Can anyone help me find an apartment in Sweden?

Question

Hi there,

We just recently moved to Sweden. My gf got sick in the US so she had to come back to Sweden for medical treatment.

She is currently doing outpatient treatment at Dandryd Rehab. We desperately need a place to stay.

We are looking for anything from a studio to a 2 bedroom. We are currently staying with a friend of ours in Solna. The ideal set up would be for us all to find a place together. But my gf and I will take anything at this point.

I don't speak any Swedish. So it's very difficult trying to find a place in a country you don't know the language to.

Please let me know of anything you think can help.

Thanks.

Alex

Answer 1

My friend moved to Sweden recently. She told me that

before you can get a place. you need to get credit. To get credit you need to have work. The language is not your problem as most Swedes do speak English. To get credit you need to have a monthly income, and to get work you need a "personsnummer" and to get that you need to go to "skatteverket" (tax/registration bureau). You basically have to register yourself into the country. You will need to prove that you are able to support yourself, and have a good reason to be there.

If your gf is Swedish, she should be able to get a monthly income from the state.

My friend advises you to check out this website www.blocket.se for housing, it is in Swedish though.

An apartment is an: lagenhatt (double points above the a).

Good luck hunting

She also mentioned that in small villages there are more opportunities to find living space, for instance by advertisements on bulletin-boards in supermarkets for instance

Answer 2

Just a word of caution. Be care-full to pay any money beforehand as a deposit for nice place. My friend got ripped off badly moving to Sweden.