What should I know when moving to Sweden?

What do I need to know about moving to Sweden?

• I'm a 20 year old, male, American citizen. I'm half Swedish, but I have never been out of the USA, or Canada...I've been researching it for a while, and I'm considering moving to Sweden. However, I want to know a bit more about what all I would need to move there, live there, work there, and even go to college there, etc. (I'm probably moving to Stockholm) I also would like to know what living there is like, how are the Swedes towards Americans, etc. ANY information would be extremely helpful! 1.What all do I need to have to move, and live there? 2.Would I be able to travel around the city using the public transportation system and a bicycle? 3.Would my American college credits transfer to a college over there? 4.Most Swedes speak pretty good english, correct? 5.What permits do I need to live there? 6.What permits do I need to work there? 7.I don't need to be a citizen to live there do I? I can apply for citizenship after living there for a while, correct? 8.I've been teaching myself Swedish, but obviously I won't be fluent when I first move there, how much will this hinder me? 9.I heard Swedes are shy...would a stranger on the streets be willing to take a second to answer a question of I had one? 10.How's the night life? I'm still young, and enjoy partying =P There's so many questions I have...I could sit here for an hour and ask questions, but I'm going to leave the rest to you. If there's anything I didn't ask that you think I should know, PLEASE tell me! I want to know as much as possible about all the requirements to move/live there. Please tell me everything =] Thank you very much for taking the time to read this post, any info will be MUCH appreciated. =]

• Answer:

  1. You should be ok with $1500 per month...if you didnt spend like crazy. 2. Public transport is great over there...I used my bike to get around, but i lived in a smaller town Uppsala...bike was more than enough 3. Depends on the college. 4. I lived there for one year and haven't met someone who doesn't speak English. 5. You just need your identification, and passport. 6. EU passport/work visa. 7. You didn't need to be a citizen to live there for 3 months, after that you need a student visa, or some sort of official documentation. 8. It wont. English will take you very far. They love speaking English. 9. They're shy, but they would be glad to help you out. they open up after you get to know them more. 10. Great, girls are AMAZING :D