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More Young People in Sweden Finding Housing, Survey Shows

It has brightened up somewhat on the housing front. More young people have managed to find a home in recent years, shows the Swedish Union of Tenants' recurring measurement. At the same time, there are 200,000 young adults in Sweden who live at home with their parents and nine out of ten want to move away from home but cannot, says vice chairman Ola Palmgren.

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One in Four Gives Up on Education Due to Housing Shortage

Thousands of students are now receiving their admission decisions for the autumn studies. But even before applying, every fourth student is opting out of an education due to the difficulty of finding accommodation in the area. The problem is widespread across the entire country, not just in the major cities and in Uppsala and Lund, says Rasmus Lindstedt, chairman of SFS.