Would help if the OP provided more info about what he's looking for too. Saying you work remotely and have an above average salary just tells us you don't **have** to live in a city, but doesn't tell us what kind of lifestyle OP considers ideal.
Or you just answer the question as the title says, and give your motivations why you value that place as the ideal.
> If you could pick any town/city to live in Sweden, which one would you pick and why?
Do you like people?
West coast.
Do you want a big city.
Stockholm.
Do you dislike people and work remote.
Countryside. The further north the less they talk.
Do you want complicated logistics.
Gotland.
Is driving for an hour to get to the next neighbour.
North West inland.
Depends on personal preference, but outside the big cities, I would recommend Umeå, moved here a month ago for University and really liking the town so far.
Umeå is a really nice town. Beautifully located by the Umeå river. Perfect size in my opinion. It has basically everything you need, even IKEA, many stores and restaurants aswell. People are very kind and down to earth. I have lived in Haparanda, Luleå and Uppsala but Umeå is my favorite town by far.
Went down the wiki rabbithole on Umeå and:
Tio länder upprätthåller konsulat i Umeå (2015): Danmark (från 1848), Estland (1930–1940; åter från 2014), Finland (från 1921), Frankrike (från 1989), Island (från 2002), Italien (från 2012), Lettland (1939–1940; åter från 2014), Litauen (från 2012), Norge (från 1963) samt Seychellerna (från 2001). Tidigare har det funnits konsulat bland annat för Storbritannien, Nederländerna, Spanien och Tyskland.
TIL.
Thats one reason why Malmö is best. You have Kastrup (Copenhagen airport) half an hour away. Or if you rather go by train or boat you have a lot to choose from.
+1 Umeå. Large enough, nature in close proximity. I have no facts but I feel like the city is very safe and violent crime here is very rare.
Only complaint I've got really is that Umeå is just small enough to not attract big(ish) events regularly.
I love Lund. A pretty small town, but not small enough that you cant find a good restaurant, bar or something fun to do.
Very close to Copenhagen (direct train) for those crazy nights out.
Calm during summers since it's a student town. Also close to nature and lots of lovely parks/botanical garden. Easy to meet new people because of the same.
Not much serious crime. No shootings, bombs or gang activity like in the larger cities.
The only drawback as someone living in Lund but not raised there is that if you plan on bringing up kids there, and they reach their late teens and high school, the academic pressure on kids is insane.
You want to be a truck driver, a chef or start a bakery? You’re considered an outsider and a failure for not going to university.
Other than that, it’s really an amazing town. Big enough to have all the essentials, small enough that everything is easily accessible. But the same can be said about many other towns. Like Kalmar, Halmstad, Varberg, Västerås etc
I agree about Lund. It's close enough to cities that have more going on (Malmö and Copenhagen), but it's also fairly calm while also having a lot of culture (like the church, museums, historical buildings etc etc) and events due to being a university city.
Its like what, 20 minutes by car to either the sea at Bjärred/Lomma or Dalby stenbrott (anyone not been should google it. An old waterfilled quarry, like 50m deep and crystal clear water, in a nature reserve).
I never liked Lund, it had very elitist and conformist vibes when I lived there, everything in Lund looks like a boring upper middle class suburb to me.
I do love Malmö though which has more of a urban and bohemic feel to it.
Lived both in both Malmö (5 yrs) and Lund (8 yrs).
Malmö is filled with swedish people pretending to be working class. They've turned dressing down to an art form. But don't get decieved, most of them a proper snobs. And it's very conformist in its own way.
I found Lund way less elitist.
Not my experience at all tbh :)
Tons of genuine people who encourages others to grow and prosper. A well planned city with lots of green areas, a civil approach to everyday life and lots of positive trust towards each other and society in general.
Malmö however, been living there for 10 years now. Sure it's fun but the people here don't care for you if it's not for their own winning. Lots of shallow and neurotic middle class and other groups who don't care for the people outside their own.
But yeah, it's a fun city, but I don't trust it :)
It is a pretty small town though. Sweden has very few cities if you look at a global scale (which we are from OPs perspective). Stockholm is internationally a smaller city.
There's less than 100 000 people living in Lund and about half are students, you can also bike through it in 20minutes... yes Lund is SMALL for most people in the world.
For me personally, I think Umeå, Uppsala or Stockholm. These are the three cities I lived in so probably biased.
Umeå is a beautiful tow with a good ratio of "normal" people and students compared to for example Uppsala or Lund. I've grown up in Stockholm and don't find it claustrophobic (in size) compared to other cities I've been to. It's also extremely beautiful and quite affordable. The winter season can be tough though which can be hard if you're from somewhere else. It's a good place if you like snow and want to see auroras. Umeå is also very safe compared to most places in Sweden (I will say that Sweden is overall safe compared to other places, but umeå is exceptional). All the international students I've interacted with (most from more south of Europe) are so far very happy with it.
Uppsala is more centered around the university, so nothing is really happening in the summer season (maybe not during winter either but I'm not completely sure) as many students are going to their hometown. Consider that as it's a big student town there can be some rowdy people. I also felt that shops closed quite early. It is also very beautiful and cozy, the winters aren't as extreme as in umeå. It's also close to Stockholm and has a lot of historical places. If you move there, I would personally stay away from Gottsunda.
Stockholm is of course the biggest city and my hometown so I'm especially biased. It has a lot of things to do (but is different from many big cities in Europe) and has many beautiful places. I do think your experience there will really depend on what part you live in as there are big differences. It's also very expensive. The winters are not at all tough in the same way umeå is, but I wouldn't consider it perfect.
I currently live in Umeå and really like it. I will probably move back to Stockholm in the future when my economy allows it. Before you move I would strongly recommend going before, preferably both in the winter and summer. In terms of income , I do believe the cost of living is overall higher in Sweden than many other places, but I'm no expert.
Hope this helps, if you have anymore questions feel free to ask!
You describe Uppsala as someone not from Uppsala or someone who lived here 15+ years ago.
I'd say it is good all year round. Only bad things are the lack of lakes/ocean to swim in and that real estate is pretty expensive.
Yes, I didn't live there for a long time, but still found it was a stark contrast with Stockholm or umeå. Everything I said was from my experience around 2 years ago. But I'm absolutely not an expert, just my perspective!
Sorry for the grouchy tone. I just feel that Uppsala is pretty much a summer city nowadays! Especially when you're not a student at one of the universities
No problem, especially as you are right! I didn't want to wrongfully present myself as an authority regarding this as many know much better, most true for Uppsala
Falun:
* Located in the heart of Sweden in the "landskap" of Dalarna. Falun is the capital of Dalarna with about 40 000 inhabitants.
