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Re: Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm

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Post by amrrs »

drakonka wrote: post #68
amrrs wrote: post #62

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Can you throw some light on how's their reception towards an expat (non-eu) wanting to live there and work ?

I can speak specifically to the game development industry here which is very welcoming to expats. I get the same sense from the wider tech industry but have no direct experience outside of game development and attending more general tech meetups and conferences in Stockholm. The vast majority of people speak English and are happy to do so. Many people say that at least in this kind of industry there's almost no point…

That's really elaborate. Thx for taking time to write this out!

Re: Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm

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Post by mariefred »

chosenbreed37 wrote: post #38
parski wrote: post #33

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I live and work as a developer in Stockholm. I have registered as an employer and have been able to help people from abroad before by taking the fight with the governmental authority handling immigration. The visa situation is a bit borked right now since the EU was unable to humanely handle the civil war in Syria so staying permanently isn't a given anymore. Right now we have to make do with "for the foreseeable fut…

Where do I start if I want to look for jobs there? Are most jobs mainly in Stockholm? Is it different in Gottenburg or Malmo?

Linkedin probably. Stockholm has a lot of jobs, I don't know about Gottenburg or Malmo but they are smaller places

Re: Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm

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Post by mariefred »

parski wrote: post #33
RavlaAlvar wrote: post #14

How hard would it be for a non-eu citizen to get a working visa in Sweden?

I live and work as a developer in Stockholm. I have registered as an employer and have been able to help people from abroad before by taking the fight with the governmental authority handling immigration. The visa situation is a bit borked right now since the EU was unable to humanely handle the civil war in Syria so staying permanently isn't a given anymore. Right now we have to make do with "for the foreseeable fut…

> taking the fight with the governmental authority handling immigration.

What ? which fight ? unless you recruit "world class developers" with a year experience in JS paying them half of the average rate with no insurances then there are no fights.

Myself and colleagues, all have worked in normal places that payed decent salaries and all the needed insurances and all got their work permits and permanent residencies approved without problems.

Actually Software development is in the "needed professions" list meaning that you can apply for a permit while you are in Sweden.

Re: Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm

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Post by dmitriid »

renholder wrote: post #80
dmitriid wrote: post #64

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> For Stockholm, sure. What about a city like Växjö? Or Motala? There are very decent areas to live in Sweden, close to booming tech start-ups, and aren't suffering the same plights that the capital is seeing. Yeah... Motala is really relevant in the context of conversation about "Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm" (~3 hours by car).

> ...is really relevant in the context of conversation about "Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm" (~3 hours by car). The OP that I replied to mentioned Sweden , as a whole, which is not limited to just Stockholm, yeah?

If we take Sweden as a whole, there are very few opportunities outside the three big cities, Stockholm, Malmö, and Göteborg (Gothenburg).

Just saying that it’s nice in the small places like Motala can’t make businesses and people move there, unfortunately.

Motala is really nice though :)

Re: Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm

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Post by bobl »

dmitriid wrote: post #84
renholder wrote: post #80

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> ...is really relevant in the context of conversation about "Best Startups to Work for in Stockholm" (~3 hours by car). The OP that I replied to mentioned Sweden , as a whole, which is not limited to just Stockholm, yeah?

If we take Sweden as a whole, there are very few opportunities outside the three big cities, Stockholm, Malmö, and Göteborg (Gothenburg). Just saying that it’s nice in the small places like Motala can’t make businesses and people move there, unfortunately. Motala is really nice though :)

Most of these places would also just have a hard time "scaling" if they did managed to get people or business there. One successful or a couple of smaller startups might need at least a hundred people a year. So there really needs to be something special going on for that to work out.
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