Arrival Article Index
2012-01-09. Published in Misi News
by Nils Pasi
The Arrival Article Index is especially aimed at international students who have just arrived or are about to arrive in Gothenburg to begin their oversea studies here. The list consists mostly of practical guides and practical information pertaining to life in Sweden, and Gothenburg in particular. We hope that these articles will serve to answer some of the questions you must have about life here. I you feel that there is something missing from the list, please feel free to write us and tell us about it. We always strive to improve the index and the services we provide.Important notice: the standard sized SIM cards handed out during the arrival day unfortunately won't activate. We try to fix it as soon as possible. Please check Misi for updates.
UPDATE: The new SIM cards have arrived. We will begin handing them out today at the pub crawl, and continue at the Karaoke on Monday. On Tuesday we'll hand them out at the Welcome reception, and on the 26th we'll hand them out at the Student Fair at IMO. Additional times to be decided on later.
Arrival Articles
- Welcome to Gothenburg (promotional video made by the city of Gothenburg)
- The Student Buddies (an article shedding some light on the student buddy organizations)
- Mobile Telephony in Sweden (about mobile plans and getting a cell phone in Sweden)
- Getting Around with Västtrafik (a guide to the public transportation services in Gothenburg)
- Why not Buy Secondhand? (a guide to secondhand stores in Gothenburg)
- Major & Specialty Grocery Stores (introducing the different types of grocery stores)
- IKEA (how to get there)
- City Shopping Guide (introducing Gothenburg shopping areas)
- Shopping Cheap Online (a guide to online stores in Sweden)
- The Public Library (about the library and how to get a library card)
- The Swedish 'Fika' (what on earth is it?)
- Spotify (free streaming music in Sweden)
- Systembolaget (buying alcohol in Sweden)
- Posten (guide to Swedish postal service)
- Practicing Foreign Languages (language cafés in Gothenburg)
- The Breakfast Club (some breakfast buffets reviewed)
- Sexlife (practical information about where to buy condoms and so on)
- Sightseeing for Natives (recommended sights in Gothenburg)
Discovering Swedish
This is a series of ten podcasts designed to introduce you to the Swedish language. We apologize for the poor audio quality of the first three episodes.
Episode 1 - Word order and verbs.
Episode 2 - Nouns.
Episode 3 - Adjectives.
Episode 4 - "What is that?"
Episode 5 - "Weekdays and Time"
Episode 6 - "Weekdays and Time"
Episode 7 - Verbs for 'to shop'
Episode 8 - "Money and withdrawing money from a store"
Episode 9 - Tag-Questions and Asking for Opinions
Episode 10 - Swedish Months and Saying Farewell