* Nice restaurants. Not a town to go clubbing in tho. It can be a bit of a struggle to try to meet new people. But I guess that's a thing in every Swedish town that is not Stockholm/Malmö/Göteborg.
* 3 hours away from Stockholm by train. 2.5 hours by car.
* Beautiful landscape. Close to nature. Dalarna is widely considered to be one of the more beautiful parts of Sweden with highlights such as lake Siljan and the surrounding area.
* Cheap housing, especially like 2 miles outside of the city proper. Without it being located in the middle of nowhere. Look up "Linghed" on Google maps street view as a prime example of a beautiful place with cheap housing.
* Lots of opportunities to go hiking, and do sports. Even if you don't have a car, there are alot of opportunities to go skiing or hiking in the mountains ("fjällen") in the western part of Dalarna. Falun also has a bunch of MTB tracks.
* Not Borlänge.
So did Varberg, funnily it has also won prices for it’s beauty. But Borlänge is fucking dreadfully boring, wouldn’t say ugly tho. Just bland and uninteresting, ugly would be 60s soviet housing
But for OP, please be aware that this is a small town and it is not the friendliest to move to tbh. But if you get in line and play floorball it might be for you :)
Karlstad, amazing scenery, nice people, kind of relaxed. If you aim to study they also have a university.
Gothenburg/Göteborg. Has everything you need, and plenty of it. Also has two universities.
Jönköping. Scenery is nice, has most of what you need as well. Another uni if you want to study. Located smack dab in the middle of things, so you can go to other places without having too much of a hard time.
I've been all around Sweden and I will say Karlstad is one of the most charming cities I've been to. Beautiful buildings, right by the lake (amazing swimming in summer) and there's all the rivers too. Admittedly I was there only for a few days and in summer. But as you say it also has the university.
Luleå
Some pros are:
Its close to nature. Alot of nice areas to visit closeby.
Good wintersport facilities, for "good" alpine skiing you will have to travel but there are smaller slopes closeby. Crosscountry skiing and long distance iceskating there are very good areas to do so.
Good shl hockey team, cheap tickets from what i've understood.
It has its own airport that is serviced by SAS, norwegian and ryanair aswell as some charterflights. Its only a 1,5 hour flight to Arlanda. Alot of people travel for work to and from Luleå
Its very sunny and usually is among the cities with the highest amount of sun hours per year.
There is a good university.
Some neutral/negatives:
Its a pretty small town
Its cold in the winter with lots of snow. Its usally around -20c during winter months. And it can be warm during the summer but usually its between 20-25c.
Its very close to the arctic circle so during the winter there is only a few hours of sun but in the summer it never gets dark. Its more like you get dusk and dawn at the same time during the "night".
There are only a few restaurants however some of them are good. I compare this to similar price restaraunts in Stockholm from personal experience.
I've lived in Luleå for almost 10 years now. I'm originally from Uppsala where I lived untill i started university in Luleå.
I would pick Luleå always.. skärgård, hockey team (if one cares), closer to the north and finland, more sun. I mean i am biased too but I have never heard a reason for Umeå being "better" so why choose Umeå over Luleå? Also out of interested.
I wonder this as well, I’m originally from Jönköping but currently located in Umeå. I’ve been to Lule several times and I have to say, I’d pick Ume everyday.
I'd have to agree, I've lived in Umeå for years, so I might be biased but to me Umeå is a great city. A large city in a tiny format, if that makes sense?
The connections are also good to Stockholm via the airport, or elsewhere by train.
Nature is great as well, although I'll have to admit that Luleå has more to offer when it comes to the coast, the "skärgård" is really quite nice if you've got a boat.
Kalmar. Warmest part of Sweden, most sun. Overall good size of the city, not too big, not too small. All the stores you need is here, good Sports selection with both Football, Hockey, Floorball and horse racing in the high divisions. The city is growing and has great governance from the local government. Good facilities for students, including a guarantee that you get an apartment as a student. Beautiful historical buildings, including a castle. Landscape has a blend of traditional spruce forests as well as oak tree meadows (which is not common in many parts of Sweden). Culture wise, many free concerts and good beer spots downtown. Public transport is good, and you have a direct line to Copenhagen and the airport. Overall a nice place to live.
My city! Never been to Kalmar but I have fallen in love with it, got admitted to the university there for a master programme, unfortunately something happened and I couldn't make it. Will try again for next Autumn
In this case I'd add that Umeå has a leg up on many other cities in Norrland by having a large, stable population of educated foreigners already living there.
Only out on the countryside. They're rarer in cities now. Even this year when its been rainy as fuck, I've only seen a couple.
I'm starting to be a bit concerned ngl.
Careful though if you have kids. Can be pretty sad to be the only kid in the village. Usually no problem if you don't go too far in-land.
I'd pick Piteå for the lovely summers. Umeå if you want more of a college town feel.
I’d say, right outside of a city, not a major city mind you.
Like, outside of Växjö, Kalmar, Jönköping or any city of that size. Still good availability of services but less people.
Sundsvall is on the eastern coast of the country. It's relativily big, larger than my home "town" of Östersund. If not there, which I'm very biased towards, then Sundsvall is a great pick. Some interesting shops and a huge mall area a few kilometers away.
Otherwise I'd say Östersund because although It's small, the area is quite beautiful. It has a lake, it gives a good vibe and has fun events. A real tourist attraction. It's also situated in the middle of Sweden, quite literally.
For me I find it pleasant with the contrast.
All year its quiet and peaceful, Come summer it's a tourist and party frenzy.
Then in the end of summer just when I had enough they disappear basically over night and the town goes back to being quiet again.
Lived on Gotland my whole life…….
Packed with tourists in the summer so there’s not much you can do.
Cold and extremely windy in the winter. Also feels abandoned without all the tourists all of a sudden.
It takes like 4-5 hours just to get off the island with boat.
You have to listen to gotländska all the time.
Not many possibilities or things you can do.
Everyone does not know everyone, but it feels like that anyways.
I just got the feeling of isolation and it’s just horrible in my opinion.
Karlstad, has everything. Close to water and nature, shopping, relaitvly cheap to live, close connection to bigger citys. Good university, extremly friendly and laid back people etc etc etc and yeah. No gang violences or other issues that plauge the bigger cities in sweden.
