east-sweden

Explore East Sweden

Regardless of whether you are living the happy and intense days of student life, have just stepped out into working life or want to take the next step in your career, East Sweden is the place to be. With strong academic institutions, a thriving innovative atmosphere where ground-breaking ideas are born and a place where people can grow, thrive and develop.

Five reasons to live in East Sweden

Global career opportunities in a region that exudes innovation and growth. Attractive housing and genuine quality of life. Life here is a little smarter than the average.

1. A smarter life

In East Sweden you’re close to home, close to work and close to the rest of Sweden and the world. Attractive housing, a labour market that sticks its neck out, international airports and world-class universities. From your home in the suburbs, it’s twenty minutes to work and ten minutes to the gym. Even in the rush hour. A life that’s a little smarter than the average.

2. Where innovation flourishes

East Sweden is one of the most inspiring and attractive regions in Scandinavia to live and work. It attracts people who are united in their passion for thinking new and different. In 2016 almost 20,000 people decided to move here. So you’re in good company.

3. Explore your passions

A stroll in the cultural quarter in Norrköping, walks in dense forests or boat trips among the islets in the archipelago and the islands of Lake Vättern. Or maybe an energetic game of squash and the cheers of the crowd from the terraces in the football stadium. Whatever makes your heart beat a little bit faster, you’ll find it here. In East Sweden you can widen your interests or find a new passion.

4. Your place is here

Global career opportunities in a region that exudes innovation and growth. Major international corporations, government agencies, small businesses and a widely acknowledged new startup scene. Wherever you have your niche, there’s a place for you too. Take a closer look here (link to Careerbuilder) and find your next step.

5. The right home for you

The housing market in East Sweden is like a well-stocked delicatessen, with plenty of different options to choose from. Some are traditional, others a bit more innovative. Here you’ll find your loft apartment within dancing distance of the city’s nightlife, a house by the sea, a lakeside cottage in the forest, a riding centre in the countryside and that practical terraced house in a cul-de-sac in a family-friendly residential area. And new districts are emerging where the urban life of the future will soon be taking shape. Maybe you’ll be part of it?

Region Östergötlands logotyp

East Sweden

East Sweden är ett varumärke som används för att profilera Östergötland och attrahera besökare, invånare och företag till regionen. Region Östergötland ansvarar för arbetet med East Sweden i nära samarbete med bland annat näringslivet, kommuner, Linköpings universitet och Östsvenska handelskammaren.

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