since we moved to sweden (3 years now), we try to grow as much as we can ourselves. We are in zone 4 (smaland), so thats possible. We also get a lot out of the forest, like berries and mushrooms, and freeze/pot them. A lot of exchange goes on too, like swapping vegetables for meat at the local hunters. I am originally from the Netherlands, my wife is Swedish, and i had a well paid job when we lived in the Netherlands. Now we live on a third of our income that we had over there, and we can still live comfortably on that here. We even save a little. Life is good. GREAT VLOG !

Yes, I would love to see you do a video of the foods, markets & types of food in Sweden! Happy Saturday!👩🏽‍🦱

@Skyizthelimit

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

This makes me miss Sweden even more! Yes, groceries are no joke out there but it's worth it!

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

You will be home soon! And your will be gardening. Praying your green house is safe and secure. Thank you for commenting ❤️🧑‍🌾

@jockelindman8744

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaomiandJack can i be in a video sometime i live in Glommersträsk

@filteredbygrace

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@jockelindman8744

3 жыл бұрын

@@filteredbygrace where in Glommersträsk

I will be moveing to North sweden in 5 years. I am lucky to be from Denmark so doctors and hospital are free for me in Sweden, so do not need health insurance. Thanks for inspire me to make that decision to move. Love from Denmark

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

So excited for you but I think is you are using an EHCI I think that’s what it’s called it only lasts 90 days until you sort out your residency you will need health care xxx I may be wrong but look into is ❤️🥰

@Pushkinaization

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaomiandJack it is a little different for us Danes, as we Nordic countries have agreements. I can get a social security number as soon as I move and a health insurance card. But i will ofc make 100% sure before i move.

@Skyizthelimit

3 жыл бұрын

When you're a EU citizen and you have a personal identity number in Sweden because you live, work, study there, you can get health insurence for free. Well, you pay taxes and then it's for free ;-)

@DariasWorld

2 жыл бұрын

It's actually not exactly free in Sweden, where I live it is about 200 kr per appointment and that is the same for all residents/citizens of Sweden though prices may vary from län to län

Yess please talk about the moving process and the residency obtaining

My electric bill, which includes heating, for my small cottage in Devon, UK, cost £100 per month in the winter too. Yes, I prefer the more practical content.......😊👍

@Blackgirlproblems2022

2 жыл бұрын

l pay £120 in winter flat in salford.heating expensive in the uk

So glad you are back. Greetings from Jamaica

This was a superb vid. Many thanks for making it. Understanding the nitty-gritty of living anywhere makes it so much more real. You might get this - or you might not - but it makes existence anywhere in the world so much more comprehensible. Many, many thanks for having taken the time to make it.

I don't know for sure, but I think doing a walk through of the application process for visas, citizenship application, etc and the government agencies involved would be really helpful for other newbs...

Yes it's good to compare different countries price on things. Yes do a video on food prices.🇬🇧🇯🇲

@timoterava7108

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I find the food price comparisons a bit useless. There's always a big difference depending on your own purchasing preferences. There are so many different kinds of bread, milk, eggs, everything. Your own choices are way more significant than any minor differences in prices in different countries. Also you can get discounts. E.g. in Finland the S group shops give 60% discount after 20.00 on foods about to expire - but which are still perfectly fine and safe to eat.

Thank you for yet another lovely video! These videos are seriously so useful, since for some reason I have been finding it difficult to get a gauge on what people usually spend per month (for everything) in Sweden. I am planning on making the move there within the next few years, so I want to be as prepared as possible. ❤️

This is really practical and very helpful. Thank you!

You forgot to mention all the winter clothing / gear you had to buy. 😄😃

@mercurious5053

3 жыл бұрын

If possible, buy winter gear feb-april, could cut the costs by half or more.

Thanks so much for the practical side of living in Sweden. It was really interesting and informative. It'd be great to visit a grocery store and get an idea of the costs of food.

It is so lovely to see your postings, just love you!!

