Visit Sweden - The DON'Ts of Sweden
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Sweden is a gorgeous country with beautiful islands, beautiful people and beautiful looking food. This video does not cover the things you SHOULD do in Sweden. This video covers what you shouldn't do when you visit Sweden as a traveler, tourist, or vacationer. The DON'Ts of Visiting Sweden.
Filmed on the Islands outside of Stockholm, Sweden
Copyright Mark Wolters 2017
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In Sweden, it is forbidden by law to be a criminal
Then don't have the highest rape count in europe
@@jkkrzys Well it was a direct citation from a Swedish politician. Unbelievable, but true. She really said so.
Krzys Janczyk Tell A$AP Rocky that.
@@BotsHateMe well sure if u famous aswell but they set him free to
@@mariaolsdotter63 Annie Lööf, den tosan
"Their english accent is fantastic!"
Waow! Fänk jo värry mutch 😊
Du you vant som mjölk
@@ASPthespeedyboy Nå, aj am laktåousintouleränt
I kome from Sveden, very nice here.
@@augustus8944 Jess, vi havv a väry buti..bjute..bjiouti...it lokks godd här! :)
i kan engelsk to
Yes, we swedes frequently invite complete strangers into our homes. In fact: don't even bother waiting for an invitation! Just find a house, and enter! The screaming is just our customary welcome ritual.
Good one!
Yeah I'm like... I just don't see this as a thing here lol. Maybe in some more rural areas like up North or something and it's not about being nice or not, the video itself brings up how Swedish people are reserved and it doesn't get much more uncomfortably close than to let someone into your home out of nowhere. I believe that's probably more frequent... almost anywhere else lol.
😄
Thanks for the laughs 😄
😂
"Sweden is not cheap, unless ur from Norway"
*Laughs in Norwegian*
Oh yes
Some things are cheaper in Sweden than in Denmark 😉
Noen ganger kan vi til og me dra til Sverige for å kjope noen ting. Mye billigere
Vi vet! Butikerna utmed Sverige-Norgegränsen är speciellt avsedda för er. Ni norrmän är en stadig inkomstkälla för Sverige ;)
Lurer på hva dere handler i Norge? Sverige er litt billigere, men ikke mye. Alt er dyrere i Danmark bortsett fra tobakk
What IKEA in sweden is like:
You go there to have lunch but somehow end up coming out 3 hours later with a new bed
And woopth de do it's build in half an hour
You mean go in and never go back aka the scp ikea
Vem fan äter lunch på IKEA
basically it's like Target is in the US .. .. you run in to grab a Starbucks and come out with milk, a new blender, 4 cds, 2 pair of shoes and some new garden furniture.
This is a worldwide phenomenon
* Don’t stand to close to a swede at the buss stop
* Don’t talk to swedes at all while commuting. They might think that your’re a psycho.
And so on..
Sant
Jörgen go back to pewds now
@Deadpoppin Sven
Deadpoppin
Nej Jörgen
Denna vide gör ingen nytta alls
If you dont see a line but you see people around, ask them if they're in line
Correct! Don't assume people aren't in line because they look a little scattered. It's polite to ask if you're not sure.
The buss line is fun and chaotic. But everyone has their place in the cogwheel. You give way to those you have in front and letting those who would make a cleaner entering of the buss go first so you can slink into the void like the tooth of a cog.
This is however the busy all schoolchildren getting onto the school route buss busy busses. On all others its a clean line in the buss, if you don't step into the line others have observed you waiting and will more often enough let you take your place at the end where it made sense for you to be.
"ursäkta står du i kö?"
@@swen6390 Followed by a "Åh nej, varsågod!" followed by a frantic attempt to get out of the way
i take advantage of that and when somebody bitches I take out my knife and just stab them
Swedish people are quiet
Finnish people: hold my koskenkorva
🤣🤣🤣🤣 so true
Exactly! Many of my foreign friend have thought, that the finns are angry or pissed off all the time but when we get known each other they are amazed how much we can talk :D
@Vikram Keskar Its not like that. People just are more closed in here and thats just part of Finnish culture.
@Vikram Keskar bruh moment
Shouldn't it be:
Swedish people are quiet
Finnish people:...
A$AP ROCKY should have watched this before the concert
Yep
Damit I was going to type this
The afghan migrants who were provoking him should have watched this video is what you mean lul
@@Epicdps A$AP and his boys broke the law, deal with it
@@heybatterbatter listen to G.W Perssons analysis of the situation... It's pretty clear the 'victims' in this story should have been prosecuted for the physical violence they engaged in toward A$AP and his bodyguard before there was retaliation.
I love when he talks about Stockholm but he actually uses footage from Gothenburg.. ✌️💪
BAhahAhAhahahah
Gothenburg is better
Haha yeah, I was confused by that. I´ve never been to Stockholm, but I really thought it looked like a lot of the places I´d been to in Gøteborg.
Inte bara goteborg
No most of the footage is from Stockholm, wathcu on about😂
I am swedish and it was pretty accurate. Now i kinda feel like tricking a tourist into eating Surströmming.
