Strong and developed Scandinavia or Nordic countries. Why European? We don't call Scotland Britain. it's Scotland! Most countries hate the EU and want to leave 😂 blackmail holds it together.
The law of Jante, in my opinion, perfectly explains why Sweden is such a great country. People must be so humble there, and not so full of themselves. Here in the U.S. all you see is pride pride pride. Proud to be an American. Proud to be in the army. Proud to be a woman. Proud to be whatever. And while none of those things are inherently wrong, the problem is that people here think they're better than everyone else, and try to find more and more ways to prove such, even to the point of people constantly looking for ways they can be considered "prejudiced" or a "minority group." And while some of them are very very real and true, like POC or other minority races, Women, Veterans, etc. people will even find ways through those identities, or identities they make up, to complain and get offended by other's opinions in order to either feel better about themselves, or get special privilege because of it. And when everyone, and I mean, nearly everyone, looks themselves in the mirror with the attitude that I'm special or better than everyone else, and I'm proud of who I am, everyone sees everyone else and thinks they're trying to take that pride away, in which you can imagine leads to a lot of chaos between groups. And yes, this is even true in politics, which explains why it's best to just not even say a word on the topic here in most settings. People here think that in order to respect or to love one another, you have to agree with everything they say and believe, and not doing so is to "hate" them, and to strip them entirely of their dignity and identity. And no, that's not an exaggeration. And when you live in a place like that, many decide to just follow along and agree with their peers, hoping it's the right thing. And to be honest, I don't entirely blame them. For a country that supports free speech beyond anything else, we sure to get triggered when someone decides to give their opinions about things. Anyways, I want to move to Sweden now. I think I could use a little peace in my life from all this chaos over here. And while it is manageable, just typing it out now makes me realize how much stress people feel just on this truth alone. People are very stressed here, and most of us don't know what to do with it
Fascistoid identity politics affects Sweden as well, though. Those hateful "woke" and "anti"-racist activists are here too. Not as bad as in the US, by far, but still pretty prominent in media, and even state propaganda.
Well, in my opinion, you have to be stupid. The laws of Jante regards ONLY the scandinavians, for the "other people" these laws has a whole other meaning, you know... Btw, your speech remainds me of some nazi leaders speech, don't ask me, which one, I don't care enough to look after, which one said these kind of BS stuffs.
The way how this coping paragraph of yours doesn't even corelate to the law. Sweden is literally the most progressive country, and everyone is proud of themselves here. Just because we are humble, doesn't mean that we aren't proud of ourselves to be who we are authentically without hiding.💀
Great post. As an immigrant myself I can say that the respect that people have for eachother is one of the best things. Never will you get an unwanted opinion smeared in your face. Swedes hate conflicts and I do to🙂. I found Trumps post saying that he hated Taylor Swift so outrageous that I thought it's gonna be a wake up call for many of his followers, but to my utter amazement I see people defending his actions stating "it's a way to get the discussion started". It's completely baffling to me. If anything, an aspiring nation leader should contribute to peace among its people, not hate. Come to Sweden, and live you life in peace✌
Very good idea that Sweden imposes heavy taxes on tobacco and alcohol. These 2 things create alot of problems which means alot of expenses and it makes perfect sense that the consumer is made to pay for them.
Oh, the stereotype that Swedish people don't give a damn about anyone except themselves. How delightfully cliché! It's true that Sweden has experienced an impressive 100 years of peace, and perhaps this has nurtured a sense of self-assurance among its lovely citizens. But to assume they are solely self-centered? Oh dear, that is as outdated as velour tracksuits. Swedish culture values compassion, solidarity, and egalitarianism so deeply it practically oozes out of every fjord and forest in the country. Sure, they might relish their personal space like ABBA records on loop, but to label them uncaring is as erroneous as a bad mixtape from the '80s. Let's all raise our lingonberry-infused drinks to the Swedes - masters of charming wit and effortlessly cool tranquility - whose caring hearts beat harmoniously alongside their own well-being. Skål to you, Sweden!
Jantelagen is a societal rule that says that you shouldn’t brag, because everything you brag about can be taken from you. It hasn’t anything to do with being outside of the “norm”.
I don't like bragging because it doesn't earn me anything. However people continously ask me about things that is almost like bragging and that's annoying.
It sounds like the gang violence/mass shooting in Sweden is the highest in all Europe. There're also many gang activities and teens recruited in Malmo and Gothenburg. The longest turf war in history of Sweden is in Gothenburg. You should be careful
it is mostly immigrants shooting immigrants tho, though it is rare that innocent get in the crossfire it sadly happens. If you are not criminal the chances of getting shot are extremely low. Normally criminal shooting criminal is not that bad, damn that sounded cruel but the real problem is the recruiting of young kids into the criminal world. Kids that otherwise would grow up in a peaceful productive matter!
@@benktlofgren4710 I agree with you Benkt. When you compare crime statistics across different countries, you must also take into account the nature of the violent crime, not just the number of homicides or the number of physical assaults per 100,00 inhabitants. A country with a higher homicide rate caused by shootings may actually be safer for most of that country's inhabitants than another country with a lower homicide rate if all of the homicides in the first country are caused by turf wars between various gangs whilst all of the homicides in the second country are caused by random, unprovoked violence between complete strangers and between partners in relationships such as a wife may use her sex appeal to get another man to kill her husband so that she can claim the life insurance money on her husband's life or the husband might hire a hitman to kill his wife so that he can claim life insurance money on her life and move on with his younger mistress. These types of violence are the worst kinds, not the kind involving drug dealers of various gangs fighting over turf and customers. With gang warfare, most people are safe because they can take precautionary action to steer clear of certain areas at certain time of the day, such as night time, to avoid having ever come into contact with any gangster. But you cannot take any kind of precaution or evasive action when the violence is random or between spouses: Who would go around thinking that my wife or my husband is going to kill me. If they have such suspicion, they would pack up and leave right away instead of still staying together with their partner.
@@Sammi_Kristiansen The years are not the problem, lack of education while spending them and the unhealthy connection they make while spending them is a bigger problem.
It's true, but it's gangs who prey on other gangs. Then it becomes a slightly skewed picture, yes shootings are more common, but that is because in Sweden has become the most common way to murder someone, if you look at murders as a whole, Sweden does not stand out significantly from the rest of Europe. If you look at murders that do not take place in gang environments, they have decreased in Sweden for a long time.
High tax and high serious crime rate are the biggest downside when moving to Sweden. Other than that, Sweden is a great country to live in most aspects of life.
@@Oggiwara1 I don’t see the high tax as a problem as we get it back in the form of free school, free lunch in school, free healthcare, something we call A-kassa, and many other social programs. As for the crime rate, be causcious at night in the outskirts of the big cities, especially Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, as That’s where most of the crime occur. North of Stockholm the serious crimes pretty much doesn’t exist. Not more than anywhere else in the Nordics. And while it’s still a problem it is now getting better and better.
@@Mazhypic I have been living in Sweden 35 years ago. At that time you got much back even with 42% tax. Today, when the government has stolen lots of money from the pension funds, it is not as easy as before. At least for me as a retiree as the health care also has gone downhill the last 3 decades due to the financing the living of unintegrated so called refugees from MENA countries...
I live in Sweden. I can see a doctor the same day, even on weekends (though clinics that allow weekend visits are extremely rare, my local clinic does allow it.) Getting a referral to a specialist is easy, but sometimes you need to wait about 3 months to see the specialist. Having private health insurance through your employer allows you to skip the wait.
Even being a native Swede, the jobmarket is though as shit. Its the same type of bullshit, "Have atleast ten years worth of experience" even though i´ve never done the job before.
@@swedichboy1000 From my experience, the easiest way to get a job in a decent to good company with less than 3 yrs of experience would be to seek for an industrial PhD opportunity. No company would let you go after 4 years with them, unless you are really really bad.
The thing is, Sweden is not in big need of skilled labor. If you come to Sweden you will compete with other Swedes and its easier to pick a Swedish person, especially if language is a requirement.
Oh, absolutely! The Swedish people are renowned for their complete disregard for anyone other than themselves. It's truly remarkable how they have mastered the art of self-centeredness without a care in the world for anyone else's well-being. And of course, let us not forget to mention those glorious 100 years of peace that they pranced about in. No wars, conflicts, or any form of strife whatsoever! How utterly delightful it must have been to simply sit back and enjoy life while the rest of the world was grappling with chaos and adversity. Truly, we should all aspire to be more like the Swedish people - completely unconcerned with anything that doesn't directly benefit ourselves and blissfully ignorant of the hardships faced by others. Bravo!
