Find housing & jobs

Once you understand the three-layer housing market from the Housing guide, here's specifically where Swedes actually go online to search — the sites and queues that matter, not generic listings.

• Blocket Bostad — the biggest general rental marketplace. Qasa — verified landlords, no queue, good for newcomers who need something fast.
• City queues: Bostadsförmedlingen (Stockholm), Boplats Göteborg, Boplats Syd (Malmö) — register immediately, even before you need a place.
• Buying: Hemnet is the dominant site for bostadsrätter and houses for sale.
• Student? Apply for student housing (SSSB in Stockholm, Studentbostäder in Gothenburg, AF Bostäder in Lund, etc.) the moment you're admitted — queues are long and it's usually the cheapest, fastest route in.

Sweden's job market runs through a mix of one big official platform and old-fashioned networking — knowing which channel fits your situation saves a lot of wasted effort.

• Arbetsförmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service) — the main official job board, free to use, also runs support programmes for newcomers.
• LinkedIn matters heavily in professional sectors; many roles are filled through networks — tell people you're looking.
• Staffing agencies place a lot of newcomers: Adecco, Manpower, Randstad, Bemannia — a normal first foothold in warehouses, retail, hospitality, healthcare support.

Swedish job applications follow different conventions than many other countries — a CV formatted the way you're used to at home can look wrong or overloaded to a Swedish employer.

• CV (CV): 1–2 pages, factual, photo optional. Cover letter (personligt brev): short, specific to the role, why you.
• Swedish widens your options hugely even at a basic level; English alone is workable in IT, engineering, and international companies.
• Get foreign qualifications recognised (free) via UHR (Universitets- och högskolerådet) — needed for regulated professions (nurse, teacher, electrician, etc.).

A handful of everyday Swedish websites come up constantly once you're actually living here — worth bookmarking early rather than discovering them one at a time.

• Used items: Blocket (general marketplace), Tradera (auctions), Facebook Marketplace, second-hand chains Myrorna and Erikshjälpen.
• Cars: Blocket → Fordon; check the vehicle's besiktning (inspection) status and any debt tied to it via Transportstyrelsen.
• Doctors: choose a vårdcentral via 1177.se; healthcare reviews and info are also on 1177.