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👋 Hello, I’m Karolina!

I’m creator of LikeSweden - place where I share all things Swedish:
✅ memes;
✅ news;
✅ the best and most beautiful spots;
✅ amazing attractions;
✅ practical information.
+ some highlights from my personal life and travels.

I’ve moved to Sweden in 2021 but visited for the first time back in 2012. It was love at first sight, since then I’ve been a frequent visitor. I felt like home in Sweden long before I became actual resident.

I’ve been a content creator since 2011.
Since 2019 I’ve been entrepreneur for a living.
PikusIT (now Pikus Media AB) is creative studio run by me and my husband where we create:
👉 branding;
👉 web design;
👉 social media & ads;
👉 photo & video content for brands (and doing videos for PlayStation Nordic is our ultimate pride).

It’s nice to meet you! Take a moment, say hi and tell me, how did your story with Sweden start 💙

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👋 Hello, I’m Karolina!

I’m creator of LikeSweden - place where I share all things Swedish:
✅ memes;
✅ news;
✅ the best and most beautiful spots;
✅ amazing attractions;
✅ practical information.
+ some highlights from my personal life and travels.

I’ve moved to Sweden in 2021 but visited for the first time back in 2012. It was love at first sight, since then I’ve been a frequent visitor. I felt like home in Sweden long before I became actual resident.

I’ve been a content creator since 2011.
Since 2019 I’ve been entrepreneur for a living.
PikusIT (now Pikus Media AB) is creative studio run by me and my husband where we create:
👉 branding;
👉 web design;
👉 social media & ads;
👉 photo & video content for brands (and doing videos for PlayStation Nordic is our ultimate pride).

It’s nice to meet you! Take a moment, say hi and tell me, how did your story with Sweden start 💙

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✨ Coca-Cola? No, thank you! ✨

In Sweden, when Easter comes around, we swap the red label for a brown bottle with a rooster on it 🐓➡️🥤

Meet Påskmust - the fizzy, spicy, slightly mysterious drink that’s more than just soda… it’s a seasonal obsession 🇸🇪

👉 But wait - isn’t that Julmust?
Technically… yes.
Same drink, same recipe, but with different labels depending on the holiday.
🎄 Julmust = Christmas
🐣 Påskmust = Easter
☀️ Sommarmust = …you guessed it, summer.

So what’s the difference?

Marketing. And Swedes love sticking to tradition, even if it means drinking the same exact thing three times a year under different names. 😄

Meanwhile, Coca-Cola just quietly watches its sales drop every Easter and Christmas. True story 📉👀

Have you tried Påskmust yet?

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✨ Coca-Cola? No, thank you! ✨

In Sweden, when Easter comes around, we swap the red label for a brown bottle with a rooster on it 🐓➡️🥤

Meet Påskmust - the fizzy, spicy, slightly mysterious drink that’s more than just soda… it’s a seasonal obsession 🇸🇪

👉 But wait - isn’t that Julmust?
Technically… yes.
Same drink, same recipe, but with different labels depending on the holiday.
🎄 Julmust = Christmas
🐣 Påskmust = Easter
☀️ Sommarmust = …you guessed it, summer.

So what’s the difference?

Marketing. And Swedes love sticking to tradition, even if it means drinking the same exact thing three times a year under different names. 😄

Meanwhile, Coca-Cola just quietly watches its sales drop every Easter and Christmas. True story 📉👀

Have you tried Påskmust yet?

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🧊 A fridge full of snus just triggered a legal battle in Sweden 🇸🇪
 Yep.

Lidl’s store in Hässleholm is refusing to change its snus coolers - even after the local municipality said the bright lights and branded signs break tobacco marketing laws.

The city says the setup is too flashy and counts as advertising.
 Lidl says: not our problem, it’s part of our chain-wide design.

So now it’s going to court - over fridge lighting and snus logos.

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🧊 A fridge full of snus just triggered a legal battle in Sweden 🇸🇪
 Yep.

Lidl’s store in Hässleholm is refusing to change its snus coolers - even after the local municipality said the bright lights and branded signs break tobacco marketing laws.

The city says the setup is too flashy and counts as advertising.
 Lidl says: not our problem, it’s part of our chain-wide design.

So now it’s going to court - over fridge lighting and snus logos.

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📉 With stock markets plunging, tariff shocks shaking global trade, and talks of a new full-scale trade war - this spring is hitting hard.

And when the world feels unstable, news you can actually trust matters more than ever.

That’s why Expressen is now offering free, full access to all of Expressen+ for one month - to make sure the public stays informed without hitting a paywall.