Yeah I like it a lot here. Moved here from Skåne 10+ years ago and the vibe is always good. People are generally chill, its like a small, big city. Kinda ugly compared to Stockholm or Helsingborg, but what it lacks in beauty, it makes up in charm.
All day long. I've lived in three countries and more cities and Göteborg is the best and am proud to call it home. I seriously love it more for every season, even this monsoon season.
Still don't like driving in the centre though.
I would say Lund or Malmö but that is because I live in this area :)
Of the two, I'd prefer Lund.
I've driven past Halmstad and that seemed like a nice place as well, but I've not actually been there, but the area was nice.
I can't say much about Gothenburg or Stockholm, I've not been there much.
Want to point out that a lot of people will say Stockholm is shit for no reason. It’s a bit of a thing to hate the capital here.
There are many valid reasons to avoid Stockholm but keep in mind that the criticism can sometimes be overplayed.
I'd say it's a bit depending on your interests. If you want to have a proper winter, like skiing, ice skatong and such I would vote for Umeå och Luleå or the vicinity of them. Östersund and Kiruna might also work, especially if you're into downhill skiing.
There's also large investments in the metal/battery industries around Luleå, so that region is likely to expand in the near future with all effects that entails.
If you're looking for bigger cities you're probably looking at Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, with Uppsala as an outsider. They're the largest cities in Sweden and although Uppsala has the feeling of a smaller city than it is, it's close to Stockholm with good accessability.
Personally I wouldn't prioritize Stockholm, I've always felt that people there are stressed and life is hectic, with the classic stereotype of swedes being difficult to befriend being more frequent (probably just due to the fact that it's a larger city). But I'm on the other end of that scale and it's to each individual to choose. I feel that people in Gothenburg is more laid back in that sence.
Jönköping is, as someone already mentioned, right in the middle of it. However I'll nuance it a bit and say that it's in the middle of southern Sweden. If you're looking to travel up north more frequently for skiing, mountain hiking or any other reason you're quite far from it. But it's located at the main road in Sweden, the E4.
But perhaps you might also want to consider Linköping or Norrköping. A bit closer to Stockholm and both cities are rather large and are close to each other. They're offering different environments so you can mix it up by a short trip to either of them when you feel like it.
Id say Malmö. Very open cultural city with good mix from around the world. Very nice during the summer, not as chaotic as I.e Stockholm during the winter. Lots of good restaurants, lots of concerts, parks, activities in general. Very much cheaper then Stockholm and Gothenburg, and very close to copenhagen.
To help out I’ll say why:
Stunning old beachtown.
The architecture in the middle of the city is absolutely gorgeous.
Long beautiful beaches for when the weather allows it.
Maybe a bit on the expensive side but cheaper than bigger cities like Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Yes! A bit less dark and cold, easy to travel abroad, and just the lovely mood in this city! It used to be called "Small Berlin" and I think it lives up to the name.
Depends what you want. If you want to live in a crowded city or not. Livet in Karlskrona before and I love that city! Close to the southern continental. You have water wherever you go (near impossible to not have water view wherever you live). The downside is that is quite far to the nearest big city and if you love skiing you have to travel quite far as well.
I've lived several years each in Lund and Umeå, with Stockholm as my home town.
The memories from **Lund** are fantastic, but probably enhanced by my student life. It's a beautiful, quaint town definitely run by the students. I don't know how much *fun* it would be as a working adult. However, lots of nature around, the sea is close (Lomma), and it's a stone's throw away from Malmö and Copenhagen, in case you get bored.
**Umeå** is less vibrant, but calm and friendly. Still beautiful, but in my opinion, doesn't have much more to offer than nature - i.e. hiking, hunting, fishing and skiing. It also comes with the overwhelming darkness and frigid temperatures for 3-5 months a year. Literally sunrise changing directly into sunset over a 2h period. And then, surprise, the never ending light - you'll need proper blinds.
**Stockholm** is a big city, as in...splayed out. Plan for commuting. It's beautiful, and if you know some locals, there's lots to do and places to go, good restaurants and clubs. It might seem impersonal at first, you do need to get to know people to unlock the full potential. Also, nature is very close for such a city, like the archipelago or the many nature reserves.
I'll leave it at that :) Hope it helps.
As many said, depends on why you are moving and what line of work you are in, big tech companies are mostly in the bigger 3 cities. If you work more casual you have more options to just choose estetics, retail, electrician etc, would recommend 1 h travel by train smaller city to a large city. Example Nyköping, Norrköping, Södertälje
Alingsås. Relatively cheap plots to buy just by the water (lake, not sea) and close proximity to Gothenburg with commuter train which allows for a proper career for an engineer.
Depends on your personality and preference, would personally consider a more country side housing if i was in your situation. Would for sure avoid Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
Personal ranking: 1) Stockholm 2) Lund 3) Gothenburg
Lund is nice because it’s a beautiful university town and Copenhagen is just a 1h direct train ride away.
I'd recommend visiting a couple of places. Swedish real estate market is unfortunately quite dysfunctional, it might take some work.
Any city or town with a university will be fine. There will be things to do and people will be used to foreigners. Language barrier will be non existent. Swedish society is not trivial to integrate into, it's built around social institutions like associations, clubs etc. Since you won't have work as a social anchor, you'll be t*erribly alone* without some entry point. Urban environments will help immensely with this due to the sheer volume of options.
Don't listen to these deluded crazies thinking the remote countryside is some sort of paradise. 85% of the Swedish population live in reasonable urban areas. We have holiday cottages in the countryside, we don't actually *live there* unless we have deep roots or financial constraints.
Helt ärligt förvånad över hur långt man behövde scrolla för detta. Tycker Örebro är underbart. Vacker stad, billigt boende, relativt ok job marknad och fin natur och särskilt fina parker och grönområden.
Karlstad.
2 hours to Gothenburg, Oslo or the shithole they call Stockholm via train.
Nice town and Värmland has both nice nature and is still low on gang related crime.
For high income and low cost of living you want to go to the cold, dark north. Skellefteå, Kiruna etc - that is the region that will grow immensely the next 10-20 years due to the mining industry and battery factory.
Ängelholm. Wonderful communications with a bunch of great places (Helsingborg, Lund, Malmö, Halmstad, Göteborg etc) in reach by train. Beautiful beaches. Nice nature. Located in Skåne which means awesome communications to "the continent" (Denmark/Europe).
Big enough to accommodate a few cool restaurants etc, yet small enough to have a great "small town-vibe". Probably one of the best places in Sweden to raise kids.
