"If we ever decide to divorce, I guess we’ll have to do it twice"

Had to marry twice!

"I was in tears"

Paul Connolly

"If I ate a pizza with banana on it I would no longer be Italian"

"If I ate a pizza with banana on it I would no longer be Italian"

"If I ate a pizza with banana on it I would no longer be Italian"

Italian Chiara moved to Skellefteå in midwinter

"Swedes are so friendly"

Paul Connolly

"Our hands were numb, and I had difficulty breathing"

"Our hands were numb, and I had difficulty breathing"

"Our hands were numb, and I had difficulty breathing"

From +30c to -20c overnight

Loneliness set in

What do you say when your child tells you "our life is boring"?

What do you say when your child tells you "our life is boring"?

What do you say when your child tells you "our life is boring"?

Rural schools versus city schools

Country life is "boring"

Paul Connolly

From hot to not: Indian couple's brave leap to northern Sweden

From hot to not: Indian couple's brave leap to northern Sweden

From hot to not: Indian couple's brave leap to northern Sweden

"Moving to a new place is never easy"

"We had an emotional send-off"

Happy ever afterwork: Skellefteå's largest gathering of newcomers

Happy ever afterwork: Skellefteå's largest gathering of newcomers

Happy ever afterwork: Skellefteå's largest gathering of newcomers

Norran took the pulse of the city's new residents

"What's that big, shiny yellow thing in the sky?"

"What's that big, shiny yellow thing in the sky?"

"What's that big, shiny yellow thing in the sky?"

Winter is finally done with us

Get ready for some fun!

"Three things I hate about Skellefteå people"

"Three things I hate about Skellefteå people"

"Three things I hate about Skellefteå people"

Do you do any of these?

Karin Israelsson

Karin Israelsson

Newcomer is first graduate pilot from electric flight school

Newcomer is first graduate pilot from electric flight school

Newcomer is first graduate pilot from electric flight school

Netherlands native flying high (sustainably)

Lars Westerlund

Lars Westerlund

"This is where Sweden is better than almost anywhere else"

"This is where Sweden is better than almost anywhere else"

"This is where Sweden is better than almost anywhere else"

English friends just can't afford it

"Incredibly high quality"

Paul Connolly

"You read that part, right? I actually DROVE in Paris"

"You read that part, right? I actually DROVE in Paris"

"You read that part, right? I actually DROVE in Paris"

"You'll never make it to France"

"The driving was crazy"

Jennifer Claywood

"Would you let your child drive one of these Frankenstein cars?"

"Would you let your child drive one of these Frankenstein cars?"

"Would you let your child drive one of these Frankenstein cars?"

Major cause of traffic jams

Nature's fury no match for grit: Swiss couple bounce back

Nature's fury no match for grit: Swiss couple bounce back

Nature's fury no match for grit: Swiss couple bounce back

Sttorm destroyed several roofs and buildings

New venture rebuilt near Norsjö

Lars Westerlund

Lars Westerlund

"Will our kids ever experience what we took for granted?"

"Will our kids ever experience what we took for granted?"

"Will our kids ever experience what we took for granted?"

Jennifer Claywood

"I don't miss the days when gangs blocked my front door"

"I don't miss the days when gangs blocked my front door"

"I don't miss the days when gangs blocked my front door"

Loved London but didn't feel safe

Skellefteå has welcoming groups for females

"Find someone with fresh eyes to rekindle your love of home"

"Find someone with fresh eyes to rekindle your love of home"

"Find someone with fresh eyes to rekindle your love of home"

Nicola had become used to new home

Friends helped revive sense of wonder

From down under to up north: Aussies find surprise neighbours

From down under to up north: Aussies find surprise neighbours

From down under to up north: Aussies find surprise neighbours

Moved in within a week of each other

"It's totally crazy"

Karin Israelsson

Karin Israelsson

"If you did that in the UK people would think you were rude"

"If you did that in the UK people would think you were rude"

"If you did that in the UK people would think you were rude"

Moved from busy England to remote Storuman

Now much closer to Skellefteå

Paul Connolly

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