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How to get a bank account and BANK ID

Getting a Swedish bank account will make your life in Sweden a lot easier. Most things are paid for by credit/debit cards. Newbies often find it surprising and a bit costly – considering the international fees. So, it might be a good idea for you to open a Swedish bank account. It is not really difficult to do but you need to take some previous steps before you do so.

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Have you been denied a bank account in Sweden?

Having a bank account is pretty much vital in Sweden, especially as Sweden goes more and more towards becoming a cashless society. However, it is unfortunately often the case that banks deny newbies (and others) a bank account for sometimes rather flimsy reasons. If this happens to you – this is what you can do.

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Swedish taxes: where, why, and how?

A guide to where our tax money goes and the pros and cons of a high tax society. Sweden has a progressive income tax and income thresholds are regulated each year. On each earning over this figure you will also pay national income taxes, with the money going to the state.

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Your Swedish pension and how to understand the “orange envelope”

Have you figured out your Swedish pension yet? In the next few weeks, 6.7 million people in Sweden will receive their “orange envelope” – which is your pension statement. Every other person will be worried by the envelope and many do not even open it. But this approach won’t get your more pension. The Swedish news paper Dagens Nyheter called the Pension Agency and asked them to help out with a little guide to the “orange envelope.”

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The Swedish pension system is hard on newcomers

The requirement to obtain the maximum guaranteed pension (garantipension) is with some exception, that the person has lived in Sweden for 40 years. This means that many foreign-born Swedes are left out of the basic protection.

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Housing allowance

Language is the key to all the cultural doors of society. Even a simple ‘hello’ said in the local language is enough to receive that smile of appreciation and friendliness.

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Parental leave

Just knowing these 10 simple words or phrases in Swedish might make all the difference for your experience in a Swedish workplace.

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Sickness benefits

Learning a new language can feel incredibly unrewarding at times. However much you study and interact with native speakers, there are only so many words you can learn each day.

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How to Save Money in Sweden

It’s a common knowledge, I think, that living in Sweden is not cheap. According to a data from Numbeo (February 7, 2018), “Cost of living in Sweden (rent is excluded), is 15.47% higher than in United States.” However, thanks to the Swedish ways of life, there are some things that we can do to save a little bit of money. Here is the list based on my personal experience.

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Living cheaply in Sweden: can it be done?

Living cheaply in Sweden is possible I promise! When I first moved to Sweden I saw that everything here is much more expensive than in my home country. But doesn’t have to be very expensive if you know how to live cheap in this country. I would like to share some advice on where to buy cheaper food and how to live cheaply in Sweden.

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Inkassokrav: A Gym Case

Autumn is here and soon it will be winter. To several, this is a time to make subscriptions to new services like gym, to compensate for the changing seasons. With subscriptions, of any kind, it is always good to know the exit strategy. You don’t want to end up with an Inkassokrav at Kronofogden. I use the gym subscription example because I found it to be counter-intuitive and I found myself chatting with companies I never thought existed.

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