American Couple Reacts: Sweden! Swedish Culture, Geography, Food Animals & MORE! FIRST TIME REACTION

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Hello Sweden! This is only our 2nd video on our Swedish journey! This is a great, easy-to-follow, fun and very interesting dive into all things Sweden! We learn so much here about the people of Sweden, differences in culture, the food, population, music and so much more! A great video to start to know Sweden. We're very excited about this and know you will love it! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@SocietyFilth]

Try Glögg. Promise, will not disappoint. Serve it with a bit of raisin and almond in your cup. Though not mandatory som prefer it that way. Favorably, try with both of it in the glögg and without. It is good either way.

[@YonasBonas]

and dont forget to heat it up a little bit!@@SocietyFilth

[@hypnotherapy69]

If you are upper/middleclass and healthy... the issues really aren´t issues .....

[@hypnotherapy69]

From the north :) (Norrland)

[@kakite5163]

They didnt explain allemansrätten very good. he meaning of Allemansrätten simply is every person’s right to access and roam, without disturbing or destroying, Swedish nature and countryside. You have the right to hike, bike and pick berries in the woodlands and forests. The Right of Public Access regulates what you can and can’t do, more is explained below. The core meaning of Allemansrätten is “freedom”. Free to peacefully explore without obstacles or hindrance, however, there are limitations and it is important to know what is covered. Under this right, you don’t need permission to cross private land, especially to reach a body of water, such as lakes or rivers. However, you need to ask the land owner for permission if you plan to do outdoor activities on their property.

[@hrafnatyr9794]

”Allemansrätten” (every man’s right) is more extensive than what was said in the video. You can actually camp for one night on someone's property, provided it is out of sight and hearing of those who live there, and of course you must not behave in a disruptive manner, destroy anything or pick flowers, fruits or berries that grow on someone's private plot. You can also, for example, have a picnic or swim everywhere except where it is expressly prohibited. Wild-growing berries, fruits, nuts and mushrooms can be picked almost everywhere as long as it is not commercial picking. You could say that ”allemanrätten” is a right with accompanying obligations. Do not break branches from growing trees, if you camp or make a fire, leave the area in at least as good condition as it was when you arrived. In certain weather conditions, it may be prohibited to make fires (usually this is announced in notices from the local authorities). Of course you are not allowed to camp or make a fire, for example, in fields with growing crops, or on land where there are grazing cattle. Do not disturb birds or other animals. Non-commercial fishing is allowed along the coasts and in some lakes and waterways and with easily available and cheap fishing licenses in many other places. Hunting is permitted only for the hunting right holder (usually the landowner), and additionally requires a hunter's license. Most of the land in Sweden is NOT owned by the state but is privately owned, however, ”allemanrätten” applies regardless. To me, ”allemansrätten” is perhaps the single greatest freedom we have here that you in the US don't have!

[@toniheikkila5607]

We have same in Finland, "jokamiehenoikeudet" (Every mans rights) (though recently changed to "jokaisenoikeudet" (Everyones rights), keeping up with times.) I wanted to say that too, they made it sound that private lands are no-no, but thats the whole point of those rights! I think pretty much everywhere publicly owned land is free to roam (After all, thats what publicly owned means...) Youre free to go and camp on privately owned land and forests, just not going to anyones backyard or fields &c. Free to gather berries, mushrooms, fish &c., just not to cut trees, hunt without landowners permission, kill plants or destroy nature &c.

[@FemaleSniper86]

Wait.... You can't camp on someones yard.... Large property, maybe, but if you are found without permission and refuse to leave, I highly doubt you get away with just an "ok, come for a cup of coffee".

[@olsa76]

Nuts are not covered by the allemansrätten. It is forbidden to pick acorns and nuts unless you have asked the landowner. Then I also think it's misleading to say that it's ok to camp on private property as long as you can't be seen or heard, it can be misunderstood as being allowed to camp in someone's yard, as long as you hide behind the garage and are quiet. Instead, say that it's ok to camp on private land, as long as it's far from residential buildings and their private yard.

[@olsa76]

​@@FemaleSniper86No! You are absolutely not allowed to camp in someone's yard. You are allowed to camp in someone's woods or land, as long as it is far away from residential buildings and their private yard.