You might trick them if they have a cold and can't smell.
Y E S
😆😆😆 👏👏👏
Yeah...that won't work on me (I'm from the UK by the way). I love Surstromming so I will eat your entire supply.
"Don't worry about your safety"
Malmö: Lol I would
Nationalistiske Danmark haha it is so true
True
Nationalistiske Danmark i have lived there for 11 years i survived but Damn crazy place
@@GunPr0Gamingi will never live there
Nørrebro says hello my dear Danish brother...
Also, don't you dare to confuse Sweden and Switzerland. This is the fastest way to annoy swede I know.
Not really annoy, we just laugh at you and see you as a complete moron after that if you do.
As a swiss and swedish person i can confirm
I never heard of that before. Now I'm confused. But hey, on the other hand I know someone who pointed to India on a world map and asked me “Is this Japan?“ so I should have known better 😅
Faster than "Den glider in"???
@@LyjeriaLet me guess. Guy who asked is an american
As a Swede, I find this video HIGHLY accurate. The only thing I'd like to point out is that Stockholm is *extremely* overpriced, and doesn't reflect the rest of the country that well. They KNOW they can get away with those insane price tags because of the tourism. But if you check out the smaller towns just a couple of miles outside the capital, you'll notice that you'll be able to get things for much more managable prices. :)
Kudos to you for making this video, and thank you for enjoying our silly country!
TheBlackSquirrel vittu mitä paskaa
same where I live in Sydney Australia haha.
TheBlackSquirrel
I have lived in both Canada & US. also US small town n D.C.
now live in place 110 kms away from Stockholm.
by any measuring standard Sweden is much expensive if you compare with North America. typically to fulfill the basic needs.
obviously it has its perks in medical & education system.
for a tourist the cost diff matters.
here I am not comparing the hotel price in Linköping to that of NYC.
due to the harsh capitalist competition often prices can be unbelievably low in the US. which is not possible in a controlled economy like Sweden.
I am not supporting the former though.
just explaining acc to my understanding......why it seems costly to the tourist.
Also from the vedio it doesn't seem he had only been to Stockholm.
TheBlackSquirrel
also to an american touristi the price difference is quite unfathomable as almost everything comes from China.😄
Oh, I'm not saying that Sweden is cheap by any means. I know it can be pricey for tourists... ^^; I just wanted to point out that Stockholm is a lot more pricey than the rest of the country. I don't know if he has been in other smaller Swedish cities as well though. I just kinda assumed that he was mainly referring to Stockholm because he's filming from that location. But I could be wrong.
STILL, if you want to visit Sweden and have a tight budget, there are plenty of beautiful cities around the country that are a lot more affordable. ^-^
As a Swede, I can only find Swedish food during holiday seasons or at IKEA.
We actually don't have that many restaurants dedicated to our own food.
The best way to try Swedish food is to find a lunchrestaurant, usually only open between 11-14 and are often found near big industries.
An other good way to explore the Swedish food is to befriend a Swede, we love to show that we can speak english, and we most certainly would love to show you our foodculture.
"Don't let a Swede trick you into eating Surströmming"
Damn it, they're on to us ...^^
I read to open It at the open air and in a bucket of water, so the wiff Is less
Of course you don't have your shoes on indoors. You leave dirt all over the floors and they have to clean up after you. I don't understand how this is such a foreign concept. Shoes outdoors, no shoes in homes.
shoes indoors is the weirdest thing I have ever heard about. I'd rather have niqab outdoors than shoes indoors!
Funny, I live in France and people do not care about that one bit except maybe if you're going upstairs and they have a rather small floor
almost everywhere in europe you take off your shoes but in america you don't, so i guess he is talking about americans when he mentions it.
Nocure92 In the US, having shoes off is more of a simple custom than a rule, and it's mostly only for comfort. People will think that you're weird for keeping your shoes on, not rude (unless you stepped in something). Most people keep their shoes on until they settle down somewhere inside, which they then take their shoes off for greater comfort.
My family has the rule of no shoes in the house as my mom hates cleaning but loves a clean home. Much unlike a bunch of people around us.
”The swedes are reserved and quite except when they are drinking” lol I totally agree.
And when they are on the internet in the comment section.
They have half a pint of larger and then proclaim themselves to be vikings. When in fact Swedes are the farthest thing from a viking possible.
@@jamiemarchant2687 I thought you understood that it's a joke lol.
@@user-ee4fh1ig1m I live here and Swedish culture is no joke. The hard workers pretty much support the rest of Sweden and their bullshit unions and government sanctioned fika breaks. Most cotton wool wrapped society I've ever encountered. "The trouble with socialism , is that eventually you run out of other peoples money."
If I didn't have a business to run and other peoples livelihoods at stake, I would leave.
@Linn2271 I mentioned them. It is an observation I made. Because I have observed Swedes drinking and then proclaiming themselves Vikings. The comment I was replying to is about Swedish behaviour and drinking. So I think my comment is pertinent. It is also a little dig at Swedish culture because I live here and find some much irony in what they "say" and how they behave.
don't be weirded out when somebody drinks 5 cups of coffee a day because that's very normal here.
