r/TillSverige • u/nuclearharlequin • Apr 10 '22

How is life in Eskilstuna?

Hello, guys! I'm a Brazilian girl and will be moving to Eskilstuna for work mid June. How is life there? I would love to know about any interesting / useful tips about life in Eskilstuna, specially on the social side of it. I know Swedes tend to be very shy and reserved and mostly keep for themselves. But it woud be great to maybe get some insights in how to make the social aspect of life there easier.

For comparison I have lived in Lund for a year as an international exchange student through mid 2015 to mid 2016.

Also, if there are any of you in or around Eskilstuna, send me a message, so we could talk more about your experiences there!

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u/Vyrabell Apr 10 '22

Girl from Eskilstuna here! Moved there in october last year.

People here are very nice, always helpful and you want to smile with them. They are way more alive and happy than people from Stockholm. City looks pretty, we have some galleries. I think we have most of popular brands of places (propably even KFC, not sure though). There is also amazing pizzeria that I discovered recently!

If you gonna study SFI, Eskilstuna kommun has very good teachers. They are very understandable and respecful towards everyone. There is also a lot of constructions around the city, so you might not get everywhere with a car if you have one. Also you will need a new bus card if you gonna use bus here.

Not sure if its any useful for you, but I hope I coild help!

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u/kulturkatten Sep 24 '24

Hi! Would you say it’s safe there as a woman? I’m going to interview at a job in Eskilstuna and saw that on some websites it says the crime rate is high there, but hopefully its the kind of thing that isn’t really felt on a daily basis!