Sweden PRESENTATION

SWEDEn

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INDEX

Euro map

Gotland Island

Study

Places to visit

Göteborg

Live

Sarek National Park

The country

Working

Abisko National Park

Stockholm

euro MAP

Sweden is located in Scandinavia

Travel

Air plane time: about 4h40min from Lyon to Stockholm no direct fly: a stopover in Paris price: about 220€ for the round trip

Places to visit:

the country

Accessibility

Economy

language: Swedish density: 23 hab/km2 inhabitant: 10 313 447 currency: krona 1€ = 9 SEK (krona) member of the EU from 1995 but not in the euro zone 5th biggest country of EU

- GDP: 551.03 billions of euro - a welfare state + powerful country - lots of TNCs such as Ikea, H and M, Spotify, Volvo, Ericsson, Electrolux... - work less and earn same - quite high taxes

- Stockholm Arlanda with over 170 destinations worldwide - a well-developed train network + a number of overland bus companies - ferries to other countries along the Baltic Sea - lots of harbors...

Cultural Interaction

R and D

- invest about 3.3% of the GDP in RandD - 6% of the GPD to fight against the COVID 19 (1st in the world) - 1 university: Karolinska Institute, 41st in the world's top universities

- 2 millions of foreign residents -theaters, palaces, operas and museums in big cities - 53 museums in Stockholm

Livability

- highest life expectancy in the world - a great quality of life - high cost of living - a great healthcare system - a good retirement system

Environment

- 1st country to use more sustainable energies than fossil ones - first country to the establish an EPA - 1972: hosted the first UN conference about the environment - many cities: home to a completely carbon neutral community.

stockholm

a complete city

archipelago

view of the city

the vasa museum

skeppsholmen hotel

Sergel's square

wooden cemetery

Visby

gotland island

Farö's rocks

göteborg

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sarek national park

abisko national park

Study in sweden

the 5th country in the rank of attractivity to international students in EU

- free of charge for citizens of the EU/EEA - others: between 80,000 and 140,000 SEK per year. (9000/15000€) - from the EU/EEA: study without any visa requirements - outside the EU/EEA: obtain a student visa - almost 40 universities: Uppsala University, Lund University, Stockholm University... - English: widely spoken, a must-have - feel relaxed / work hard / high expectations - pastimes: team sports, cultural societies, outdoor activities - great nightlife, clubs, bars, student unions organising evenings out.

Lund University

Live in sweden

Freedom, equality, and sustainability

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- as a EU member: can live in Sweden - wages: high but propotionate with the high cost of living - the country's healthcare system: so effective + efficient

- freezing winters: long and dark - short mild summers: the sky never really goes dark - really cold

- embrace everybody regardless of their personal choices or background - Stockholm: one of the most open cities in the world - gender equality

work in sweden

INFO

As an EU citizen: entitled to work in Sweden without a permit (otherwise: need a permit)

JOBS: engeneers, skilled people in the ICT, doctors, nurses 40H per week / at least 30 days of vacations per year

IKEA, Volvo, Electrolux, Spotify learning the language is not very important if you speak very well English

thanks for listening and watching

by Benjamin VEDEL and Juliette BREMAUD