Meanwhile in Finland they drink a minimum of 8 cups.
@@oLawlieto yes
What amazes me is how they can drink so much coffee and still be reserved and quiet. Go figure.
Yeah and one thing about Swedes(yes im Swedish) is that we are most of the time very helpful so dont be afraid to ask a Swede if you have any questions. And also as mentioned in the video most people in Sweden are great at speaking english
@Sabe Lotodo yeah sure, but i doubt thats only Swedes though.
@Sabe Lotodo Sounds like someone needs to read up on the jante-law
@Rico Ten Swedes are lagom it is rare to hear a Swede bragging
Haha from my experience are Swedes very helpfull but can't speak English for shit.
@@nynkevandenadort2729 Most Swedes (including myself) speak fluent English to a high standard. So you're probably thinking of another country !
Fun fact in Sweden 89% of the population speaks English... that's more than Canada which has 85% so don't worry y'all
It would have been 100% in Sweden if it were not for the utterly insane liberal immigration policies.
Dovenpeis nah the most immigrants in sweden actually speaks english and other languages such as: Swedish, Arabic and other
The immigrants are the only probable reason why only 89% of the population in Sweden speaks English.
Dovenpeis are you stupid? Do you think little kids know english or elderly people, some of them have actually forgot it. Shut up you only make yourself look ridiculous.
You are a fool. Actually if you moved here you would be an immigrant too. Think about it. But of course you can't because you don't use your brain.
When you're Swedish and decide to watch things not to do in Sweden... lol
Mary Merkael ahahah literally me now
Mary Merkael klockan två på natten :/
@@adamhollis226 fyra på natten och jag tänker fortfarande på denna videon :/
Hello, I just want to ask you, if that's ok. I am thinking of visiting Sweden this summer. What is the best village to stay at if I am looking for the best Swedish nature and hiking?
Also, I'll be coming from Amsterdam passing through Germany. What's the best way to get to Sweden from Germany?
infinitiy If I knew I'd love to help but I really don't, I'm sorry. Tbh I've barely been anywhere remote in sweden. But I could guess that the best place to see the swedish nature is somewhere a bit up north in Dalarna. Good luck finding the place you're searching for☀️
As a Swede I don't get why people in some other countries would even want to wear their outdoor shoes inside their home at all, especially if you have carpet floors. Not just because of the dirt you will drag inside but from a hygiene perspective as well. You need to let your feet air out once in awhile. If you have cold feet just wear indoor slippers instead. The only time I have wore shoes inside was when I stayed at a hotel in Britain with a carpet floor. It was so nasty I didn't want to take my shoes off. Maybe that's why people do it..
Trust me it’s not unique to Sweden everyone does it
@@jimmytrump2029 they never said only Sweden don’t wear shoes inside tho
I’ve never really thought of how ‘quiet’ the streets are, but I guess you’re right! We don’t really talk and yell too much, and when we do, it’s not so other people hear
I would LOVE THAT. Americans are way too loud. 🥺
Sweden is so beautiful. Stockholm almost robbed me of my entire life's savings but the Vasa Museum and Skansen made me forget about it completely. Greetings and love from Germany ♥
You should've gone to Spain
@Elsasehwa well a lot of people like Germany too and I don't get THAT either. But I do love Sweden. Guess it's part of the “you want what you don't have“ psychology 😅
@Elsasehwa kanske för att för dom är sverige coolt. Vi bor ju här så inte så konstigt att vi tycker det är märkligt.
Spanjorer säger nog samma sak också
Of course its a german. I can find germans typically at "campings" or hunting/fishing here. It's a stereotype to me at this Point.
Elsasehwa Jag bor i Stockholm, jag turistar ofta här haha. Finns så mycket att se. Djurgården, vi har fantastiska muséer, Gamla Stan där man kan gå på Sightseeing. Sverige har en fantastisk historia ❤️❤️❤️. Naturen är väldigt speciellt här i Sverige också. 😍
The seagulls are like music to my ears its just the sound of summer sweden in a coastal area
What about waves against rock?
Yeah! So nice in Summer at 03:30 in the morning, I can tell ya... 😂
Still a nice sound though... Always feels like holidays! Best regards from Stockholm 😇
And your ice cream that's about to get stolen. Speaking from experience
the sound of rocky beaches more like it (im from sweden)
Fen hate seagulls
As a swede, I can confirm that this is very accurate.
Hallish håller med
I don’t undertand why you should have your shoes inside....and i don’t think i ever will.
In the Americas, the houses have tiled floors, that actually get very cold and uncomfortable to stand on in nothing but socks.
i think it is a strictly american thing, i think most european countries, you take off your shoes in the house.
@@Sewblon Ever heard of, oh i don't know.....Persian Carpets perhaps?
@@Sewblon Its cold floors to on wood and tile, we use carpets... like sane normal people.
