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by sandstrom 4621 days ago
I'm sure there are lots of questions and it's hard to address all of them. Some spontaneous thoughts:

- Stockholm is really expensive, housing as well as other living expenses[1]

- Salaries are okay, but probably not as high as in some other places

- Climate is awesome in the summer, and much less so during the winter.

There are some upsides too:

- Lots of tech companies, so switching jobs shouldn't be too difficult should you want to.

- Some would say it's one of the better cities in the world to live in and grow up. As The Economist puts it "If you had to be reborn anywhere in the world as a person with average talents and income, you would want to be a Viking." This is great for your children.[2]

- People are good at english, so getting setup should be easy. Low level of bureaucracy as well. I'd still advice that you learn Swedish though.

Many other aspects of course, the actual company you are considering is probably the most important. However, that's hard to speak to in general terms.

(I'm not really neutral, since I'm Swedish)

[1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/9554951/T...

[2] http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21571136-politicians-b...