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🇸🇪 I voted in Sweden for the first time today! 🗳️

Well… not for the Riksdag. Not yet 👀

Sweden is holding three elections at the same time on 13 September: for the Riksdag, regional councils and municipal councils. The ballots even have different colours: yellow for the Riksdag, blue for the region and white for the municipality.

As an EU citizen living and registered in Sweden, I can vote in the regional and municipal elections even without Swedish citizenship. The Riksdag election is different: for that one, you need to be a Swedish citizen 🇸🇪

And early voting, förtidsröstning, is still open! You can vote at any early voting location in Sweden until and including election day, 13 September.

A little personal note: in Poland, elections are often called a “celebration of democracy”. And yet turnout can still be painfully low.

That’s one thing I really appreciate about Sweden. In the last elections, turnout was around 80% in both municipal and regional elections, and over 84% for the Riksdag.

I’ve always had my own little tradition of participating in every election I’m eligible to vote in, so I’m genuinely happy I can continue it in Sweden ❤️

And hopefully, before too long, I’ll be able to add that third ballot too 🇸🇪👀

Want to understand how the Swedish elections actually work?

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🇸🇪 I voted in Sweden for the first time today! 🗳️

Well… not for the Riksdag. Not yet 👀

Sweden is holding three elections at the same time on 13 September: for the Riksdag, regional councils and municipal councils. The ballots even have different colours: yellow for the Riksdag, blue for the region and white for the municipality.

As an EU citizen living and registered in Sweden, I can vote in the regional and municipal elections even without Swedish citizenship. The Riksdag election is different: for that one, you need to be a Swedish citizen 🇸🇪

And early voting, förtidsröstning, is still open! You can vote at any early voting location in Sweden until and including election day, 13 September.

A little personal note: in Poland, elections are often called a “celebration of democracy”. And yet turnout can still be painfully low.

That’s one thing I really appreciate about Sweden. In the last elections, turnout was around 80% in both municipal and regional elections, and over 84% for the Riksdag.

I’ve always had my own little tradition of participating in every election I’m eligible to vote in, so I’m genuinely happy I can continue it in Sweden ❤️

And hopefully, before too long, I’ll be able to add that third ballot too 🇸🇪👀

Want to understand how the Swedish elections actually work?

1️⃣ Comment VAL and I’ll send you my election guides 🗳️
2️⃣ Send this to someone voting in Sweden for the first time
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for Sweden explained in English 🇸🇪
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Self-promo · Well… you probably remember some of our adventures with Lumix 😂

We’ve had four Lumix cameras over the years and somehow every single one came with its own little ✨problem✨.

But having TWO cameras broken at the same time was officially where our patience ended. 😭 One of them is currently in service, so instead of buying yet another Lumix… we’re switching systems.

Meet the first replacement: Sony A7 V + Tamron 28–75mm f/2.8 🥹📸

We spent a LONG time comparing cameras and debating whether changing the entire system was worth it. We’ve already done our first shoots with this one and… yeah. The photos are BEAUTIFUL.

So now we’ll slowly replace our second camera too and say goodbye to Lumix after many years. 🫡

And the timing is actually perfect because Göteborg Photo Walks are still open! 🇸🇪📸

It’s basically a private walk around Gothenburg with me and @tomaszpikus + a professional photoshoot along the way. Perfect if you want beautiful photos from your trip, new portraits, couple photos… or simply proof that you were actually in Sweden and not just photographing cinnamon buns 😂

Want the details?

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Self-promo · Well… you probably remember some of our adventures with Lumix 😂

We’ve had four Lumix cameras over the years and somehow every single one came with its own little ✨problem✨.

But having TWO cameras broken at the same time was officially where our patience ended. 😭 One of them is currently in service, so instead of buying yet another Lumix… we’re switching systems.

Meet the first replacement: Sony A7 V + Tamron 28–75mm f/2.8 🥹📸

We spent a LONG time comparing cameras and debating whether changing the entire system was worth it. We’ve already done our first shoots with this one and… yeah. The photos are BEAUTIFUL.

So now we’ll slowly replace our second camera too and say goodbye to Lumix after many years. 🫡

And the timing is actually perfect because Göteborg Photo Walks are still open! 🇸🇪📸

It’s basically a private walk around Gothenburg with me and @tomaszpikus + a professional photoshoot along the way. Perfect if you want beautiful photos from your trip, new portraits, couple photos… or simply proof that you were actually in Sweden and not just photographing cinnamon buns 😂

Want the details?