To avoid getting conspurcated by those bacteria cultivation carpets, that no matter how well you clean them, they always harbour a wide range micro-zoo
Vem kollar på den här videon och är svensk
Fillex Elix
Jag :)
Jag ^_^
jag är finsk.
Jag
Nä, jag identifierar mig som en muslimsk same som är en trans-person som gillar andra kulturer mer än min egna
You forgot about not being late.
The Squeee I learned the hard way with my first Swedish gf. They expect you to know their way. Even in business, we'd have a meeting. At the end, with nothing definitive said, we'd end the meeting. I had to ask what we decided. Weird.
+The Squeee i guess that in every country if you show up 30 minutes late without any true valid reason then it's just wrong and considered uneducated and irresponsible.
I was never late. One night, my dogs got out and it took me a bit to find them. I thought I should call my gf, but I opted, stupidly, to just go pick her up. It was a quiet ride to to Brigantine for a going-away party for another Au Pair. I heard her telling one of the other Au Pairs, in Swedish, that I was late and didn't call.
I didn't know how bad a thing it was. But I was angry she didn't explain. I mean, we were a couple. Tell me. Then, I'll know. She came instantly to where I had retreated to the kitchen. She explained there. It was a rare (Swedish) fight. It's a cultural thing. They take it very seriously.
Timothy O'Brien - one of the things I realised in the first years after I moved to Sweden 20 years ago is that your "tell me then I'll know" expectation just doesn't exist in Sweden. Swedes NEVER volunteer any information unless you ask the right question and even then they will often only give you the basic answer without any added details. Just my observation but I recognised it in your comment!
We don´t talk much to each other either on the streets unless it´s a person one allredy know well.
I’ve been to Sweden twice. The first time for a few months. I thought I was in a cold paradise. I loved it !!!
Love this guy:) The energy and entusiasm :)
No. 1 “Don’t visit Sweden as a Danish person”
tobias wildenhoff we Will take “ Skåne “ back
Börk
Börk börk we all know who the real vikings are (sverige rules)
We hate danish ppl
@@Maya-ym3jz with good reason...
2:46 wow the old 100 and 50 kronor patches, i really miss those...
limpan 010203 old times
Fattar att de kan va nostalgiskt men va e de för skillnad dessutom e 2kr och 200kr väldigt praktiska
@@kallesjogren5313 Man använder ju knappt kontanter ändå nu när swish finns
Då lapparna hade faktiskt viktiga personer på de.
Samuel Skogqvist så Astrid Lindgren, Evert Taube, Greta Garbo och Ingmar Bergman var inte viktiga personer för den svenska film och musik kulturen nämen visst
Oh my god, this video makes me long for summer! I used to live in Stockholm but I moved to an island in the baltic sea called Gotland! (its a Swedish island) it's a very popular destination during summer for other swedes to visit (and lots of other people from around the world). Among lots of other amazing things we have a large medieval town with a big wall surrounding it called Visby, it's definitely worth a visit, they have ships going from Stockholm to Visby all year round but I recommend going during summer :)
The world can be diverse but beautiful, when you are informed! Merry Christmas! 😉🍷
Heads up: The Swedish cash you showed are invalid. Good video 🙂
thanks. i put up a card trying to explain the new ones. i honestly just used my card on my last visit so i didn'thave any pictures of the new currency. thanks for the share and comment
Wolters World I just came back from India. One of my colleagues had trouble telling the notes apart first time we used the money. "Here is one note that says 100, here is another and I don't recognize either of them."
For the record, I might have done the same mistake, except I don't have cash...
Wolters World you can exchange them att any bank until august 2018 and get the new ones ☺
Gustav Johansson no you cant... you can only send them to poor countries not get new bills
Here you go the swedish currency change and valid dates: www.riksbank.se/Documents/Bilder/Sedlar_giltiga/2016/Tidplan/tidsplan_981x1075px_SVE_2.jpg
Why would you *not* take off your shoes
Famously said by me, a Swede
Edit: Okay this comment has caused a few disagreements I see. I just want do make clear that *I don't want to offend anyone* . For me, who has in sweden my whole life I just find it unnatural to wear the same shoes inside as you do ouside as it brings dirt inside. I've never had full room carpets in my home and therefore I can't speak for those who do. If floors are cold or likewise I just wear indoor shoes. *Once again I did not mean to offend anyone, I greatly respect tradidions and cultures of your countries.*
Martina Andersson Skitkul quote din åsna
Wash your floors
@@juhRave easier to take of the shoes, no?
I don't know if I would say it's customary but the norms I've noticed (at least in the South of the US) people tend to take their shoes off on their own homes but leave them on unless instructed otherwise by the owner of a home. My younger family cares less but my older family members get upset when your remove your shoes in their homes
TomS
Yeah but I mean it’s kind of strange when it’s an absolute rule.
You forgot the most important part my friend, dont ever take a taxi. A 1-hour ride costs more than your rent.
just got from sweden and the people are quite helpful and friendly. was expecting snobs based on wolters world
I have been to Sweden twice, once as a high school student, and the second time when my daughter went there as an exchange student and I took my wife and other two daughters there to pick her up at the end of her stay. On our second trip, my daughter's host family said that they were going on vacation and graciously offered their apartment for our use during our stay. With the money we saved I rented a van and we traveled from Helsingborg to Stockholm and had an incredible time.
