Shuichi and Ai Miyamoto are one of the examples of how the need for qualified labor in Sweden can attract foreign staff.
Shuichi is a specialist in endoscopy and trains medical colleagues at the hospital, while Ai is a nurse in the same department.
They both came to Karlstad and Värmland in response to a call from the health service within the Värmland Region.
- It has been a dream to work in a foreign country.
Via a Japanese friend who worked in Stockholm, I was told that they were looking for an educator in endoscopy in Karlstad, says Shuichi Miyamoto.
The couple has found themselves well settled in Karlstad and have traveled around a lot in Scandinavia to discover and get to know the part of the world in which they now live.
- In Japan, we worked, ate and slept the most, Shuichi Miyamoto explains.
Get time for each other
Ai Miyamoto expresses one of the great benefits that the more restrained working hours provide.
- Now we can spend more time with each other.
I like that, says Ai Miyamoto.
The couple received help from the company Ny in Värmland when they were to leave Japan and establish themselves in Sweden.
The Karlstad-based company's business concept is to find skills, get the skills to move to Värmland and assist them with everything from administration to finding leisure activities and a social life in the new hometown.
- It would not have happened without them.
Everything here is digitized and we did not have a social security number or e-identification, says Shuichi Miyamoto and adds that the language also put obstacles in the way.
In the video above, the couple Miyamoto talk about what they like about Sweden - and what they lack.