EXPAT SITES

ON THIS PAGE:

  AUSSIE EXPAT CONTACT SITES – SWEDEN
  AUSSIES IN SWEDEN

  AUSSIE EXPATS ON RADIO
  GENERAL ENGLISH SPEAKING EXPAT CONTACT SITES – SWEDEN

    - STOCKHOLM AND GENERAL SITES

    - GÖTEBORG

    - MALMÖ

    - OTHER TOWNS

    - PARENTING GROUPS & PLAYGROUPS
  AUSSIE EXPAT SITES – WORLDWIDE
  OTHER EXPAT SITES – WORLDWIDE
 

          AUSSIE EXPAT CONTACT SITES – SWEDEN

Stockholm The Southern Cross Club for Australians and New Zealanders in Stockholm is unfortunately in hiatus at the moment. This social club used to have regular pub nights, coffee afternoons, dinners, get togethers for Australia Day, ANZAC Day, newsletters and other social events as well as an on-line forum. If and when it starts up again, I’ll post details here. If you are interested in being involved at all, please email me and I can put you on to the people in the know. In the meantime, you can email them with any questions you have.

 

Stockholm Stockholm Australian Football Federation or SAFF is the new Aussie Rules team started by an enthusiastic and committed bunch of fellow Aussies. Check out the website for details of training, matches, social events at The Foggy Dew, ANZAC Day picnic, Australia Day etc. There is also a discussion forum. Players and supporters warmly welcomed!

Göteborg Mirrabooka Club The Aussie club in Göteborg The club has a regular newsletter and lunches and various get togethers. There is no webpage, but you can email Anne Nyth (tel.+46 (0)31 3259335), Belinda Gault or Lucy Charlton to join the mailing list.

Ludvika (Dalarna) James and Faye Taylor run the Oz Swedes site especially for Aussies & Kiwis in Ludvika and surrounding areas. Lots of information and links on the site and the Taylors are a terrific family.

 

Falun (Dalarna) Cameron Crooks is working to set up an Aussie Rules side in the area. Anyone who is interested in playing, training or supporting the team is asked to contact Cameron on 0703 834 021 or by email.

 

Jönköping Wayne Johansson has moved from the sunny Gold Coast of Queensland to Jönköping. He is trying to gather together Aussies in the area for regular pub nights, meet ups etc. If any Aussies are in the region, contact Wayne for further details.

 

Karlstad The meeting point for Aussies around Karlstad and the Värmland region is the Karlstad Dragons. Anyone who is in the area is very welcome at the games, practice sessions and social events. Their website includes a guest book and forum.

          AUSSIES IN SWEDEN

Want to know about real life here in Sweden? Check out what some of our members are up to. If anyone had a personal page that they would like to share just email me. Also check out some Aussie businesses here in Sweden in Aussie Products.

An Aussie in Uppsala This is Uppsala-based Kirk Ewing’s great site about living and acclimatising to life in Sweden. It is arranged in the form of a diary and has a very positive and friendly feel to it.

 

Matt James Matt is an Aussie yoga teacher who has classes (in English) in Stockholm at various centres. Check out his yoga website to see details of when and where they are held.

 

Mark Majzner is a former journalist who has started the very popular Australian Wine Club here in Stockholm. There is a very informative website and you can sign up for a newsletter with news and invites to wine tastings.

 

Jodi Roan is an experienced travel agent who has now branched out and set up a travel agency of her own here in Sweden. It’s called australienresor and can be found in Vasagatan 15-17 in the heart of Stockholm. They specialise in Australian holidays and offer the best in prices and services. Visit their website or feel free to give Jodi a call at (08) 67769790 or email her with your travel queries.

 

Hayley Bringdal ran a successful advertising agency in her home town of Perth, but has now settled into life in Sweden and owns her own agency again. Weblabs offer marketing solutions to businesses all over Sweden.

 

Jane Kitto Melbourne-born guitarist and singer Kitto has spent the last few years based in Stockholm. She divides her time between Australia and Sweden and has a strong following in both countries.

 

Andi Joseph A young vocalist and musician from Wagga Wagga and now based in Lund. He plays at gigs in various parts of Sweden, so be sure to check out the dates and his music at Andi Joseph.

 

Gavin Ware This wonderful Aussie performing artist has been wowing people in Sweden for several years now with his interactive performance of indigenous culture. Check out Gavin if you need a performer or someone who can do a corporate workshop.