I would agree with almost everything said here but there are ways to get around the expense. First of all alcohol is expensive so many Swedes take the ferry from Sweden to Denmark to buy there booze and it is not unusual to see them with shopping carts full of booze on the ferry. If you are staying in the southern part of Sweden make sure you plan to take the ferry to Denmark and spend a day or two in Copenhagen, especially Tivoli Gardens. A bit pricey but well worth the money. If you want alcohol buy it in Denmark and take it with you.
Also if you want to save money both Sweden and Denmark have nice youth hostels, some which allow adults There is a great one in Stockholm that is a restored clipper ship from the early 20th century and you can sleep and eat on board. At the time I was there in the 90' s the price was 15.00 US per person but I'm sure that it has gone up. Still a nice deal though and worth checking out.
Sweden is a very safe country. I was amazed when we went to the train stations in Sweden and Denmark to see young high school and college students sleeping on the floors and benches in sleeping bags. Most major stations offer lockers and showers for travelers and the kids make the most of this, travelling with nothing more than back packs all over Scandanavia to rock concerts and other entertainment venues. I asked a guard in Stockholm if the kids presented a problem and he told me that several years back there was a murder and the government forbade further sleeping in the stations The kids petitioned the government to relent promising that they would police themselves and make sure that any illegal or violent activity would be reported to the police and they hadn't had single incidence since. Try that in America
Lol. Nice comment! 😊
@@PsychoAuthorIX Glad you liked it!😄
Vem kollar på denna video för de inte vet vad man inte får göra här som man får i andra länder?
Bär man skor inomhus?!!?!?!!!?!!!?!!!!
@@Wirus1337 där finns människor som gör det. I tyskland gör man det egentligen inte, men om det är lite mer officiellt (som ett möte, ett partaj o.s.v.) eller när man inte är så nära med sina gäster (sägs det så här i sverige? Hur som helst, jag hoppas att ni forstår vad jag menar), t.ex. har sina kollegor från jobbet på besök, kan det faktiskt hända att de inte ta skorna av sig. Jag vet inte varför, kanske vara att några männsikor känner att det är för mysigt och privat (eller deras fötter luktar bara illa).
I litterally thought everyone took off their shoes when they went inside. Too much cleaning!
@@Wirus1337 i amerika
Lyjeria Jag tror hen skoja.
”Their english is great”
rili? tänk juw väri mach
😁 Accent is cute and they write very good in English.
I understood what you said perfectly and you are very welcome!!!
@@danielkim7841 I Sverige pratar vi SVENSKA. Och dom som kommer hit ska tala det. .Va fan är problemet
Swedes can English
@@azaar184 och hur tror du folk som kommer hit ska kunna flytande svenska?
It’s always fun to watch videos about Sweden and judge their accuracy.
Also don't go to Rinkeby.
Lmao
@Jan Eriksson va
Lol
Hahah
Eller Husby
8:15 If you eat fastfood at Max, McDonald's will never be the same...
Max is the worst place I have ever eaten at, the "sauce" was seriously disgusting. It was worse than the microwave burger you can get at Netto...and THAT is baaaad! Sibylla, BK and McD is far better or a real restaurant/at home with your own BBQ.
THIS!!!
Yeah you'll be fat
MaxKyckling Max is the superior fast food restaurant
And if you ever eat a real burger you will relise that both of those are just different varieties of bad.
This just got recommended to me haha. You are welcome back if you'd like. You seem like a fine fellow and I hope your next visit will leave you with as good of a feeling like it did 4 years ago (I guess).
Thank you! I now know everything about the country I've been living in since I was born
The rural countys of Sweden, as Dalsland, Jämtland, Småland or Värmland, is well worth a visit. And it's more cheep than Stockholm. Welcome! 🌻🌲🍄
And going north to Norrland. Way more sympatic people up here then in stockholm.
Norrland the only Swedish part left in Sweden, overrun by samer :(
The entire north of Sweden, Norrland, is basically a rural part. And up in the north we stick more to our traditions aswell
Swanskog Jsson götet e ju bäst
Swanskog Jsson Malmö
Also you should explore outside of Stockholm, first of all your wallet will be a lot more happy, but it also looks different in f.e. skåne.
Thomas De Groof
t.ex = f.e.
that is called creativity.
😁😁
Thanks for doing these vidios,i’ve learnt alot ..short n sweet but full of info.
Cool to hear. Thanks Felix!
