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Language, Culture & Working in Sweden 🇸🇪
Practical insights on learning Swedish, communicating across cultures, and navigating working life in Sweden. Explore guides, ideas, and advice for international professionals, teams, and organisations.
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Investing in Belonging: Why Language Training Is a Strategic Asset
At Hövding and Waltero, CCO Mattias Nahlin made the same call twice: invest in Swedish language training from the start. Here’s why. In Sweden, English can make work easier. It can also make belonging harder. In many international workplaces, English is the official company language. It keeps meetings moving, makes hiring easier, and helps global teams work together. But outside the meeting room, something else often happens. A colleague pauses while searching for a Swedish
Jun 154 min read
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A Short Guide to Supporting International Talent in Sweden
Sweden recruits internationally because it has to. Tech, life sciences, manufacturing, and gaming companies here fill a meaningful share of specialist roles with people who moved from somewhere else — often with excellent English and no Swedish at all on day one. The recruiting part usually goes fine. What's inconsistent is what happens next: the eighteen months after the offer letter, where an employee either becomes embedded in the company and the country, or quietly starts
Jul 93 min read
Meet Linnea: Building confidence one conversation at a time
Discover how Linnea Hallberg helps professionals learn Swedish in Stockholm through personalized coaching that builds confidence, connection, and real-world communication skills.
Feb 263 min read
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