{"id":7236,"date":"2018-12-10T09:23:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T08:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/?p=7236"},"modified":"2018-12-10T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T08:36:14","slug":"moving-to-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/2018\/12\/trainee\/moving-to-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi guys,<\/p>\n

As one of two foreigners among the trainees, I want to outline how it\u00a0has been\u00a0to move abroad for a graduate program.<\/p>\n

I was never in doubt whether I would move abroad if the right opportunity appeared, so after getting to know the business, values and vision of Lantm\u00e4nnen, the decision to move here was easy. During my studies I got increasingly interested in sustainability and agricultural development,\u00a0which align with\u00a0the sustainable grain value cycle\u00a0at Lantm\u00e4nnen that focus on sustainable agriculture, green energy, responsible packaging, decreasing climate impact etc.. As a trainee we get to work with\u00a0such topics, in the first\u00a0period Johanna worked with a cultivation concept concerning sustainable farming that\u00a0targeted reduced greenhouse gas emissions, Anton with stakeholder\u00a0interest\u00a0in more climate\u00a0friendly\u00a0commodities, and now I am doing research on sustainable packaging solutions at Aspen (a company and project\u00a0that I will present in my next blogpost).<\/p>\n

Shared values\u00a0are one aspect, another\u00a0one is the ability to cope with\u00a0a foreign\u00a0working culture. A Dane in Sweden might not seem as the biggest cultural leap, but there are\u00a0of course some\u00a0differences. The Swedish working culture\u00a0come across as\u00a0thorough and thought through\u00a0in my point of view, whereas\u00a0I as a Dane\u00a0sometimes\u00a0is very decisive and result-oriented.\u00a0Too much of both abilities\u00a0can\u00a0turn to a\u00a0weakness, but\u00a0I believe that\u00a0a combination creates a situation where we utilise the strenghts of each other and become better.\u00a0Additionally, something that I appreciate here is the fika culture. I believe it is a good way to socialise\u00a0with\u00a0your colleagues, and a way to create a healthy and constructive working culture. Although Swedes eat\u00a0more cake than I could ever imagine\u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Life in Sweden in 1 picture<\/p><\/div>\n

On a personal level the settling in Sweden was rather uncomplicated. As it is my fourth time living abroad, I consider myself kind of an expert in the field, and this has been way\u00a0easier than dealing with German bureaucracy or South African visa requirements. I socialise a lot here\u00a0with colleagues, and besides from that I\u00a0do\u00a0sports, which gets me friends outside of work. I see team\/group activities\u00a0like\u00a0sports, book clubs, dance, cooking, you name it,\u00a0as a great\u00a0opportunity to get out\u00a0and meet new people when\u00a0you move abroad. Also, when you live in Sweden you get a unique opportunity to get out and enjoy some real nature –\u00a0it is beautiful here!<\/p>\n

The graduate program in itself offers an incredible transition from student to professional, as we get to work in four different roles in various geographical locations all over the world. As a trainee at Lantm\u00e4nnen you are trusted by leaders and colleagues, which gives you\u00a0the\u00a0freedom to work independently and\u00a0creatively. The program\u00a0makes us very\u00a0versatile due to the many positions, projects and locations that we have to adapt to every 3-4 months. It also enhances our language skills, both\u00a0the various Scandinavian languages, but also English, German, French etc., as we are travelling around and meeting all\u00a0kinds of nationalities and cultures. Finally,\u00a0I want to highlight\u00a0the organisational\u00a0understanding that comes with the\u00a0program. Lantm\u00e4nnen\u00a0ensures that we are aware of the entire supply chain by showing us\u00a0plants, productions, farms and shops.\u00a0So far we have seen several production plants like\u00a0a pancake factory, multiple grain process plants, mills, energy plants, bakeries\u00a0and many more.<\/p>\n

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From one of several company visits – here in the breakfast and pasta production site in J\u00e4rna<\/p><\/div>\n

That was\u00a0my thoughts about moving, and as you\u00a0probably recognise, I\u00a0am\u00a0enjoying life\u00a0here in “quite alright Sweden” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

So long,<\/p>\n

Mikkel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi guys, As one of two foreigners among the trainees, I want to outline how it\u00a0has been\u00a0to move abroad for a graduate program. I was never in doubt whether I would move abroad if the right opportunity appeared, so after getting to know the business, values and vision of Lantm\u00e4nnen, the decision to move here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7236"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7252,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7236\/revisions\/7252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}