Besides Volvo, H&M and Ikea are probably the most famous brands from Sweden (maybe some would like to include their women, and others more musically inclined, could say Abba). Since I've been in Germany, I've been kindly "sponsored" by Sweden.
Throughout the last two years and a half, the share of my belonging have been increasingly from Sweden (although not necessarily made in Sweden). Nowadays, I would estimate that between furniture and clothing, over an 80% come from a Swedish company.
And this does not stop only in tangible objects, but also about my culture consumption in the form of books like the Millennium Series from Stieg Larsson, or music bands like Pain of Salvation, Opeth and Wolverine.
I don't know why it seems I have this subconscious preference and/or fascination with that country. It somehow started more than ten years ago still in high school, while doing a school project and ending researching about public expenditure in Sweden focused on public education.
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| Stockholm by night. |
This year I had even the "chance" (it was more like "game myself the opportunity") to go to Stockholm, capital city of Sweden in mid winter. As can be seen above, the water around the many islands composing Stockholm was partially frozen. Hopefully I make it there again in some more hospitable season.
And who knows, maybe I end up living somewhere there in the future.
1 comment:
It would be cool if you ended up living there, it's fun to have a home to crash at when visiting a country (yes, I'm saying this on absolutely selfish and utilitarian grounds). :D
Needless to say, you have a home in Aus-land, btw. ;)
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