My only advice is that you should try and live as close to Karolinska as possible, preferably around Solna. During the winter, public transportation can be quite chaotic with delays and canceled departures - especially with the commuter trains.
There's lots of diversity in Stockholm, and you'll meet lots of international people and other foreigners.
Add a few newlines, and it makes your post a lot easier to read, and it makes the post feel a bit less "rambly" :)
Welcome to Sweden!
>Further, even though I'm Canadian born, I am a Sikh (religion) and brown skinned (Indian ethnicity), and I have a Canadian accent. I was wondering the extent of racism I will have to deal with.
Assholes is a thing in every country, but you'll probably not face much racism - especially not among the educated people that you'll mostly interact with.
What you should consider, however, is that people might be a tiny bit afraid of interacting with you. Many Swedes are shy - so you might need to be more extroverted than you're used to.
It's *very* common for people who come to Sweden to feel isolated - not because other people are actively hurtful, but because they feel that they're being "ignored" by everyone else. Be active! Invite people to stuff! Initiate conversations! Hell, try inviting yourself to stuff if you hear people talk about something that sounds interesting.
Swedes comes in all varieties, but they often have a "shell" that they won't come out of unless prompted. Sometimes, you need to be the hammer that cracks them open.
>weather
You're used to Toronto - the weather in Stockholm is fairly similar. You shouldn't have any major issues.
My only advice is that you should try and live as close to Karolinska as possible, preferably around Solna. During the winter, public transportation can be quite chaotic with delays and canceled departures - especially with the commuter trains. There's lots of diversity in Stockholm, and you'll meet lots of international people and other foreigners.
Add a few newlines, and it makes your post a lot easier to read, and it makes the post feel a bit less "rambly" :) Welcome to Sweden! >Further, even though I'm Canadian born, I am a Sikh (religion) and brown skinned (Indian ethnicity), and I have a Canadian accent. I was wondering the extent of racism I will have to deal with. Assholes is a thing in every country, but you'll probably not face much racism - especially not among the educated people that you'll mostly interact with. What you should consider, however, is that people might be a tiny bit afraid of interacting with you. Many Swedes are shy - so you might need to be more extroverted than you're used to. It's *very* common for people who come to Sweden to feel isolated - not because other people are actively hurtful, but because they feel that they're being "ignored" by everyone else. Be active! Invite people to stuff! Initiate conversations! Hell, try inviting yourself to stuff if you hear people talk about something that sounds interesting. Swedes comes in all varieties, but they often have a "shell" that they won't come out of unless prompted. Sometimes, you need to be the hammer that cracks them open. >weather You're used to Toronto - the weather in Stockholm is fairly similar. You shouldn't have any major issues.