Newcomer stories

Cultivating a new life: the extraordinary tale of the Deysels

Cultivating a new life: the extraordinary tale of the Deysels

Cultivating a new life: the extraordinary tale of the Deysels

Moved more than 14,000kms without jobs

Used to keep a gun on their bedside table

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"I miss familiarity. I miss knowing my place in society"

"I miss familiarity. I miss knowing my place in society"

"I miss familiarity. I miss knowing my place in society"

Nicola has everything she dreamed of in Sweden

But sometimes she feels unmoored

Why are northern Swedes such wimps with the cold?

Why are northern Swedes such wimps with the cold?

Why are northern Swedes such wimps with the cold?

Winter clothes in August

You'd think they'd be used to the cold

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"I have to remind myself that I can’t turn right on a red light"

"I have to remind myself that I can’t turn right on a red light"

"I have to remind myself that I can’t turn right on a red light"

The perils of learning to drive in Sweden

Jennifer Claywood

Skellefteå's allure: prickly pleasures and peaceful paths

Skellefteå's allure: prickly pleasures and peaceful paths

Skellefteå's allure: prickly pleasures and peaceful paths

"I feel so safe here, compared to the UK"

"Cactuses! How very unexpected"

"I’m not a bloody debt collector – I want to give you money!"

"I’m not a bloody debt collector – I want to give you money!"

"I’m not a bloody debt collector – I want to give you money!"

Work-life balance or rudeness?

"One must never betray eagerness for work"

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“Here is a better way to live. Now go back to your own country”

“Here is a better way to live. Now go back to your own country”

“Here is a better way to live. Now go back to your own country”

New emphasis on eradicating honor-related violence

But are we being consistent?

jennifer claywood

"Northern Swedes have a secret love I never would have believed"

"Northern Swedes have a secret love I never would have believed"

"Northern Swedes have a secret love I never would have believed"

Something even worse than surströmming

"A religious cult or a hippy commune?"

"I can handle the cold and the dark, but not the lack of color"

"I can handle the cold and the dark, but not the lack of color"

"I can handle the cold and the dark, but not the lack of color"

Moved to be with their daughter and grandkids

Slammed straight into brutal winter

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From city life to wilderness bliss: one German family's adventure

From city life to wilderness bliss: one German family's adventure

From city life to wilderness bliss: one German family's adventure

”It suits us perfectly”

Dog sledding and pony riding on the agenda

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Lars Westerlund

"I looked as much like a hunter as Liberace did"

"I looked as much like a hunter as Liberace did"

"I looked as much like a hunter as Liberace did"

What happens when an Englishman goes hunting?

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We are in danger of losing something special about Sweden

We are in danger of losing something special about Sweden

We are in danger of losing something special about Sweden

More emphasis on grades and exams

Jennifer Claywood

"I didn't have a problem with the winters - it was the summers!"

"I didn't have a problem with the winters - it was the summers!"

"I didn't have a problem with the winters - it was the summers!"

Moved here for the love of her son

Find out about her fabulous restaurant

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The farmer who learned Swedish in two months

The farmer who learned Swedish in two months

The farmer who learned Swedish in two months

You can't just talk about cows on date

Norrland delicacy - "Will never try it"

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Marie Lindström

This is what it's like to have a baby (or two) in Skellefteå

This is what it's like to have a baby (or two) in Skellefteå

This is what it's like to have a baby (or two) in Skellefteå

Amazed by efficiency

Totally different to UK

"Skellefteå gives us a better quality of life than Stockholm"

"Skellefteå gives us a better quality of life than Stockholm"

"Skellefteå gives us a better quality of life than Stockholm"

They love how safe Skellefteå feels

Not so sure about the cold

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English woman has her first taste of surströmming - shock result!

English woman has her first taste of surströmming - shock result!

English woman has her first taste of surströmming - shock result!

"Not a good idea to open tin in car"

Trick to eating surströmming revealed

"Sweden is miles ahead of America on the environment"

"Sweden is miles ahead of America on the environment"

"Sweden is miles ahead of America on the environment"

Jennifer Claywood

"I stick out like a penguin at a polar bear party"

"I stick out like a penguin at a polar bear party"

"I stick out like a penguin at a polar bear party"

Village's deep sense of community

"I’m the Antichrist of DIY"

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"I’ve settled down here. I want to stay in Skellefteå for life"

"I’ve settled down here. I want to stay in Skellefteå for life"

"I’ve settled down here. I want to stay in Skellefteå for life"

"Nothing in life is impossible"

First female in family to go to university

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Marie Lindström

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