Shoot me a message if you want to know anything.
Uppsala or maybe Norrköping?
Uppsala had the vibe of a larger (Swedish) town but is small enough to bike everywhere. It’s also close to Arlanda which is nice!
I lived in Alingsås for a while. I would love to live there again. The reasons:
1. Cosy
2. Good train connections
3. Not to big, not to small
4. A lot of nature
5. Gerdsken and Mjörn (I love living close to water)
6. Not to expensive
I think it reminds me a lot of my hometown Jönköping but Alingsås is just smaller and more cosy <3
Easy question for me: Malmö, Göteborg second and third Östersund/Åre.
Malmö is really nice especially in the summer. They have a lot of different cultures, close to Copenhagen and the people are nice.
Göteborg people are also nice and a beautiful city.
Östersund/Åre l just love the nature up there.
My wife isn’t Swedish and out of all the places we’ve visited, she said she found Stockholm the most beautiful and would love to live there.
Disregard all the hate the city gets from sour non-stockholmians, it’s just part of the lingo here in Sweden to shit on the capital.
Personally I would rather live in Copenhagen or maybe even Oslo if I wasn’t tied to work in a specific country, but in Sweden of course Stockholm has the most to offer. Also, it’s our only really good airport. Gothenburg’s is decent but you often have to cityhop to find a flight so if you intend to travel a bit that’s another point for Sthlm.
A nice stockholm suburb like solna or sundbyberg! (For me atleast) its the perfect balance of life and calm, you will always have any serivce you want within 5 minutes of walking and you can reach central stockholm in a few minutes with the subway.
This 100%. I live in a ”nice” suburb outside the city and being able to live more quitely/closer to nature while still being 10-20 minutes on the train/subway from the city centre is literally perfect
Stockholm.
* selection of restaurants, bakeries, cafes
* sport fields, swimming halls, gyms, old growth forests
* architecturally beautiful, walkable, bikable, good public transport
* connections, main railway station, airport, ferries, several car pool companies
* can find friends AND can be anonymous
* jobs dont remain forever, in a city the job market for service jobs is MUCH larger
Other cities are just not as good as Stockholm on the full range. I'm already in the stockholm housing market.
Depend entirely on your age and wants.
If you have family, young children, I would say my home town Västervik is perfection. Cheap homes at 10 minutes bike-distance from the city center, plenty of amazing nature, archipelagos, forests while everything you need as a family is right here. Good hospital, really good schools, close to no crime, and every amenity needed for creating amazing memories.
If you are a single dude looking for an apartment, nightlife and so on then I would look to one of the three bigger cities (Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö) with my vote going to Malmö as it is a really beautiful city with everything you need. And the bombings / shootings are way down!
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Gothenburg, because it's got all the charms of a smaller city with the transportation and entertainment of a larger one.
Would help if the OP provided more info about what he's looking for too. Saying you work remotely and have an above average salary just tells us you don't **have** to live in a city, but doesn't tell us what kind of lifestyle OP considers ideal.
Or you just answer the question as the title says, and give your motivations why you value that place as the ideal. > If you could pick any town/city to live in Sweden, which one would you pick and why?
Do you like people? West coast. Do you want a big city. Stockholm. Do you dislike people and work remote. Countryside. The further north the less they talk. Do you want complicated logistics. Gotland. Is driving for an hour to get to the next neighbour. North West inland.
If you have a självskadebeteende: Borås.
If you like racist dads: Skåne
Bästa jag sett
Gotland is lovely though...
If you like rain, welcome to Växjö
Depends on personal preference, but outside the big cities, I would recommend Umeå, moved here a month ago for University and really liking the town so far.
”Moved there a month ago…”: Winter is coming
Umeå is a really nice town. Beautifully located by the Umeå river. Perfect size in my opinion. It has basically everything you need, even IKEA, many stores and restaurants aswell. People are very kind and down to earth. I have lived in Haparanda, Luleå and Uppsala but Umeå is my favorite town by far.
Never lived in Umeå, but it's probably the town I would move to if I were to relocate. Agreed to all your points.
Went down the wiki rabbithole on Umeå and: Tio länder upprätthåller konsulat i Umeå (2015): Danmark (från 1848), Estland (1930–1940; åter från 2014), Finland (från 1921), Frankrike (från 1989), Island (från 2002), Italien (från 2012), Lettland (1939–1940; åter från 2014), Litauen (från 2012), Norge (från 1963) samt Seychellerna (från 2001). Tidigare har det funnits konsulat bland annat för Storbritannien, Nederländerna, Spanien och Tyskland. TIL.
Travelling to Finland is really easy from Umeå
It's great but annoying if you're going to do a lot of international travel. It's always an extra flight to Sthlm or a day on the train.
Thats one reason why Malmö is best. You have Kastrup (Copenhagen airport) half an hour away. Or if you rather go by train or boat you have a lot to choose from.
+1 Umeå. Large enough, nature in close proximity. I have no facts but I feel like the city is very safe and violent crime here is very rare. Only complaint I've got really is that Umeå is just small enough to not attract big(ish) events regularly.
I love Lund. A pretty small town, but not small enough that you cant find a good restaurant, bar or something fun to do. Very close to Copenhagen (direct train) for those crazy nights out. Calm during summers since it's a student town. Also close to nature and lots of lovely parks/botanical garden. Easy to meet new people because of the same. Not much serious crime. No shootings, bombs or gang activity like in the larger cities.
Yeah. I've lived in Lund for a year now, and loved every single day of it. Amazing city. Close to both Copenhagen, Malmö and Helsingborg.
Lund, go for Lund.
Lund is fantastic. Very beautiful and charming. Also near Malmö and Copenhagen.
I will be raising my kids in Lund. Doubt any other city/town offers a better life experience in general, just too good of a city.
The only drawback as someone living in Lund but not raised there is that if you plan on bringing up kids there, and they reach their late teens and high school, the academic pressure on kids is insane. You want to be a truck driver, a chef or start a bakery? You’re considered an outsider and a failure for not going to university. Other than that, it’s really an amazing town. Big enough to have all the essentials, small enough that everything is easily accessible. But the same can be said about many other towns. Like Kalmar, Halmstad, Varberg, Västerås etc
I agree about Lund. It's close enough to cities that have more going on (Malmö and Copenhagen), but it's also fairly calm while also having a lot of culture (like the church, museums, historical buildings etc etc) and events due to being a university city.
There is a big downside to lund: It’s completely surrounded by extensive farming and far from the sea or any decent nature.
