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This is informational post about an overland travel by car to Sweden – through two bridges in Denmark and famous Öresundsbron.
When we bought the car in September 2018 and we were no longer condemned to driving a 23-year-old family heirloom, we decided for the first time to go on a route longer than to the airport in Poznań. We couldn’t do otherwise – we went to Sweden by car.
To bring the subject closer – we are planning to emigrate to Sweden as soon as possible and at that time almost all of my husband’s family lived there. We decided to get together on the road, take the dog and finally everything we want, not what the airlines will allow, and have a great adventure.
Our initial plans were to travel by ferry, but the prices put us off (we wanted to go immediately – we had a university break on November 1-2 and the long weekend that followed). We looked at the routes Gdynia-Karlskrona, Świnoujście-Ystad and Rostock-Gedser (departing from Germany). Finally, we choose the land route. And that’s how it happened.
What is the car route to Sweden like?
We drove from Wrocław (Poland), because we lived there and I will base all my calculations on the cost and length of the route on this. We chose the shortest route in terms of kilometers to travel – only 1125 (we went to Croatia more at once and survived :D)
Google showed that the route takes about 11 hours – it seemed to us not much. Our only concern was how our dog would react to such a long route. He had the whole back seat at his disposal, where we put a special mat for transporting dogs, he was fastened with dog belts, but he was free to move around the back seats. It turned out that our fears were completely unfounded – Homer slept the entire route and was indignant that he had to get out of the car every few hours because “hoomans” told him to.
We drove to Sweden by car for about 13 hours, because every 4 hours we stopped for a short stop to stretch our legs, walk the dog and take turns driving.
By car to Sweden – fees on the route
Although all highways along the way were free, the overland route includes two bridge crossings that are already tolled.
The first bridge you cross, Lillebælt, connects the two parts of Denmark and is free. A bit further is its bigger brother – Storebælt. This is another Danish-Danish crossing and the fee is 270 Danish crowns (about 170 PLN) one way. The toll is paid in cash or by card at gates similar to those found on toll motorways.
Another paid part of the route is Øresundsbron connecting Danish Copenhagen with Swedish Malmo. A one-way ride costs 610 Swedish crowns when paying online (about 254 PLN), but here we saw a great deal that allowed us to significantly reduce the cost of the journey.
The Øresundsbron bridge offers the BroPass loyalty program, which costs 495 Swedish crowns (about 206 PLN) to join. Participation in the program reduces the cost of crossing the bridge to 268 Swedish crowns (about 111 PLN) one way, and additionally allows you to use special gates that read our license plates and let us through without waiting. This option is only available online.
Using BroPass also allows you to reduce the price of traveling over the Storebælt bridge – with an active BroPass contract for our license plates, we will pay only 192 Danish crowns (approx. 121 PLN) for the bridge
With BroPass, you pay SEK 1031 and DKK 384 (approx. 672 PLN in total) instead of SEK 1,220 and DKK 540 (approx. 835 PLN in total) for a one-time trip, and the contract is valid for one year from the moment you join. Each subsequent trip will cost you less than the BroPass cost if you travel during the program period, resulting in further savings.
Was it worth it?
Some, hearing about our expedition, tapped their foreheads and said that we were abnormal. Why go that route? For us, however, it was one of the best adventures in life and for several reasons.
First of all, for the first time we went on such a long journey by car alone – we were not accompanied by anyone, except our dog, which was also a great experience, because we treat him a bit like a small child to whom we want to show the world.
Secondly, crossing the bridges (especially the Øresundsbron) is an unforgettable experience. Not only because of the majesty of the entire structure (the entire passage is 16 km long, of which the bridge itself is 7.8 km long, and the exit tunnel from Denmark is 3.5 km long – there are also trains along the entire route that pass you from time to time time), but also because of the breathtaking views.
We were later envied by everyone who saw the photos and recordings. The weather was perfect, the sun was beautiful, which added to the charm of the whole adventure. If you have the opportunity to go to Sweden by car – we definitely recommend it.
On the journey, we were bravely accompanied by the Revolut card, which helped us avoid unfavorable currency conversions and commissions for card payments in a foreign currency. I will write more about this card soon. I highly recommend this trip to everyone at least once in their life. Unearthly sensations guaranteed.
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🩵💛 One of Sweden`s most iconic breakfast products just changed its look for the first time in 72 years.
Kalles kaviar, the smoked cod roe paste sold in that iconic blue and yellow tube, has been part of Swedish breakfasts since 1954. And the smiling boy on the front? That`s Kalle.
For the very first time in the brand`s history, Kalle is getting a friend on the tube.
