Comments on: Distracted By Sweden

By: Seth Barham

Seth Barham — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:23:42 +0000

I’m currently living in Lund, Sweden right now and have been to Malmö a few times. It is not really a truly accurate portrait of Sweden. I think coming just as far inland as Lund is a better picture. That said, I haven’t been able to get out of Skåne yet! If you really want to experience Sweden, outside of sitting on a bench, I suggest borrowing a bike and using the wonderful infrastructure here to bike through the countryside. You can also take advantage of allemansrätten, or everyman’s right, which grants you the freedom to roam and set up a tent anywhere.

Good luck on you journeys! I also write a blog about traveling and minimalism but haven’t really set a goal yet. Maybe the journey is the goal!

By: Anders M

Anders M — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:05:22 +0000

If you go as far as to Lund (13 minutes longer on the train from Copenhagen, via Malmö), you can stay at this lovely hostel. I stayed there for a few nights last year, and while slightly claustrophobic, it was a delightful experience.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:21:41 +0000

I am planning to visit Sweden and Denmark later in the year! Your observation on Malmo and the seamless train ride was very useful. Looking forward to being there.

By: Anders

Anders — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:10:11 +0000

Just stumbled across your page, and i like your project to visit all the countries in the world! i live very close to Malmö, and it is very interesting how you say that it is the most seamless link between two countries. not sure if crossing countries within the EU are that different in general, though?

There are tons of homeless people in Sweden, caused for example by ultra-conservative attitudes on drugs (little treatment for addicts) and cut-backs in mental institutions. (and of course neoliberal politics like everywhere else) the stereotype of the perfect socialdemocratic Sweden is not true now, if it ever was.

People do lock their bikes here, and bikes get stolen anyway. And finally – Malmö is very different from the rest of Sweden, at least to me. There is more diversity. I dont think it is a good place to visit to give a general view of Sweden.

blablablabla. Anyway, good luck with visiting all the world!

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:07:30 +0000

I live in Uppsala. Lots of bikes here, though the city is infamous for bike thefts so here people do lock them. Here it’s the fastest and easiest way to travel. Usually max 15 minutes from anyplace to anyplace in the city.

I’ve lived in Sweden all my life, but Malmö is one of the few places I’ve never been to. If you go back to Sweden sometime there are a couple of other cities that would be worth visiting. I’d recommend Gothenburg, Stockholm and Visby (Visby is on Sweden’s largest island. It used to be a trade center in the medieval age.)

By: Yelena

Yelena — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:02:11 +0000

I visited my brother in Sweden last fall, and I noticed the same thing- bikes everywhere! He’s staying in Uppsala, and I don’t know where Malmo is in relation to that, but I guess bikes are found all over the country.