What is it like to Study in Sweden? Perspectives from Berghs' International Students

Madalena, Portugal

Q: What do you like about Sweden that you won’t find in your country?

A: Equality. A lot of people misunderstand the concept of being a feminist in a traditional values country, and women are perceived to be capable of managing both professional/ personal/home life. At the same time, men are not expected to be in charge of routine household tasks and sharing duties within the family. Unlike here [in Sweden], where both parties are expected to work together and support each other in everything they do.

Q: What will you miss in Sweden?

A: Definitely Kanelbulle! These buns are so tasty.

Q: What will you not miss? 

A: Weather. You can go out in the sun and the next minute it may start raining out of the blue. Also, the winter here is pretty harsh:( 

Q: What was the one thing that you first tried here?

A: A traditional Swedish fika. 

Camille, France

Q: What do you like about Sweden that you won’t find in your country?

A: The amount of green space all over the city. There’re so many forest areas that you really appreciate being around because we don’t have that many in Paris. 

Q: What will you miss in Sweden?

A: The calmness of the city. Swedes are very chill and you won’t find a lot of crazy stuff happening here. 

Q: What will you not miss? 

A: Must say the weather. Closer to spring I can finally see the sunny days, but the winter here is really long and gray. 

Q: What was the one thing that you first tried here?

A: Semla bun, snus, and sauna! And I enjoyed the sauna a lot.

Alex, Great Britain

Q: What do you like about Sweden that you won’t find in your country?

A:  Compared to London it’s much cleaner and much less chaotic.

Q: What will you miss in Sweden?

A: The slower pace of life, the thrift stores, being surrounded by water. We had a bunch of super fun and cozy picnics in Swedish nature, it was fantastic. 

Q: What will you not miss? 

A: Having to use google translate everywhere I go 😅

Q: What was the one thing that you first tried here?

A: Cold swimming at Hellasgården!

Giulia, Italy

Q: What do you like about Sweden that you won’t find in your country?

A: I am sorry to say this but… the food. I am from Italy, so I guess that’s normal. I miss pizza every day. But it is also true that you can find some good pizzerias in Stockholm!

Q: What will you miss in Sweden?

A: Above all, the friends I have made here. I have met so many different people here at Berghs. I will miss seeing them almost every day and working together in small groups.

Q: What will you not miss? 

A: I am glad I arrived when the winter was almost over…Three months of snow were a little bit hard to take. It is beautiful at the beginning, but you get bored after a while.

Q: What was the one thing that you first tried here?

A: Trying a Kanelbulle was a great way to start my Swedish experience!

*Written by Advanced Student Valeriia Hrinchenko