food

☐ Locate nearest ICA, Coop, Willys, or Lidl
☐ Enter supermarket and pretend self-checkout isn't intimidating
☐ Forget reusable bag
☐ Buy reusable bag
☐ Forget reusable bag again
☐ Learn that coffee is not optional in Sweden
☐ Build emergency pantry packed with:

• pasta
• rice
• oats
• eggs
• coffee
• more coffee

☐ Discover that a cinnamon bun and coffee somehow counts as a cultural experience

s.i.m.

☐ Obtain a Swedish SIM card
☐ Realise every service wants a Swedish phone number
☐ Discover that everyone assumes you already have BankID/eID
☐ Explain for the 15th time that you do not have BankID
☐ Wait for BankID
☐ Continue waiting for BankID

transport

☐ Download local transport app
☐ Accidentally buy wrong ticket
☐ Learn transport zones
☐ Learn that ticket inspectors appear when least expected
☐ Successfully complete a journey without Google Maps

social integration

☐ Learn difference between:

• fika
• lunch
• after-work
• actual friendship

☐ Attend a fika
☐ Attend another fika
☐ Realise most Swedish networking occurs over coffee
☐ Begin measuring time in coffees rather than hours

financial survival

☐ Open Swedish bank account
☐ Receive personnummer
☐ Celebrate
☐ Discover you now need BankID
☐ Receive BankID
☐ Experience mild enlightenment

grocery guru

☐ Learn what veckans erbjudanden means
☐ Compare ICA prices to Willys prices
☐ Become emotionally invested in loyalty points
☐ Start discussing grocery discounts with alarming enthusiasm

You've got your Swedish bank account, BankID and the basics working. Now you can start making everyday life easier, and more affordable.

digital life

☐ Activate Swish
☐ Set up Kivra
☐ Log in to government and municipal services
☐ Download useful local apps
☐ Learn to recognise when BankID is required
☐ Stop being surprised when yet another service asks for BankID

money and banking

☐ Set up recurring payments
☐ Set up e-invoices where available
☐ Learn how to pay bills through your bank
☐ Start tracking your regular monthly expenses
☐ Compare electricity, mobile and internet costs
☐ Start looking for member discounts and loyalty programmes

healthcare

☐ Find your local vårdcentral
☐ Learn how 1177 works
☐ Download the 1177 app
☐ Learn how to book appointments online
☐ Understand the basics of Swedish healthcare fees

everyday services

☐ Register for local library services
☐ Explore your municipality's website and services
☐ Find local recycling and waste facilities
☐ Learn how to return bottles and cans for pant
☐ Find local sports, leisure and community activities

make life easier

☐ Save your most-used websites and apps
☐ Set up useful notifications and reminders
☐ Find the supermarkets and shops that work best for your budget
☐ Start using Swedish services without needing Google Translate every time
☐ Realise you're no longer asking someone else how to do everything

Congratulations! You're no longer just surviving Sweden — you're starting to live here.

fun fact: Scientists remain unsure whether Sweden runs on electricity or BankID.

student mode

☐ Acquire Mecenat card
☐ Locate cheapest grocery store within cycling distance
☐ Learn 17 ways to cook pasta
☐ Tell yourself you'll meal prep
☐ Do not meal prep

work permit mode

☐ Learn workplace coffee etiquette
☐ Attend meeting that could have been an email
☐ Attend email that could have been a meeting
☐ Master the phrase: "Det låter bra."

e.u. citizen mode

☐ Arrive thinking bureaucracy will be simple
☐ Discover Sweden's systems are efficient but require seven different numbers
☐ Adapt

asylum / temporary protection (t.p.d.) mode

☐ Learn available support resources
☐ Register for essential services
☐ Build local support network
☐ Celebrate every small administrative victory

☐ You know where to buy the cheapest groceries
☐ You return bottles for pant without feeling strange
☐ You own multiple reusable bags
☐ You complain about SL/Västtrafik/Skånetrafiken like a local
☐ You check Kivra before checking your physical mailbox
☐ You casually use Swedish words without noticing
☐ You have stopped converting SEK into your home currency
☐ You understand why everyone talks about the weather