Au Pair in Sweden: contract and insurance

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Experience both with the AuPair.com and with the Au pair herself was great and we became good friends. Unfortunately she couldn't come again this year and I hope to give another chance for another au pair to get to know our family and nothern culture. You can also contact her, if you'd like to ask something about her experience here.

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First of all, I want to thank my Host Family who I spent 8 wonderful months with in Sweden. I can only recommend to be an Au Pair once in your life to get to know the way of life of locals, to find parts of yourself that you did not know before and to try new things. During my time in Sweden, I had the opportunity to take an Swedish language course and after 8 months I can say that my personal sense of achievement was understanding the language and using in in my everyday life. As my host child plays tennis, I had the idea of trying it out at the beginning. This has given me a new passion that I hope I can continue at home. Discovering a new language, culture or way of life can be very exciting and enriching at the same time. Of course, being an au pair is not always easy, but I would say you grow with your tasks and at the end of the day, you find a way or a solution. The most important thing is the communication with the children and also with the host parents, and of course the same applies vice versa. I can say that my host family was very hospitable and integrated me into their family life, which gave me a great insight into Swedish culture. For example, I was allowed to take part in family celebrations at Christmas and Easter. Identifying and finding cultural differences was very enriching for both parties. My tasks as an au pair were relatively varied, as each day was filled with different leisure activities for the children, which was very varied. In the morning, I woke up my host child and helped him get ready for school (packing school things, preparing breakfast and snacks). In the mornings, I had free time to attend Swedish lessons or explore the area, as my host family conveniently lives just 10 minutes from the sea. In the afternoon, I picked my host child up from school and helped him with his homework. Afterwards, we always found different activities to do together, such as arts and crafts, jumping on the trampoline or baking. As far as I was concerned, there were no problems regarding the language. As almost everyone in Sweden speaks English, I had no language barriers either at home or outside. As many words in Swedish are similar to German or English, it wasn't difficult to learn the basics of the Swedish language. As with any language, speaking is the most difficult part. In the beginning I had to think a bit when having longer conversations in English, but now I can say that I have improved linguistically. So if anyone still has doubts about the au pair program, keep an open mind! Message a few families and arrange an online meeting to discuss all the contract details. Make sure you find “your” family and let the story begin. Some difficulties may arise, but don't be afraid to ask questions. Remember that your host family wants you to feel comfortable with them. Believe me, as an au pair you will grow personally and become wiser. I am happy to be a part of this community!

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We are so happy that we decided to extend our family with an au pair. It is an invaluable addition to our family and for the past eight months our au pair has not only brought much needed support to our family but also enriched our family life with German traditions, foods and cultural aspects.

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Silvia is fantastic. The perfect fit for our family. She is mature, independent and very grateful for th experiences Sweden can offer. She is amazing support to our family and very flexible