🗞️ What’s included? ✔️ All of Expressen’s in-depth reporting ✔️ Access to DN.se (Dagens Nyheter) ✔️ Your local newspaper ✔️ Business and market updates from Dagens industri

And no - you don’t need to enter a card.

“We want to make as much journalism available as possible in times like these,” says editor-in-chief Klas Granström.

News shouldn’t be a luxury. Especially when the world is this loud 🌍🧠

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📉 With stock markets plunging, tariff shocks shaking global trade, and talks of a new full-scale trade war - this spring is hitting hard.

And when the world feels unstable, news you can actually trust matters more than ever.

That’s why Expressen is now offering free, full access to all of Expressen+ for one month - to make sure the public stays informed without hitting a paywall.

🗞️ What’s included? ✔️ All of Expressen’s in-depth reporting ✔️ Access to DN.se (Dagens Nyheter) ✔️ Your local newspaper ✔️ Business and market updates from Dagens industri

And no - you don’t need to enter a card.

“We want to make as much journalism available as possible in times like these,” says editor-in-chief Klas Granström.

News shouldn’t be a luxury. Especially when the world is this loud 🌍🧠

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👮‍♀️ A Swedish police officer ran an open OnlyFans account with explicit content - under her real identity.
 Her videos started circulating among colleagues, and an internal review was launched.

Now the verdict is in: ⚖️ “Inappropriate” - but not enough to affect her job or security clearance.

She’s since deleted the account, said it wasn’t about money, and made around 15,000 SEK from 600 subscribers - which she now plans to declare.

The case stirred a lot of feelings within the police force… 
…but the official stance? No punishment. No role change. Case closed.

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☕ Sweden’s coffee shelves are looking... empty?
 Why? Another price hike is coming - and Swedes are panic-buying their favorite brew.

📈 In February alone, coffee prices rose 8.8%. On a yearly basis? +23.5%.
 And this week? Even more.

Suppliers like Arvid Nordquist admit they couldn’t keep up with demand.
 Production plans based on “normal behavior”turned out to be completely useless now.

Shops are putting up signs. Wholesale limits are in place.

No, this isn’t a drill.

Stock up while you can… or start emotionally preparing for Zoégas withdrawal 😂🇸🇪

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☕ Sweden’s coffee shelves are looking... empty?
 Why? Another price hike is coming - and Swedes are panic-buying their favorite brew.

📈 In February alone, coffee prices rose 8.8%. On a yearly basis? +23.5%.
 And this week? Even more.

Suppliers like Arvid Nordquist admit they couldn’t keep up with demand.
 Production plans based on “normal behavior”turned out to be completely useless now.

Shops are putting up signs. Wholesale limits are in place.

No, this isn’t a drill.

Stock up while you can… or start emotionally preparing for Zoégas withdrawal 😂🇸🇪

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🎰 Sweden’s last physical casino is shutting down
 Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm - the final location still standing - will close no later than Jan 1, 2026.
Why?
 📉 Declining profits, rising competition from online gambling, and a political decision to end Svenska Spel’s license to run land-based casinos.

Sundsvall closed in 2020. Gothenburg and Malmö in 2023. And now… Stockholm.

“It’s the end of an era,” says the CEO.
 The casino will stay open for now - but the countdown has started. Even the iconic building on Kungsgatan will be sold.

Is it change for better?

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🎰 Sweden’s last physical casino is shutting down
 Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm - the final location still standing - will close no later than Jan 1, 2026.
Why?
 📉 Declining profits, rising competition from online gambling, and a political decision to end Svenska Spel’s license to run land-based casinos.

Sundsvall closed in 2020. Gothenburg and Malmö in 2023. And now… Stockholm.

“It’s the end of an era,” says the CEO.
 The casino will stay open for now - but the countdown has started. Even the iconic building on Kungsgatan will be sold.

Is it change for better?

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📉 Big drop in chlamydia cases across Sweden.

Down 19% in 2024, especially among 15–19-year-olds.

Also dropping: syphilis. Going up: gonorrhea. So… not a full clean sweep, but hey - we’ll take the win.

Meanwhile, on the respiratory side: 📈 Mycoplasma spiked big time - more confirmed lab cases, more hospitalizations, even ICU. 📈 Whooping cough also came back strong: over 2,500 cases last year, way more than a normal year.

And yes - Sweden still has good vaccine coverage, but some diseases are clearly making a comeback anyway.

Less chlamydia, more coughing.
Welcome to Sweden’s 2024 health summary 🇸🇪😷

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