Purpose:The purpose of this study is to create a profound knowledge of female primary schoolteachers’ choice to stay or leave Kalmar after completing their education. How do gender factors affect their choice to stay or leave Kalmar and how is this visible in their migration pattern? Method: The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews on a total of 13 former teacher students. The focus of the study was the subjects’ description of migration patterns of elementary teachers and whether gender has a significant role when it comes to choosing to move or stay after completing undergraduate education at Linnaeus University in Kalmar. Findings: Through careful analysis and coding of the material, we found aconnection between our informants' stories. The choice of place of residence was not essentially tied to a specific place, but what surprised us was that most of our informants made their choice based on what their partner decided. Conclusion: The choice of place of residence is not based on any specific place of belonging, the result shows that the decision of our informants is based unconsciously entirely on the emotional relationship with their partner.