Wow! Is this what you call downsides? We have the best possible roads, clean and tidy in our cities. This is a little of what our taxes go to. We have green parks and lots of playgrounds. Free school and school meals. Almost free healthcare. Then we have much, much more that is free or cheap that our taxes go to. We Swedes get used to everything, high food prices and expensive petrol. We care for ten minutes. We continue to live just as usual. I wonder if it is not the case that it is newcomers or people who live abroad who think that Sweden is expensive. I myself have an average salary and can live life with at least 3 trips abroad a year, without becoming poor from it. There is work for everyone. Stop talking about our high taxes, we Swedes have money and as usual we can get by. This is of course my own opinion. We have no beggars or people living on the street, everyone who is a Swedish citizen has the right to social benefits and a roof over their heads. That's our law. Everyone you see begging or maybe sleeping under a bridge is not Swedish.! ps, if you see a Swede begging or sleeping outside, then he/she has made a personal choice to do so. d.s
The high Taxes also pay for health care and school . A visit to the doctor is 170 SEK, about 17 USD and school is free up to university, where you have to pay for books, but the courses are free.
I wouldn't say the taxes in the Nordics are a bad thing as we get it back. We have free healthcare, free school, free lunch in school, if you were to lose your job you get 80% of your previous paycheck untill you find another job, etc.
The problem is not when it's a real winter it's wonderful, but when it's clean and stays just above freezing. You get a lot of that weather in Southern Sweden, they are shit. However, the summers in Sweden are fantastic. The taxes are super good, it makes more people actually get rich. A big disadvantage is that it is very difficult to find rental apartments, buying is very expensive (at least in the more popular cities) and don't be fooled by the price that is stated, it is a bidding process and sometimes the price is double the price that the bid is asking for.
I lived in Sweden most of my life but migrated about a year and a half ago. Just the last year alone, there were shootings, bomb detonations, robbery, vandalism, rape-attempt (towards my wife), the list goes on and on. The sad thing is, it was predictable but with such incompetent leadership over the past decades it had to go down this way. I think this video is over-simplifying a lot. Regarding the climate. Some years in the far south of Sweden never even experience any snow or just for a day or two, while in the north there might be a full blown winter. Also, the Swedish school education system is very questionable. It has been known to the public that Sweden has systematically improved the PISA scores by excluding low-performing students from taking the tests. This goes on on many levels and not just the PISA tests. I compared the knowledge of math between a 12 year old Swedish student (following a Swedish curriculum) and a student of same age enrolled in a Cambridge International curriculum or IB-programme, and the difference is massive. Absolutely astonishing. The Swedish curriculum is so far behind in math, its ridiculous. The result of it all is scary. The Universities and Collegies are lowering the qualification bars to keep the fundings. This means that the students that now (or tomorrow) graduate will be less competent and not be able to compete with international students. This is when Sweden will go really south. And its happening right now slowly but surely. There are reports about this, books published in recent years describing the issues but the government don't want to admit the issues. And how can you solve a problem is you can't admit it exists?! I would also like to comment about the IT-job market in Sweden. I work in IT for years for Swedish companies and I have never heard of any IT professional with 5 years of experience take many months to find a job in IT in Sweden. The Swedish market is in very high demand of IT professionals right now and will be for a significant amount of time. A funny thing that you mention is that once the person changed the name, the person in question started to get interviews. I believe there might be some merit into that, but not in IT in Sweden. For other unqualified jobs, I am sure of it. I have seen that with my own eyes on countless occasions and various situations, but far less of that in IT and among experienced professionals. It's very easy to pull the rasist-card here, but the IT-market does not care about skin color as much as people seem to think. Sweden needs competence and Sweden don't know how to gain it. All in all, Sweden is facing many challenges. I would never ever call Sweden for "one of the world's most developed countries". For me Sweden used to be something worth calling Good (or maybe even great), but has fallen into decay that began over 4 decades ago. I see more and more skilled workers leave the country. I see companies (like I did) leave the country, due to many many reasons. The above mentioned things is just the tip of an iceberg, sadly.. A comment to @Kjell Eson, what is it that you think Sweden is so successful about? The Nazi gold made Sweden rich, and once we abandoned the German school system, Sweden began a slow decay. The politics changed a lot during the past decades, leading to this, idiocracy. The old generation that had skills and competence built many successful businesses in Sweden, that really put Sweden on the map. That pushed Sweden on the horizon. But then what? These people are retiring and many of these companies struggle or have changed ownerships. Just look at our neighbor countries. Why do you think, many American or Chinese companies establish offices in Denmark for example? Why not in Sweden? Because the setup in Sweden for running business is really bad. Its contra productive. It kills creativity and entrepreneurship. And any profit made by the company is devoured by the government and haunted by the people... No way, I am gonna stay in Sweden and put my son into a Swedish curriculum. NO WAY!
There was much in what you wrote that did not add up. But just to take one thing, Sweden is ranked as the seventh best country in the world to start a business in, so it's not exactly bad.
@@tangforshaha please go to rinkeby or vårberg in Sweden especially with your look you will be robbed within 2 hours. People say Sweden is one of the best countries but how the fuck can it be so many shootings and rapes all the time if it’s so grate? Everything’s is in the middle in Sweden like mellanmjölk, like theater bio looks like 1980, in other countries like Latvia or Poland they have leather seats in movie theater but Sweden has old clothes chairs. Almost every office working place looks like a school, no class at all. Immigrants piss on the Swedish men and their wives and the Swedes just take it and keeps quiet like pussies. I think Sweden is one of the worst place to live in if you do not want to see shooting almost every other day, see women get raped, see gangs everywhere and self isolate without having any real friends.
I'm involved with a woman in Galve Sweden. I have never had an issue with language barriers. Almost everyone I've met speaks English and all signs have English translation on them. I'm a chef by trade so going to the grocery store was where I first started learning Swedish and it started to click. Also the SEK is 10 to 1 USD. For every dollar it's 10 Kr. It really is an amazing place and the people are just great.
Exactly, Sweden is one of the easiest countries to get by without learning the native language but if you do, it is very much appreciated. Try surviving with English only in Germany, France or Spain, well good luck!
i have had no problem of seeing the doctor within a week, if i need it faste then one just talk with the people working at the doctors office and one can usually be sheduled according to how urgent it is. If i'm really sick i'll go to the ER and they first make an assessment and then depending on the illness and how badly injured others are one have to wait untill more severe cases are treated. If an traffic accident or similar come in then it might take a long time to get help, but they will proritize according to how severe ones illness are.
Your economic ideas are completely different to the UK, in London you are never far away from someone who lives in a million pound house and someone who is completely broke.
4:20 The tax revenue as part of GDP is not the same as tax pressure. That is what the government get in, not what the people pay. If we compare emplytax, income tax and VAT, Sweden have slightly more tax then Denmark, not less. This is largely due to much higher base deduct and threshold of tax increment. Even if again, procentage is larger in Denmark, because the tax deduct is higher, you pretty much pay less tax regardless of how much or how little you make. There is just a few places where tax is actually lower in Sweden, and one of those is VAT on food, Food is generally actually fairly cheap in Sweden 1:20 the diffrance in Climate between Stockholm and very south of Sweden is much larger than people think. Specially so at daylight hours in winter. Also, while the odd snowstorms does happen in the very south, the snow typically melt away in a week or two, while it in Stockholm typically stay put for 3-4 month. On top of that, the south have generally temperatures above freezing in the winter, and it barley ever get under -5C, While in stockholm there can be one or two weeks with a solid -15 most normal winters. In the summer the diffrance is really small, and it might even be warmer in Stockholm 2:30 living cost is really not that high. The issue is that a lot of people confuse Stockholm for sweden. Stockholm is pretty freaking expensive. So is Göteborg and Malmö to a degree. But go to any of the mid size 20 cities, its really not that expensive. I just checked Norrköping the other week and there was flats avalible for €500-1000 for 1-3 room 5-10 minute walking distance to the city core. Combine that with the relative low price of food and power, its really not that expensive. Sure of you compare to southern europe it's still way higher, but so are vages... But of cause, if you earn a normal paycheck. Denmark and norway is for sure better. If you make a intenet living Sweden is quite a bit better. 7:00 the access to healthcare is sort of kind of right. but there is a caveat here. It depends on what region you are registered in. Some region the healthcare is quite good, some region its absolutely auwfull. This seams to depend more on administration than budget. 7:50 Finding work in Sweden is hard in general. Not only for foreigners. To a degree, it might be harder for people from Sweden, or at least that was the case prior. There is also quite a bit of education inflation. When everyone have a masters degree, nobody got a masters degree. There is pretty much no education that will give you a heads up in Sweden (possibly a MD)
The last point is really a joke, the tvättstugan is one of the best inventions ever. I think Sweden is a great country, sometimes I miss though the spontaneous conversations that happen in other countries. The climate and darkness are also serious disadvantages. It is so easy to get by with English that many expats don't bother learning and never really get to learn the Swedes. To get to know people on a more personal level I can wholeheartedly recommend to learn Swedish, if you stay in Sweden is not meant as an interim, learning the language is probably the best thing you can do.