As an eastcoast swede, i have never tried härring. I do recomend our spaghetti bolognese though
At least 40% of the footage was from Gothenburg. I even saw my old apartment in one picture...hehehe.
coolt
coolt
jellycoding 😂😂😂
Fan jag trodde jag hade hittat sven wolters youtube kanal.
gary buttville hahaha tack du lyste uo min dag
What a nice video 👌 good job🙌, thanks a lot Walter🌹
Best world cultural informations, keep up dude, am watching your vedios for ages🌹
We are just finishing up a MONTH in Sweden and luckily avoided most of these pitfalls. We did get to try the fermented herring (with full knowledge) at our hosts lake cabin, outside. He even opened the can underwater to ensure he didn't get sprayed. It STINKS! but it was actually quite good when prepared properly. We've really enjoyed our time here and the people are so nice! -Henry
TravelingMel I hope you tasted some snaps 😄
You know... First time I opened a surströmmings-can I got sprayed all over my hair and the smell stayed for about 3 days even though I washed it 2-3 times a day. Haha I was about 12 back then and learned the hard way to hold it under water.
LOL, man, that must have been traumatic! Glad we got the chance to try it with experienced Swedes. I'm not sure we would have gotten past the first whiff otherwise. -Henry
TravelingMel yeah it felt pretty horrific, and disgusting. Haha, you'll never get used to the smell. You only know what to expect as soon as the can is open.
I'm Norwegian ancestry, of course we have our own "unique" snack, you may have heard of Lutefisk, the dried cod, sometimes other fish are used, that is preserved in a lye solution over the winter, then eaten in spring and summer, at least that was the description from my Uncle Adolph Pederson, not pronounced. P-etter-son, but exactly like Peterson. I will never ever eat the stuff, it has the consistency of slimy goo. In the US they have festivals in Minnesota mainly, and Lutefiik is the big dish. Australian's have Vegemite, the Scots have Haugus, not sure about the spelling.
Good don'ts. Here's 2 more: Don't ignore fika. If a swede says it's time for fika or simply just wants fika, you go have fika. Also, don't come here on midsummer. It'll be empty af (unless you've pre-planned so you're celebrating midsummer with friends in Sweden).
Why where do people go in midsummer? And what is fika?
Got the fika part. But midsummer is still a mystery.
@@tagifts Midsummer is a tradition in Sweden where we do weird things like: building a pole and decorate it with a bunch of flowers and then dance around it, there's a lot of weird songs like "Små grodorna" (Small frogs) and do the strangest dance you've ever imagined, put flowercrowns on your head, eat disgusting fish with other typical swedish tradition food. Of course there's a lot more...
I have to live with that every year :c
@@tagifts Also the disgusting fish is Surströmming.
@@isobeljj4108 lol sounds interesting
Thank you for the fair ‘don’ts’, it was enjoyable. ☺️ Next time you stop by Gothenburg, try one of our Gothenburgers. 😋
A very nice presentation of my country. Yes, we are a bit corky, but we have a great life here. Thank You!❤️
Just went to Sweden in June! It was a beautiful country! Met some long lost relatives through ancestry, and it was wonderful for them to host us. I would definitely love to go again! Thanks for the video. I watched many of your other videos to prepare for the trip. They were so helpful!!
Trista D I was in Karlsborg last month (June '18) doing the exact same thing you did. Extended relatives that we met through Ancestry.com. It was incredible!
Doesn't everyone take their shoes off in their home???!
Who doesn't?
Felix Qt USA, UK Holland, you need more?
Yea, why would we.. who wants to clean the floor 24/7 xd?
Felix Qt yes... I do... Hahhaa
Felix Qt ye
Mt first time ever in Sweden- I am amazed with the elegance of the city and the people. Really decent but rather expensive though still worth every penny. 👍👍👍❤
I have visited this country twice. It was a very nice country to visit. The people are really excellent, good human beings. I encourage you all to visit this wounderful country. If you have more time, please do visit the northern part of Sweden (Kiruna etc.,).
I have never been to Sweden but I truly would to.
I admire Swedish people, their respect for others and public spirit, their calmness, their being-in-the-vanguard. I think they are one of those few society examples to be followed and to take as a model.
Greetings from Italy!
Zynerith måste vara en åsna med tankar . Nånting unikt.
Nah bro sweden is awesome but actually people are idiots there like you will literally die in the road and they wont help you like they dont give a fuck they are just so calm and relaxed. They dont know how to live life like italians and how to have fun. Sweden would also be a lot cooler if it wasnt full with refugees and feminists.
Im half swedish and half greek myself.
Peace
i love italy because of pasta ahah, hugs from sweden
Hi i'm from sweden 😊
the real pepe But Italians are ignorant, racist and nationalistic af though
Totally agreed with most of what you said. Do avoid the surströmming if you can because it's smell will give you nightmares.
And also, Swedes are not very social to strangers but we'll gladly answer your questions.
Swede here, can confirm all of these, except the fact that it isn't super expensive. It is just some places that are rly expensive, while other places are much cheaper. We Swedes ourselves say Stockholm or bigger cities are like twice as expensive as normal towns
Hardcore tip when it comes to surströmming. Open it in a bucket of water. That way the fermented juices doesnt comes out at high pressure through your first hole in the can. Really helps with the smell and makes the whole entrance to the experience more pleasant. Note: Surströmming is a food you have to get used to. The first time you had coffee you probably didnt like it. Same thing here just on a larger scale.
