Nigerians In Sweden, How Is The Economy And Life Generally

Hi,
Could we use this place to talk about your experience in Sweden, i am in Nigeria and have heard a lot about Sweden, i am considering doing my MBA there but would like to know more about the country.Please if you are a Nigerian studing in Sweden would apprecaite if you share your experiences, what kind of work you do to help your self and at the same time schoooling, the language, how friendly are the people,NIgerian students there and many more.

Pls we are still waiting for any one with good information about SWEDEN

weting dey happen wey naija sweden dey quite nobody wan reply?

still waiting. would appreciate your comment.

@workinggirl,

I almost thought you were describing Norway.
 

Sweden is a good experience since it presents another perspective on life. It's very kind of socialist. Everyone must and should be taken care of. very high taxes. Hard to get rich and almost impossible to suffer. There is something called existence minimum. Every one should have about 3500 kronors after housing expense. That is why the amount that you have to have for living is so high. You are not suppose to live below the legal minimum.

Not so cold really, there is a warm current off-shore so it is not as cold as would be expected based on it's latitude. Quite large country, geographically speaking. From the North to the South is the same as from the South to the South of Italy.  Almost twice the size of the UK.

Can be a bit boring, nothing much happens, but one get used to it.

Not very easy to get a job, but it is equally hard to be fired once you get in.

i have to be honest with you, i've spent 3 days here and things aren't the way i expected. the worst thing is, you would hardly see an african, everywhere i go they stare at me as if they've seen a ghost. infact, i've seen only 4 africans since i arrived here and they are definately not from Nigeria.

i'm trying to meet new friends and i hope it would be much easier when school starts at the end of the month.

@ tinkinfela,
   I find that very hard to believe! I mean, is there a place on earth where you won't find Nigerians in large numbers? Sum1 once said that "anywhere in the world you find a lot of Africans outside Africa, there you find a lot of Nigerians".
   
Once attended a conference there some years ago, was impressed with the infrastructure though, but they live very lonely & solitary lives! Me! I can't stay in that kind of place longer than 3 months o! Infact, when I arrived Nigeria, I personally had to board a danfo home cos I just wanted to get the "Naija flava" once again,

Its not easy anywhere including the US, UK, and so,

I really think or believe that what this poster is asking has to do with the immigrant/legal/visa status of a student in Sweden! (Do's and don't).
What you can and can not do under student visa! can one get a job as a student? can one get a health insurance as a student? can you get a state or national I.D under a student visa? can you extend your visa while in Sweden? e.t.c

_{not where to party or catch a train} 

From all what i read here and, what i heard from different people, i think the place is okay.
Its a new environment and one is expected to adapt.
Although i hear its very expensive living there, but also not to difficult like we experience in Nigeria getting a job (as a student, which will assist your finance while there), so its almost impossible to suffer there.

I recently applied for a post-grad admission there and is praying it goes thru.
I hope to study and work there for a-little while if my application goes thru.

Well what ever u guys think about Sweden, there are millions of Nigerians still willing to go to Sweden no matter what.

Foolish set of people(sorry if u r hurt by my statement)

u want to go to sweden ?best advice stay home and find something really good to do, there is money back home.u might ask the dumbest question like they ask saying "if that place is so bad why don't u come home then", but let me tell you the truth, the fact is how many of us here are really making it, 2 in million ? simply none.what do we live on ? loans,mortgage, car finance, and all sorts of available debts.i am a chemical Engr and i work in a very reputable company but i know what my colleagues back home have or live like working in companies not even as better as mine.if u know anyone that had stayed 20 years in the UK,US or wherever in the western world and has refuse to come home, its simply because he hasn't make it.

let me give u an example, a friend just bought an X5 in nigeria for 8 million cash, for someone to pay that for a single car means he still has lots of reserve.currently, that's about £33,333 pounds in the UK. where in the world am i going to get that cash from even working for the next 6 years i wont save that in the UK, Yes! how will i do that? no way, but my friend bought it and so many other examples, back to the dumbest question Nigerians ask , ppl cant come home becos there's simply not enuff to come back too, becos same ppl will say "since u ve being there what did u achieve?"

i heard soemone say "the western world will give u exp." f**k exp. exp my ass,  to do what with the experience? build the next space ship? or the next sky refinery? its experience what u start looking for after you have paid 19000 pounds to study every year for 3 yrs?

Best advice--- come here to study and get the f**k out
No Runs?  believe me in the western world , one can never,  lets leave the rest for the man Upstairs.

Lindsay Lohan

@Promise2

Sweden is a developed country. It can be agreed that they have one ( if not the best) of the best healthcare structure in the world. In terms of standard of living, its very comparable to the other affluent  Scandinavian countries, All these Scandinavian countries basically have similar structures in place, one thing is for certain, UK is nothing to be compared with Sweden in terms of the quality of life n stuffs, but na u sha, as the ultimate decider!

I study and live here in sweden , Who said there are no nigerians hia have u forgotten that swedish schools dont charge tuition fees , Ofcourse u expect to see our brothers and sisters over hia.
the very truth is that there are no jobs hia . U will be given a work permit as a student but nothing for work . how we survive is that we work in denmark and school in sweden . most nigerians including me study  in the university of malmo in southern sweden which is 30 mins by train to the capital of denmark
Lots of jobs in denmark but very high tax system and cost of living extremly high.

Nigerians running out of our mother land think about this 'HOW COME OYINBO PLENTY FOR OUR OWN COUNTRY' they dem selves prefer our system, little tax,$900 a day job, driver,cook,gate man or police officer under$100 a month,what else do u want just establish yurselve in nigeria legally or illegally dats nigeria for you.My advice dash in and dash out of their country, study and get out.come home.eko o ni baje ooo.