[@init100]

​@@olsa76 And to be a bit more specific, I think "far away" means at least 300 meters away from the nearest building.

[@danielkarlsson258]

10:00 Here they are a bit wrong. You can freely roam on privately owned land as well. You should check out Jonna Jinton "Living with the Dark Winters in Sweden | Midnight sun & Polar night" for more Sweden. Thanks for the upload! 👍

[@Appokallopps]

Jonna is a great photographer and representative for the northern part of Sweden, with some insights in our psyche too.

[@karmehed]

You are not allowed to move freely on private land. You are not allowed to move on private land near someone's home except if you are just passing by on a path with no other way to get passed.

[@loka-chan6695]

Sure but we are respectfull to not walk on other people yard

[@olliveraira6122]

"Allemansrätten gives you the right to stay on someone else's land and it is permitted to camp for a single day, but if you want to camp in a larger group, many nights or leave blood tracks for dog training, you should ask the land owner for permission." / "Allemansrätten ger dig rätt att vistas på någon annans mark och det är tillåtet att tälta enstaka dygn men vill du tälta i större grupp, många nätter eller lägga blodspår för hundträning bör du fråga markägaren om lov. " I dont think YT allows links, so you will have to find the source yourself

[@TzunSu]

@@karmehed That depends on the hemfridszon, it can be as little as a few meters. At the very most, it's a few hundred meters.

[@HeadGodoftheGodCouncil]

Fun fact: In Sweden, around Christmas times, Coca Cola sales drop significantly thanks to everyone drinking Julmust instead. Also, Surströmming isn't really bad if you eat it the right way. And you just have to make sure to open it outdoors under water and it isn't gonna smell that bad.

[@Ferdawoon]

My grandma and grandpa would, while they were still young enough, hold Surströmmingsskiva, (a Surströmming dinner). They would always offer me something else if I wanted, just some pasta with sauce or something, but over the years I eventually tried it and the taste was not bad at all. I would describe the smell as a nasty egg fart, but if you open the cans properly (under water) and rinse it many times, it is not that bad. There are also extra things you add to the surströmming such as raw onions which helps dampen or at least hide the smell of the fish. The taste itself is more salty than anything, and the rumor has it that the origin was some Merchant who wanted to cut costs and used less salt than needed to properly cure and preserve the fish. It would be good when they sold it but go bad faster but by then they'd be long gone with the money. But a year later some villagers found the merchant again and asked if he had some more of that fish because they'd like some. And that's how the tradition was born. But that's just a rumor, many stories with slight variations exist about the origins of Surströmming.

[@John-Is-My-Name]

Adding to that: Coca cola spends massive amounts of money each christmas on ads and campaigns trying to change that but it has never worked.

[@patrickadolfsson4784]

Coca-cola tried to by the rights for Julmust, as it says!!Just to Take over the market after, but No way José!! 🤠🫡🫥🙄😛

[@hellewellejus2895]

Glögg is spiced delicious warm sweet vine with raisins and almonds in. We drink it at Christmas. Smørrebrød originally stems from the danish food kitchen late 1800 era. I’m danish and love my cuisines in all of Scandinavia

[@thehoogard]

Since you both have swedish ancestry, you could, if you like, apply to the very wholesome tv-show 'The Great Swedish Adventure' (Allt för Sverige). It's a reality-show ish where the people get to travel to sweden, find out more about there swedish ancestry, and the winner get to meet their living swedish relatives. It's a bit obnoxious at times but if you don't mind being in front of a camera, and want the jurney paid fore, it could be something eh? Only rule, I think, is that you can't have visited Sweden before.

[@CostaWanti]

That is a ripoff of “alt for Norge “😅

[@thehoogard]

@@CostaWanti First produced in Norway yes. Presumably the production company sold the rights so that other countries can follow. I wouldn't call it a ripoff, no more than I would call any international versions of Survivor a ripoff of the Swedish original 'Expedition Robinson'.

[@TzunSu]

@@thehoogard This is a great idea, i love the show!

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

@CostaWanti Yea, but they really couldnt apply for that, now could they?

[@thehoogard]

@@F1rstWorldNomaDWhy not? I think the only requirement is that they haven't visisted sweden before.