 

Mona Khizam Norberg is an Australian expat who has been on the road for 20 years and knows the relocation ropes/ cultural clashes/ joy of starting all over again in a foreign city.  She takes English Quigong classes in Stockholm. Enquire about classes today! mona@qigongakademien.com Tel: 0732 019368

 

Nicholas Pitt runs a very successful photographic studio in Stockholm. Visit his website and look around. His studio is centrally located and he is happy to chat about your needs. (E).

 

Wayne Johannson is the founder of Words Jönköping, a company which specialises in teaching business English, translation work and proofreading of English documents in the Jönköping region.

 

Boomerang Jim Swan and Ross McKinnon make up the rock band Boomerang. Two light hearted guys from the sunny city of Brisbane. Their repertoire consists of Irish and Australian folk standards as well as a selection of more recent Aussie hits and some of their own creations too.

 

Sitara Kristy Rogers and her Swedish partner Mikael Sundelin have set up a unique and exotic furniture store in Stockholm, featuring beautiful handcrafted furniture and other objects from the Far East (especially Indian). Check out the Sitara website or visit them in their Saltsjöbaden shop.

 

Spirit of Oz Rob Manuell has a beautiful shop, Spirit of Oz on Gästrikegatan 16 in Stockholm which offers a variety of gorgeous Australian designer fabrics and fashion accessories. Check out the website for details of what is in stock.

 

Nic Cottrell is from Adelaide and now based in Stockholm and working on projects involved with machine translation technology. Nic is also the Vice President of the Stockholm Park branch of international toastmasters.

 

Simon Andrews Simon is a Sydney-born artist based in Göteborg. He has exhibitions in Galleri Ferm in Karl Gustavsgatan 13 and all around Sweden. See his website for information, biography and samples of his work. (E)

 

Greg Kewley has been in Sweden over 10 years and teaches at Grennaskolan, an international Swedish school, situated in the beautiful town of Gränna on Lake Vättern. Check out the school – I wish I went there!

 

Jim Barrett is based far north of the Arctic Circle at Umeå University. He has a blog at Soul Sphincter where he documents his life in Sweden, his work with HUMlab and the worlds of art and music.

 

Robin Alan Bell is another Aussie “love refugee” who met a Swedish girl on-line and moved to Sweden at Christmas 2001. He writes an entertaining series of articles about settling into Sweden on his blog.  

 

Taylor Tales This is the journal of the Taylor family who live in Darlana. It has links, news about their lives, home and travels and a gallery of photographs.

 

Al’s World Welcome to the world of an Aussie working in Uppsala. Alasdair’s fun and informative web site includes some impressions of Sweden, writings about his adventures out sailing, skiing, riding, rockclimbing all illustrated with some beautiful photographs from around Sweden.

 

Travelling Matt is the homepage of Sydney/Stockholm based television cinematographer Matt Gormly. Guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat of any homesick Aussie.

 

Josh Fleming is a young Australian from Queensland, who has come to Sweden on a working holiday visa. He is living in Uppsala and has a blog at joshinsweden where he talks about his life and adventures in Sweden.

 

The Vontoff Site The website of an Adelaide family living and working in Stockholm. There are some great pictures of travels around Sweden and other countries in Europe as well as some observations about life in Sweden from an Aussie perspective.

 

Aussies in Sweden is a photographic site, featuring photographs of Sweden taken by several Aussies who live here.

 

Kate Dwyer arrived in Eskilstuna in January 2007 and writes in her journal about her efforts to settle in to Sweden.

 

Ylva Molitor-Gärdsell is an artist based in Göteborg. Details about her beautiful watercolour and graphic work as well as any upcoming exhibitions can be found at her website.

 

David Holford arrived relocated with his wife and young children from Tamworth to Sweden in August 2006. He writes about their experiences in Postcards from Sweden.

 

Teknotrekker is an Aussie world traveller who has spent some time in Sweden and written and photographed his adventures, including an Australia Day nude snow roll!

 

 

      AUSSIE EXPATS ON RADIO

Expats Online is a series of interviews from ABC Melbourne. Each week, Red Symons interviews people who have left Australia and gone to live overseas. Unfortunately they don’t archive the interviews.