As somebody coming from america , having to pay high taxes as it already is for a little things and getting nothing... I prefer we play a little bit More and getting More out of what I pay.Then pay a little bit less and still get nothing...
But i gotta say that living in stockholm is beutiful. Yes there are many winter months but the summer gets more hyped and more fun! And it i pretty warm in the summer bc of the gulf flow but i dont recommend malmö
Ok. So in many videos about sweden on YT the taxes are brought up as a negative. You can't talk about taxes without talking g about what you get. Sure. The taxes are high but you don't have to save If your kids want to go to university You don't go bankrupt if you get very ill and you don't have to pay for an ambulance. When you talk about high taxes you need to compare into what it would cost you to save for say a university education for you child Or how much you need to save every month in case you need to go to the hospital for a week etc The taxation isn't a problem And you pay 50% tax on the amount over around 4000 dollar.
Well spoken❤ I wonder why he's not speak about democracy, Donald Trump ore "one wote for one person" dispite your skin color, wealth ore your gender. Atqo party system can never be called a true democracy.
On the whole, relatively correctly described, albeit without context. If you talk about taxes, you also have to talk about what they finance. It is true that Sweden does not have that many ultra-rich, but on the other hand, most people here (and in the other Nordic countries) live significantly better than in the majority of other countries. The so-called jante law is quite exaggerated in the article, there is some truth in it but it is far from an unofficial "law". One thing that bothered me quite a lot throughout the article was that it is very Stockholm-centric! Stockholm is not particularly representative of the country as a whole. The cost of, for example, renting or buying a house is very much lower in most other places in Sweden. In principle, you can say that as long as you stay outside the central parts of the biggest cities, the living costs here are very reasonable compared to most countries in Europe. And especially when compared to the US. As far as the so-called "wave of violence" is concerned, it is, like most political issues currently on the news, quite one-sided and with a clear political bias. The actual crime statistics speak a rather different language. Compare, for example, with the debate surrounding "illegal immigrants" in the US - as if that were America's biggest problem at the moment 🙄🤦🏻.
Actually, the numbers of ultra-rich is ridiculously high nowadays, compared to Algots any European country. The rise of inequality the last 20 years is one of the worst in the world.
I'm from New Zealand and had the pleasure of spending two years in Sweden. Olaf Palmar was assanated during this pariod. He wass a polarising figure due to his liberal "open door" policies. Being an indigenous New Zealander, I felt alittle uneasy at times. But I never encounted racist behaviour on the contrary. 🎉 I learnt the language and occassionally enjoy the shock and suprise of Swedes I meet in New Zealand. 😂😂
Jantelangen was written as a piece of satire, literally making a mockery of small-minded people in small towns, and their xenophobic tendencies towards "outsiders". Aksel Sandemose wrote his books as a warning about the repressions of society. some point in the 90's some idiot decided that these should've used as a way to live your life. if you do, your life is a joke.
I was working with four Americans in Asia. They all had two jobs back home and earned good money, but worked 10-14 hours a day, leaving almost no time for family friends ore children. I work 8 hours a day five days a week in Sweden. And we compared our Lifes and income. The Swedish way came out on top in every aspect. We had lower costs, welfare healthcare and so on dispite Swedens high taxes. I had more money left in my wallet at the end of the month then any of the Americans. I have time to play with my children, my wife only need to work 50% , and we had no health issues. We will never ever move to the great country in the west. Never. Welcome to Sweden
I was born in Sweden and feel good here. Those with the jantte law are not not from the Swedes, but come from the 0.2% people from the middle east. Sweden is inventive and creativity is on the right, but patents are too expensive, the same thing, the rents for apartments are 0.2% of the people from the middle east. It is the 0.2% people from the Middle East who have made life hell for the Swedes.
In general, do you agree with Sweden’s immigration policies or do you think there is a serious flaw in allowing unrestricted migration between vastly different cultures?
The wellfare system is not good. it was but now you have to have insurence if you want to meet a doctor. everything is going private. and the salaries are going down, nature is beutifull 2 months a year but in summer it mostly rains and in winter its dark and coold
Insurance to meet a doctor?? I've been to the vårdcentral, hospital and rehabilitation and do not have private insurance. I honestly wonder what you're talking about
Idk if this is everywhere but one time I was playing football with my friends and a guy came up to us and said if we would sell drugs of 1000kr we said no ofc
Every country has downsides not ,,most" but he just mentions Sweden's. Tbh they even bad I even want to go myself for a month to see what is the life there.
❤ Sweden is still good country with all its +ves & -ves 😊 love it Nordic (Scandinavia is different from rest of Europe 🌍) we need to understand the model of Scandinavian countries. ❤
This was the worst generalization of a country on all of TH-cam. First of all, if you are moving to Sweden, you may have to find out what the climate is like. 3/4 of Sweden is Arctic climate. Then it's dark. 40 Km north of the capital Stockholm runs one of the world's most famous latitudes. Latitude number 60. It goes across northern Siberia in Russia, continues through Norway, Sweden and Finland. The latitude continues through the southern part of Greenland, then comes north of Labrador in Canada, through southern Alaska and then comes back to Siberia. How then can you make a video where everything that touches 60 latitude is crap. Darkness, cold and more. What did you expect? You don't know that there are eight growing zones in Sweden. You don't know that daylight differs across eight zones. You don't know it's summer in southern Sweden while it still is is winter in northern Sweden. You have no idea that Sweden is Europe's longest country from north to south? South of latitude 60, it is significantly brighter than it is north about latitude 60. Do you have any knowledge that the Arctic Circle goes through Sweden? When you came to Sweden, did you perhaps think that it would be the same climate as in Florida? Move from here and read up on Sweden. Then you might be able to move back. But preferably not. We don't want negative people like you. If we Swedes were as negative as you are, we would not be so successful. You will never be successful in Sweden so pack your bags and go home!
Håller med fullständigt. Jag har alltid som svensk förstått oh fått lärt mig att Sverige är en av världens bästa länder när der gäller utbildning, säkerhet, människo rätt, jämställdhet, miljön, vi behandlar alla lika, demokrati osv. När man har alltid det där, vem bryr sig om vädret är lite grått mellan december till Februari. Jag har iallafall alltid uppskattat våren och sommaren mer på det sättet
I’m visiting Sweden for past 3 months and I couldn’t agree more with the video.Unfortunately I moved from Cape Town and I had higher expectations for Sweden but this turned out to be one of the most depressing places I’ve ever been to and all the reasons above play a part.There are definitely many places I’d move to before considering Sweden.
High tax makes caring for all citizens possible. And the political system despite current left or right government . Is built on the trust we have in our system. That for an example the high taxes we pay is used as good as possible to everyone. And we also get proof back continuously of that. Even if left or right voters may disagree of whats most inportant. But comparing to US we are extremely much better taking care of. And the tax pays for free education free healthcare and extreamly much more stuff thay for an example Americans have to pay for themself. So adding all the costs of thay and the ones I didnt mention. Its actually much more expensive in the US. And in the end of the day this includes everyone. Not only the rich who can make it anywhere.... Amd caring for everyone and the whole society I gladly to throu my tax. In US this is sometimes called evil socialistic ideas... Well if you rather want to live in a country where only the rich people succeed, where abortion and gun laws are stupid and theres only 2 extreamly bad choices as leaders for the country. Where you dont have parental leave (I was home 1 year with pay with my daughter) where people have to die cause they dont get financial help that they instead must ask strangers online for. For treatment that you get get for free in Sweden, eat lousy food have lousy waste handling, lousy busses and trains so everyone must own a car not drinkkable water.... Phu.... well I could go on for a few pages. But yes theres absolutely not a single reason I would like to live in the US. I will never forget when I as a young man first visited Chicago. We where singing in different churches. When we came to the first one we heard gunshots not far away... Even then I decided I never ever want to live in a country with this gun violence and the stupid idea that its every mans right to carry a gun publicly. I am very proud and happy to live in Sweden. That actually is a paradise compared to many other country's. Lets not forget that. And hopefully if you dont agree you are probably rich and can make it anywhere or you haven't really been around. Many countries in Europe is good. When it comew to life quality with all counted in Sweden Finland Norway and Denmark are allways within the top nations. And ifvthe weather bothers you ..Swedish summers are often actually fantastic. And in the darkest winter mounth you may do as many Swedes do. Take a trip to a warm and lighter place.... Annyway this is my and many others opinion... /J
What about the middle eastern immigration problems and the no-go zones? Are these simply propaganda, or are you simply not addressing the issue? Sincerely asking for your opinion.