Thanks Naomi! Me and my family are making the move to Sweden within the next year so this is certainly very helpful.

I can’t wait to move to Sweden, Alaska, the wilderness, somewhere because im tired of the city, they straight crazy 😤😂thank u for sharing Naomi 💞🙏🏾

Thanks Naomi, this is a really helpful video and gives us a good insight into love in northern Sweden x

Thank you so much!! Amazingly helpful 🙃

Hello Ms Naomi and Mr Jack...thank you for sharing your budget and cost living in Sweden. This was awesome to learn. Hugs 🤗

Honestly, Naomi, this was a great vid, there are several that have left their homeland and are letting the rest of us know what the cost would be to change life-styles....I love it, and tickled pink that you guys are flourishing.....

Loved this video.

i want to live in the northern swedish countryside too

@timoterava7108

3 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind also, that practically everything here applies to Finland too.

@annastayziaa

3 жыл бұрын

@@timoterava7108 that's so great to know, thank youuu!

Naomi... I would LOVE to visit this breathtakingly beautiful PLACE🌅, but, I'll have to do IT vicariously through you😌. THANKS so MUCH for sharing🤗.

Yes please do a food shop video, that would really help us out and is interesting

So happy to see you again. Be well.❤️

I’ll miss your videos from Sweden can’t wait to you move back.

Thanks for a look at the reality of living there. I appreciate it.

Its nice hearing the birds in the background :)

Yes this makes a lot of sense. Thanks love. Enjoy life. You're beautiful.

It looks so beautiful there❤️and their relationship is literally the cutest ever!!💓💓💓

Love your videos

Thank you for the information on cost and offering to match up renters and houses! It is nice to know how much it is for things inside a kommune. Our house is not in a town and so our bills are vastly different. But thank you for sharing. I love your channel.

Thanks guys

Yes most interesting informative enjoyable video, as ever ✨

Honestly, you guys are a great advert for visiting northern Sweden, I hope their kommun colloborate with you in drawing in visitors.

Very interesting.

Thanks for your informative info and the scenery was beautilous. Your baby cat is beautiful and charming. God bless you and Jack on your journey🙏🙏

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🥰

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of love from jack lola and me ❤️🥰

@georgiabrown8457

3 жыл бұрын

YOU are welcome,and your beauty inside really show on the outside💞❤💞❤💞

@georgiabrown8457

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your ❤ of love

Happy to see you and yes I love your videos. I am sure you and Jack will return one day. ✌🏾and ❤️always

Good content!

So great how you break it all down! Makes me really appreciate how lucky I got being able to squat at my dads place while I study here. Thankfully as a Swede I don't have to worry about the health insurance, but YES The Groceries - ugh, nearly had a heart attack when I first tried to buy fresh veg in winter 0_0

Thanks for the video. I'd love to see the food shopping one and compare to the cost in the USA.

@timoterava7108

3 жыл бұрын

One should also remember, that in Europe the sticker prices are the prices you pay at the cashier. No hidden, extra taxes added.

Thanks for the monthly costs breakdown. I'm comparing them to living expenses in NZ the opposite end of our planet, and it's still cheaper than NZ however, one can not compare as the lifestyle and location of Sweden is absolutely unique. We spent our Summer holidays in the eighties in Stromstad (resident in Germany at the time) I now live in NZ and constantly reminisce about Europe. Having lived & worked in Kiel last location before going south, (tour manager) I observed the continual flow of commuters from Scandinavia to Germany for "The Big Shop" and they all told me it is worth the journey also from Oslo by the way the Swiss do the same "The Big Shop". I hope to knock on your door one day soon for a stroll amongst the Trolls to that lake near your place and pick those wild growing berries before driving on to my new home. Cheers

Would love to see a weekly shop and a typical what you eat in a day video :)

this is so helpful, i live in the philippines and i want to move there somehow and someday, even if it means it would cost a lot. i would love to see more videos similar to this!