 

Expats on Breakfast is a series of interviews from ABC Sydney, with interviews by breakfast presenter Angela Catterns. There are five Swedish based expats interviewed, Marjorie Carleberg from Norrköping, John Du from Södertalje, Nicole Hanson from Göteborg, Meredith Beechey in Uppsala, Geoff Lawrence in Kalmar and Peter McIntyre from Skövde.

 

Beyond the Backyard is a series of interviews from ABC Adelaide. The breakfast duo The Baldies talk to Adelaidians who are flung far and wide across the globe. You can listen to Michelle Anderson from Göteborg, Marie Nordström from Nynäshamn, Sussane Durkin, Shelley Edwards and Ben Kirk from Stockholm and Ting Adolphus from Uppsala talk about their life in Sweden.

          GENERAL ENGLISH SPEAKING EXPAT CONTACT SITES – SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM AND GENERAL SITES

U.K. Brits Abroad Stockholm Meeting place and social club for the Poms in Stockholm. Unfortunately, they don’t appear to update the page very often. There is a fledgling message board available at a site called Brits in Sweden. There is also the Swedish-British Club based in Stockholm along with the Stockholm Expat Brit Meetup Group.

U.S.A. There are more Americans in Sweden than almost any other English speaking immigrant group. As you would expect, there are a few organisations catering to their needs. Expats In Sweden has resources and a forum, though it doesn’t seem to be updated very often. There is also Amerikanska, a very busy online community for Americans living in Sweden (it’s a closed forum so you need to register) and a MSN group called Americans in Sweden. And there is an American Club of Sweden which is a networking club based in Stockholm, the American Women’s Club as well as the Stockholm Expat American Meetup group.

Canada The Canadian Club of Sweden has information, links and a bulletin board and there is a great, informative and friendly forum for Canadians here in Sweden at Canadians in Sweden.

 

Ireland is represented by the Swedish Irish Society, with lots of tips, links and news of gatherings all over Sweden.

 

New Zealand The New Zealand-Sweden Society has a website with information for kiwis in Sweden as well as regular pub nights and other events. There is also the Kiwis in Sweden website.

 

Scotland Caledonian Society of Sweden is the meeting point for those with Scottish ancestry. You don’t have to be Scottsh to join in as anyone who has an interest in Scotland is very welcome. There are many social events you can attend as well.

 

South Africa The website for South Africa Society in Sweden works for better understanding and active contact between South Africans and Swedes. The website has news, events and information as well as a discussion board.

British & Commonwealth Association BCA is based in Stockholm. Membership is 200SEK per year and they offer a wide range of activities and a regular pub night. Membership is open to anyone from a commonwealth country. That’s us!

 

American Women’s Club, Stockholm This is a valuable resource, with fantastic, helpful tips on everyday life in Sweden as well as events, lots of different group activities, a bulletin board. Non-Americans are welcome to join AWC Stockholm as associates.

English Speaking Community Club The ESCC is a non-profit organisation oriented toward the educational, cultural and social needs of Sweden's English speaking community. They have regular social events, details of which are on their website.

 

EuroCircle Stockholm is a European based networking community that organises many social events in cities around Europe. The Stockholm group was launched in June 2005. It is useful if you are interested in expanding your business and/or private social

network in Stockholm. The club language is English. (E)

 

Ampersand is an informal Stockholm-based network for editors, copywriters, technical writers, translators, journalists, teachers and communication consultants who pretty much work exclusively in English. They offer networking events, professional development seminars and issue job bulletins as they come into headquarters. To join the mailing list, just send an email address to AMPERSAND@battisonpartners.com (E)

 

The International Women’s Club of Stockholm This IWC  has representation from 59 countries. Its objectives are to welcome women newly arrived in Sweden and aid in their understanding of the country. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at Operaterassen (except June-August) for a luncheon and program. Activities such as Bridge, Golf, Yoga, Piano, and Literature are available.

 

International Support Group for Women This group meets every other Wednesday evening (even weeks) at Åsögatan 155, Södermalm (T-bana Medborgarplatsen – Bus 3 and 76). It is primarily for women who are new to Sweden.  An informal friendly meeting place to make new friends, find support, share your experiences and help you make the most of your stay here. More details from Lysanne Sizoo at Awatea Counselling

 

The Local Discussion Forum While The Local is mainly a news site, featuring a daily wrap up of highly selective Swedish news in English, there is also a classified section and a discussion forum. You can read the forum from the website, but will need to register in order to post a message.