1️⃣ Comment WALK and I’ll send you everything 📩
2️⃣ Send this to someone who needs new photos
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more life in Sweden 🇸🇪
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📱🔇 Sweden tested its brand new emergency mobile warning system today and it didn`t reach everyone it was supposed to.

At 3pm today, SE-Alert was tested for the first time in Stockholm and Gotland counties. Around 2.6 million people should have received it. Many didn`t.

Two things went wrong:

➡️ Telia, one of Sweden`s biggest mobile operators, confirmed many of its customers didn`t get the alert. Sweden`s Post and Telecom Authority has confirmed delivery problems on Telia`s network. Cause under investigation.
➡️ Some phones weren`t running recent enough software. For iPhone: iOS 26.5 or later. For Android: version 12 or later, with the June 2026 Google Play system update. Notifications also need to be allowed in settings.

The minister for civil defence pointed out this is exactly what a test is for — finding weaknesses before a real crisis ✅

A national test covering the whole country is planned for December.

If your phone stayed quiet today, check your software and notification settings before then 📲

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🎭 This week in Swedish theatre and musical theatre:

✨ Änglagård is coming to Kulturhuset Spira in Jönköping in 2027. Madeleine Hilleard and Kalle Malmberg will play Fanny and Zac, with Jönköpings Sinfonietta performing the score.

👵 Mrs. Doubtfire had its Nordic premiere at Östgötateatern in Linköping on 5 September. The musical runs there until 24 October before moving to Norrköping.

😂 Oss Swingers Emellan! has opened at Intiman in Stockholm after a sold-out summer season in Kalmar. Expect fake spouses, mistaken identities and complete farce chaos until 24 October.

🎄 Herman Lindqvist is heading on tour with This is the Moment - Christmas Celebration, joined by Emmi Christensson, Kalle Leander, Nina Söderqvist and Janne Åström.

🌙 Regionteatern Blekinge Kronoberg premieres Hela världen i mitt huvud in Växjö on 10 September. The new family play explores grief, friendship, life and death through the eyes of two children.

🎭 Maria Lundqvist and Bengan Janson are taking Trubbel med polaren Pär on an 11-city Swedish tour, mixing songs, storytelling, physical comedy and plenty of theatrical chaos.

Which one would you actually book tickets for? 👀

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🎭 This week in Swedish theatre and musical theatre:

✨ Änglagård is coming to Kulturhuset Spira in Jönköping in 2027. Madeleine Hilleard and Kalle Malmberg will play Fanny and Zac, with Jönköpings Sinfonietta performing the score.

👵 Mrs. Doubtfire had its Nordic premiere at Östgötateatern in Linköping on 5 September. The musical runs there until 24 October before moving to Norrköping.

😂 Oss Swingers Emellan! has opened at Intiman in Stockholm after a sold-out summer season in Kalmar. Expect fake spouses, mistaken identities and complete farce chaos until 24 October.

🎄 Herman Lindqvist is heading on tour with This is the Moment - Christmas Celebration, joined by Emmi Christensson, Kalle Leander, Nina Söderqvist and Janne Åström.

🌙 Regionteatern Blekinge Kronoberg premieres Hela världen i mitt huvud in Växjö on 10 September. The new family play explores grief, friendship, life and death through the eyes of two children.

🎭 Maria Lundqvist and Bengan Janson are taking Trubbel med polaren Pär on an 11-city Swedish tour, mixing songs, storytelling, physical comedy and plenty of theatrical chaos.

Which one would you actually book tickets for? 👀

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📱🚨 Millions of mobile phones in Sweden are about to start screaming today as the country tests a brand new emergency warning system for the first time.

At 3pm today, alongside the usual outdoor siren Hesa Fredrik, around 2.6 million mobile phones in Stockholm and Gotland counties will ring, vibrate, and display an emergency message for 10 seconds, at maximum volume, even on silent mode.

The new system is called SE-Alarm. It`s built for warning the public during a crisis or war. No app, no registration. If your smartphone is updated, switched on, and connected to the mobile network, you`ll get it automatically. That includes tourists and anyone else in the area.

Because it works through mobile masts, not county borders, phones in nearby regions like Uppsala, Södermanland and Västmanland might also receive the message.

⚠️ One serious warning worth sharing: Roks, Sweden`s national organisation for women`s shelters, has warned that the test could expose women who live with abusive or controlling partners and use a hidden phone. Their advice: switch that phone off before 3pm today.

