Moving to Sweden - 1 year of living in Sweden (things I wish I knew before!) 

Yes, I agree! When I was living in Sweden, I had a chance to go dog sledding in Kiruna, but I did not go which I regretted for many years! (not sure it's considered a "winter sport" but always fascinated by it :)

I would look for a place to do skiing and go one day or so in skiing school if you haven't done it before. There are often good/affordable prices for renting skis for a day. Ice skating in an indoor or outdoor ice rink is also fun.

Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! 😊 Yes, winter in Korea is also cold but in my memory, Sweden was much colder... but maybe it's now different? I need to travel to Sweden again :) I like the saying in Sweden!

@@lucyjeonglobal It quite depends on where you live. In the north winters are cold - in the south they are chilly. Like -20 C (or colder) in the north isn't uncommon while tempretures hover around -10 to 0 C in the south.

@@_Wolfsbane_ If you ask me the cold is worse in the south when around 0C because of the humidity.

@@benktlofgren4710 As someone who lives in the Stockholm area and did military service in Boden, having my eyelashes freeze together when blinking was a clear indication -30 to -40 is far colder than anything down south, regardless of humidity.

@@DanielKling well it is always the extreme :)

And in winter it never goes up and you have seasonal depression 6-8 months of the year.

Thanks for your comment! Oh wow, -33! It's defintely cold but I'm sure winter time is beautiful in Sweden. :)

@@lucyjeonglobal It was Manny years since it was last that could where I live. But in the north that is more common. The last few winters have been rather mild in my area.

Wow, a boat trip sounds awesome! There are lots of cool outdoor activities in Sweden. :)

Thanks for your comment and for sharing your thoughts! Yes, studying as an exchange student was definitely helpful. Plus, Jönköping University has many international students, so it also helped too. :)

I'm Swedish and I have a rice cooker (and I use it frequently), I don't drink coffee (nor tea) and I don't take the fixed fika breaks at work (I take them when I feel like it, which is not very often). So we are not all the same.

Yes! I totally agree with you. A good home cinema sounds awesome! 😊

Thank you! :)

The average bodytemperature of women, is higher than men 37,4C vs 36,6C is almost a full degree.

Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I enjoyed reading your comment. :) I absolutely love the Fika culture in Sweden but did not know that it's regulated by law with coffee breaks and lunch breaks! It's really cool that you live in Kirua. When I was living in Jönköping, I had a chance to travel to Kiruna for dog sledding but I did not go which I regretted for so many years! Would love to travel to Sweden again to see the northern light one day. Thanks for your comment and sharing more about Sweden😊

​@@lucyjeonglobal Now you know that coffee breaks and lunch breaks are required by law. Every year from the beginning of December until January, many Koreans come to Kiruna to see the Northern Lights. As you may know, Kiruna has been known for a few years, when the city of Kiruna would and he has now moved. from its previous location. Since every year in December, the Ice Hotel opens in Jukkasjärvi, which is about 18 km from the city: I was born and raised in Kiruna. If you become a Swedish citizen, you have more advantages and extra good if you one day have children. Here are some benefits. As a parent, you have the right to maternity leave for up to 18 months and you have parental allowance. Then when the children get older, it is free to go to school from year 1 up to upper secondary level and the food is free at school. Then when the children go to university, there are no fees to pay to the school. You apply for a student loan and then have a full 30 years to pay back the student loan. Other benefits as a Swedish citizen, so all medicines are subsidized. Then you have high-cost protection and when you have reached the high-cost protection of SEK 2,600, you have free prescription medicines for the rest of a 12-year period. Then there is also high-cost protection when you go to a doctor, nurse, psychologist, physiotherapist and when you have the option to pay SEK 1,200, the rest of a 12-month period is to visit one of the aforementioned. Can take myself as an example, I operated on my shoulder in January and this was free, had I not achieved the high cost protection it would have cost SEK 300. Where do you live today?

@@lucyjeonglobal and do not even think about bringing some work to the coffee break or work during it😂

It's always warmer on the coast in winter, and colder in summer. Jönköping is inland and on a highland plateu and does have places for downhill skiing, like Isaberg in Hestra.

Korea is definitely warmer than Sweden in winter for sure! :)

That's indeed a very strange comment - what do you mean with "better"? It's most likely warmer in Korea than in Sweden, but that certainly doesn't make it better. Most Swedes enjoy and are thankful for our four seasons, ranging from warm summers to cold snowy winters. I'd never want to live in a country where the weather is warm the year around; that would be extremely boring. I grew up North of the Arctic Circle and is thus used to snow covering the ground for almost six months; that was quite normal to me.

@@Vinterfrid oh sorry not "better" I meant to say warmer... just warmer climate and more sunshine... if you prefear colder weather that is totally ok though and I support that...

I think nither is bad just different, if you live in a country with these drastic changes in seasons it’s easier to cope with it and find thing to do like go skiing or hiking but I understand it very hard if you don’t live here long to adapt to these changes

​@@VinterfridI think you may be a bit biased on this subject since your name is Winter Tranquility in Swedish.... 😜

Thank you so much! :)

haha four personalities and four seasons! It's funny! :) Love Fika culture in Sweden. ☕

Yes please! 😊🥳

I'm from South Korea! 😊

I stopped counting at 23 :D

haha I didn't know that I said Sweden that much! 😅😂

@@MrKoldMan oops 23 times!! I didn't know that haha 😅😂

Thanks for your comment! 😊I traveled to Gotenburg before, and I remember it was a great city! Glad to hear that you eat rice many times a week too :)

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Oh wow, -40! But I'm sure the winter in Sweden is really beautiful :) Seeing northern lights is on my bucket list!

@@lucyjeonglobal In winter that may be the only lights you see. That far north the sun never rises over the horizon in winter. On the other hand, in summer it never sets.