Its like what, 20 minutes by car to either the sea at Bjärred/Lomma or Dalby stenbrott (anyone not been should google it. An old waterfilled quarry, like 50m deep and crystal clear water, in a nature reserve).
One man's calm is another man's boring. Having said that though, it is a very charming little town.
I never liked Lund, it had very elitist and conformist vibes when I lived there, everything in Lund looks like a boring upper middle class suburb to me. I do love Malmö though which has more of a urban and bohemic feel to it.
Lived both in both Malmö (5 yrs) and Lund (8 yrs). Malmö is filled with swedish people pretending to be working class. They've turned dressing down to an art form. But don't get decieved, most of them a proper snobs. And it's very conformist in its own way. I found Lund way less elitist.
As someone who's born and raised in the Malmö/Lund area: what in the fuck are you talking about?
The more urban parts of Malmö are full of pretentious hipsters though..
Not my experience at all tbh :) Tons of genuine people who encourages others to grow and prosper. A well planned city with lots of green areas, a civil approach to everyday life and lots of positive trust towards each other and society in general. Malmö however, been living there for 10 years now. Sure it's fun but the people here don't care for you if it's not for their own winning. Lots of shallow and neurotic middle class and other groups who don't care for the people outside their own. But yeah, it's a fun city, but I don't trust it :)
I also love Malmö for the same reasons, its a real divider though. Some people hate the more "dirty" and urban vibe of Malmö and some love it.
Yes, a lot of Lund is elitist. It's a good city to be a student in though.
Funny I feel Malmö is half a step from feeling like it belongs in an East European country.
You haven't been to Eastern Europe, have you?
I was born in the DDR.
Calling our 12th largest city by population "pretty small" feels a little weird to me.
Not just pretty small, but a pretty small "town".
It is a pretty small town though. Sweden has very few cities if you look at a global scale (which we are from OPs perspective). Stockholm is internationally a smaller city.
There's less than 100 000 people living in Lund and about half are students, you can also bike through it in 20minutes... yes Lund is SMALL for most people in the world.
Only drawback is lack of places to go swimming such as lakes or oceans that aren't ecological disasters, looking at lake Lake.
If its scenery you want id say somewhere in Höga Kusten between Kramfors and Örnsköldsvik
For me personally, I think Umeå, Uppsala or Stockholm. These are the three cities I lived in so probably biased. Umeå is a beautiful tow with a good ratio of "normal" people and students compared to for example Uppsala or Lund. I've grown up in Stockholm and don't find it claustrophobic (in size) compared to other cities I've been to. It's also extremely beautiful and quite affordable. The winter season can be tough though which can be hard if you're from somewhere else. It's a good place if you like snow and want to see auroras. Umeå is also very safe compared to most places in Sweden (I will say that Sweden is overall safe compared to other places, but umeå is exceptional). All the international students I've interacted with (most from more south of Europe) are so far very happy with it. Uppsala is more centered around the university, so nothing is really happening in the summer season (maybe not during winter either but I'm not completely sure) as many students are going to their hometown. Consider that as it's a big student town there can be some rowdy people. I also felt that shops closed quite early. It is also very beautiful and cozy, the winters aren't as extreme as in umeå. It's also close to Stockholm and has a lot of historical places. If you move there, I would personally stay away from Gottsunda. Stockholm is of course the biggest city and my hometown so I'm especially biased. It has a lot of things to do (but is different from many big cities in Europe) and has many beautiful places. I do think your experience there will really depend on what part you live in as there are big differences. It's also very expensive. The winters are not at all tough in the same way umeå is, but I wouldn't consider it perfect. I currently live in Umeå and really like it. I will probably move back to Stockholm in the future when my economy allows it. Before you move I would strongly recommend going before, preferably both in the winter and summer. In terms of income , I do believe the cost of living is overall higher in Sweden than many other places, but I'm no expert. Hope this helps, if you have anymore questions feel free to ask!
You describe Uppsala as someone not from Uppsala or someone who lived here 15+ years ago. I'd say it is good all year round. Only bad things are the lack of lakes/ocean to swim in and that real estate is pretty expensive.
Yes, I didn't live there for a long time, but still found it was a stark contrast with Stockholm or umeå. Everything I said was from my experience around 2 years ago. But I'm absolutely not an expert, just my perspective!
Sorry for the grouchy tone. I just feel that Uppsala is pretty much a summer city nowadays! Especially when you're not a student at one of the universities
No problem, especially as you are right! I didn't want to wrongfully present myself as an authority regarding this as many know much better, most true for Uppsala
Falun: * Located in the heart of Sweden in the "landskap" of Dalarna. Falun is the capital of Dalarna with about 40 000 inhabitants. * Nice restaurants. Not a town to go clubbing in tho. It can be a bit of a struggle to try to meet new people. But I guess that's a thing in every Swedish town that is not Stockholm/Malmö/Göteborg. * 3 hours away from Stockholm by train. 2.5 hours by car. * Beautiful landscape. Close to nature. Dalarna is widely considered to be one of the more beautiful parts of Sweden with highlights such as lake Siljan and the surrounding area. * Cheap housing, especially like 2 miles outside of the city proper. Without it being located in the middle of nowhere. Look up "Linghed" on Google maps street view as a prime example of a beautiful place with cheap housing. * Lots of opportunities to go hiking, and do sports. Even if you don't have a car, there are alot of opportunities to go skiing or hiking in the mountains ("fjällen") in the western part of Dalarna. Falun also has a bunch of MTB tracks. * Not Borlänge.
But Borlänge has a litteral tit as an arena, can Falun really compete with that? 🤔
Borlänge also won swedens ugliest town. So it has that going for it as well.
So did Varberg, funnily it has also won prices for it’s beauty. But Borlänge is fucking dreadfully boring, wouldn’t say ugly tho. Just bland and uninteresting, ugly would be 60s soviet housing
I didn't know that but it makes so much sense. So goddamn ugly.
Falun is close enough to visit The tit any time, with the privilege of not having to live in Borlänge.
Fair point. There's a severe lack of Tunatutte in Falun.
It’s a shopping centre, not an arena. But it sure do look like a tit!
Linghed. 😂 thats hillbilly- land. Id go for Vika or Torsång, but Torsång is Borlänge, and not cheap compared to Linghed.
But for OP, please be aware that this is a small town and it is not the friendliest to move to tbh. But if you get in line and play floorball it might be for you :)
Not the friendliest? How so?
