Live and Work in Scandinavia (Live & Work) - Softcover

Pybus, Victoria; Vries, Andre De; Dunne, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854582895 ISBN 13: 9781854582898

Publisher: Vacation - Work, 2003

Synopsis

This guide is designed for anyone interested in living or working temporarily or permanently, starting a business, retiring, or just buying a holiday home in Scandinavia. It contains major sections devoted to entry regulations and permits and permanent employment and careers in the region, including types of job available, job hunting techniques, applying, interviews, salary details as well as an industrial guide and list of major employers. It also features case histories and background information on the Scandinavian way of life, including facts on buying a home, city and regional guides, the health and education systems.

About this title

About the Author

In addition to revising this book Andre de Vries has worked on every edition of "Live & Work in Belgium, The Netherlands & Luxembourg." He lives in Oxford.

From the Back Cover

Live & Work in Scandinavia provides a detailed survey of the opportunities for living & working in Scandinavia - from Stockholm to Stavanger and from Helsinki to Copenhagen.
Inside Section 1 - Living in Scandinavia - you will find out how to: secure a residence permit; find your ideal home; obtain a competitive mortgage; deal with surveys & conveyancing; choose a suitable school; open the right bank account; get the best health care; learn the language quickly; organize your retirement abroad; make the most of your leisure time.
In Section II - Working in Scandinavia - there are full details on: finding suitable employment; submitting the correct documents; skills and trades most in demand; seasonal & temporary work; salaries, hours and holidays; trade unions and contracts; starting/buying your own business; raising the required finance; government incentives; sources of advice and assistance.
This guide contains useful contacts, a regional employment guide, a directory of major employers, and personal case histories.

From the Inside Flap

LIVE & WORK IN SCANDINAVIA

A detailed survey of the opportunities for living and
working in Italy â " from Stockholm to Stavanger and
from Helsinki to Copenhagen

Nuts & Bolts of Daily Life
Packed with Useful Contacts
Regional Employment Guide
Directory of Major Employers
Personal Case Histories

Section I - Living in Scandinavia
How toâ ¦
- Secure a residence permit
- Find your ideal home
- Obtain a competitive mortgage
- Deal with surveys & conveyancing
- Choose a suitable school
- Open the right bank account
- Get the best health care
- Learn the language quickly
- Organise your retirement abroad
- Make the most of your leisure time

Section II â " Working in Scandinavia
Full details onâ ¦
- Finding suitable employment
- Submitting the correct documents
- Skills and trades most in demand
- Seasonal & temporary work
- Salaries, hours and holidays
- Trade unions and contracts
- Starting/buying your own business
- Raising the required finance
- Government incentives
- Sources of advice and assistance

Edition details

• Publisher: Vacation - Work
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854582895
• ISBN 13: 9781854582898
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352