I come from Sweden, and you nailed every important thing
I miss the good old days when the ignorant comments about Sweden referred to hot blonds and meatballs. I can't wait to go back! Mid spring is incredibly beautiful, and I had no trouble using cash (1 year ago).
Oh, look. Racists. Fuck off.
Good Grief, the New Nazi's find a way to get into the discussion of every problem. It's not the Jews, they don't have a part in the Swedish drama we're dealing with. Few people agree with you principly the uneducated and poorly read. Don't dump your Hitler crap on us, keep it in your secret Jew-Haters meetings.
1blackdeath51501 I've been living in Sweden for 3 years now and I can confirm that Sweden is being destroyed before my very eyes. The mass migration of incompatible cultures with no cultural of historical relationship to Sweden is dividing society and effectively creating states within a state. I think that it's ironic that my bank card, tax ID card, and the logo for the city I live in all have 6 pointed "Stars of David" on them. Coincidence?
Nubianette there IS no going back.
our population is 20% immigrants
Hopefully we will go there in May 2020... Love from Indonesia 😘
You got a lot of stuff spot on, good video :)
As a native swede I find this video very interesting and entertaining! You have some fun observations and information to share about us and I would say much of it is true :)
Unfortunately there's gang related violence even in Sweden. The article you are referring to informs about attacks with grenades (probably handgrenades) related to population are as common in Sweden as in Mexico. If this is true or not I have to leave unsaid as I don't have any insight in the matter.
I haven't been in years, but indeed it is an amazing place, but also very expensive. I love the incredibly long days in summer.
yeah, it makes it easy to see and do everything you want which is nice.
Dutchified And know it starting to get dark 😞 Looking forward too a couple of month of darkness.
Go to the northern sweden at summer and the sun litteraly never go down. Its as bright at 2am as 2pm :)
Daniel Karlsson yeah, I strongly recommend going to northern Sweden! You don't even realise how late it is because it never gets dark
Lol i live in sweden and it aint that special
This was actually so helpful 😂 I just felt like looking up Swedish food to learn to cook and found this...
And btw... a boat called broken¿ 😂😂
As a Native Californian that lives in Sweden, I recommend the Swedish West Coast South of Gothenburg (Göteborg). Stockholm is great and all but the beaches they call sand are gravel and grass and the water is not salt water. West Coast is real sand beaches and the water is salt water. It smells like home (but the air is clean). Lot's of interesting things to see, but when you get out of Göteborg, though the public transportation is great, you will want to rent a car to get to several of the interesting places. Car rental is about the same as stateside, but gas will cost you about 3 times more.
My friend lives a few dozen kilometres south of Gothenburg and one thing that struck me we just how incredibly flat the place is, a massive contrast to up north where it's mountainous. Also forests everywhere! Being from the UK, even though it's still rather green here, it's mostly fields for farming and very little in the way of forest. It's also rather hilly around me (Manchester area) so the flatness was more obvious lol. Another thing that's instantly obvious when you get back home to the UK is just how clean the place is in comparison. I guess that's partly down to the fact there's far fewer people living there and I take off and land at a major city that tend to be a little more rough around the edges than some more out there smallish towns miles from big population centres.
About the food, I'll never forget how amazingly good was the first home made gravlax I hate there. Plus, I really appreciated the swedish breakfasts.
(Being italian, I know a couple of things about good food)
I went to Sweden a few years back, I was like 12, and I absolutely loved the pickled herring, truly one of the best things I have ever eaten
Pickled herring = one of THE best traditional Swedish foods.
Watch out for the fermented herring though... 😊
@@mickesmanymovies no one has to watch out for fermented herring, they'll smell it from half a mile anyway 😂
im swedish and he is great at talking about what awaits for you in sweden
3:12 that is sweden for ya, if you cut in front of a line to a restroom we will barricade you inside
How does the line culture translate into driving, in the event that you're driving somewhere?
Is it rude to pass people on the road at all, or would they only get upset at people passing unsafely and the special kind of assholes we have in the USA who like to drive all the way up to the, "lane closed," signs and cut in front of everyone who merged a long time ago and waited patiently?
@@Nyonics Its standard here. Road culture in Sweden is piss poor where everyone is only concerned with themselves. We only give way cause where you got damaged and witnesses determines who is at fault. If some one cuts in front of you after a turn signal and then he hard breaks, you that are behind is responsible. same if you nose his side you should have given way for him. It has bred such a horrible road environment compared to other places.
There's also very few road cops around so no one bothers about road laws and rules except which side you are on, and as long as you yourself can't be held accountable for the damages no one cares then about how they drive.
At least when I went outside of Sweden for the first time and experienced another road culture did I realise just how horrible it really is in Sweden. Outside the country people are mindful of you, helps you get through traffic and even set paces along the roads based not on the speed limit but on the general traffic situation. Holds and respect safety distances for braking.