The redesign is a collaboration with Friends, one of Sweden`s biggest anti-bullying organisations. The timing is intentional: the message is aimed at the start of the school year, when many children experience anxiety about not being welcomed or included. The new tubes are designed to spark conversations at the breakfast table about kindness and safety at school 🩵
The "friend tubes" are already showing up in some shops. The official campaign runs from week 35 to week 45.
72 years alone. Now he`s got a friend.
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🇸🇪 Some countries put basil on pizza. Sweden looked at a banana and chose violence 🍌🍕😂
Yes, we’re talking about the legendary Swedish banana & curry pizza.
Depending on the pizzeria and your personal level of culinary bravery, you’ll find versions with banana + curry + ham OR chicken, sometimes pineapple… and quite often peanuts.
I can already hear the Italians mobilising 🇮🇹⚔️😭
But HOW did Sweden even get here?
There’s no single documented moment when someone woke up and decided pizza needed bananas. Swedish food historian Richard Tellström connects it to the country’s fascination with “exotic” flavours during the 1960s-80s, when combinations involving bananas, pineapple and curry became surprisingly fashionable.
And Sweden was COMMITTED.
In 1976, Flygande Jacob entered Swedish food history: a casserole combining chicken, banana, bacon, chilli sauce and peanuts. So honestly, putting a similar combination on pizza was less of a revolution and more of a natural next step 😂
And yes, I support this important piece of Swedish culinary heritage so strongly that we have an entire banana pizza collection in the LikeSweden shop 🍌🍕😂
T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags… because eating it apparently wasn’t enough. Now you can wear it too.
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Have you actually TRIED Swedish banana pizza, or are you judging it without evidence? 👀🍕
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🎭 This week in Swedish theatre and musical theatre:
🐶 Legally Blonde – The Musical may have held the cutest casting of the season. Tocca Entertainment invited dogs to audition in Stockholm for the production’s four-legged role. Star quality required, previous experience not so much 🩷
⚡ Pussy Riot brings Riot Days to Uppsala on 7 November. Based on Maria “Masha” Alyokhina’s story, the acclaimed production mixes theatre, music and spoken word to explore protest, imprisonment and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
🌍 Dramaten welcomes two international productions for the Bergman Festival: Croatian Football Boot Tongue, exploring elite football, depression and toxic masculinity, and Angélica Liddell’s ritualistic SEPPUKU, inspired by Yukio Mishima.
🇺🇦 Ukraine Artistic Meetings returns to Kulturhuset Stadsteatern with new Ukrainian drama, art, conversations and music, including staged readings of The Egoist and Sworn Virgins.
🎄 Nassim Al Fakir brings Barnens Julvärld back for Christmas 2026. The family show filled with live music, comedy and festive chaos comes to Karlshamn on 29 November.
🎶 GöteborgsOperan took over Götaplatsen during Göteborgskalaset with a free preview of its new season, featuring Wicked, La traviata, The
Barber of Seville, Luisa Miller and more.
🪩 And over in Norway: after playing to full houses in Kristiansand, Saturday Night Fever is heading to Oslo! Atle Pettersen becomes Tony Manero when the musical opens at Chateau Neuf on 15 January 2027.
Which story caught your attention this week?
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⚠️ Youth workers in Sweden are warning parents about a dangerous trend: teenagers getting drunk on hand sanitiser.
Field workers from Umeå municipality in northern Sweden say they`ve noticed a clear uptick, with some children as young as 12 and 13 involved. The evidence: empty sanitiser bottles found at party spots, tips from police and worried members of the public, and overheard conversations among the young people.
Why it`s genuinely dangerous:
➡️ Hand sanitiser usually contains around 70% ethanol, much stronger than regular alcohol
➡️ Some versions contain isopropanol, which causes even worse intoxication
➡️ Risk of acute poisoning, aspiration into the lungs, and death
Sweden`s national Poison Information Centre gets around 50 calls per year about young people and hand sanitiser. Nationally, the number has stayed roughly constant but Umeå`s team say they`re seeing more of it locally right now.
The plea from youth workers: talk to your teenagers. Set boundaries. Pay attention.
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🇸🇪 A very normal Saturday in Gothenburg: free stuff, theatre, kebab and a failed mission to find THE Polish mother bowl 😂
We started with some breaking news: Dogman @dogmanbackaplan had opened a new veterinary clinic in Gothenburg. And they were giving away freebies.
