Before you travel · Task 1 of 2
Arrange temporary housing
Have somewhere to stay for your first weeks — you register with Skatteverket at an address.
What to do
Finding a home is often the hardest part of moving to Sweden, so start early.
- Students: use your university's student housing queue and its housing office.
- Workers: ask your employer — many help with the first weeks.
- Renting from someone else (andrahand): always get a written contract, check who owns the home and never pay a deposit before you have seen the contract. Rental scams are common.
- When you register with Skatteverket after you arrive, you give the address where you live.
Ask members in your city under Housing on Pak Bridge — many found their first room through someone they knew.
Steps
- Decide where you will stay for your first weeks
- Look at Housing on Pak Bridge and ask members in your city
- Get a written contract and check who owns the home
- Pay a deposit only after you have seen the contract
Documents or information required
- Your housing contract or address in Sweden
Estimated time and cost
- Time
- Start 1–2 months before you fly
- Cost
- Not listed — check the official source
- Timing
- Have an address before you land
Official source
SkatteverketChecked on 14 Oct 2026
Official links
- skatteverket.se (opens official website)Skatteverket — Moving to Sweden
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