 

Lost in Sweden This is a new, international on-line community for English speakers here in Sweden. There are several forums where you can post a question, answer a question or just get to meet and socialise with a few people who are going through the same situation as yourself. It is a closed forum, so you need to register to read most forums or to post there.

 

SIRAP The Stockholm International Researcher’s Association, known as SIRAP is a non-profit voluntary association that brings together international researchers, their families and local patrons. They have regular meetings, social events and organised trips.

 

Stockholm International Rotary Club The SIRC meets in the Hotel Scandic, Sergels Torg (Brunkebergstorg 9) on Mondays from 11.30 am to 1.00pm. They have have interesting speakers for topics mostly of both a national and international flavour and the club’s language is English. They welcome anyone who would like to come along. The fee for the meal and meeting room is around 120Skr.

 

Toastmasters International Stockholm The TMI meet every second Wednesday evening (even weeks) at Hotel Scandic Continental (opposite T-Centralen) at Klara Vattugränd 4. Meetings are conducted in English. You can read more about them at their website.

 

Accept Cross Culture is a communications company based in Stockholm and offering practical assistance to newcomers in the form of advice, language classes and general relocation advice for those coming to work or live in Sweden.

 

GÖTEBORG

British Club Contact: Jean Irving Telephone 0303 935 37

The Royal British Legion Branch MC103 Contact: Alan White Telephone 031 44 59 97

Anglo-Swedish Club Contact: Jamie Smith Telephone 031 14 86 22

British Business Club Contact: Alan White Tel. 031 44 59 97

 

American Women’s Club in Gothenburg has a website with a lot of useful information. They have regular meetings and activities and membership is open to all. Check their site here

                          

Gothenburg Toastmasters The GTM meets at Hotel Vasa, Viktoriagatan 6 in central Gothenburg, every second week (uneven week numbers) at 18.15. You can send them an email through the website to join in. English is the club language.

International Women’s Club Diana Lee Åstrand Tel. 031 28 67 700 diana.lee@decasa.se or Gwen Johansson Tel. 031 91 57 99 gwenjan@swipnet.se

International Friends of Gothenberg The IFG organises regular meetings with different themes, a wide range of activities, and pub nights. It is made up of internationals and Swedes. There is also a discussion forum.

 

Speech Masters Gothenburg The SMG is an English speaking club dedicated to improving speaking, listening and leadership skills. They meet at 5 pm on even-numbered weeks on alternating Tuesdays or Thursdays. Check the website for venue and contact details.

 

Saturday Breakfast Speakers is a branch of the toastmasters which meets once a month (always on a Saturday). There is contact, venue and dates on the website plus an outline of their aims and membership.

 

Lundby Toastmasters is another branch of the toastmasters, this time with lunchtime meetings on a Wednesday. All meetings are held in English and a schedule and contact details can be found at their website.

Volvo Expat Committee Contact: Lorraine Moore Tel. 031 82 55 55 or email at volvo_expats@yahoo.com or moore@beta.telenordia.se

West Coast Masters is a toastmasters club based at Mölndal, which has English speaking meetings on Mondays or Wednesdays on even numbered weeks. There is contact details and a schedule on the website.

 

West Sweden International Network WIN is a recently established Expat Service Centre within the West Sweden Chamber of Commerce and Industry, aimed at further developing Göteborg and West Sweden as a host region for international employees. There is a bulletin board and news in English. Contact: Hanne Westvik by email at Hanne.westvik@handelskammaren.net

Franska Clubben Contact:Erik SvenssonTelephone 031 774 28 90 Erik.svensson@sollac.usinor.com

MALMÖ

American Women’s Club of Malmö Has regular meetings, activities and newsletters. See their website, which is packed full of useful information. Don’t be put off because of the name. They welcome members from all over the world (not only women, either), and they have members from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries. They have good local knowledge, links to things going on in the area and seem a really friendly bunch of people.

Malmö Toastmaster’s Club The MTC has recently been set up in Malmö. They are an English speaking club, dedicated to improving speaking, listening and leadership skills.

 

International Club of Skåne The ICS is a non-profit organisation open to expats living in the Skåne area. The club language is English. They aim to make members stay in Skåne a rewarding one.

 

Organization for International Women in Malmö The IKF is a non-profit organisation of around 1,000 members, made up of international women in Malmö. They have regular events and a strong networking section.

