{"id":148,"date":"2009-01-16T14:11:13","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=148"},"modified":"2009-01-16T14:11:13","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T18:11:13","slug":"sveriges-ekonomi-i-kris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/sveriges-ekonomi-i-kris\/","title":{"rendered":"Sveriges ekonomi i kris"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Recently people have been asking me how the global economic crisis is affecting Sweden. It seems to me that many foreigners are under the impression that a state with a cradle-to-grave welfare scheme should be immune from the worldwide tumble.
\nWell, that impression is very mistaken. Welfare benefits don\u2019t grow on trees, as some people seem to think. They come from our tax money that has made a trip through the system and now is coming out at the other end.<\/p>\n

The economic crisis is hitting Sweden just as it\u2019s hitting all other countries. Every day you read in the papers about new layoffs and job reductions.
\n Volvo<\/strong> plans 1 200 layoffs, 900 jobs to be cut at Karolinska<\/strong>, Telia-Sonera<\/strong> announces job cuts, OKB<\/strong> on the verge of bankruptcy, 18 000 layoffs in December, Swedish jobs moving abroad\u2026 And so on. The outlook for 2009 is grimmer than grim.<\/p>\n

Yet many people don\u2019t seem to be worried at all. They believe that having a permanent contract and belonging to a union will protect them from being laid off. I certainly hope that things will not get to the point that this belief will be put to the test.<\/p>\n

At least in my neck of the wood, people go about spending money as usual. Shops are full of customers (but I\u2019m not sure if they\u2019re just looking or actually buying). Everyone I asked today was still going on their annual winter vacation. Many people actually waited till the very last minute to take advantage of, yes, you guessed it, last-minute deals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may be the last holiday we can afford for quite some time,\u201d one lady purchasing a vacation package at the Ticket.se office said out loud to no one in particular. I was waiting right behind her and we started to talk. Her husband works at the local Volvo factory and there\u2019s trouble brewing. People will be let go.<\/p>\n

Are worried about your personal finances and would like to get some tips on how to manage in this economy?<\/p>\n

P\u00e5 konsumentverket.se<\/a> kan du ladda ner en broschyr kallad “Koll p\u00e5 pengarna”, om du p\u00e5 allvar vill g\u00e5 igenom din ekonomi.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Recently people have been asking me how the global economic crisis is affecting Sweden. It seems to me that many foreigners are under the impression that a state with a cradle-to-grave welfare scheme should be immune from the worldwide tumble. Well, that impression is very mistaken. Welfare benefits don\u2019t grow on trees, as some people…<\/p>\n

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