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🗳️🇸🇪 Sweden has elections coming up in September 2026 🚨

A lot of people living here don’t realise they might actually be allowed to vote.

Here’s what many people don’t know:

✅ If you’re an EU citizen registered in Sweden: you can already vote in regional and municipal elections. No waiting period.

✅ If you’re a non-EU citizen and you’ve been registered here for three consecutive years: same thing. The right is automatic. No application needed.

And if you’re wondering whether you’re on the electoral roll at all — in Sweden, you probably already are. If you’re folkbokförd, your voting card arrives in the post without you doing anything.

Sweden’s voter turnout sits above 80%. This is part of why.

The next election is 13 September 2026. If you live here, it’s worth knowing where you stand.

💬 Comment VALET and I’ll send you the full guide 👇

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🗳️🇸🇪 Sweden has elections coming up in September 2026 🚨

A lot of people living here don’t realise they might actually be allowed to vote.

Here’s what many people don’t know:

✅ If you’re an EU citizen registered in Sweden: you can already vote in regional and municipal elections. No waiting period.

✅ If you’re a non-EU citizen and you’ve been registered here for three consecutive years: same thing. The right is automatic. No application needed.

And if you’re wondering whether you’re on the electoral roll at all — in Sweden, you probably already are. If you’re folkbokförd, your voting card arrives in the post without you doing anything.

Sweden’s voter turnout sits above 80%. This is part of why.

The next election is 13 September 2026. If you live here, it’s worth knowing where you stand.

💬 Comment VALET and I’ll send you the full guide 👇

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🍺 Swedes can buy alcohol only at one place — and it`s closed on Sundays.

Systembolaget is one of those things that genuinely surprises people when they move to or visit Sweden. No wine at the supermarket. No beer at the corner shop. Just one government-owned chain, with a monopoly on anything stronger than 3.5%.

And it works on… Swedish hours.

Now the debate about whether to change that is heating up again — with multiple parties pushing for longer opening times, Sunday hours, and some even calling for alcohol sales in regular grocery stores.

Sweden hasn`t had this kind of conversation in 25 years. Things might actually be shifting.

Would you miss Systembolaget if it changed — or is it time? 👇

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🍺 Swedes can buy alcohol only at one place — and it's closed on Sundays.

Systembolaget is one of those things that genuinely surprises people when they move to or visit Sweden. No wine at the supermarket. No beer at the corner shop. Just one government-owned chain, with a monopoly on anything stronger than 3.5%.

And it works on… Swedish hours.

Now the debate about whether to change that is heating up again — with multiple parties pushing for longer opening times, Sunday hours, and some even calling for alcohol sales in regular grocery stores.

Sweden hasn't had this kind of conversation in 25 years. Things might actually be shifting.

Would you miss Systembolaget if it changed — or is it time? 👇

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My second HelloFresh box is here… this time with some Asian influences 👀

Everything has been super tasty so far, and because I keep choosing the quick recipes, dinner for both of us is usually ready in 20–30 minutes.
And this unexpectedly fixed something for us:

🔥 We started eating proper dinners again.

Not just “grab whatever is closest between one call and another” 😭 Remote work + running your own business + loving your work a little too much = surprisingly bad priorities sometimes.

So this has been helping.

Another thing I didn’t expect? I’m collecting the recipes for later 👀

Even if I recreate them in the future, I still like the HelloFresh concept because nothing gets wasted. You get exactly the amount of ingredients you need.

If you want to try it too, I currently have an offer:
🔥 up to 20 meals from 44 SEK per portion
(applies to new customers in Sweden + returning customers after 3 months)

💬 Comment HF 👇

I’ll send you: ✨ the link ✨ discount code ✨ more info ✨ and extra food photos straight to your DMs 🤍

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Ad / Affiliate @hellofreshsverige 🍽️🇸🇪

My second HelloFresh box is here… this time with some Asian influences 👀

Everything has been super tasty so far, and because I keep choosing the quick recipes, dinner for both of us is usually ready in 20–30 minutes.
And this unexpectedly fixed something for us:

🔥 We started eating proper dinners again.

Not just “grab whatever is closest between one call and another” 😭 Remote work + running your own business + loving your work a little too much = surprisingly bad priorities sometimes.

So this has been helping.

Another thing I didn’t expect? I’m collecting the recipes for later 👀

Even if I recreate them in the future, I still like the HelloFresh concept because nothing gets wasted. You get exactly the amount of ingredients you need.

