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Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 12th 2013, 9:06 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,728
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Planning to move to Sweden need advice and Info

Hi Pifacesi,
My business is hiring out sailing boats. No-one else was doing it and I didn't want a full time occupation. Been there, done that.
When I was setting up I found the new business advice...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 11th 2013, 8:51 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,728
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Planning to move to Sweden need advice and Info

I moved to Sweden in 2011 and started my own business in 2012. It was a slightly uphill battle as Swedish tax and company rules are a bit different. My aim for this year was to improve my business by...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 11th 2013, 8:34 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 843
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Holiday let in Sweden.

The most profitable properties for that kind of investment don't come cheap but can make money. Look up Framby Udde in Falun, Dalarna. The properties there are expensive but you do 'own' them. The...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 11th 2013, 8:06 am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,197
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Very small business in Sweden?

I know this is an old thread but I moved from the UK to Swden two years ago and set up my own small business. The biggest problem is the tax system. I arranged a meeting with my local tax office and...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 11th 2013, 7:51 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,620
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: House hunting in Stockholm - is it that bad?

The waiting list to obtain a flat on a first hand contract is farcical, get your parents to sign up when you're five and by the time you're twenty five you may get offered something. This is why most...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 11th 2013, 7:36 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,093
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Polis in Sweden

Not much respect for the Polis in Sweden. They seem extremely politically motivated and spend most of their time doing breath tests on parents taking their kids to school. When they do draw a gun it...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 10th 2013, 8:31 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 890
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: How bad is to be a commuter in Sweden?

A lot of the cities here now have Trängselskatt or congestion charge to you and me so driving can be a pain. Parking restrictions can also make life very difficult. Stockholm is very easy for...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 10th 2013, 8:24 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,949
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Montessori / Preschool jobs Sweden

Hi,
My daughter goes to our local Montessori primary school. They do have English lessons but those are normally given by a Swedish teacher. The kids with an English speaking parent do get Hemsprak...
Forum: Scandinavia
Nov 10th 2013, 8:15 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 4,913
Posted By skylarkpilot

Re: Moving to Sweden, a few questions re schooling, living cost, and buying property

Been here two years now. Fortunately my wife was Swedish and I am retired on an English occupational pension so we were all pretty sorted and not in a rush.
You will find that you cannot apply for...
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