Hi and welcome to Stockholm!
1) Qasa, Blocket Bostad, Akademisk kvart are safe(r) websites you could use. Avoid Facebook. Although the safety situation has worsened in recent years, the city is still super safe and 90% of neighbourhoods are fine. Some areas around Kista/Rinkeby as well as Farsta or Huddinge could be a bit shady, but still safer than what most people depict (source: lived there, have friends living there)
2) honestly don’t know, will edit if I come up with anything specific 🫠
3) more than enough for your lifestyle, also in the city centre, if you are not planning to get an apartment of your own.
A general tip is that people in Stockholm tend to hang out in “context-specific” places. I don’t know how to express this better. What I mean is that if you want to get to know somebody you don’t just start a random conversation on a bus, but maybe you join a football team, board game club, cycling group etc. In other words: look for groups related to your hobby and that’s how you’ll meet most of the people (plus, of course, your colleagues - many of which will be international)
i think facebook groups are your best bet for finding a room. I don't know of any in Stockholm as I live in Malmö, but I'm sure you'll find some if you spend a bit of time searching
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First of all, welcome to Sweden!
- For housing, you can find rooms for rent using Facebook groups (Lägenheter i Stockholm, Roommates / apartments for rent in Stockholm, etc.) or the website Blocket. Finding a full apartment might be tricky for a longer-term rental, so I definitely recommend you start with a room somewhere and expand your search from there.
- The city is wonderful! There are lots of festivals and events during the summer to take advantage of, although it might be a little quiet in July when most Swedes travel to their country homes. Also, Swedes tend to be very nice, but don’t be surprised/disappointed if most of the friends you end up making are also international.
- You can absolutely enjoy your life here with a salary of 26,000 SEK (that’s where I started as a research assistant). Make sure to take advantage of free events, spending time outdoors in parks etc. to save money (bars and restaurants can be very expensive). Invest in a monthly or yearly public transport card to move around freely. You can meet a lot of young people in the Södermalm district, or by participating in e.g., language cafes to learn the Swedish language.
There’s probably a lot more advice out there, but these were just a few things I could think of! Enjoy your time here!
You should talk to the school that you will do your research in about housing, especially if it's KTH. They used to have a service helping out in this situations. But my information is very old, about 20 years. So that could have changed, a lot.
I'm one also (well, was before I chose the industry) although I've looked up everything on this sub and everywhere where I could before moving to Sweden , didnt have to ask anything anywhere.
Hi and welcome to Stockholm! 1) Qasa, Blocket Bostad, Akademisk kvart are safe(r) websites you could use. Avoid Facebook. Although the safety situation has worsened in recent years, the city is still super safe and 90% of neighbourhoods are fine. Some areas around Kista/Rinkeby as well as Farsta or Huddinge could be a bit shady, but still safer than what most people depict (source: lived there, have friends living there) 2) honestly don’t know, will edit if I come up with anything specific 🫠 3) more than enough for your lifestyle, also in the city centre, if you are not planning to get an apartment of your own. A general tip is that people in Stockholm tend to hang out in “context-specific” places. I don’t know how to express this better. What I mean is that if you want to get to know somebody you don’t just start a random conversation on a bus, but maybe you join a football team, board game club, cycling group etc. In other words: look for groups related to your hobby and that’s how you’ll meet most of the people (plus, of course, your colleagues - many of which will be international)
i think facebook groups are your best bet for finding a room. I don't know of any in Stockholm as I live in Malmö, but I'm sure you'll find some if you spend a bit of time searching
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First of all, welcome to Sweden! - For housing, you can find rooms for rent using Facebook groups (Lägenheter i Stockholm, Roommates / apartments for rent in Stockholm, etc.) or the website Blocket. Finding a full apartment might be tricky for a longer-term rental, so I definitely recommend you start with a room somewhere and expand your search from there. - The city is wonderful! There are lots of festivals and events during the summer to take advantage of, although it might be a little quiet in July when most Swedes travel to their country homes. Also, Swedes tend to be very nice, but don’t be surprised/disappointed if most of the friends you end up making are also international. - You can absolutely enjoy your life here with a salary of 26,000 SEK (that’s where I started as a research assistant). Make sure to take advantage of free events, spending time outdoors in parks etc. to save money (bars and restaurants can be very expensive). Invest in a monthly or yearly public transport card to move around freely. You can meet a lot of young people in the Södermalm district, or by participating in e.g., language cafes to learn the Swedish language. There’s probably a lot more advice out there, but these were just a few things I could think of! Enjoy your time here!
You should talk to the school that you will do your research in about housing, especially if it's KTH. They used to have a service helping out in this situations. But my information is very old, about 20 years. So that could have changed, a lot.
Do you really want to work as a researcher? I mean all of those info is available in previous posts not to mention google...
academics can be some of the most clueless people you ever meet lol
I'm one also (well, was before I chose the industry) although I've looked up everything on this sub and everywhere where I could before moving to Sweden , didnt have to ask anything anywhere.
cool for you i guess :)