I have yet to meet a person who cut in line at a lane closed at a construction site or something like that. But if you drive 2kmph lower than the speed limit they will do everything in their power to find a opportunity to pass you over, and get rude and aggressive towards you for even daring to slow them down. They even do it and put their lives at risk trying to pass in dangerous situations (and most of their solutions is to put the pedal to the metal... only surviving because me and the oncoming traffic hard breaks. People even pass you only to take the next exit of the highway 100m in front (300feet)
A note about surströmming: open the can under water.
Skärgården
If you are Swedish you have a special connection to Jörgen.
R1 holy shit, Joergen is my cousin
Joergen*
Jörgen was my fader
@@Xylz Do you know how "ö" sounds like?
What´s up now with my neighbor ??
As a Swedish person, I fully agree with you on our food. I've never been a fan of most of it.
"They are reallyh reserved, unless they start drinking. Then they start singing all kind of weird songs!" It genuinly made me laugh XD And its true, we are.
not every swede has a good accent tho some talk like swenglish for example "aj am kåmming vait" ahahaahah
Only swedes can read that with the right accent but ok
and skåningar can have the best English and you cant imagen they are from skåne and then they switch and your like ''can you do English again so I can understand you XD
Why does it sound like pewdiepie?
Just Zane I am Swedish, but grew up with English so I don't have an accent, but my whole family is Swedish and my cousin talks exactly like pewdiepie when he speaks English. And I think it's just trying to pronounce English like you pronounce Swedish.
Just Zane bcus pewdiepie is swedish
I always find foreigners' perspective on Sweden to be very interesting. And, hearing a perfect, Swedish, pronounciation of ikea in otherwise American English is fantastic. :)
A Brit here who loves Sweden and Swedish people. Here in northern England and rural areas we too take off our outdoor shoes on entering the house. I have travelled over a lot of Sweden over the years, and being tall and blonde have often been mistaken for Swedish. There is a lot of Viking blood in northern Britain still.
Favourite food? Jansson's temptation!
Mmmmmm
Jansons frestelse
Mmmmmm
THANK YOU FOR TIPS FOR TRAVELING SWEDEN , NICE PLACE TO VISIT NICE SCENERY AS WELL ... LOVE YOUR VIDEO THANK YOU
Sweden is a fantastic Country! From the lush south all the way up to the most northern Lappland. Visit Lappland, and go see the mountains, for example.
It is diverse, and you miss out a lot if you only go to Stockholm, Göteborg or Malmö. We are so much more then those cities!
I am unsure about this *line* concept, in Italy we have a very different albeit more efficient system, it is called: *the buffalo herd.*
KastaRules suued ish
more like a cape buffalo herd.
It is efficient, survival of the fittest as nature intended
You should see us waiting for the bus. Its god damn beautiful is what it is
KastaRules Si!!!m
Talks about being in Stockholm, first few pictures are from Gothenburg :P
4:24 I live in a place where I can see “Fjäderholmarna” directly from my window! 😱
The word he tries to read simply means “Fjäderholmarna's Pub”, which is a fantastic restaurant on the beautiful tiny island of Fjäderholmarna, where there are way too many tourists and too few ferries coming in the Summer months. The island has a great brewery, too!
Can definitely recommend, if you’re a tourist...
Im from sweden, born and raised. This video was spot on! You really captured everything! Well done 👍👍
Patrik Cavallin how it is for Muslim?
Never have I ever been offered slippers when I'm at someones house.
70NA5 well you dont...
Thats just us swedes not wanting you to walk in with ur shoes
Maybe he is mixing sweden to japan or some other ancient kindom...
@@Korpiainen maybe
@@Korpiainen not necessarily, my family had slippers at our front door for guests if they wanted them; we never wore them ourself, but if you felt more comfortable with shoes, we did offer it to you.
”The swedish silence” Lol
The traditional food is so good! The main reason to visit!
Traveled to Sweden with my wife to celebrate our 30th anniversary in June this year, wow what a beautiful country. So much to see and yes things do cost more. FYI Max is a great fast food (hamburger shop) and for groceries try Maxi.
According to a Swedish researcher the violence in Sweden is comparable with Mexico.
www.expressen.se/nyheter/brottscentralen/valdet-i-sverige-omfattande-jamfors-nu-med-mexiko/
Robert Beuschlein you found it out. Yes Max is lovely. Most i would say. Sadly my nearest are 50 km away. Maxi have great grocery. Not so long to it. Ica in general are good too. Have a great Ica Nära nearby. And they speak with the customers and do own foid to holidays.
Dovenpeis you ridiculous.
Dovenpeis funny how everyone who has actually been or lived in sweden says that its really safe and the people who say that its dangerous and bad have most likely never been there. Im pretty sure that whatever country youre from has parts that are comparable to mexico as well. Just because there are bad areas it doesnt mean the whole country is is a shithole.
As a Swedish person I approve this message. He got everything right!
3:57 Swedish traditional food and Norwegian traditional food can be very good, just depends on the cook and also what you yourself are used to and like.
Yes. It must be a chef who can cook authentic Swedish home cooking (husmanskost).
It does not work so well when a Turk tries to do it at a roadside restaurant.
seeing the old bills is such a nostalgia trip