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2026 | LikeSweden.com

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I think Gothenburg got tired of waiting for summer and just decided to start early 🌞🇸🇪

Our mission for the day was simple:
🎞️ finish a 36-exposure roll of film.

So we walked through:
📍 Götaplatsen
📍 Kungsportsavenyn
📍 Haga
📍 Kungsparken

And somewhere between “let’s just take a quick walk” and “wait, stop, I need a photo of that”, all 36 frames disappeared 😭

Anyone else still shooting film in 2026? 📸👀

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I think Gothenburg got tired of waiting for summer and just decided to start early 🌞🇸🇪

Our mission for the day was simple:
🎞️ finish a 36-exposure roll of film.

So we walked through:
📍 Götaplatsen
📍 Kungsportsavenyn
📍 Haga
📍 Kungsparken

And somewhere between “let’s just take a quick walk” and “wait, stop, I need a photo of that”, all 36 frames disappeared 😭

Anyone else still shooting film in 2026? 📸👀

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People in Sweden counting days until June like… finally, the pre-vacation vacation season begins 😂🇸🇪

Because if you’re new here, July in Sweden can be a cultural shock.

It’s not just “people take some time off”.

It’s:
🏖 offices running on 3 people and one automatic reply
🚪 small businesses closing like they entered witness protection
📧 “I’m back in August” emails everywhere
🌲 summer cottages suddenly becoming the real headquarters
☕ meetings being moved to “after summer”
🫠 and absolutely nobody pretending too hard that work is the priority

And June?
June is basically the warm-up.

The weather is finally nice.
National Day appears.
Midsommar takes over everyone’s brain.
People start talking about vacation plans.
And the whole country slowly begins to log off.

Technically, people are still working.

Mentally?
Already barefoot near a lake with strawberries in hand. 🍓

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People in Sweden counting days until June like… finally, the pre-vacation vacation season begins 😂🇸🇪

Because if you’re new here, July in Sweden can be a cultural shock.

It’s not just “people take some time off”.

It’s:
🏖 offices running on 3 people and one automatic reply
🚪 small businesses closing like they entered witness protection
📧 “I’m back in August” emails everywhere
🌲 summer cottages suddenly becoming the real headquarters
☕ meetings being moved to “after summer”
🫠 and absolutely nobody pretending too hard that work is the priority

And June?
June is basically the warm-up.

The weather is finally nice.
National Day appears.
Midsommar takes over everyone’s brain.
People start talking about vacation plans.
And the whole country slowly begins to log off.

Technically, people are still working.

Mentally?
Already barefoot near a lake with strawberries in hand. 🍓

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🚌 Sweden halved public transport prices. Election in autumn. Coincidence? 👀

The government is pumping 6.5 billion kronor into cutting monthly pass prices by 50%, starting July. Regions that play along get fully covered by the state.

The thing is… the discount expires shortly after election day 🤔

Opposition leader Damberg called it "serious election pork." The Left Party said it`s literally their idea, just stolen. The Greens love the cheap tickets but hate that fuel taxes are being cut at the same time. The Moderates told Damberg to get out of his taxi first 🚕

Sweden votes this autumn. The bidding war has started 🇸🇪

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🚌 Sweden halved public transport prices. Election in autumn. Coincidence? 👀

The government is pumping 6.5 billion kronor into cutting monthly pass prices by 50%, starting July. Regions that play along get fully covered by the state.

The thing is… the discount expires shortly after election day 🤔

Opposition leader Damberg called it "serious election pork." The Left Party said it's literally their idea, just stolen. The Greens love the cheap tickets but hate that fuel taxes are being cut at the same time. The Moderates told Damberg to get out of his taxi first 🚕

Sweden votes this autumn. The bidding war has started 🇸🇪

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🥀 People always say French and Italian are the ultimate languages of romance... but have you ever listened to a Swedish love song? 🥺

When I say my love language is Swedish, this is exactly what I mean.

In the video, I’m singing an English version made to fit the melody, but if you want the pure, unfiltered Swedish romance, here is the literal translation:

👉 I will make a bed of roses
👉 I will light every candle
👉I will play that music
👉 That you always usually sing
👉 I will make a bed of roses for you

A little cultural context: the artist behind this song is Darin @darinofficial

He actually started his career on Swedish Idol way back in 2004 singing pop in English. But when he switched to writing and singing in Swedish years later, he completely captured the nation’s heart.

