Climbing five summits around Saint-Lary-Soulan

Hiking a portion of the slovenian mountain trail

Short multi-day hike in Sweden

Hiking Sweden’s most popular trail

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A guide to importing your car to Sweden from an EU country

My subjective list of the best attractions in and around Göteborg.

General purpose Swish This app allows you to make payments by scanning a QR code with your phone : this kind of app is usually useful to pay back a friend but in Sweden it is also used by a huge number of commerces, both physical and virtual. BankID This app is not just useful but mandatory. You will use it for everything : logging to your bank account, logging to skatteverket, authorizing payments… For Belgians like me, it is the local equivalent of ItsMe but it is much more ubiquitous. ...

Bring your passport, even if you are en EU citizen The key to your new life in Sweden is the kortID, an id card for foreigners. The application is handled by the organism called Skatteverket. The first steps consists in applying for a personnummer, at the skatteverket office of your choosing. A letter containing the personnumer should arrive shortly. Once received you can book an appointment for the kortID through Skatteverket’s website. Do not forget to bring your passport with you as national ID cards are not recognized as valid ID documents for administrative purposes in Sweden. ...