Getting started

New in Sweden – Getting Started

Your first day, week, month and three months, step by step.

Welcome to SwedenYou made it. This guide walks you through everything after the airport — in the order you will need it — so you do not have to search ten websites or visit an office twice.
What to do on your first dayFrom the airport to your bed: a working phone, the right transport ticket, your address checked, and your documents safe.
Your first seven daysThe week you register with Skatteverket, sort out university or work, and make sure your home is insured.
Your first thirty daysThe month your personnummer usually arrives — and with it the ID card, bank account and BankID.
Your first ninety daysSettling in properly: healthcare, Swedish classes, a long-term home, your finances and your people.
Arriving as a studentYour university is your first contact. Register on time, activate your accounts, get a student card for discounts, and sort out your personnummer if you study a year or more.
Arriving to workConfirm your start with the employer, make sure your salary tax is set up correctly (A-tax or SINK), and read your contract before you sign.
Arriving as a family memberEach family member registers separately with their own documents. Then: school or preschool for the children, healthcare, and SFI.
Important documents to keepWhich papers to keep safe, which to carry, and which you will be asked for again and again.
How Swedish identification worksPersonnummer, ID card, BankID: three different things that work together. Here is what each one is for.
Important emergency numbersSave these in your phone today: 112, 1177, 114 14 and 113 13.
Common mistakes new arrivals makeSmall mistakes that cost newcomers weeks or money — and how to avoid them.

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