This specific song (“En säng av rosor”) became such a massive phenomenon that it is now the ultimate soundtrack to countless Swedish weddings🤍

(And it was also the first Swedish song we studied in my SvA Grund classes here in Sweden 🇸🇪🥹)

Forget Paris. I want a Swedish romance. ✨

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🥀 People always say French and Italian are the ultimate languages of romance... but have you ever listened to a Swedish love song? 🥺

When I say my love language is Swedish, this is exactly what I mean.

In the video, I’m singing an English version made to fit the melody, but if you want the pure, unfiltered Swedish romance, here is the literal translation:

👉 I will make a bed of roses
👉 I will light every candle
👉I will play that music
👉 That you always usually sing
👉 I will make a bed of roses for you

A little cultural context: the artist behind this song is Darin @darinofficial

He actually started his career on Swedish Idol way back in 2004 singing pop in English. But when he switched to writing and singing in Swedish years later, he completely captured the nation’s heart.

This specific song (“En säng av rosor”) became such a massive phenomenon that it is now the ultimate soundtrack to countless Swedish weddings🤍

(And it was also the first Swedish song we studied in my SvA Grund classes here in Sweden 🇸🇪🥹)

Forget Paris. I want a Swedish romance. ✨

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Midsommar is in about 3 weeks and yes… that sounds early.

Swedes reading this: absolutely not early 😂🇸🇪
Because Midsommar is not just “summer party with flowers”.

It’s:
🌼 flower crowns
🐟 debates about herring
🍓 strawberry cake supremacy
🎶 frog dancing
🥂 suspicious number of toasts
🌧 rain that changes absolutely nothing

And if you’re new to Sweden, trust me… it helps to know what you’re walking into 😭
That’s why I made “Midsommar: The Swedish Way” 🤍

Inside: 📖 147 pages in English
🍽 31 recipes (classic, modern & plant-based)
🎉 traditions, stories & snaps songs
🛟 food safety tips
🔄 ingredient replacements if you don’t have Swedish products nearby

Basically: everything I wish someone handed me before my first Midsommar.

And honestly?

Three weeks is kind of perfect.
Enough time to plan the table.
Enough time to argue with the herring.
Enough time to emotionally prepare for Små grodorna.

Comment EBOOK and I’ll send you the link 👇🍓

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Midsommar is in about 3 weeks and yes… that sounds early.

Swedes reading this: absolutely not early 😂🇸🇪
Because Midsommar is not just “summer party with flowers”.

It’s:
🌼 flower crowns
🐟 debates about herring
🍓 strawberry cake supremacy
🎶 frog dancing
🥂 suspicious number of toasts
🌧 rain that changes absolutely nothing

And if you’re new to Sweden, trust me… it helps to know what you’re walking into 😭
That’s why I made “Midsommar: The Swedish Way” 🤍

Inside: 📖 147 pages in English
🍽 31 recipes (classic, modern & plant-based)
🎉 traditions, stories & snaps songs
🛟 food safety tips
🔄 ingredient replacements if you don’t have Swedish products nearby

Basically: everything I wish someone handed me before my first Midsommar.

And honestly?

Three weeks is kind of perfect.
Enough time to plan the table.
Enough time to argue with the herring.
Enough time to emotionally prepare for Små grodorna.

Comment EBOOK and I’ll send you the link 👇🍓

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🚌💥🚋 Sweden`s first self-driving public bus launched Monday morning. It crashed within the first hour.

Västtrafik`s autonomous bus had its premiere in Gothenburg yesterday at 10am. Around an hour later, it braked on a shared tram-and-bus street. The tram behind it couldn`t stop in time.

No injuries. The bus had a safety driver on board. But both vehicles were damaged, traffic stopped, and the bus was pulled from service.

The tram drivers` union is now asking questions nobody apparently asked before launch: were the correct right-of-way rules programmed in? In Sweden, all vehicles must yield to trams — a rule the union chair says needs to be verified together with the drivers who actually work these routes.

Västtrafik`s own project manager described it as "an incredibly unfortunate start."

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🚌💥🚋 Sweden's first self-driving public bus launched Monday morning. It crashed within the first hour.

Västtrafik's autonomous bus had its premiere in Gothenburg yesterday at 10am. Around an hour later, it braked on a shared tram-and-bus street. The tram behind it couldn't stop in time.