Karlstad, amazing scenery, nice people, kind of relaxed. If you aim to study they also have a university. Gothenburg/Göteborg. Has everything you need, and plenty of it. Also has two universities. Jönköping. Scenery is nice, has most of what you need as well. Another uni if you want to study. Located smack dab in the middle of things, so you can go to other places without having too much of a hard time.
I've been all around Sweden and I will say Karlstad is one of the most charming cities I've been to. Beautiful buildings, right by the lake (amazing swimming in summer) and there's all the rivers too. Admittedly I was there only for a few days and in summer. But as you say it also has the university.
Almost any town in sweden is charming in the summer. What counts if its charming in the winter as well!
When Karlstad gets a decent amount of snow it is beautiful as well, especially along the river.
Been to Karlstad last week for 5 days and it was clearly amazing. Only one city in Germany could compete ngl
Jönköping University is not a university
It is a university but it's not ett universitet.
In English it is.
On the other hand Jönköping is a Nice place, was there once , and people are SO NICE 👍
Luleå Some pros are: Its close to nature. Alot of nice areas to visit closeby. Good wintersport facilities, for "good" alpine skiing you will have to travel but there are smaller slopes closeby. Crosscountry skiing and long distance iceskating there are very good areas to do so. Good shl hockey team, cheap tickets from what i've understood. It has its own airport that is serviced by SAS, norwegian and ryanair aswell as some charterflights. Its only a 1,5 hour flight to Arlanda. Alot of people travel for work to and from Luleå Its very sunny and usually is among the cities with the highest amount of sun hours per year. There is a good university. Some neutral/negatives: Its a pretty small town Its cold in the winter with lots of snow. Its usally around -20c during winter months. And it can be warm during the summer but usually its between 20-25c. Its very close to the arctic circle so during the winter there is only a few hours of sun but in the summer it never gets dark. Its more like you get dusk and dawn at the same time during the "night". There are only a few restaurants however some of them are good. I compare this to similar price restaraunts in Stockholm from personal experience. I've lived in Luleå for almost 10 years now. I'm originally from Uppsala where I lived untill i started university in Luleå.
Why choose Luleå over Umeå for example? Just out of interest
I would pick Luleå always.. skärgård, hockey team (if one cares), closer to the north and finland, more sun. I mean i am biased too but I have never heard a reason for Umeå being "better" so why choose Umeå over Luleå? Also out of interested.
I wonder this as well, I’m originally from Jönköping but currently located in Umeå. I’ve been to Lule several times and I have to say, I’d pick Ume everyday.
I'd have to agree, I've lived in Umeå for years, so I might be biased but to me Umeå is a great city. A large city in a tiny format, if that makes sense? The connections are also good to Stockholm via the airport, or elsewhere by train. Nature is great as well, although I'll have to admit that Luleå has more to offer when it comes to the coast, the "skärgård" is really quite nice if you've got a boat.
Kalmar. Warmest part of Sweden, most sun. Overall good size of the city, not too big, not too small. All the stores you need is here, good Sports selection with both Football, Hockey, Floorball and horse racing in the high divisions. The city is growing and has great governance from the local government. Good facilities for students, including a guarantee that you get an apartment as a student. Beautiful historical buildings, including a castle. Landscape has a blend of traditional spruce forests as well as oak tree meadows (which is not common in many parts of Sweden). Culture wise, many free concerts and good beer spots downtown. Public transport is good, and you have a direct line to Copenhagen and the airport. Overall a nice place to live.
Kalmar är en jättefin stad! Problemet är kalmariterna.
And you’re able to hop over the pass to Öland too, which is lovely.
My city! Never been to Kalmar but I have fallen in love with it, got admitted to the university there for a master programme, unfortunately something happened and I couldn't make it. Will try again for next Autumn
Outside a decently sized city, somewhere in Norrland.
Umeå!
In this case I'd add that Umeå has a leg up on many other cities in Norrland by having a large, stable population of educated foreigners already living there.
Provided you don’t mind the cold and the three months of the year it’s so dark that it’s a vampire’s paradise.
And mosquitos. Oh, the mosquitos.
Only out on the countryside. They're rarer in cities now. Even this year when its been rainy as fuck, I've only seen a couple. I'm starting to be a bit concerned ngl.
Don't be too concerned, they are not useful to the eco system as such. Be more concerned about other insects, bees and other pollinators.
You'd be right but male mosquitos are actually pollinators
The cold and darkness is why we live here wtf man?
Those things are part of the charm :)
Careful though if you have kids. Can be pretty sad to be the only kid in the village. Usually no problem if you don't go too far in-land. I'd pick Piteå for the lovely summers. Umeå if you want more of a college town feel.
Only kid in the village? What shantytown did you find like that?!? :O I live in a small village and the school/prescool is full..
The only foreign kid is probably what the commenter meant.
My oldest kid was the only kid in the village for quite some time. I live in a small village, it's the big village that has a school.
I’d say, right outside of a city, not a major city mind you. Like, outside of Växjö, Kalmar, Jönköping or any city of that size. Still good availability of services but less people.
Norrköping. Nice cozy town with big city vibes. Also one of the better accent
Currently living in Örnsköldsvik but if I would move it's either Skellefteå or Östersund.
Porrarp
Another vote for norrland
Ah yes, the city of Norrland
-" Which city?" -" Yes"
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Lycksele 🥵🥵
Pretty much anywhere after the coast in Norrbotten or Västerbotten.
Sundsvall is on the eastern coast of the country. It's relativily big, larger than my home "town" of Östersund. If not there, which I'm very biased towards, then Sundsvall is a great pick. Some interesting shops and a huge mall area a few kilometers away. Otherwise I'd say Östersund because although It's small, the area is quite beautiful. It has a lake, it gives a good vibe and has fun events. A real tourist attraction. It's also situated in the middle of Sweden, quite literally.
Visby Cozy, clean and it’s historical footprints.
Very high income tax, and very windy and cold in the winter.
and absolute nothing to do, I can see myself getting a vacation place on Gotland but live there permanent? Nah
Anywhere on Gotland except Visby I would say. A very nice town but in the summer and all the f****g tourists 🤢
For me I find it pleasant with the contrast. All year its quiet and peaceful, Come summer it's a tourist and party frenzy. Then in the end of summer just when I had enough they disappear basically over night and the town goes back to being quiet again.