It would be good to see a food shop xx

Love your video so much!

good info.

Very interesting

Loved this video! Would love to see how much you spend on your groceries with a break down of things like eggs, bread, milk, etc.

@timoterava7108

3 жыл бұрын

All the food comparisons are a bit tricky, because basically everything depends on what you choose to buy - what kind of eggs, what kind of bread, what kind of milk etc. Your personal choices are way more significant than any minor differencies in basic price levels in different countries. You can also get as much as 60% discount (after 20.00 at S group shops in Finland), if you buy food which is about to expire - but is still perfectly fine and safe to eat.

@amerunisian4928

3 жыл бұрын

@@timoterava7108 so very true! I think that it is more so interesting to see price comparisons in general as it amazed me that produce and some main staples were cheaper than the US, yet fast food is more in Sweden than in the US. I find it interesting looking at access to food as many programs for low income households in the US provide food assistance to particular brands (with high sugar, poly and mono saturated fats) or block the purchase of organic produce. Yet it continues to support this notion that healthier food is for those who can afford it- not for the low income households.

You and your husband are young. Follow your dream. But, also remember this excellent time of your life is way shorter than you can imagine. I am now 60, and THANK GOD I am always told I look 45. So, follow your dream while the 2 of you ate young BUT have a plan for when you are not. God bless the 2 of you.

I haven't been able to pop in on you for about a month. You seem so well suited for that crazy Swedish weather!!😮 Girrrrl, talking about those health insurance bills and the differences in older and younger people. Ed's quite a bit older than me, and maaaaannnn!🤣

You had me at Maslow!

Interesting...I think it may be different if you are a resident here as I found that Sweden was more expensive than the UK when I first moved here, once I got fully into the Swedish tax system, then things like water rates and health service were included in my salary tax. I didn't have to pay any extra like council tax etc... Everything was removed from my salary as tax, so what I take home each month is mine and I can spend on electricity bills and internet bills etc. I have been here 20 years, but what I remember from the UK was the struggle to keep in the black each month. I have never experienced that in Sweden, even though I earned less than I did in Sweden when I came here. Food/Clothes and consumables are way more expensive in Sweden.

I wish you the very best 😘❤️

Thanks Naomi. I live about 1,5h car drive from you and one thing that cought my attention was the cost for car insurance. I pay about half of that for my cars for full insurance. But it could be that you have added some extra service or that it is more expensive a you are younger. Just something I noticed :)

I live for your videos Naomi

@mamapeppa3326

3 жыл бұрын

How are YOU Rachel? I so enjoy your lively, engaging videos also!!

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

Awh babe I love for yours too! When is the next one coming xxx

Thank you so much for sharing this info! I would love to see you make a video about your supermarket costs. I really want to move to Sweden in the future and I read a lot about high supermarket costs. Are you guys planning on having a garden in the future to save money?

I don’t understand the commune comment. I just started watching you guys 2 days ago! In Hawaii!

Yes please, all the costs! I am contemplating for a long time to go go Sweden. The only thing that holds me back is that I need a stable source of income. So I may want to start an B&B. I think it is hard to find a job over there. Love this video and your channel! Big hugs from the Netherlands ❤️

@AmongRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Then look for houses close to the large roads from Norway. A lot of Norwegians (as well as Germans) take a summer holiday in northern Sweden and drive over along the big roads. Also, now and a few years forward there will be an enormous (for us) increase in jobbs up here, they have started Europe's largest car battery factory in Skellefteå and they will start up fossil free steel in Boden and Gällivare that will need a lot of people. So there is actually a need for people. And the mines are always low on people since they are off in the middle of nowhere (like Renström and Kristineberg) Even if these jobs are not for you they have a tendency to take people from the care sector so if you buy a house close to a kommun center there will be care jobbs but they usually require Swedish. All of these large industry projects is because of the clean, cheap and accessible hydro power up here.