[@elezeiaz]

The woman in Roxette was Marie Fredriksson. That was her name. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2002. And lost the battle to cancer in 2019. She was a wonderful singer

[@HenrikBSWE]

It was a draw.

[@alexandraSarnik]

You have to try Glögg for christmas! It is a kind of mulled wine that you drink warm with raisins and almonds.

[@ferencercseyravasz7301]

Dear ladies, just a few things to add to this: 1. Swedish language is not that difficult, especially for an English speaker. The syntax is very, very similar to that of English. Of course there are hurdles, the phonetics for example, or the gendered nouns (en words and ett words), but in my own experience pitch is not that difficult, one tends to grasp it intuitively. 2. Fika is so ubiquitous, so much a part of their lives, that I heard the word used as a verb. Like: we will fika. The best, most magical video made of Sweden is by a photographer/film maker/silver smith lady called Jonna Jinton, who lives in the North. it has 18 million views as of today and I think you'd really love it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aau3g2eXrql6aZo

[@ei96byod]

Yeah, Swedish being difficult is one of the greatest misconceptions. I mean, if you look at learning a language as a child, that is probably true, but if you already speak another germanic language like German, English or any of the other nordic languages, it's probably one of the easiest languages to learn.

[@RikardPeterson]

Fika as a verb is not unusual in any way.

[@Nirre_Fun]

second that Jonna youtube.

[@JK-xt7ro]

I dont know man. Arabic is pretty hard..

[@Bjowolf2]

Yeah, English & Swedish are actually related languages from the same language family called Germanic, just different side branches originally ( West & North ), and then (Old) English was also massively influenced later on by the closely related Old Norse language of the Viking settlers in N. & E. England and also the ancestor language of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish as well as Icelandic and Faroese of the Faroese Islands North of Scotland. So there are actually a lot very similar basic words compared to their English counterparts - often just within a simple sound shift or a slightly different spelling - as well as a fairly recogniseable grammatical structure in many respects - almost like some sort of simplistic older Pseudo English without the use of "do" and "-ing" with verbs at the basic level. Check out the brilliant video called "Viking Influence on the English Language" from Langfocus to see how this mysterious situation with similiar & "parallel" languages between Scandinavia and England / Britain occured.

[@anderslofgren8235]

Today Fika doesn't even have to include coffee. It's just a word for sitting down with friends or colleagues for a short break during the day or purely socially. You have a coffee, tea or even a drink and - if you want - a cookie or cake and just spend some time together. Glögg is a form of mulled wine but often sweeter than other versions. You often put some almonds or hazelnuts and raisins in the cup to soak in too. It's very sweet but if it's a very cold day a cup of hot glögg really warms you up.

[@onomatopoetisk]

Glögg is really nice but I recommend trying one with alcohol in it. Doubles the warming effect. 😋

[@drufrusse]

It’s usually peeled almonds and not hazelnuts. Or is it different in different areas?

[@anderslofgren8235]

@@drufrussepeeled almonds, yes, but many use chopped hazelnuts too. I prefer almonds myself but if someone offers me glögg I seldom say no regardless 😀

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Not just sitting down, you need to consume something.

[@herrbonk3635]

For us slightly older people, "fika" is still vulgar slang though, meaning coffee. Us that still say _kafferast, kaffe o tårta, konditoribesök,_ and so on.

[@kathrynmcintosh2726]

Hello from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺🌏. Interesting fact that Sweden has won the Eurovision song contest seven times. One of winners you might know is ABBA with the song Waterloo in 1974. The Eurovision song contest was founded in 1956 after WWII to unite Europe and is the biggest non sport program in the world.

[@AbsolutePernilla]

The conspiracy theories are going wild with this year's results where Sweden won,. Not only making Loreen the first 2 time female winner but also making it almost suspiciously convenient for the 50th "Abba-versary" when Eurovision comes back (for the 7th time) to Sweden.

[@bjornerikroth]

@@AbsolutePernillaDon’t hold your breath for any full reunion. B&B might walz on stage for a bow. Also, shouldn’t it have been a UK win to repeat the celebration in the Brighton Dome!?