A national test is planned for December.

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🇸🇪 Ah yes, surströmming. Sweden’s favourite way of testing how committed foreigners really are to integration 😂🐟

If you’ve somehow missed it: surströmming is fermented Baltic herring, traditionally associated with northern Sweden.

The tradition goes back at least to the 16th century. The commonly told story is that salt became scarce and expensive during the time of Gustav Vasa, so less of it was used to preserve fish. Instead of stopping the process completely, the fish fermented… and somehow Sweden collectively decided: yes, let’s keep doing that 😂

And despite what YouTube challenges would have you believe, you’re NOT supposed to open a can indoors and eat the fish straight from it while your friends throw up in the background 😭

I’ve actually tried properly served surströmming with tunnbröd, potatoes, onion and everything.
My verdict?

The smell is definitely worse than the taste 😂
I survived 😎

Would I voluntarily eat it again?
Probably not. I think once was enough character development 🫡🇸🇪

Have you tried it? And would you do it again? 👀

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2️⃣ Send it to a foreigner who says they’ll try anything 😂
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🇸🇪 Ah yes, surströmming. Sweden’s favourite way of testing how committed foreigners really are to integration 😂🐟

If you’ve somehow missed it: surströmming is fermented Baltic herring, traditionally associated with northern Sweden.

The tradition goes back at least to the 16th century. The commonly told story is that salt became scarce and expensive during the time of Gustav Vasa, so less of it was used to preserve fish. Instead of stopping the process completely, the fish fermented… and somehow Sweden collectively decided: yes, let’s keep doing that 😂

And despite what YouTube challenges would have you believe, you’re NOT supposed to open a can indoors and eat the fish straight from it while your friends throw up in the background 😭

I’ve actually tried properly served surströmming with tunnbröd, potatoes, onion and everything.
My verdict?

The smell is definitely worse than the taste 😂
I survived 😎

Would I voluntarily eat it again?
Probably not. I think once was enough character development 🫡🇸🇪

Have you tried it? And would you do it again? 👀

1️⃣ Save this before your first surströmming experience 🐟
2️⃣ Send it to a foreigner who says they’ll try anything 😂
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more Swedish culture 🇸🇪
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🇸🇪 Today’s plan: Ö-Festen, food and apparently… car shopping? 👀😂

Today we went to Ö-Festen on Ringön, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! 🎉

And Ringön is a pretty cool place for a festival like this. Göteborg bought the area in 1878, it was actually an island for 41 years, and later became the industrial district we know today. Now you’ll find old workshops and garages mixed with restaurants, breweries, creative businesses and some wonderfully random places 😂

During Ö-Festen, they all basically spill out onto the streets.

So today we had classic cars, street food, little activities, Swedish husmanskost, köttbullar for me and fläskschnitzel for Mum, and some VERY good local äppelmust 🍎 Mine had ginger and I need it again.

We also stopped by Karmauto for fika, Mum immediately wanted to enter a competition 😂 and Tomas took some photos of the new Mazda they had on display.

Meanwhile I was suspiciously interested in the cars… 👀

Our current lease is ending soon, so we’ve been looking for our next one for a while.

And I’ve already chosen. 😏

Any guesses what we’re getting?

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🇸🇪 Today’s plan: Ö-Festen, food and apparently… car shopping? 👀😂

Today we went to Ö-Festen on Ringön, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! 🎉

And Ringön is a pretty cool place for a festival like this. Göteborg bought the area in 1878, it was actually an island for 41 years, and later became the industrial district we know today. Now you’ll find old workshops and garages mixed with restaurants, breweries, creative businesses and some wonderfully random places 😂

During Ö-Festen, they all basically spill out onto the streets.

So today we had classic cars, street food, little activities, Swedish husmanskost, köttbullar for me and fläskschnitzel for Mum, and some VERY good local äppelmust 🍎 Mine had ginger and I need it again.

We also stopped by Karmauto for fika, Mum immediately wanted to enter a competition 😂 and Tomas took some photos of the new Mazda they had on display.

Meanwhile I was suspiciously interested in the cars… 👀

Our current lease is ending soon, so we’ve been looking for our next one for a while.

And I’ve already chosen. 😏

Any guesses what we’re getting?

1️⃣ Save this for next year’s Ö-Festen
2️⃣ Tell me your car guess 👀
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more life & events in Gothenburg 🇸🇪
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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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