So naturally, as responsible representatives of the Polish nation, we went immediately 🫡
Roco came along for some extra socialisation because there were dogs EVERYWHERE. We got some treats, had his teeth checked, weighed him and, most importantly, secured the promised freebies. Mission accomplished 😂
Then we dropped Roco off and headed to Backa Teater @backateater for the new premiere of Mira går genom rummen 🎭
I genuinely loved this one. It’s warm, funny, a little weird in the best way and somehow makes you laugh, get a tiny bit emotional AND gives you something to discuss afterwards ❤️
It touches on family and relationships without feeling heavy or trying to teach you a lesson. Just a cosy, heart-warming show that works for both kids and adults. Definitely a recommendation from me!
Obviously theatre required fuel, so I had kärleksmums before the show, still my absolute favourite Swedish cake, and afterwards my beloved chicken kebab at Dunder Döner. 10/10 😂 @dunderdoner
Our final mission was Dollarstore @dollarstoresverige because I needed THE BOWL™.
Big enough for a Polish mother to make sałatka jarzynowa in, soak someone’s feet in and, several family parties later, have someone throw up in it.
One bowl. Generations of responsibilities 🇵🇱💀
They didn’t have it.
I left with preserving jars and a plastic storage box instead.
And then we went home because unfortunately work has this terrible habit of still being there when you come back 🫠
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🇸🇪 Five years in Sweden and apparently the weather still has vocabulary to teach me 😭
Guess how I learned the word “oväder”?
Definitely NOT because Swedish House Mafia had to cancel their Gothenburg concert yesterday because of the weather.
Absolutely unrelated 🫠😂
And this is one of my favourite things about learning a language: different parts of your vocabulary develop at completely different speeds.
You can discuss work, bureaucracy, politics or something ridiculously specific in Swedish…
…and then one day discover a VERY normal word and think:
Excuse me??? Where have YOU been for the last five years? 👁️👄👁️
Apparently I haven’t participated in enough advanced Swedish weather small talk. Which, considering I live in Sweden, is actually quite an achievement 😂
And yes, I know “dåligt väder” and “oväder” aren’t exact synonyms 😂 But Swedish apparently has a whole level beyond my trusted “dåligt väder” for when the weather gets REALLY bad.
You can spend YEARS learning a language in classrooms, courses and textbooks, but real life will always eventually show up and humble you.
And I think that’s beautiful 🇸🇪✨
What embarrassingly basic Swedish word did YOU discover way later than you should have? 👇😂
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🇳🇴 King Harald V of Norway has died.
He passed away peacefully at the National Hospital in Oslo this morning, Friday August 28th, at 6:35am, at the age of 89.
The king had been hospitalised just over a week ago for haemolytic anaemia. During treatment he developed a bacterial blood infection, sepsis. Crown Prince Haakon was at his side.
King Harald had reigned since January 1991, 35 years on the Norwegian throne. His son now succeeds him as King Haakon VIII of Norway.
Sweden`s King Carl Gustaf, Haakon`s godfather, released a statement calling King Harald a lifelong friend to himself, his family, and to Sweden. He wrote that Harald gave "alt for Norge", all for Norway.
Our thoughts are with the Norwegian people and Queen Sonja 🕊️
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🇵🇱 A package from Poland arrived in Sweden… and it might have solved my “water tastes too much like water” problem 😂💧
If you’ve been here for a while, you probably know: I don’t like plain water. So I’m constantly looking for ways to trick myself into drinking more of it 😭
This time I decided to try HOLY, super popular in Poland, but not really available in Sweden. This is NOT a collaboration, I bought everything myself, but since they ship to Sweden too, I thought it was worth sharing! 🇵🇱➡️🇸🇪
I ordered one flavour each from:
➡️ Hydration – flavoured drink powder with electrolytes, minerals, coconut water & goji berry juice. One 500 ml serving has only around 20 kcal.
➡️ Energy – sugar-free powdered energy drinks with 160 mg caffeine + vitamins.
They also have Iced Tea and Milkshakes, but I decided to actually TEST whether I like this stuff before ordering the entire website. Character development 😂
And so far? YES. They’re quite sweet, so I’ll probably use more water, but they taste REALLY good. The peach Energy tastes almost exactly like my favourite peach energy drink 👀
And the cute insulated bottle was half the reason for this order 😂 It works for both hot AND cold drinks, which was exactly what I needed.
I also got some Hydration samples + a notebook and pencil case from their Back to School campaign, so there’s plenty left to test!
And YES, this reel is in Swedish again 🇸🇪 Editing it and hearing all my mistakes is still painful 😂 but apparently speaking Swedish and speaking Swedish naturally to a camera are two completely different skills.
We’re learning both 🫡
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