Guides for moving to and living in Gothenburg
Plain-English guides to the Swedish processes newcomers find hardest, written from official sources and dated on every page.
What's changing in Sweden: 2026-2028 timeline
Every new rule for internationals with its date and official source: citizenship, permits, benefits, SFI, tax and ID.
Read the guide →Living in Gothenburg: key facts for 2026
Population, rents, the Boplats queue, transit prices, healthcare fees, preschool costs, tax and weather, with sources.
Read the guide →Gothenburg neighbourhoods compared
Sixteen areas and nearby towns compared on rents, housing mix, trams and who they suit.
Read the guide →Cost of living in Gothenburg 2026
Monthly budgets for a single person, a couple and a family, with rent, food, transit and electricity.
Read the guide →Gothenburg Rent Report 2026
First-hand and sublet rents by size and district, new-build rents, the Boplats queue and the 2027 outlook.
Read the guide →How to move to Sweden
Permits, timing, jobs, costs and the first-year timeline.
Read the guide →How to get a personnummer
Who qualifies, the online notification, the identity check, documents and waiting times.
Read the guide →Swedish ID card and SverigeID
The SEK 400 Skatteverket card, its proposed phase-out and the Police's SverigeID from December 2026.
Read the guide →Swedish citizenship 2026
The 8-year rule since 6 June 2026, income and language requirements, and exceptions.
Read the guide →Permanent residence in Sweden
Who can still get a permanent permit after the July 2026 changes, requirements and fees.
Read the guide →SFI: learn Swedish for free
Who can study in Göteborg, how to apply, courses A-D, the three-year limit and citizenship.
Read the guide →Parental leave and child benefits
480 days, 2026 amounts, rules for newcomers and the qualification requirement from 2027.
Read the guide →Start a company in Sweden as a foreigner
AB or enskild firma, costs, F-tax and VAT, and rules without a personnummer.
Read the guide →Swedish tax for newcomers
How income tax, SINK, deductions and the annual return work.
Read the guide →Bank account and BankID
Opening an account, getting BankID and the personnummer chicken-and-egg problem.
Read the guide →Moving to Sweden from the UK
Post-Brexit permits, healthcare, driving licences and money.
Read the guide →Free tools
Work out your take-home pay, your citizenship date and your first-year checklist with our free tools.