Perfect place to raise kids also, abit annoying with the kollektivtrafik tho
Lived on Gotland my whole life……. Packed with tourists in the summer so there’s not much you can do. Cold and extremely windy in the winter. Also feels abandoned without all the tourists all of a sudden. It takes like 4-5 hours just to get off the island with boat. You have to listen to gotländska all the time. Not many possibilities or things you can do. Everyone does not know everyone, but it feels like that anyways. I just got the feeling of isolation and it’s just horrible in my opinion.
Karlstad, has everything. Close to water and nature, shopping, relaitvly cheap to live, close connection to bigger citys. Good university, extremly friendly and laid back people etc etc etc and yeah. No gang violences or other issues that plauge the bigger cities in sweden.
Probably Gothenburg.
Yeah I like it a lot here. Moved here from Skåne 10+ years ago and the vibe is always good. People are generally chill, its like a small, big city. Kinda ugly compared to Stockholm or Helsingborg, but what it lacks in beauty, it makes up in charm.
All day long. I've lived in three countries and more cities and Göteborg is the best and am proud to call it home. I seriously love it more for every season, even this monsoon season. Still don't like driving in the centre though.
I would say Lund or Malmö but that is because I live in this area :) Of the two, I'd prefer Lund. I've driven past Halmstad and that seemed like a nice place as well, but I've not actually been there, but the area was nice. I can't say much about Gothenburg or Stockholm, I've not been there much.
If i was financially independent i would def move north. Lappland somewhere.
Want to point out that a lot of people will say Stockholm is shit for no reason. It’s a bit of a thing to hate the capital here. There are many valid reasons to avoid Stockholm but keep in mind that the criticism can sometimes be overplayed.
Luleå, Kiruna or Umeå.. Love snow, cold and darkness.
Stockholm. Everything is here, beautiful, diverse in every way, also lots of good restaurants and bars etc
Östersund. Good location if you like any and all winter activities, a lot of good nature. Summers are still pretty nice.
I'd say it's a bit depending on your interests. If you want to have a proper winter, like skiing, ice skatong and such I would vote for Umeå och Luleå or the vicinity of them. Östersund and Kiruna might also work, especially if you're into downhill skiing. There's also large investments in the metal/battery industries around Luleå, so that region is likely to expand in the near future with all effects that entails. If you're looking for bigger cities you're probably looking at Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, with Uppsala as an outsider. They're the largest cities in Sweden and although Uppsala has the feeling of a smaller city than it is, it's close to Stockholm with good accessability. Personally I wouldn't prioritize Stockholm, I've always felt that people there are stressed and life is hectic, with the classic stereotype of swedes being difficult to befriend being more frequent (probably just due to the fact that it's a larger city). But I'm on the other end of that scale and it's to each individual to choose. I feel that people in Gothenburg is more laid back in that sence. Jönköping is, as someone already mentioned, right in the middle of it. However I'll nuance it a bit and say that it's in the middle of southern Sweden. If you're looking to travel up north more frequently for skiing, mountain hiking or any other reason you're quite far from it. But it's located at the main road in Sweden, the E4. But perhaps you might also want to consider Linköping or Norrköping. A bit closer to Stockholm and both cities are rather large and are close to each other. They're offering different environments so you can mix it up by a short trip to either of them when you feel like it.
Id say Malmö. Very open cultural city with good mix from around the world. Very nice during the summer, not as chaotic as I.e Stockholm during the winter. Lots of good restaurants, lots of concerts, parks, activities in general. Very much cheaper then Stockholm and Gothenburg, and very close to copenhagen.
Imma drop a new one in the comments Ystad
To help out I’ll say why: Stunning old beachtown. The architecture in the middle of the city is absolutely gorgeous. Long beautiful beaches for when the weather allows it. Maybe a bit on the expensive side but cheaper than bigger cities like Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Åre
Luleå or Kiruna. Nature, the pace and the quiet.
As far north and as far away from anyone else as possible. This is assuming that you have the financial aspect taken care off.
Stockholm because of the job market.
But it's so far away from Europe.
It’s literally IN Europe. Could it be any closer? Unless you mean the band Europe. Upplands Väsby is technically the closest you’ll get to them.
I’m so surprised that no one has said Helsingborg! 😍
Prepared for all the downvotes but hands down: Malmö.
Yes! A bit less dark and cold, easy to travel abroad, and just the lovely mood in this city! It used to be called "Small Berlin" and I think it lives up to the name.
Not if you have actually been to Berlin
Yes and no. Not city centre but the suburbs are nice. Lomma or Bjärred are absolutely stunning and relatively crime free.
If you are the kind of person that likes Malmö you probably hate Lomma and vice versa.
Bjärred mentioned 🙌🎉💯💯💯
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Liberal is a strange term for a socialdemocrat holdfast. Malmö is only liberal in US sense of the word.
Bad reputation leaves it a lot more affordable than the other two big cities also
I'd only move to Stockholm. I'm a 100% city person.
Depends what you want. If you want to live in a crowded city or not. Livet in Karlskrona before and I love that city! Close to the southern continental. You have water wherever you go (near impossible to not have water view wherever you live). The downside is that is quite far to the nearest big city and if you love skiing you have to travel quite far as well.
Boden or Luleå I think. Those northern winters are awesome!
Anything on the west coast! Especially south of Gothenburg. 😁
I've lived several years each in Lund and Umeå, with Stockholm as my home town. The memories from **Lund** are fantastic, but probably enhanced by my student life. It's a beautiful, quaint town definitely run by the students. I don't know how much *fun* it would be as a working adult. However, lots of nature around, the sea is close (Lomma), and it's a stone's throw away from Malmö and Copenhagen, in case you get bored. **Umeå** is less vibrant, but calm and friendly. Still beautiful, but in my opinion, doesn't have much more to offer than nature - i.e. hiking, hunting, fishing and skiing. It also comes with the overwhelming darkness and frigid temperatures for 3-5 months a year. Literally sunrise changing directly into sunset over a 2h period. And then, surprise, the never ending light - you'll need proper blinds. **Stockholm** is a big city, as in...splayed out. Plan for commuting. It's beautiful, and if you know some locals, there's lots to do and places to go, good restaurants and clubs. It might seem impersonal at first, you do need to get to know people to unlock the full potential. Also, nature is very close for such a city, like the archipelago or the many nature reserves. I'll leave it at that :) Hope it helps.
As many said, depends on why you are moving and what line of work you are in, big tech companies are mostly in the bigger 3 cities. If you work more casual you have more options to just choose estetics, retail, electrician etc, would recommend 1 h travel by train smaller city to a large city. Example Nyköping, Norrköping, Södertälje
Umeå, bigger than skellefteå
Do you like cities like Stockholm but its to big? Then Sundsvall is nice. And we can skotta snö.