OTHER TOWNS

Boräs Toastmaster’s Club The BTM is part of the English speaking international toastmasters club and provides opportunities for improving leadership skills and help you expand your social and professional network. Contact details are at the website

 

Gävle English Speaking Society c/o Lindvall, Floravägen 7, 802 67 GÄVLE
Newsletter: ESS Newsletter, Jan Teeland, Svangatan 6F, 806 46 GÄVLE

Halland English Speaking Association c/o Bengtsson, Västerljungsvägen 9, 310 31 ELDSBERGA
Newsletter: Halland ESA Newletter, Helen Åberg, Ljungbyvägen 124 A, 305 26 HALMSTAD

Linköping Toastmasters Club.  The LTC meets every month on different days. The aim of the club is to help people from all backgrounds learn to speak effectively, conduct a meeting manage a department or manage a business, Lead delegate, and motivate. All meetings are in English and you can read more about the club on their website.

Lidköping East West Club c/o Johansson, Linjevägen 7, 531 50 LIDKÖPING

Lund English International Association of Lund EIAL publishes a regular newspaper (The Lundian) and is particularly concerned with discrimination issues. Contact address is Sandgatan 2 (4^th floor) Tel 046- 211 2825 (E)

 

Småland International Friends of Småland or IFOS is an on-line forum and meeting place for English speakers in the region. It’s very new and open to anyone who would like to get together in the area as well as to answer questions for newcomers. They also have social events in Växjö a couple of times a month and a summer picnic. (E)

Uppsala English Speaking Society c/o Brant, Heidenstamsgatan 41, 754 27 UPPSALA

 

 

PARENTING GROUPS AND PLAYGROUPS

 

Mums in Sweden A new discussion and support group set up in March 2005 by an enthusiastic, friendly British mum. New members are very welcome and the site hopes to build up a database of resources, tips, discussions and friendships among English speaking mums here in Sweden. Join at Mums in Sweden.

Parentnet The site for Parentnet Sweden is a non-profit English-speaking organisation in Stockholm comprised of individuals from various English-speaking countries and specifically targets those needing advice and resources about parenting. There are articles, lots of links, a bulletin board and a forum. It’s a great resource for parents here.

Stockholm Mum’s Meet-Up This is a group of English-speaking mums who have a regular get together every second Tuesday of the month at 1:00pm. Come along and meet other local mums to talk about parenting, your kids, schools, childcare etc. It can be really isolating to be in a strange city with young children, so getting out and making contacts can be a real life saver. A very friendly Canadian mum is the organiser. Check out their page at meet-ups and join in.

 

Gothenburg’s International Child Activity Centre This English speaking group was started by a South African expat and is based in Västra Frölunda. The centre offers a range of activities for children, including aftyer school care, music and rhythm classes, yoga, painting, cooking and even birthday parties. Check out what they offer on the GICAC website. (E) 

 

English Speaking Playgroups Stockholm This is something I’m asked about all of the time. There are three that I know of, but there are doubtless more as well. These may give you a start:

 

HANINGE

English-speaking playgroup: The English Playschool
Telephone: 745 27 43
Utgårdsvägen 1, 3tr,
136 43 Haninge

SÖDER
We are an informal group of English-speaking mothers and fathers who meet Fridays 2:00-4:00 at Högalid's öppna förskola during the school year (at Högalid Church near Hornstull on Södermalm). Children from homes with at least one native English-speaking parent are welcome! If you are interested in joining us, contact: Becky Popenoe popenoe@swipnet.se Ph 673 5078 or 070 284 4263

 TÄBY
Jumping Jacks meet Every Wednesday 1pm – 4 pm in Täby Kyrkby Öppna Förskola.
The times are 1pm to 4pm on Wednesdays and we have free play, singing time, there's access to crafty things and lots of toys and books, dress-ups etc. The children this year have ranged from newborn to 5 years and the parents come from all over the place. Welcome! If you want more information write to Keren on keren.bruce@telia.com, or ring Gill on 08 7566818

 

ÖSTERMALM

There is a casual English speaking playgroup on Tuesday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm on the third floor of the Judaica building on Nybrogatan 19-21 in Östermalm. The contact person is Christa Sawyer at 08-6533334.