@clem460

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmongRocks your comment is super useful as I am myself in the process of looking for a place to buy up here ☺ I had heard about the factory in Boden but didn't know about the other ones. Thanks so much for sharing! Do you happen to live in the North?

I watch a lot of economic videos so I loved this! Growing up, we never bought bred. Wheat can't grow this far north and work is expensive so bred is expensive. A lot of villiges has a baking cottage, basically a small cottage with a wood fueled pizza oven and baking space. My parents rented one for a day or two and baked a lot of the flat soft bred called mjukkaka that you have probably seen at the store. They filled the freezer with this and that was bred for like half a year. Ask around if this sounds interesting and the locals should point you right. Traditionally you made large round hard bred (knäckebröd) with a round hole in the middle that you hang on a bar in the kitchen. No need for freezing and no rats could get to them. From barley.

Could You make a breakdown of your initial setup cost? House, renovating and so on...

I have enjoyed watching your videos. I am originally from the Netherlands but been living in the UK for nearly 27 years. Sweden is such a beautiful country. Very sad that you will be moving back to the UK.

@madlaz5795

3 жыл бұрын

Why is she moving back to the Uk?

Hi Naomi. So sweet from you to share that subject. About living in an other country with different quality (as well as way) of life I really think that it is in the nature of human beings to have the ability to get used to almost all kind of challenges (biological, cultural, geographic..) of course we don't see all your backstage life but I guess you are enough straight with your followers by sharing as much as challenging situations. Thanks for that. I love you Naomi. Don't know how to explain this feeling that makes me sad that you eventually will go back to England as if you will leave a part of yourself in Sweden... Crazy feeling really.... 😉

Great video. When a you moving back to the UK! Do you and Jack have plans to return to uni?

IIRC Vattenfall is big on biofuel, so they burn a lot of wood, which is not exactly a good way of generating power. If you look around the forests you may also notice there's not a lot of old trees left, and very little deciduous trees in the north, where they wiped them out with Agent Orange from the 50s to the 70s (since pine wood grows faster).

Looks like the snow is melting....... slowly.

@jespergran7628

3 жыл бұрын

much snow this year, i rember last year, it was completly bare ground by now,

@Lookup2Wakeup

3 жыл бұрын

@@jespergran7628 okay, that's interesting. Thanks for that!

@jespergran7628

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lookup2Wakeup i see the weather now, its gonna snow fri,sat,sun and tuesday xD dammit i who was gonna start bricklaying my chimeny

Maslow theory:-)

Hi Naomi I just found your channel you are doing much the same as we are, we have a place a little further south than you a place near Ytterhogdal...We are hoping to get rid of as many of those charges as possible hopefully one day totally off grid...Have you thought about that idea yet? However we live between the south of England near Portsmouth and Sweden. we hope to live there permantly, we have not taken the full step yet hence why we look for people like you who have done it.

Give Tidal a go--it’s $30US per month for up to 5 users and it actually plays the genre you want, instead of throwing weird things in after 3-5 tunes, like Spotify does. It might be cheaper for only 2, or since the accounts are email based, maybe some of your family could get in and send you $10/month for their access--unless you want to do it for them as a treat. Uni-I’m going to go do my PhD in either Sweden or Norway, I think (based on the programs available; at this time, Denmark doesn’t have any that would fit what I want to do). They come with room and board (my kids will be out of the nest in 2-3 years) and employment on campus as part of it. Uni in the USA/UK are ridiculously expensive. Most European universities have their instruction entirely in English now, and that appears to be the same for Sweden and Norway, even for undergraduate degrees. As with anything, I’m sure it depends on the uni.

Please make a video about costs of food etc. And yes: if you know a secluded house for rent???? I would love to move to freedom!!

Is it typical for someone to find cabins at the your price that you found? Love this channel btw...love from Las Vegas ❤

1st here 😊

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥰❤️

in my experience rural Sweden could be more expensive than suburb Stockholm (whete I am from, inner city is expensive though) when it comes to food. And when you take transportation into account it make sense.. northern california where I lived food was more expensive than in sweden or atleast as expensive, I think it is because america trucks everything they dont ship by boat or train which coastal sweden does.. we also import more than america foodwise i think as we are part of the european union..