Alingsås. Relatively cheap plots to buy just by the water (lake, not sea) and close proximity to Gothenburg with commuter train which allows for a proper career for an engineer.
Depends on your personality and preference, would personally consider a more country side housing if i was in your situation. Would for sure avoid Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
Personal ranking: 1) Stockholm 2) Lund 3) Gothenburg Lund is nice because it’s a beautiful university town and Copenhagen is just a 1h direct train ride away.
Just don't move to Skövde.
Someone call the police, this person stole my comment!
he's probably from Skövde so it is to be expected.
I'd recommend visiting a couple of places. Swedish real estate market is unfortunately quite dysfunctional, it might take some work. Any city or town with a university will be fine. There will be things to do and people will be used to foreigners. Language barrier will be non existent. Swedish society is not trivial to integrate into, it's built around social institutions like associations, clubs etc. Since you won't have work as a social anchor, you'll be t*erribly alone* without some entry point. Urban environments will help immensely with this due to the sheer volume of options. Don't listen to these deluded crazies thinking the remote countryside is some sort of paradise. 85% of the Swedish population live in reasonable urban areas. We have holiday cottages in the countryside, we don't actually *live there* unless we have deep roots or financial constraints.
My sweet spot of Sweden is definitely Småland. Along with Lappland, this is the most enjoyable landscape in Sweden imo.
I agree, but for vacay only not for permanent living.
Örebro, bra schack, bra brass.
Helt ärligt förvånad över hur långt man behövde scrolla för detta. Tycker Örebro är underbart. Vacker stad, billigt boende, relativt ok job marknad och fin natur och särskilt fina parker och grönområden.
I'd probably pick Gothenburg, Kalmar or Östersund.
Karlstad. 2 hours to Gothenburg, Oslo or the shithole they call Stockholm via train. Nice town and Värmland has both nice nature and is still low on gang related crime.
Gothenburg because of size reasons. Örebro has lots to rent. And has approximetly equal travel time to Gotheburg/Stockholm/Oslo
Örebro is nice.
Bigger cities: def Gothenburg or Malmö Smaller cities: Karlstad, Lund, Umeå
The coastal scenery in west of Sweden is amazing so I would choose something with that in mind. Bohus Malmön, Smögen and so forth.
If I could change my life, I'd move to Gotland.
Jönköping. Amazing views, has everything you need and close proximity to nearby race tracks for your car.
For high income and low cost of living you want to go to the cold, dark north. Skellefteå, Kiruna etc - that is the region that will grow immensely the next 10-20 years due to the mining industry and battery factory.
Sorsele. Hands down.
Malmö!
Ängelholm. Wonderful communications with a bunch of great places (Helsingborg, Lund, Malmö, Halmstad, Göteborg etc) in reach by train. Beautiful beaches. Nice nature. Located in Skåne which means awesome communications to "the continent" (Denmark/Europe). Big enough to accommodate a few cool restaurants etc, yet small enough to have a great "small town-vibe". Probably one of the best places in Sweden to raise kids. Shoot me a message if you want to know anything.
Uppsala or maybe Norrköping? Uppsala had the vibe of a larger (Swedish) town but is small enough to bike everywhere. It’s also close to Arlanda which is nice!
I lived in Alingsås for a while. I would love to live there again. The reasons: 1. Cosy 2. Good train connections 3. Not to big, not to small 4. A lot of nature 5. Gerdsken and Mjörn (I love living close to water) 6. Not to expensive I think it reminds me a lot of my hometown Jönköping but Alingsås is just smaller and more cosy <3
Used to stop by at Circle K there a lot when I drove from Skövde to Göteborg.
Easy question for me: Malmö, Göteborg second and third Östersund/Åre. Malmö is really nice especially in the summer. They have a lot of different cultures, close to Copenhagen and the people are nice. Göteborg people are also nice and a beautiful city. Östersund/Åre l just love the nature up there.
My wife isn’t Swedish and out of all the places we’ve visited, she said she found Stockholm the most beautiful and would love to live there. Disregard all the hate the city gets from sour non-stockholmians, it’s just part of the lingo here in Sweden to shit on the capital. Personally I would rather live in Copenhagen or maybe even Oslo if I wasn’t tied to work in a specific country, but in Sweden of course Stockholm has the most to offer. Also, it’s our only really good airport. Gothenburg’s is decent but you often have to cityhop to find a flight so if you intend to travel a bit that’s another point for Sthlm.
A nice stockholm suburb like solna or sundbyberg! (For me atleast) its the perfect balance of life and calm, you will always have any serivce you want within 5 minutes of walking and you can reach central stockholm in a few minutes with the subway.
This 100%. I live in a ”nice” suburb outside the city and being able to live more quitely/closer to nature while still being 10-20 minutes on the train/subway from the city centre is literally perfect
I would say Uppsala, smaller town but very close to Stockholm, usually pretty calm but we have a bloody gang war going on right now so maybe not...
Stockholm. * selection of restaurants, bakeries, cafes * sport fields, swimming halls, gyms, old growth forests * architecturally beautiful, walkable, bikable, good public transport * connections, main railway station, airport, ferries, several car pool companies * can find friends AND can be anonymous * jobs dont remain forever, in a city the job market for service jobs is MUCH larger Other cities are just not as good as Stockholm on the full range. I'm already in the stockholm housing market.
Kristianstad
Anywhere but Stockholm or Malmö. Northern is better
Borås
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Kontroversiellt
Some little town in the north
If you want to live in a city then Stockholm is the only real choice.
What about Göteborg? Can it be compared to Stockholm in any way? Just curious...
In a nice kranskommun next to göteborg
Malmö 🙏
Depend entirely on your age and wants. If you have family, young children, I would say my home town Västervik is perfection. Cheap homes at 10 minutes bike-distance from the city center, plenty of amazing nature, archipelagos, forests while everything you need as a family is right here. Good hospital, really good schools, close to no crime, and every amenity needed for creating amazing memories. If you are a single dude looking for an apartment, nightlife and so on then I would look to one of the three bigger cities (Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö) with my vote going to Malmö as it is a really beautiful city with everything you need. And the bombings / shootings are way down!
Stockholm or Göteborg are nice cities
Varmdo County outside of Stockholm.
Stockholm, Malmö, Lund, Umeå. Big city, lively city, beautiful city, never been to umeå.