[@AbsolutePernilla]

@@bjornerikroth not holding my breath for a reunion. It's just "golden anniversary" type of vibes, just a boast fest. This year uk stood no chance of winning, but last year Sam Ryder would have brought it home to the uk if it wasn't for the war.

[@robotmilker]

I am so happy and delighted that Australia is in the competition now; so far they've been sooooooo good!!!! I hope they win soon - It woul be so much fun to see that continent host the event!

[@christinawernersson8849]

Swedish East coast south of Stockholm(180 kilomtres) in the medieval town Söderköping

[@jerrihadding2534]

As a 74 year old American Bi who has been living in Europe for the last 35 years, the first ten with my female German lover who I moved from California to Germany with (she left me for another woman) and the last 25 in Sweden with my Swedish husband (GASP, just taking a breath of air so I can continue this run-on), I can vouch VERY positively for Swedish socialized health care. Despite potentially long waiting times, the medical care is excellent. For adults, payment for medical treatment has an annual cap - quite reasonable. Say $175.00 a year. After reaching this cap, the rest of the year is at no cost. Three years ago I spent 10 days in the hospital. My entire fee? 90 Swedish Kronors, or TEN dollars, the cost of my meals. By the way, I was receiving specialist care. As an American, I would suggest prioritizing visiting Norway and Sweden, before Denmark. Denmark is in the forefront of ecological living, reminds me geographically of the American Midwest and is however sadly racist. One of our American visitors prioritized Copenhagen having heard of “Beautiful, beautiful Copenhagen” all his life. When he visited with us in Stockholm (where we lived at the time), he wailed, “Why didn’t anyone tell me?! I would never have wasted my time in Copenhagen if I’d known!” Stockholm, by the way has a lively LGBTQ community and Pride occurs in August. Norway is heart stopping and awesome. I cried the first time I visited, overwhelmed by it’s beauty. I refer to Sweden as “paradise” and I live in Dalarna, the paradise of paradise. Should you ever decide to visit you would be welcome to be shown around Dalarna with us. We live in a tiny village of 650 people in the middle of lakes and beauty and…No. We don’t know everyone 🤣! Also, we may be old, but we are not ancient nor “set in our ways” - even while my language dates me. It is NOT true that visitors outside of the EU may not visit Sweden!! This might have been temporarily so during Covid. If you have read this entire entry, I applaud you! Thanks for your video!! I have subscribed.

[@ge_mig_nat_som_kanns]

Yes it was bc of covid

[@fridaacarolina94]

Hello from sweaden , Great video ! 👏🌸 So you asked wat happens to the medical costs when you turn 18 . I can explain it like this (sorry for the long explanation). We have what is called a high-cost cover for both prescription drugs and care. So a doctor's visit costs about SEK 100-300 depending on the specialty and about SEK 120-300 per day when you are in hospital. If you call an ambulance that takes you to hospital and you see a doctor, the total cost is SEK 350. When a person has paid patient fees up to the high-cost cover's ceiling of SEK 1,300, the rest is free. This is calculated in 12-month intervals, which means that if you have reached the ceiling in 6 months, the rest of the year is free. This is the same with medicine, although you have to get up to SEK 2,600.

[@elezeiaz]

Not true, the maximum cost for "öpen vård" in sweden in 2023 is 1300 kr. And for "slutenvård" then it's 120 kr per day in 2023. In 2024 the fee for "öppen vård" will in all regions be raised to 1400 kr sadly. For the specialists care you are correct tho it's wildy variating but still only 1300 kr per year per 2023. For medicine it was in 2023 highered from 2400 kr to 2600 kr :/

[@karenkilner1090]

I was lucky enough to visit Stockholm in 2018 whilst on a Baltic cruise. As it was my birthday on that day , and at my request we visited the ABBA museum. It is so well worth while a visit . Xx

[@Heather.C-kiwi-ninja]

I loved learning more about the Swedish culture, I had no idea that Spotify was Swedish! I am a musician / songwriter and have been heavily influenced by the Swedish band Roxette for many years. I love the Reindeer and Moose, what amazing creatures. Sweden has a lot of depth to it. I can't wait to learn more!!! Thanks for putting another smile on my face Natasha and Debbie. Sending love to you both from New Zealand ❤❤

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We didn't know you were a musician!!