Thank you for this video. We are a couple from Colorado and thinking of moving to North Sweden with Remote job opportunities. Which cities have the best home values in North Sweden. We always shop at farms and would love to grow our own food.

Thank you so much for posting about costs. Is it hard to find work in the North for a man?

Hi! New to the channel, but I was hoping to see what the average mortgage is up in the north, and what educational (young kids and college) opportunities are in the area?

Naomi, I would be very interested in your grocery video. Once your graduate from medical school do you plan on returning to Sweden full-time? If so, how far will you have to travel for work?

Hi Naomi, great vid, thanks! We're retirees (so the health insurance comment caught my interest), my husband's Belgian so still an EU citizen (my daughter and I are Scottish) and we've been looking at northern Sweden. Please can you tell me if you know if it's possible to purchase a home sight unseen (surveyed of course) without having to be a resident in Sweden first? All the websites I've looked at say it's easy for foreigners to buy a home there but I've also seen comments that without a personnummer and Swedish bank account, which you can only get by living there, it's almost impossible to buy a home. It's very confusing. We're hoping to sell our home here in rural Ireland and really want to live in Sweden.

You will always have to pay for Vattenfall for infrastructure but you can drastically lower your costs by switching to Tibber.

A big chunk of that is health insurance, so what's good to point out is that it's free for everyone who lives in EU. So not all foreigners have to pay such a big amount :)

How did you successfully gain the residency. That is our biggest barrier to not taking the leap to follow our true pull to Sweden. Of course, with Us citizens currently banned, does not help with the momentum. Would absolutely appreciate how you made it work!

With the £ to Sek exchange rate your total is ~£450 a month

Thanks, I enjoyed your video. My biggest concern, if I was to make the move to sweeden, would be how much it costs to heat the home, with it being so cold in winter. Do most people there have trees on their property? And If not, would you have to buy in tonnes of chopped wood to last all winter? Do you know roughly what this would cost and if its possible? Thanks a million. All the best

bummer, Barclay's Tech Pack insurance states that it is for members who live at a UK address, and for families they all must have the same UK address.

Thank you Naomie for this video, my wife and I, we will love to consider our life in Sweden, but we are artists and we are uncertain of your income and that make me really anxious, but we are fed up of our London life right now. We have a lot of creative idea but we don't know how we can do that in Sweden without the famous personal number! I would love to hear your thought about that.

@cashawX10

3 жыл бұрын

Might be tricky as the UK is no longer part of the EU and you would need to prove income to get Swedish residency and the personal number.

@wyland001

3 жыл бұрын

@@cashawX10 but we are European, French

@AmongRocks

3 жыл бұрын

look into Umeå, it was Europe's culture capital for a year and has the opera for the whole north and so on. it is very expensive to live in the city proper but I would guess there is a lot of work for artists. Another area to look into is Jokkmokk, the trade node for the sami people since the early 1600s when it got forbidden to trade outside marketplaces (for easier tax collecting) and I know a lot of international artists love that town. It is way cheaper and immersed in the sami culture. Same with Östersund. All public buildings being built in Sweden needs to put a certain percentage of the total building cost towards art so I think you will find projects to apply for even if you live in the middle of nowhere and have a car. Sweden has good internet everywhere.

@wyland001

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmongRocks thank you for your response

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You have such a calming presence on your videos. Thank you for the information. Would you say that Sweden would be a good place to raise kids? I have two children and we have considered moving once I'm don't with my degree.

@Pushkinaization

3 жыл бұрын

Sweden is a wonderful place to raise kids. Sweden is ranked the best place to raise a family out of 31 wealthy countries in a report from Unicef.