@bcdrummer1962 We certainly have a problem. As all countries who have had a lot of immigration. That is a lot of taking care of. Cause in our system where everyone shall have that opportunity. We also have a problem with people who naturally suffer from trauma from war or likely situations, and that's why they seek shelter in Sweden. The problem is not that they come to us but the trauma and if the same seek help in Sweden as those who they may have fought against. They have their anger against each other with them to Sweden. Some also have a hard time obeying new laws and regulations that may differ from their home country. To be a Swedish citizen, you have many privileges. But there's also much that you have to give back and contribute to society. As said before,like pay high tax for an example. What some people must understand is that live in Sweden is also obligations, laws, and undertakings that must be followed. It may crash with religious and very different values in other countries. Like everyone's same value. Whatever religion, sexuality, gender and so on. Sweden is a very progressive society and promotes an equal society for everyone. Some who come from very different values may have a hard time accepting that. And find their place in their new country. Or it may take a long time. And some have a hard time cope with that and accept what we have in Sweden. On the other hand, choosing not to accept refugees or lower the intake of people in need is a clear standpoint from the world outside to be seen as racist or egoism. And is standing even farer from the Swedish values. It's not easy solutions whatever road a country chooses. We also have gang violence and other problems. So we are far from perfect. But as a total and compared to other countries we are very privileged. As long as you accept your new country and follow the rules and laws. Just as I should have to do if I moved to another country. And as always, it's a very small part of everyone who comes that does all the bad stuff... The most ones accept and commit to our rules and our way of life. But it's those who we read about that are the minority that dont... It's also a problem that you can't choose the people who are an "easy fit"... Cause again, then you will be marked as racist or inhuman. Our faundation values proclaim all should be welcome. But at the same time they must accept our country and its laws and obligations just as everyone else of us.
tru, life is much harder here then in france italy. The taxes are very high and what you earn is not eneough to pay your landlord. it is changing to the worse. free healtcare is only in paper, mostly you have to wait till the ilness is uncurable
I have lived in the Netherlands and Germany and prefer Sweden definitely over those 2. Obviously, the country doesn't suit everyone but these generalising statements are not helping anyone.
Language barrier? That goes for ALL countries of the world. You wanna live there and find a job? Learn the language! Alcohol accesibility ... well, just like in USA alcohol is harder to get than your local crack. Is that bad? You tell me. Cost of living is higher in Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong and some other places though but yes, it is high taxes. Just like in Denmark. Climate and darkness? That's how our planet is made. I agree with most things in this video though being born and living in Sweden but both my parents are Asians by birth.
With an average salary of 40€ you stated with taxes of 60% in sweden. I'll stay in the US with my 100k salary and 30% taxes . Im fine with visiting Sweden a few times of year. Thanks 😊 as for doctors visits I pay 20$ to see a doctor in US and pay 190$/month for insurance. Our health insurance system in the USA isn't as horrible as people think .
You seems to not Been living in Sweden! We have snow in south. We had last year have Been up to 40 degrees in the summer. Turists that comes get get chocked! Sweden is a very long country so big difference. Prices of living is hughly dufferent in Sweden. If you live in big cities like Malmö,, Stockholm and Göteborg. And taxes! We have no inherritage tax, no gift tax. no housetax. Only tax on work. Mainly you pay 35-40percent. Its easy to put up business and have business taxreductions. There is much bigger problems and disvantages you don’t talk about. High crimes for ex. And if all looking for Jobs in bigger cities it Will of course take more times than in smaller comunities. Analfabetism has gone up in Sweden too. I live here and i can for sure say that my country has big issus here that are bitter than those you take up. To have to pay 6-800 euros for an ordinary house elektricity every Month is a big problem.
@@InsideoutJoy the borgarsvins ofc.. the social democrats has been trying to rule with a borgarsvin economy for decades... and when the blåbrun sörja finally gets to rule, the sink the swedish economy to the bottom of the ocean, and when the social democrats needs to fix it, they get all the blame...
@@Ailasor du har ju sett hur de släppt in islamister och vill ha sharialagar i Sverige. Eeeehhh högern höjde sjuk och Aktivitetsersättningen bland annat och vill att vårt land ska vara tryggt. Sossarna hatar svenska folket och föredrar muslimer
To label all Swedish people as heartless, hypocrites, and imperialist is akin to dismissing ice cream as bland or declaring that Mozart had a mediocre ear for music. Such sweeping generalizations do no justice to the complexity and diversity of individuals belonging to the enchanting kingdom of Sweden. For within its borders lie compassionate hearts that beat with empathy, intellectuals who question their own beliefs with admirable open-mindedness, and a modern society that continuously strives for equality for all. So let us abandon prejudice and embrace the multi-faceted tapestry of cultures, personalities, and perspectives that grace this delightful Scandinavian nation.
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Beautiful nation and strong developed european country.
100%
Yes and most shootings also haha yes very good country
Strong and developed Scandinavia or Nordic countries. Why European? We don't call Scotland Britain. it's Scotland! Most countries hate the EU and want to leave 😂 blackmail holds it together.
totally agree!!
@@reggaeshark262 government soon clean up those gangsters.
The law of Jante, in my opinion, perfectly explains why Sweden is such a great country. People must be so humble there, and not so full of themselves. Here in the U.S. all you see is pride pride pride. Proud to be an American. Proud to be in the army. Proud to be a woman. Proud to be whatever. And while none of those things are inherently wrong, the problem is that people here think they're better than everyone else, and try to find more and more ways to prove such, even to the point of people constantly looking for ways they can be considered "prejudiced" or a "minority group." And while some of them are very very real and true, like POC or other minority races, Women, Veterans, etc. people will even find ways through those identities, or identities they make up, to complain and get offended by other's opinions in order to either feel better about themselves, or get special privilege because of it.
And when everyone, and I mean, nearly everyone, looks themselves in the mirror with the attitude that I'm special or better than everyone else, and I'm proud of who I am, everyone sees everyone else and thinks they're trying to take that pride away, in which you can imagine leads to a lot of chaos between groups. And yes, this is even true in politics, which explains why it's best to just not even say a word on the topic here in most settings.
People here think that in order to respect or to love one another, you have to agree with everything they say and believe, and not doing so is to "hate" them, and to strip them entirely of their dignity and identity. And no, that's not an exaggeration. And when you live in a place like that, many decide to just follow along and agree with their peers, hoping it's the right thing. And to be honest, I don't entirely blame them. For a country that supports free speech beyond anything else, we sure to get triggered when someone decides to give their opinions about things.
Anyways, I want to move to Sweden now. I think I could use a little peace in my life from all this chaos over here. And while it is manageable, just typing it out now makes me realize how much stress people feel just on this truth alone. People are very stressed here, and most of us don't know what to do with it
Fascistoid identity politics affects Sweden as well, though. Those hateful "woke" and "anti"-racist activists are here too.
Not as bad as in the US, by far, but still pretty prominent in media, and even state propaganda.
You're arrogant..You think you'll be missed.
Well, in my opinion, you have to be stupid. The laws of Jante regards ONLY the scandinavians, for the "other people" these laws has a whole other meaning, you know...
Btw, your speech remainds me of some nazi leaders speech, don't ask me, which one, I don't care enough to look after, which one said these kind of BS stuffs.
