What motivated you to move to Luxembourg?

“I moved from Paris to work in Luxembourg in July 1997.

I didn’t know much about Luxembourg before moving here. My husband had a career opportunity and could choose different places. I suggested Luxembourg, as I knew it was already a well-developed financial centre and that, given my background in finance, I could have opportunities to find a job easier than in other locations. 

What personal and professional opportunities/difficulties have you encountered here?

“I haven’t encountered any difficulties. Of course, when I moved in 1997, Luxembourg was a much smaller place and had fewer offers with regards to leisure than it currently has and, coming from a bigger city like Paris, we had to adapt to a different style of life. Today Luxembourg offers an incomparable quality of life, in particular for families, with a broad choice of cultural and other activities. Professionally I have only positive things to say. Luxembourg offers an extremely international environment and amazing career opportunities. I consider myself as a European; born in Southern Italy, my mother is Italian and my father is Swedish.

I have always felt as an expat whether it was in Italy, where I have lived until I was 18 years old, or in Sweden, where I completed my MScBA and worked a few years, or in France. Luxembourg is the only place I felt ‘normal’, as many people in the business community work to combine different cultural backgrounds, speak several languages and are born somewhere else than in Luxembourg. A very interesting melting pot! 

In one sentence, how would you define your expatriation in Luxembourg?


“It is one of those places you need to have very compelling reasons to leave; the only thing I miss is the sea!”

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