If you want to try it too, I currently have an offer:
🔥 up to 20 meals from 44 SEK per portion
(applies to new customers in Sweden + returning customers after 3 months)

💬 Comment HF 👇

I’ll send you: ✨ the link ✨ discount code ✨ more info ✨ and extra food photos straight to your DMs 🤍

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🔒 Sweden wants to scrap the legal right to a private cell for people in remand custody as the country faces a serious prison space shortage.

Sweden currently has around 12,000 places in its prisons and remand centres. The government`s own plans call for nearly doubling that to 19,500 by 2035 — because tougher sentences mean more people are being sent to prison.

While new facilities are being built, the government is looking for short-term fixes.

Today`s proposals include:
✅ Abolishing the right to a private cell in remand custody
✅ Allowing remand detainees to be temporarily held in police cells
✅ Expanding the use of electronic ankle tags
✅ Letting the prison service delay the start of a sentence by up to 9 months due to capacity

The investigator behind the proposals, MP Fredrik Kärrholm, noted that double-occupancy in remand centres is already happening in practice. The legal change would just make it official.

Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer says the direction is set. Target: July 1, 2027.

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🔒 Sweden wants to scrap the legal right to a private cell for people in remand custody as the country faces a serious prison space shortage.

Sweden currently has around 12,000 places in its prisons and remand centres. The government's own plans call for nearly doubling that to 19,500 by 2035 — because tougher sentences mean more people are being sent to prison.

While new facilities are being built, the government is looking for short-term fixes.

Today's proposals include:
✅ Abolishing the right to a private cell in remand custody
✅ Allowing remand detainees to be temporarily held in police cells
✅ Expanding the use of electronic ankle tags
✅ Letting the prison service delay the start of a sentence by up to 9 months due to capacity

The investigator behind the proposals, MP Fredrik Kärrholm, noted that double-occupancy in remand centres is already happening in practice. The legal change would just make it official.

Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer says the direction is set. Target: July 1, 2027.

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🎭 Nordic Curtain Call - Week 20, 2026

This week’s Nordic Curtain Call moves between major productions, autobiographical theatre and new adaptations across Sweden and Denmark:

✅ Hadestown officially arrives in Scandinavia with premieres planned in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Fredericia
✅ Rehearsals have started for Legally Blonde – The Musical in Stockholm ahead of its run at Södra Teatern this autumn
✅ Annika Norlin’s lyrics become theatre for the first time in Vi är däggdjur
✅ Marcus Vögeli takes on Caligula at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
✅ Beri Gerwise turns her own teenage years into theatre in Beri bortom bergen
✅ Emil Gittansson Jensen extends Vi måste hålla kontakten after a sold-out spring tour
✅ Lorca’s Fröken Rosita returns in a new production at Kulturhuset Spira

From Greek mythology and Roman emperors to girl power, grief, friendship and identity, this week covered almost every corner of the Nordic stage scene 🎶✨

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🎭 Nordic Curtain Call - Week 20, 2026

This week’s Nordic Curtain Call moves between major productions, autobiographical theatre and new adaptations across Sweden and Denmark:

✅ Hadestown officially arrives in Scandinavia with premieres planned in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Fredericia
✅ Rehearsals have started for Legally Blonde – The Musical in Stockholm ahead of its run at Södra Teatern this autumn
✅ Annika Norlin’s lyrics become theatre for the first time in Vi är däggdjur
✅ Marcus Vögeli takes on Caligula at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
✅ Beri Gerwise turns her own teenage years into theatre in Beri bortom bergen
✅ Emil Gittansson Jensen extends Vi måste hålla kontakten after a sold-out spring tour
✅ Lorca’s Fröken Rosita returns in a new production at Kulturhuset Spira

From Greek mythology and Roman emperors to girl power, grief, friendship and identity, this week covered almost every corner of the Nordic stage scene 🎶✨

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😮 Sweden just had its worst Eurovision result in 16 years and the singer`s response to the hate is breaking people`s hearts.

Felicia Eriksson won Melodifestivalen 2026 with "My System," taking both the public vote and the jury in a clean sweep. She fainted during rehearsals in Vienna. She lost her voice three days before the final. She still performed.

Then came 20th place. 51 points. Zero from Finland.