The way how this coping paragraph of yours doesn't even corelate to the law. Sweden is literally the most progressive country, and everyone is proud of themselves here. Just because we are humble, doesn't mean that we aren't proud of ourselves to be who we are authentically without hiding.💀
Great post. As an immigrant myself I can say that the respect that people have for eachother is one of the best things. Never will you get an unwanted opinion smeared in your face. Swedes hate conflicts and I do to🙂. I found Trumps post saying that he hated Taylor Swift so outrageous that I thought it's gonna be a wake up call for many of his followers, but to my utter amazement I see people defending his actions stating "it's a way to get the discussion started". It's completely baffling to me. If anything, an aspiring nation leader should contribute to peace among its people, not hate. Come to Sweden, and live you life in peace✌
Very good idea that Sweden imposes heavy taxes on tobacco and alcohol. These 2 things create alot of problems which means alot of expenses and it makes perfect sense that the consumer is made to pay for them.
and buying alcohol rules are really suck
Oh, the stereotype that Swedish people don't give a damn about anyone except themselves. How delightfully cliché! It's true that Sweden has experienced an impressive 100 years of peace, and perhaps this has nurtured a sense of self-assurance among its lovely citizens. But to assume they are solely self-centered? Oh dear, that is as outdated as velour tracksuits. Swedish culture values compassion, solidarity, and egalitarianism so deeply it practically oozes out of every fjord and forest in the country. Sure, they might relish their personal space like ABBA records on loop, but to label them uncaring is as erroneous as a bad mixtape from the '80s. Let's all raise our lingonberry-infused drinks to the Swedes - masters of charming wit and effortlessly cool tranquility - whose caring hearts beat harmoniously alongside their own well-being. Skål to you, Sweden!
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Hur är det ens ett dugg relaterat till originella kommentaren?
^^ slave mentality : “tax me daddy”
yeah but then some of the poorest people will be even more poor spending so much in taxes on alcohol
Jantelagen is a societal rule that says that you shouldn’t brag, because everything you brag about can be taken from you. It hasn’t anything to do with being outside of the “norm”.
I don't like bragging because it doesn't earn me anything. However people continously ask me about things that is almost like bragging and that's annoying.
@@V530-15ICRhow is that like bragging?
@@jte5783 If I would have said that thing at first it would have been like bragging.
@@V530-15ICR well, if you didn’t; you weren’t. 🤷🏽♂️
Jantelagen isn't a real law,it's more like a info about the mentality of the Swedes 😉
It sounds like the gang violence/mass shooting in Sweden is the highest in all Europe.
There're also many gang activities and teens recruited in Malmo and Gothenburg.
The longest turf war in history of Sweden is in Gothenburg. You should be careful
it is mostly immigrants shooting immigrants tho, though it is rare that innocent get in the crossfire it sadly happens. If you are not criminal the chances of getting shot are extremely low.
Normally criminal shooting criminal is not that bad, damn that sounded cruel but the real problem is the recruiting of young kids into the criminal world. Kids that otherwise would grow up in a peaceful productive matter!
@@benktlofgren4710 Exactly, the problem is that kids would only get 3 years in jail time. That makes no sense
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I agree with you Benkt. When you compare crime statistics across different countries, you must also take into account the nature of the violent crime, not just the number of homicides or the number of physical assaults per 100,00 inhabitants. A country with a higher homicide rate caused by shootings may actually be safer for most of that country's inhabitants than another country with a lower homicide rate if all of the homicides in the first country are caused by turf wars between various gangs whilst all of the homicides in the second country are caused by random, unprovoked violence between complete strangers and between partners in relationships such as a wife may use her sex appeal to get another man to kill her husband so that she can claim the life insurance money on her husband's life or the husband might hire a hitman to kill his wife so that he can claim life insurance money on her life and move on with his younger mistress. These types of violence are the worst kinds, not the kind involving drug dealers of various gangs fighting over turf and customers. With gang warfare, most people are safe because they can take precautionary action to steer clear of certain areas at certain time of the day, such as night time, to avoid having ever come into contact with any gangster. But you cannot take any kind of precaution or evasive action when the violence is random or between spouses: Who would go around thinking that my wife or my husband is going to kill me. If they have such suspicion, they would pack up and leave right away instead of still staying together with their partner.
@@Sammi_Kristiansen The years are not the problem, lack of education while spending them and the unhealthy connection they make while spending them is a bigger problem.
It's true, but it's gangs who prey on other gangs. Then it becomes a slightly skewed picture, yes shootings are more common, but that is because in Sweden has become the most common way to murder someone, if you look at murders as a whole, Sweden does not stand out significantly from the rest of Europe.
If you look at murders that do not take place in gang environments, they have decreased in Sweden for a long time.
As a Swede, i fully agree.
our crime rates are also a downside 😅
I can guarantee that whatever crime you have in Sweden, America can double it.
High tax and high serious crime rate are the biggest downside when moving to Sweden. Other than that, Sweden is a great country to live in most aspects of life.
@@Oggiwara1 I don’t see the high tax as a problem as we get it back in the form of free school, free lunch in school, free healthcare, something we call A-kassa, and many other social programs. As for the crime rate, be causcious at night in the outskirts of the big cities, especially Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, as That’s where most of the crime occur. North of Stockholm the serious crimes pretty much doesn’t exist. Not more than anywhere else in the Nordics. And while it’s still a problem it is now getting better and better.
@@Mazhypic I have been living in Sweden 35 years ago. At that time you got much back even with 42% tax. Today, when the government has stolen lots of money from the pension funds, it is not as easy as before. At least for me as a retiree as the health care also has gone downhill the last 3 decades due to the financing the living of unintegrated so called refugees from MENA countries...
Never ever heard of anyone having problems with the laundry
I live in Sweden. I can see a doctor the same day, even on weekends (though clinics that allow weekend visits are extremely rare, my local clinic does allow it.) Getting a referral to a specialist is easy, but sometimes you need to wait about 3 months to see the specialist. Having private health insurance through your employer allows you to skip the wait.
As the 'famous' old saying goes: "Man cannot live by rankings alone".
The problem of finding a job as a foreigner is a sad reality, even if you studied at KTH, which is their top school.
Source: my experience
Even being a native Swede, the jobmarket is though as shit. Its the same type of bullshit, "Have atleast ten years worth of experience" even though i´ve never done the job before.
@@swedichboy1000 From my experience, the easiest way to get a job in a decent to good company with less than 3 yrs of experience would be to seek for an industrial PhD opportunity. No company would let you go after 4 years with them, unless you are really really bad.
i don't think it is that hard but i can see your point.
The thing is, Sweden is not in big need of skilled labor. If you come to Sweden you will compete with other Swedes and its easier to pick a Swedish person, especially if language is a requirement.
Oh, absolutely! The Swedish people are renowned for their complete disregard for anyone other than themselves. It's truly remarkable how they have mastered the art of self-centeredness without a care in the world for anyone else's well-being. And of course, let us not forget to mention those glorious 100 years of peace that they pranced about in. No wars, conflicts, or any form of strife whatsoever! How utterly delightful it must have been to simply sit back and enjoy life while the rest of the world was grappling with chaos and adversity. Truly, we should all aspire to be more like the Swedish people - completely unconcerned with anything that doesn't directly benefit ourselves and blissfully ignorant of the hardships faced by others. Bravo!
Wow! Is this what you call downsides? We have the best possible roads, clean and tidy in our cities. This is a little of what our taxes go to. We have green parks and lots of playgrounds. Free school and school meals. Almost free healthcare. Then we have much, much more that is free or cheap that our taxes go to. We Swedes get used to everything, high food prices and expensive petrol. We care for ten minutes. We continue to live just as usual. I wonder if it is not the case that it is newcomers or people who live abroad who think that Sweden is expensive. I myself have an average salary and can live life with at least 3 trips abroad a year, without becoming poor from it. There is work for everyone. Stop talking about our high taxes, we Swedes have money and as usual we can get by. This is of course my own opinion. We have no beggars or people living on the street, everyone who is a Swedish citizen has the right to social benefits and a roof over their heads. That's our law. Everyone you see begging or maybe sleeping under a bridge is not Swedish.! ps, if you see a Swede begging or sleeping outside, then he/she has made a personal choice to do so. d.s
The high Taxes also pay for health care and school . A visit to the doctor is 170 SEK, about 17 USD and school is free up to university, where you have to pay for books, but the courses are free.
Really free upto University? Its great if thats really a case.
I wouldn't say the taxes in the Nordics are a bad thing as we get it back. We have free healthcare, free school, free lunch in school, if you were to lose your job you get 80% of your previous paycheck untill you find another job, etc.
When I travel to Sweden, I see that almost everyone speaks english in Sweden.
