Living in Sweden

Sweden runs on engineering and design as much as on software, and its big industrial names keep IT, engineering, and the skilled trades open to people arriving from outside. Pay sits near the top, and unlike some of its Nordic neighbors the country leaves most of it with you, so a salary clears the cost of a comfortable life with room to spare. English opens the technical doors, though settling fully into work and daily life eventually asks for the language.

Sweden is firmly a destination, home to 2M foreign-born residents — 19% of the population — against just 223.5K Swedes abroad. The immigrant population has grown sharply, up 45% over the past decade, and reflects both refuge and proximity: the largest groups come from Syria (243.4K) and Iraq, alongside neighboring Finland.