No injuries. The bus had a safety driver on board. But both vehicles were damaged, traffic stopped, and the bus was pulled from service.

The tram drivers' union is now asking questions nobody apparently asked before launch: were the correct right-of-way rules programmed in? In Sweden, all vehicles must yield to trams — a rule the union chair says needs to be verified together with the drivers who actually work these routes.

Västtrafik's own project manager described it as "an incredibly unfortunate start."

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🎭 Sweden’s theatre scene went from scholarships to circus, Christmas concerts and future musical stars this week

This week’s Nordic Curtain Call includes a little bit of everything:

✨ Musical stars Viktoria Tocca and Fred Johanson announced a new Christmas concert Stjärnorna gnistra & glimma, with the first date already on sale in Göteborg. Swedish holiday classics will meet international musical theatre favourites in what looks like one of the more elegant Christmas productions of the season.

🏆 Dramaten revealed its annual scholarship and award winners, with actor Alexander de Sousa recognised after performing an impressive 109 shows across six productions during the 2025/2026 season.

🎪 Kulturhuset Stadsteatern presented its autumn circus programme, bringing companies from Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Australia to Stockholm, with everything from aerial acrobatics to dinosaur eggs used as juggling props.

🎭 Riksteatern just wrapped up the 15th edition of Länk, gathering young theatre talents from across Sweden for performances, workshops and new drama written especially for youth ensembles.

🩰 And looking ahead to 2027: Billy Elliot auditions are now open at Östgötateatern, as the search begins for young performers to play Billy and Michael ahead of the future production.

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🎭 Sweden’s theatre scene went from scholarships to circus, Christmas concerts and future musical stars this week

This week’s Nordic Curtain Call includes a little bit of everything:

✨ Musical stars Viktoria Tocca and Fred Johanson announced a new Christmas concert Stjärnorna gnistra & glimma, with the first date already on sale in Göteborg. Swedish holiday classics will meet international musical theatre favourites in what looks like one of the more elegant Christmas productions of the season.

🏆 Dramaten revealed its annual scholarship and award winners, with actor Alexander de Sousa recognised after performing an impressive 109 shows across six productions during the 2025/2026 season.

🎪 Kulturhuset Stadsteatern presented its autumn circus programme, bringing companies from Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Australia to Stockholm, with everything from aerial acrobatics to dinosaur eggs used as juggling props.

🎭 Riksteatern just wrapped up the 15th edition of Länk, gathering young theatre talents from across Sweden for performances, workshops and new drama written especially for youth ensembles.

🩰 And looking ahead to 2027: Billy Elliot auditions are now open at Östgötateatern, as the search begins for young performers to play Billy and Michael ahead of the future production.

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Everyone talks about the Riksdag…
But if you actually live in Sweden, the decisions that shape your daily life are made somewhere else entirely 🏥🏫🇸🇪

👉 Your waiting time at the doctor
👉 Your child’s preschool
👉 Your water bill
👉 The bus that gets you to work

❌ None of that is decided in Stockholm

It’s decided by your region and your municipality — elected councils most people living here couldn’t name if asked.

And here’s what surprises most newcomers:
🚨 You don’t need Swedish citizenship to vote in these elections.

🇪🇺EU citizens can vote as soon as they’re registered in Sweden.
🌍 Citizens of any other country can vote after three years of registered residence, automatically, no application needed.

The next local elections are 13 September 2026. Two of the three ballots that day might already be yours 😎

Comment KOMMUNAL and I’ll send you my full guide on how Swedish local government works 👇

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Everyone talks about the Riksdag…
But if you actually live in Sweden, the decisions that shape your daily life are made somewhere else entirely 🏥🏫🇸🇪

👉 Your waiting time at the doctor
👉 Your child’s preschool
👉 Your water bill
👉 The bus that gets you to work

❌ None of that is decided in Stockholm

It’s decided by your region and your municipality — elected councils most people living here couldn’t name if asked.

And here’s what surprises most newcomers:
🚨 You don’t need Swedish citizenship to vote in these elections.

🇪🇺EU citizens can vote as soon as they’re registered in Sweden.
🌍 Citizens of any other country can vote after three years of registered residence, automatically, no application needed.

The next local elections are 13 September 2026. Two of the three ballots that day might already be yours 😎

Comment KOMMUNAL and I’ll send you my full guide on how Swedish local government works 👇

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