Living in Uppsala
#1 2008-11-20 10:56:44
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Living in Uppsala
You are an expatriate living in Uppsala, or you used to work and live in Uppsala.
Share your expat experience!
How would you describe life in Uppsala?
Has it been complicated to settle down, to find a job, and an accomodation?
Is it complicated to make friends in Uppsala?
What would you recommend to people who would like to live in Uppsala?
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#2 2009-07-21 11:11:07
- JerseyTjej
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Re: Living in Uppsala
Uppsala is very diverse in terms of cultures and attitudes. The fact that there is a large student ratio helps in the assimilation process. This is not to imply youth, but the fact that lots of older people have returned to class to broaden their job prospective or learn a new skill set.
Employment is rough if you are not fluent in Swedish. The best place to meet people is at one of the fika (coffee) spots, library or Swedish language courses.
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#3 2009-08-05 09:04:06
- Streetcrab
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Re: Living in Uppsala
I like the Uppsala life. Uppsala is in Swedish terms a rather large city (Sweden's 4th biggest pop.) but it has a very nice, relaxed smalltown feel to it.
Finding accomodation can be really tricky as a lot of the smaller apartments are being hunted down by the students. It may change soon though as a lot of new housings are being built/planned.
I would think friends are easy to make if you are planning on studying as the town as a whole has a huge amount of students. Apart from studying it may be harder. There is a pretty developed cafe-culture so it might not be entirely impossible 
If you plan on moving here, send me an email.
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