The problem is not when it's a real winter it's wonderful, but when it's clean and stays just above freezing. You get a lot of that weather in Southern Sweden, they are shit. However, the summers in Sweden are fantastic. The taxes are super good, it makes more people actually get rich.
A big disadvantage is that it is very difficult to find rental apartments, buying is very expensive (at least in the more popular cities) and don't be fooled by the price that is stated, it is a bidding process and sometimes the price is double the price that the bid is asking for.
You understand that taxes are nothing but stealing the earnings of other people's hard work, by threat of violence of the state?
I lived in Sweden most of my life but migrated about a year and a half ago. Just the last year alone, there were shootings, bomb detonations, robbery, vandalism, rape-attempt (towards my wife), the list goes on and on. The sad thing is, it was predictable but with such incompetent leadership over the past decades it had to go down this way.
I think this video is over-simplifying a lot. Regarding the climate. Some years in the far south of Sweden never even experience any snow or just for a day or two, while in the north there might be a full blown winter.
Also, the Swedish school education system is very questionable. It has been known to the public that Sweden has systematically improved the PISA scores by excluding low-performing students from taking the tests. This goes on on many levels and not just the PISA tests. I compared the knowledge of math between a 12 year old Swedish student (following a Swedish curriculum) and a student of same age enrolled in a Cambridge International curriculum or IB-programme, and the difference is massive. Absolutely astonishing. The Swedish curriculum is so far behind in math, its ridiculous. The result of it all is scary. The Universities and Collegies are lowering the qualification bars to keep the fundings. This means that the students that now (or tomorrow) graduate will be less competent and not be able to compete with international students. This is when Sweden will go really south. And its happening right now slowly but surely. There are reports about this, books published in recent years describing the issues but the government don't want to admit the issues. And how can you solve a problem is you can't admit it exists?!
I would also like to comment about the IT-job market in Sweden. I work in IT for years for Swedish companies and I have never heard of any IT professional with 5 years of experience take many months to find a job in IT in Sweden. The Swedish market is in very high demand of IT professionals right now and will be for a significant amount of time. A funny thing that you mention is that once the person changed the name, the person in question started to get interviews. I believe there might be some merit into that, but not in IT in Sweden. For other unqualified jobs, I am sure of it. I have seen that with my own eyes on countless occasions and various situations, but far less of that in IT and among experienced professionals. It's very easy to pull the rasist-card here, but the IT-market does not care about skin color as much as people seem to think. Sweden needs competence and Sweden don't know how to gain it.
All in all, Sweden is facing many challenges. I would never ever call Sweden for "one of the world's most developed countries". For me Sweden used to be something worth calling Good (or maybe even great), but has fallen into decay that began over 4 decades ago. I see more and more skilled workers leave the country. I see companies (like I did) leave the country, due to many many reasons. The above mentioned things is just the tip of an iceberg, sadly..
A comment to @Kjell Eson, what is it that you think Sweden is so successful about? The Nazi gold made Sweden rich, and once we abandoned the German school system, Sweden began a slow decay. The politics changed a lot during the past decades, leading to this, idiocracy. The old generation that had skills and competence built many successful businesses in Sweden, that really put Sweden on the map. That pushed Sweden on the horizon. But then what? These people are retiring and many of these companies struggle or have changed ownerships. Just look at our neighbor countries. Why do you think, many American or Chinese companies establish offices in Denmark for example? Why not in Sweden? Because the setup in Sweden for running business is really bad. Its contra productive. It kills creativity and entrepreneurship. And any profit made by the company is devoured by the government and haunted by the people... No way, I am gonna stay in Sweden and put my son into a Swedish curriculum. NO WAY!
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There was much in what you wrote that did not add up. But just to take one thing, Sweden is ranked as the seventh best country in the world to start a business in, so it's not exactly bad.
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Yes, I think so, as do all Swedes who hate Sweden.
Where did you immigrated to ?
@@tangforshaha please go to rinkeby or vårberg in Sweden especially with your look you will be robbed within 2 hours. People say Sweden is one of the best countries but how the fuck can it be so many shootings and rapes all the time if it’s so grate? Everything’s is in the middle in Sweden like mellanmjölk, like theater bio looks like 1980, in other countries like Latvia or Poland they have leather seats in movie theater but Sweden has old clothes chairs. Almost every office working place looks like a school, no class at all. Immigrants piss on the Swedish men and their wives and the Swedes just take it and keeps quiet like pussies. I think Sweden is one of the worst place to live in if you do not want to see shooting almost every other day, see women get raped, see gangs everywhere and self isolate without having any real friends.
That is 100% a misunderstanding of "Jantelagen" it's basically just about not bragging too much about achievements.
I'm involved with a woman in Galve Sweden. I have never had an issue with language barriers. Almost everyone I've met speaks English and all signs have English translation on them. I'm a chef by trade so going to the grocery store was where I first started learning Swedish and it started to click. Also the SEK is 10 to 1 USD. For every dollar it's 10 Kr.
It really is an amazing place and the people are just great.
Exactly, Sweden is one of the easiest countries to get by without learning the native language but if you do, it is very much appreciated. Try surviving with English only in Germany, France or Spain, well good luck!
That first point isn't dissuasive - Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder.
if you knew what you get for those taxes, you'd realize it's what makes Sweden and Denmark some of the best places to live in the world
Tell me you’ve never been to Sweden without telling me you’ve never been to Sweden
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Ikr? This video is bs.
i have had no problem of seeing the doctor within a week, if i need it faste then one just talk with the people working at the doctors office and one can usually be sheduled according to how urgent it is.
If i'm really sick i'll go to the ER and they first make an assessment and then depending on the illness and how badly injured others are one have to wait untill more severe cases are treated.
If an traffic accident or similar come in then it might take a long time to get help, but they will proritize according to how severe ones illness are.
According to statistics from the OECD Sweden has a higher ratio of billionaires per capita than any other country in the OECD.
How do you get 480 days of leave when there 362 days a year??
Well... first of all - it´s 365 days in a year...;) And the parental leave stretches over one year... And it´s 480 working days - weekends excluded.
2:24 The most recent years I don't mind it so much. But some years ago (2020) I did not like when it got brighter outside.
Your economic ideas are completely different to the UK, in London you are never far away from someone who lives in a million pound house and someone who is completely broke.
4:20 The tax revenue as part of GDP is not the same as tax pressure. That is what the government get in, not what the people pay.
If we compare emplytax, income tax and VAT, Sweden have slightly more tax then Denmark, not less. This is largely due to much higher base deduct and threshold of tax increment. Even if again, procentage is larger in Denmark, because the tax deduct is higher, you pretty much pay less tax regardless of how much or how little you make.
There is just a few places where tax is actually lower in Sweden, and one of those is VAT on food, Food is generally actually fairly cheap in Sweden
1:20 the diffrance in Climate between Stockholm and very south of Sweden is much larger than people think. Specially so at daylight hours in winter. Also, while the odd snowstorms does happen in the very south, the snow typically melt away in a week or two, while it in Stockholm typically stay put for 3-4 month. On top of that, the south have generally temperatures above freezing in the winter, and it barley ever get under -5C, While in stockholm there can be one or two weeks with a solid -15 most normal winters. In the summer the diffrance is really small, and it might even be warmer in Stockholm
2:30 living cost is really not that high. The issue is that a lot of people confuse Stockholm for sweden. Stockholm is pretty freaking expensive. So is Göteborg and Malmö to a degree.
But go to any of the mid size 20 cities, its really not that expensive.
I just checked Norrköping the other week and there was flats avalible for €500-1000 for 1-3 room 5-10 minute walking distance to the city core. Combine that with the relative low price of food and power, its really not that expensive.
Sure of you compare to southern europe it's still way higher, but so are vages...
But of cause, if you earn a normal paycheck. Denmark and norway is for sure better. If you make a intenet living Sweden is quite a bit better.
7:00 the access to healthcare is sort of kind of right. but there is a caveat here. It depends on what region you are registered in. Some region the healthcare is quite good, some region its absolutely auwfull. This seams to depend more on administration than budget.
7:50 Finding work in Sweden is hard in general. Not only for foreigners. To a degree, it might be harder for people from Sweden, or at least that was the case prior. There is also quite a bit of education inflation. When everyone have a masters degree, nobody got a masters degree. There is pretty much no education that will give you a heads up in Sweden (possibly a MD)
If you need to know the downsides of living in Italy I can help you
The last point is really a joke, the tvättstugan is one of the best inventions ever. I think Sweden is a great country, sometimes I miss though the spontaneous conversations that happen in other countries. The climate and darkness are also serious disadvantages. It is so easy to get by with English that many expats don't bother learning and never really get to learn the Swedes. To get to know people on a more personal level I can wholeheartedly recommend to learn Swedish, if you stay in Sweden is not meant as an interim, learning the language is probably the best thing you can do.