 

AWC Mother/Child groups The American Women’s Club runs several groups, ranging from pre-natal care, through to playgroups for pre-schoolers and a singing group. Contact details are available at their website. (E)

 

IWC Baby and Toddler Group The International Women’s Club has a mother and baby/toddler group which meets once a week at our homes on a rotational basis. We always welcome new mothers with their little ones. For more information, please call Maria Kalau on 08-676 79 90 or 073 322 5844. (E)

 

BarnvagnsBio This is a fun concept, available at selected cinemas in Stockholm, Umeå, Uppsala, Västerås, Göteborg and Karlstad. It generally runs on a Wednesday, with both a morning and afternoon session of the movie. The lights are only dimmed, not turned off completely and there is a 15 minute pause half way through the movie for tea, coffee, baby changing and feeding the baby. These sessions are only open to mums and dads with small children It can be a way to meet other parents, or an outing for a group of you. More details are available at the Sandrew Metronome website.

 

The Little Gym also runs groups in English for active toddlers and children. Have a look at their website for contact details and location details of their classes in Nacka, Malmö, Stockholm City and Danderyd. You can try out a free class first before signing up.(E)

 

Baby Massage classes in Susanne Kindwall offers baby massage classes in English. You can read details in English at her website or by phoning 070 483 62 60. Classes are held at Valhallavägen 106 (near Stadion) (E).

 

The Baby Song A British mum is offering classes in English in Baby Song. They are currently held on Tuesday mornings from 10am-11am at Danscompagniet, on Fridhemsgatan 28. The cost is 75kr/session and it is a drop-in activity (song books are provided so mums don’t have to know the words). Kids of all ages are welcome. Contact person is Christa Sawyer 08-6533334.

 

Stockholm’s Child This e-magazine is the brainchild of two Aussie expats, Kylie Holland and Manuela Cripps and its aim is to provide information about things happening in Stockholm that could be of interest to parents. There are tips on all kinds of family based topics, recommended child-friendly restaurants and cafés, activities, links and health related topics.

 

          AUSSIE EXPAT SITES – WORLDWIDE

Southern Cross Group. Not to be confused with the “Southern Cross Club” in Stockholm. This non-profit, international lobby group has been working for Australians living and working abroad. This site is filled with important information for Aussies all over the world. There is also a local contact person here in Sweden.

Homesick Set up for Aussies everywhere. Homesick.com contains current news, information on various countries, an on-line shop and forums.

Australians in and Abroad is a yahoo group for sharing expat experiences. At this stage, it doesn’t seem very active and not many posts, but you can always liven it up a bit.

SchoolFriends Australia and NZ It’s not strictly an expat site, but SchoolFriends is a fun web site that allows you to get back in touch with your old friends in Australia. Basically, you register with them, listing your schools, colleges, unis etc you attended (and the year you left). As well as 10,000 schools, there are also sporting clubs, community groups, defence forces and over 200,000 workplaces listed. Maybe you can find an old friend...

 

..........OTHER EXPAT SITES WORLDWIDE

Small Planet These tales started out as a subversive e-zine put out by American foreign service spouses who offered ‘real post reports’ has now expanded to include a magazine of creative writing about expat life and forums. There is a page on Sweden.

Expat Expert is for “smart fish out of water”. Robin Pascoe’s site has a lot of great information on living abroad.

 

ExpatWomen This website was launched in early 2007. ExaptWomen.com A free web site helping all expatriate women from all nationalities in any country in the world, share experiences and advice, find resources for living in a foreign country, with a monthly newsletter featuring the success story, mentor, reader story, book of the month, plus other interesting articles.

The Trailing Spouse This is a website for accompanying spouses (wives or husbands) of international expatriates designed to gain insights into the unique challenges and needs of the expatriate trailing spouse. It's the research of international Human Resource academic Yvonne McNulty, an Australian expat living in the US.

Mixed Partners Love Immigrants is hosted by Julie Ferguson and has been set up for those who moved to another country for love. There is support, tips, stories and information. Julie also hosts Success Abroad.

Mixed Partners International Couples is a group set up for those who are living with a partner of a different nationality.

Mosaic Minds is a super new monthly e-zine set up by a group of women married to Swedes. Some of them live in Sweden and some in the States. Each month has a theme and is full of great information, stories, recipes etc. You can even contribute material yourself. It is really inspiring and a great read.

International Swedes The ”opposite” of Australians Abroad! International Swedes offers help for Swedes moving abroad and provides a forum for communication between Swedish Expatriates, Foreign Born Swedes (FBS), and their friends. (I guess that’s us!)

Swedish Women’s Educational Association SWEA is s global network for Swedish- speaking women who live, or have lived abroad.