And then came the DMs.
She told Swedish media she wasn`t upset about the result — she`s a competitor, a 20th feels like a 5th. What got to her was the messages waiting in her inbox, calling her a disgrace, saying the wrong person was sent.

Her response?
"I`m here doing my job. People just take the liberty to go in and write hate."

She`s going offline for two weeks.

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😮 Sweden just had its worst Eurovision result in 16 years and the singer's response to the hate is breaking people's hearts.

Felicia Eriksson won Melodifestivalen 2026 with "My System," taking both the public vote and the jury in a clean sweep. She fainted during rehearsals in Vienna. She lost her voice three days before the final. She still performed.

Then came 20th place. 51 points. Zero from Finland.

And then came the DMs.
She told Swedish media she wasn't upset about the result — she's a competitor, a 20th feels like a 5th. What got to her was the messages waiting in her inbox, calling her a disgrace, saying the wrong person was sent.

Her response?
"I'm here doing my job. People just take the liberty to go in and write hate."

She's going offline for two weeks.

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Some moments still don’t feel fully real even after you lived them 🤍🎭

On 12 April 2026, we had the chance to photograph “Broadway z bliska: The Reunion” in Gdańsk — featuring Jakub Wocial, Ramin Karimloo, Edyta Krzemień, and Karolina Trębacz.

These are artists whose journeys I’ve followed for years. Honestly… since childhood in some cases. So just being there as part of the audience would already have been emotional for me.

But getting to photograph this concert?
That was something else entirely.

The energy, the voices, the emotions on stage — it reminded me again why theatre and concert photography mean so much to us.

And this carousel is only a tiny part of it.
There are more photos already in the gallery on MarriedLenses… and even that is still not the full story, because across the whole event we created around 400 photos 📸

One sentimental thing from the heart at the end:

Photography is one of the passions that truly connects me and my husband. We genuinely love creating images together, but theatre and concert photography is where we feel the most fulfilled creatively.

There’s just something magical about trying to capture emotions that disappear seconds later.

And honestly?
We can’t wait to see which stages and stories we’ll get to photograph next 🤍

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Some moments still don’t feel fully real even after you lived them 🤍🎭

On 12 April 2026, we had the chance to photograph “Broadway z bliska: The Reunion” in Gdańsk — featuring Jakub Wocial, Ramin Karimloo, Edyta Krzemień, and Karolina Trębacz.

These are artists whose journeys I’ve followed for years. Honestly… since childhood in some cases. So just being there as part of the audience would already have been emotional for me.

But getting to photograph this concert?
That was something else entirely.

The energy, the voices, the emotions on stage — it reminded me again why theatre and concert photography mean so much to us.

And this carousel is only a tiny part of it.
There are more photos already in the gallery on MarriedLenses… and even that is still not the full story, because across the whole event we created around 400 photos 📸

One sentimental thing from the heart at the end:

Photography is one of the passions that truly connects me and my husband. We genuinely love creating images together, but theatre and concert photography is where we feel the most fulfilled creatively.

There’s just something magical about trying to capture emotions that disappear seconds later.

And honestly?
We can’t wait to see which stages and stories we’ll get to photograph next 🤍

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3️⃣ Follow @likeswedencom and @marriedlenses for more moments like this
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🍬 One of Sweden’s most iconic candy brands just stopped being Swedish-owned.

Aroma, the company behind classic sweets like jelly raspberries, licorice boats and jelly hearts, has been sold to Finnish giant Fazer after more than 100 years.

The former owner called himself “the last Swedish candy king" and says he’s happy with the deal.

🇸🇪➡️🇫🇮

Production in Sweden is expected to continue for now, but Fazer says future plans are still not fully decided.

The bigger problem?

Apparently younger people prefer sour candy now… and traditional jelly candy is slowly losing popularity. 😬

🚀 Fun fact: Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang once brought these candies into space.

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🍬 One of Sweden’s most iconic candy brands just stopped being Swedish-owned.

Aroma, the company behind classic sweets like jelly raspberries, licorice boats and jelly hearts, has been sold to Finnish giant Fazer after more than 100 years.

The former owner called himself “the last Swedish candy king" and says he’s happy with the deal.

🇸🇪➡️🇫🇮

Production in Sweden is expected to continue for now, but Fazer says future plans are still not fully decided.

The bigger problem?

Apparently younger people prefer sour candy now… and traditional jelly candy is slowly losing popularity. 😬

🚀 Fun fact: Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang once brought these candies into space.

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