As somebody coming from america , having to pay high taxes as it already is for a little things and getting nothing... I prefer we play a little bit More and getting More out of what I pay.Then pay a little bit less and still get nothing...
But i gotta say that living in stockholm is beutiful. Yes there are many winter months but the summer gets more hyped and more fun! And it i pretty warm in the summer bc of the gulf flow but i dont recommend malmö
I am curious about the downsides of Malmo. What would be the list of downsides for Malmo in your view?
@@karllarsen8797 Malmö has a lot of crime and it keeps increasing that's why.
@@bellwolf5702Stockholm has way more crime than Malmö fyi
1:53 I don't find it depressing. I actually like when it is dark.
I love it!
Ok. So in many videos about sweden on YT the taxes are brought up as a negative. You can't talk about taxes without talking g about what you get.
Sure. The taxes are high but you don't have to save If your kids want to go to university
You don't go bankrupt if you get very ill and you don't have to pay for an ambulance.
When you talk about high taxes you need to compare into what it would cost you to save for say a university education for you child
Or how much you need to save every month in case you need to go to the hospital for a week etc
The taxation isn't a problem
And you pay 50% tax on the amount over around 4000 dollar.
Well spoken❤
I wonder why he's not speak about democracy, Donald Trump ore "one wote for one person" dispite your skin color, wealth ore your gender. Atqo party system can never be called a true democracy.
Very very clean country ++,uppsala city
On the whole, relatively correctly described, albeit without context. If you talk about taxes, you also have to talk about what they finance. It is true that Sweden does not have that many ultra-rich, but on the other hand, most people here (and in the other Nordic countries) live significantly better than in the majority of other countries.
The so-called jante law is quite exaggerated in the article, there is some truth in it but it is far from an unofficial "law".
One thing that bothered me quite a lot throughout the article was that it is very Stockholm-centric!
Stockholm is not particularly representative of the country as a whole.
The cost of, for example, renting or buying a house is very much lower in most other places in Sweden. In principle, you can say that as long as you stay outside the central parts of the biggest cities, the living costs here are very reasonable compared to most countries in Europe. And especially when compared to the US.
As far as the so-called "wave of violence" is concerned, it is, like most political issues currently on the news, quite one-sided and with a clear political bias. The actual crime statistics speak a rather different language. Compare, for example, with the debate surrounding "illegal immigrants" in the US - as if that were America's biggest problem at the moment 🙄🤦🏻.
Actually, the numbers of ultra-rich is ridiculously high nowadays, compared to Algots any European country. The rise of inequality the last 20 years is one of the worst in the world.
The jaw of jante is something my music teacher made my class follow. I'm not even swedish
There isn't bad weather only bad clothing. True warmth is the one your frost bitten cheeks feel when going inside a warm house.
I'm from New Zealand and had the pleasure of spending two years in Sweden. Olaf Palmar was assanated during this pariod.
He wass a polarising figure due to his liberal "open door" policies.
Being an indigenous New Zealander, I felt alittle uneasy at times. But I never encounted racist behaviour on the contrary. 🎉
I learnt the language and occassionally enjoy the shock and suprise of Swedes I meet in New Zealand. 😂😂
Jantelangen was written as a piece of satire, literally making a mockery of small-minded people in small towns, and their xenophobic tendencies towards "outsiders". Aksel Sandemose wrote his books as a warning about the repressions of society. some point in the 90's some idiot decided that these should've used as a way to live your life. if you do, your life is a joke.
I was working with four Americans in Asia. They all had two jobs back home and earned good money, but worked 10-14 hours a day, leaving almost no time for family friends ore children. I work 8 hours a day five days a week in Sweden. And we compared our Lifes and income. The Swedish way came out on top in every aspect. We had lower costs, welfare healthcare and so on dispite Swedens high taxes. I had more money left in my wallet at the end of the month then any of the Americans. I have time to play with my children, my wife only need to work 50% , and we had no health issues. We will never ever move to the great country in the west. Never.
Welcome to Sweden
I was born in Sweden and feel good here. Those with the jantte law are not not from the Swedes, but come from the 0.2% people from the middle east. Sweden is inventive and creativity is on the right, but patents are too expensive, the same thing, the rents for apartments are 0.2% of the people from the middle east. It is the 0.2% people from the Middle East who have made life hell for the Swedes.
In general, do you agree with Sweden’s immigration policies or do you think there is a serious flaw in allowing unrestricted migration between vastly different cultures?
About the sallery… really depends.
Avarage is about 20-30 000kr AFTER taxes. So not that high of living standard to be fair
The wellfare system is not good. it was but now you have to have insurence if you want to meet a doctor. everything is going private. and the salaries are going down, nature is beutifull 2 months a year but in summer it mostly rains and in winter its dark and coold
Insurance to meet a doctor?? I've been to the vårdcentral, hospital and rehabilitation and do not have private insurance. I honestly wonder what you're talking about
All what you said is true 👍 💯
Idk if this is everywhere but one time I was playing football with my friends and a guy came up to us and said if we would sell drugs of 1000kr we said no ofc
the mild climate is the best part :P
I believe he changed his name from Juan Miguel to Michael. Thus you wouldnt think he was a foreigner.....
There are downsides in most countrys😐
Every country has downsides not ,,most" but he just mentions Sweden's. Tbh they even bad I even want to go myself for a month to see what is the life there.
Well researched and good video!
❤ Sweden is still good country with all its +ves & -ves 😊 love it
Nordic (Scandinavia is different from rest of Europe 🌍) we need to understand the model of Scandinavian countries. ❤
For a country that claims to be so advanced no access to washers and dryers is a deal breaker for us
Yes, they are outlawed by the king. Stores can only sell to foringers or the owner gets capital punishment by removal of arms and legs.
Lol most people have washers etc at home. People in the hood or people that live in houses from the 1960is have it like he describes
And people complain in the USA about taxes 😎
There are probably not many Swedes who think these are disadvantages, possibly point 4!
Jantelagen?? I dont think såå
You forgot to tell the no go zones of Sweden.
No go zones?
@@CarterMoen They only exist in the minds of far-right people.
The Climate is the #1 upside for me! 😂
This was the worst generalization of a country on all of TH-cam.
First of all, if you are moving to Sweden, you may have to find out what the climate is like. 3/4 of Sweden is Arctic climate.
Then it's dark. 40 Km north of the capital Stockholm runs one of the world's most famous latitudes. Latitude number 60.
It goes across northern Siberia in Russia, continues through Norway, Sweden and Finland.
The latitude continues through the southern part of Greenland, then comes north of Labrador in Canada, through southern Alaska and then comes back to Siberia.
How then can you make a video where everything that touches 60 latitude is crap. Darkness, cold and more. What did you expect?
You don't know that there are eight growing zones in Sweden.
You don't know that daylight differs across eight zones.
You don't know it's summer in southern Sweden while it still is
is winter in northern Sweden.
You have no idea that Sweden is Europe's longest country from north to south?
South of latitude 60, it is significantly brighter than it is north
about latitude 60.
Do you have any knowledge that the Arctic Circle goes through Sweden?
When you came to Sweden, did you perhaps think that it would be the same climate as in Florida?
Move from here and read up on Sweden.
Then you might be able to move back.
But preferably not. We don't want negative people like you.
If we Swedes were as negative as you are, we would
not be so successful. You will never be successful in
Sweden so pack your bags and go home!
😢
Håller med fullständigt.
Jag har alltid som svensk förstått oh fått lärt mig att Sverige är en av världens bästa länder när der gäller utbildning, säkerhet, människo rätt, jämställdhet, miljön, vi behandlar alla lika, demokrati osv.
När man har alltid det där, vem bryr sig om vädret är lite grått mellan december till Februari.
Jag har iallafall alltid uppskattat våren och sommaren mer på det sättet
I’m visiting Sweden for past 3 months and I couldn’t agree more with the video.Unfortunately I moved from Cape Town and I had higher expectations for Sweden but this turned out to be one of the most depressing places I’ve ever been to and all the reasons above play a part.There are definitely many places I’d move to before considering Sweden.
@@PETITEBOMBSHELLname me 2 countries better than Swede?
High tax makes caring for all citizens possible.