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

I would 100% agree I want to raise my children here it is so wholesome especially my little village!! They have so many activities for kids to grow up enjoying nature and being kind humans to both people and the earth

@eilidhmu

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaomiandJack thank you! Both of my children have additional needs so being outside and and having amazing experiences is very beneficial to them. It's something lacking in the North of Scotland sadly.

@AmongRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! School up to and including uni is free, you can stay at home with sick kids up to 12 and still get paid and you get a lot of extra days off to spend with them. You get a small allowance each month for each kid. Sweden is doing a lot to get more families to have kids since it has an aging population. Also, the allemansrätt, freedom to roam, is taught to children in kinder garden and school so every swede has some nostalgic relationship with nature.

@timoterava7108

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much everything about Sweden is more or less the same in Finland.

I am conflicted between Iceland and north Sweden for a while now... I do know though that a big difference is that costs of living in Sweden is lower than Iceland but the income in Iceland is higher.. And Iceland is safer these days. Do you know any young people that found a job in the north? Even a farming job?

That's an approximate of R12k, darn

Did you have Bank ID? How were you paying bills if you didn't? Just asking because someone I know is currently between UK and Sweden and is struggling without BankID. Thanks :)

How does it work with the Visa sine u r guys from the UK? Which kind of visa u have? I would guess you don’t have work visa or something similar. Would u pls clarify this part if u don’t mind.. thank for the info and videos

Hejhej, I love your video's. the way you both made the little hous youre home was wonderfull. I love Sweden since I was a young girl and I always wanted to go there. I am from the Netherlands. I am very curious if you need a personal number from Skatteverket to live there. And how long did it take to get the number? Lots of love, Janneke

Is it possible to find a cabin for about 100000SEK in the north of 🇸🇪 I will be happy about help to found 🙏🍀

What about car fuel costs and car tax as the car is such an integral part of living and everything is distance related.

@smokyislay

3 жыл бұрын

If you are from UK add 10 % to your prices.

@AmongRocks

3 жыл бұрын

fuel has a large carbon tax so it is more expensive but the extra tax gets invested in renewables.

Just wish I was younger. If I could go back 20 years i know for certain my life and living would be in either Sweden or Norway and not existing in the U.K.

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

You can still come 🥰❤️

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you "need" a health insurance in Sweden. They would not turn you down for acute medical needs. But you can pay for a private insurrance to get faster access to care for minor health issues. No one really gets this unless your employer pays for it as a perk.

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

Hey yes they wouldn’t charge you, it’s free upon point of use but you will be charged if you are not resident. This is the same as the UK. Also we needed health insurance to get our residency ❤️

@daw7563

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaomiandJack okay maybe this changed lately as people went here to get free health care.

@daw7563

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaomiandJack just curious, did you need this while the UK was part of the EU?

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

@@daw7563 hey from what I understand when we were apart of the EU we had a health care card that gave us 90 free healthcare insurance as a tourist. If and when we had an accident the UK would be charged. But to stay long term if you are planning on applying as some self sufficient ie not having a job in Sweden and not paying taxes you have to have your own health care. I am sure once all the paper work is done we will have access to free healthcare. This is something we will look into when we return. P.s our friends from the EU also had to get health insurance ❤️

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

90 days free healthcare *

Where do u live in the north?

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Please Pardon my ignorance and I apologize, but what does pounds mean and can you translate for us Americans? I’m planning my trip to Europe next year in 2022 hopefully. I’m trying to learn about the Euro currency And you look gorgeous Naomi as always ❤️🙏🏻

@Pushkinaization

3 жыл бұрын

Pounds is the currency in uk.

@NaomiandJack

3 жыл бұрын

So sorry hehe I will do a conversation for USD today 😅

@accesstotheredcarpet

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaomiandJack ❤️❤️❤️

@timoterava7108

3 жыл бұрын

Please use any of the currency converters the internet is full of. Personally I don't know anybody, who wouldn't have a rough idea of how much something in euros is in pounds and dollars - and v.v....