Abstract Based on 41 semi-structured interviews with young Latvians and Romanians in Malmö, Sweden, this article explores why Europeans from new European Union (EU) member states want to move to, and stay in, Sweden despite economic difficulties and underemployment. Six main factors for explaining mobility patterns are highlighted: free university education, romantic relationships, cosmopolitan lifestyle, presence of English language, idealisation of Sweden and work–life balance. We read these factors as ideas and aspirations of well-being in the ‘imagined space’ of Sweden. The findings illustrate that many young migrants do not chose to move to Sweden for short-term economic opportunities, but rather to experience a different lifestyle. In most cases, these expectations are met, although over time.

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梦想将瑞典作为一个幸福的空间：年轻的拉脱维亚人和罗马尼亚人的生活方式迁移

摘要本文基于在瑞典马尔默对年轻的拉脱维亚人和罗马尼亚人进行的41次半结构化访谈，探讨了尽管经济困难和就业不足，来自新欧盟成员国的欧洲人为何想迁居瑞典。强调了解释流动性模式的六个主要因素：免费的大学教育，浪漫的关系，大都会的生活方式，英语的存在，瑞典的理想化和工作与生活的平衡。我们将这些因素视为瑞典“想象空间”中的观念和幸福感。调查结果表明，许多年轻移民不是选择短期经济机会来到瑞典，而是选择了不同的生活方式。在大多数情况下，尽管会随着时间的推移而达到这些期望。