And the political system despite current left or right government .
Is built on the trust we have in our system.
That for an example the high taxes we pay is used as good as possible to everyone.
And we also get proof back continuously of that. Even if left or right voters may disagree of whats most inportant.
But comparing to US we are extremely much better taking care of.
And the tax pays for free education free healthcare and extreamly much more stuff thay for an example Americans have to pay for themself. So adding all the costs of thay and the ones I didnt mention. Its actually much more expensive in the US.
And in the end of the day this includes everyone. Not only the rich who can make it anywhere....
Amd caring for everyone and the whole society I gladly to throu my tax.
In US this is sometimes called evil socialistic ideas...
Well if you rather want to live in a country where only the rich people succeed, where abortion and gun laws are stupid and theres only 2 extreamly bad choices as leaders for the country. Where you dont have parental leave (I was home 1 year with pay with my daughter) where people have to die cause they dont get financial help that they instead must ask strangers online for. For treatment that you get get for free in Sweden, eat lousy food have lousy waste handling, lousy busses and trains so everyone must own a car not drinkkable water....
Phu.... well I could go on for a few pages.
But yes theres absolutely not a single reason I would like to live in the US.
I will never forget when I as a young man first visited Chicago. We where singing in different churches. When we came to the first one we heard gunshots not far away...
Even then I decided I never ever want to live in a country with this gun violence and the stupid idea that its every mans right to carry a gun publicly.
I am very proud and happy to live in Sweden. That actually is a paradise compared to many other country's.
Lets not forget that.
And hopefully if you dont agree you are probably rich and can make it anywhere or you haven't really been around.
Many countries in Europe is good. When it comew to life quality with all counted in Sweden Finland Norway and Denmark are allways within the top nations.
And ifvthe weather bothers you ..Swedish summers are often actually fantastic. And in the darkest winter mounth you may do as many Swedes do. Take a trip to a warm and lighter place....
Annyway this is my and many others opinion...
/J
What about the middle eastern immigration problems and the no-go zones? Are these simply propaganda, or are you simply not addressing the issue? Sincerely asking for your opinion.
@bcdrummer1962 We certainly have a problem. As all countries who have had a lot of immigration. That is a lot of taking care of.
Cause in our system where everyone shall have that opportunity. We also have a problem with people who naturally suffer from trauma from war or likely situations, and that's why they seek shelter in Sweden. The problem is not that they come to us but the trauma and if the same seek help in Sweden as those who they may have fought against. They have their anger against each other with them to Sweden.
Some also have a hard time obeying new laws and regulations that may differ from their home country.
To be a Swedish citizen, you have many privileges. But there's also much that you have to give back and contribute to society.
As said before,like pay high tax for an example.
What some people must understand is that live in Sweden is also obligations, laws, and undertakings that must be followed.
It may crash with religious and very different values in other countries.
Like everyone's same value. Whatever religion, sexuality, gender and so on.
Sweden is a very progressive society and promotes an equal society for everyone. Some who come from very different values may have a hard time accepting that. And find their place in their new country.
Or it may take a long time.
And some have a hard time cope with that and accept what we have in Sweden.
On the other hand, choosing not to accept refugees or lower the intake of people in need is a clear standpoint from the world outside to be seen as racist or egoism.
And is standing even farer from the Swedish values.
It's not easy solutions whatever road a country chooses.
We also have gang violence and other problems. So we are far from perfect. But as a total and compared to other countries we are very privileged. As long as you accept your new country and follow the rules and laws. Just as I should have to do if I moved to another country.
And as always, it's a very small part of everyone who comes that does all the bad stuff...
The most ones accept and commit to our rules and our way of life.
But it's those who we read about that are the minority that dont...
It's also a problem that you can't choose the people who are an "easy fit"... Cause again, then you will be marked as racist or inhuman.
Our faundation values proclaim all should be welcome.
But at the same time they must accept our country and its laws and obligations just as everyone else of us.
If you love life dont move to sweden
tru, life is much harder here then in france italy. The taxes are very high and what you earn is not eneough to pay your landlord. it is changing to the worse. free healtcare is only in paper, mostly you have to wait till the ilness is uncurable
I have lived in the Netherlands and Germany and prefer Sweden definitely over those 2. Obviously, the country doesn't suit everyone but these generalising statements are not helping anyone.
Stockholm isn´t Sweden...
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
@@V530-15ICR Yes but not the whole of it as some may think, but you didn´t get that.
Language barrier? That goes for ALL countries of the world. You wanna live there and find a job? Learn the language! Alcohol accesibility ... well, just like in USA alcohol is harder to get than your local crack. Is that bad? You tell me. Cost of living is higher in Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong and some other places though but yes, it is high taxes. Just like in Denmark. Climate and darkness? That's how our planet is made. I agree with most things in this video though being born and living in Sweden but both my parents are Asians by birth.
With an average salary of 40€ you stated with taxes of 60% in sweden. I'll stay in the US with my 100k salary and 30% taxes . Im fine with visiting Sweden a few times of year. Thanks 😊 as for doctors visits I pay 20$ to see a doctor in US and pay 190$/month for insurance. Our health insurance system in the USA isn't as horrible as people think .
Very informative
Cost of living high everywhere
Please iceland next
You seems to not Been living in Sweden! We have snow in south. We had last year have Been up to 40 degrees in the summer. Turists that comes get get chocked! Sweden is a very long country so big difference. Prices of living is hughly dufferent in Sweden. If you live in big cities like Malmö,, Stockholm and Göteborg. And taxes! We have no inherritage tax, no gift tax. no housetax. Only tax on work. Mainly you pay 35-40percent. Its easy to put up business and have business taxreductions.
There is much bigger problems and disvantages you don’t talk about. High crimes for ex.
And if all looking for Jobs in bigger cities it Will of course take more times than in smaller comunities. Analfabetism has gone up in Sweden too. I live here and i can for sure say that my country has big issus here that are bitter than those you take up. To have to pay 6-800 euros for an ordinary house elektricity every Month is a big problem.
Freezing cold. Not worth it.
Law of Jante 😂😂😂😂 what a joke. What even is this rubbish law?
7:40 hahah😂
Complimenti bel video.trapelata un pizzico di disappunto.Forse manca un po'☀️Il codice Jante!?Ok ho 0 possibility
Jante is not a Swedish concept. It's Norwegian/Danish.
I’ve never been so grateful to be born and live in America.
The US has its downsides as well... There is no perfect country
A list of 100 downsides of USA (or any other American country) would not be enough
Sweden is much better on so many levels
@@MovingAbroad the US have more downside than Sweden on many levels, i promise you that
@@MovingAbroad not many downsides im moving to the us from sweden soon
Sweden?
Isn't that Gaza Major?
You forgot to mention Social democrats
well.. thats because there is only a small minority of swedes who dislike them... its still the biggest party..
Who built this country!
@@annicaesplund6613 and destroyed it
@@InsideoutJoy the borgarsvins ofc.. the social democrats has been trying to rule with a borgarsvin economy for decades... and when the blåbrun sörja finally gets to rule, the sink the swedish economy to the bottom of the ocean, and when the social democrats needs to fix it, they get all the blame...
@@Ailasor du har ju sett hur de släppt in islamister och vill ha sharialagar i Sverige. Eeeehhh högern höjde sjuk och Aktivitetsersättningen bland annat och vill att vårt land ska vara tryggt. Sossarna hatar svenska folket och föredrar muslimer
Law of jante doesnt apply to yung lean and bladee 😂
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You are so negative that you give thumbs down to all countries
BS... Do not make videos for places you do not know, mate. That s fake news!
What exactly is BS about this video? I've linked all sources in the description. I don't make the points up. Looking forward to your reply
I am Swedish and literally everything he said was true
Yeah but has he even lived in all these places he's talking about...? Just curious cause i dunno
To label all Swedish people as heartless, hypocrites, and imperialist is akin to dismissing ice cream as bland or declaring that Mozart had a mediocre ear for music. Such sweeping generalizations do no justice to the complexity and diversity of individuals belonging to the enchanting kingdom of Sweden. For within its borders lie compassionate hearts that beat with empathy, intellectuals who question their own beliefs with admirable open-mindedness, and a modern society that continuously strives for equality for all. So let us abandon prejudice and embrace the multi-faceted tapestry of cultures, personalities, and perspectives that grace this delightful Scandinavian nation.
Theres no way sweden has cleaner water than germany
Only a German could make a statement like that!
@@CreRay true
Not a word about en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area