Welcome

This book is intended as a help for both newcomers and longer staying expats who have decided to live and work in Thailand. It explains and facilitates practical issues and intends to inspire you to get more out of your stay.

Covid-19 has turned everything upside-down, including being an expat in Thailand. But some basic guidance remains relevant.

When you move here, you will need to find new friends. The best way is by joining one or more of the social and professional associations for your own nationality here. Scandinavian Society Siam is the ideal places for Nordic people to meet new friends.

The various business communities are also vibrant groups of very different companies from the small entrepreneur to the big corporations with manufacturing units and countrywide net of outlets. At the back of this book you will find a Nordic Business Directory for Thailand, plus a few more that in each their way are also an important part of the Scandinavian network in Thailand. This booklet is part of the ScandAsia magazine and online media channel. ScandAsia serves all Scandinavian expatriates from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland living in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia with news updates by email and online.

The magazine is sent directly to the home of the subscribers and the rest of the circulation is placed at points frequently visited by Scandinavian tourists like popular restaurants, embassies and consulates. This is also, where you will find extra copies of this booklet if you should loose your current copy or need an extra for your workplace.

The website ScandAsia.com provides you will all the contacts you need and lists all the events that are arranged for you and other Scandinavian residents in Thailand. Nordic readers should sign up for the monthly e-newsletter and emails from this website and submit your address to receive also the monthly magazine.

I wish you a happy year in Thailand!

Gregers Moller Publisher