[@EmbraceThePing]

I am assuming then that I am amongst Buckeroo Banzai fans?

[@onomatopoetisk]

Per Gessle is keeping the Roxette legacy alive under the name PG Roxette. 🙌 RIP Marie Fredriksson though.

[@John63556]

I'm from Sweden, the west coast. Roxette was a great band! Play a little bit myself

[@patrikaxelsson2846]

The final countdown/ Europe Cotton Eye Joe/ Redneck The sign/Ace of Base Couple of more Swedish songs.

[@royivarlarsen7519]

Love Sweden,am from norway but the Swedish are the best ❤❤❤❤

[@mikaeljonsson5096]

We will soon take you back. 1905 was a mistake

[@loka-chan6695]

Love lur siblings from norway too! From a swede

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Haha Norway is better.

[@susswin]

Love you too!

[@iillogicc]

Just found your channel, and on the behalf of Sweden 🇸🇪 I want to congratulate you on your renewal of your vows ❤ Makes me happy 🎉 Please continue to spread your positive vibe and love! Kind regards from Magnus (one of the most Swedish names..)

[@elaur73]

So far no one has mentioned the high coast of sweden. If you want beautiful scenery and amazinf culture, that is worth looking into.

[@mariannehaglund6745]

And you should mention the long coast...

[@ann-marieprecenth]

Hello I liv on one of the large Islands, Öland. Somethings not mentioned in the movie is the rich Viking history we have here. Numerous stone formations with runic inscripstions, hidden burial grounds, and excavations of village, traditionelly surrounded by walls. I was born in the part of Sweden "Östergötland" where ancient Sweden was formed. Otherwise, a very good summery. Did they say anything about swedens second language, English. In school från young age (8-9). Next year, I'll turn 60 but feel like 50. We can sertainly brag about ourselves, or is it my age that allows me to. I love Sweden, It's an amazing country that takes care of both children and elderly. You asked about what happens after the age of 18 in healthcare. We pay about 200-500 kronor. For a doctor's appointment or for surgery. Medication is free after a sum of 2800 kronor for 6 months. And after that, it's free again after 6 months. AND we dont whate for surgery for one year. We have emergency department! However, non-urgent planned procedures are put on a waiting list. That we Swedes would opt for more private alternatives is nonsense. It's statistically at a low level. ❤

[@wilsonmurillopalacio6953]

Congratulation in advance for tomorrow, It will be 9 O'clock for me here in Spain so perfect time. As always great job bring this lovely and informative video.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you 😊

[@bigjtq9176]

As a Swedish intelligence historian, a thing that is misunderstood constantly is Swedens role during WW2. When Finland was attacked in 1939 by Russia in the Winter War, Sweden sent 10.000 volunteers as well as all modern equipment to Finland to aid its defence. However, rhar ment that when Germany attacked Denmark and Norway in April of 1942, that ment that the Swedish defence was depleted and only had old guns and limited amounts of Ammo. So Sweden had to conceed the Germans demands to avoid getting concurred too. But, Sweden had ab ace up it's sleeve and cracked the Germans encryption codes and sent the decoded messages to the Allies. There is so much to tell. You also know that Sweden is one of the largest highly sophisticated weapons manufacturers in the world. We make the best subs, armored vehicles (CV90), tanks Strv 122, Archers systems, anti tank weapons, fighter jets JAS39 ,and so on...

[@liahk1000]

If you're interested in this matter I recommend the book A Swedish Tiger, by Aron Flam. He paints a picture that is not so flattering for the Swedes.

[@bigjtq9176]

​@@liahk1000 I have and it's riddled with faults, incorrect conjecture and totally wrong assumptions. Sorry but Arons book is crap and perpetuate a completely incorrect picture. His sorceress is dubious at best and at its worse, completely fictional / none existing!

[@judiharris8796]

I'm glad he mentioned Sabaton, one of the best metal bands. maybe not your taste but one of their guitar players, Tommy Johansson is one of the best male singers in the world. His range is insane. he has his own YT channel where he does covers, including Abba, the Spice Girls, Queen, Swedish folk songs and so many more. He even pairs Sabaton lyrics with Disney tunes. He is very talented. This was a great video.

[@Templarofsteel88]

well, we have a ton of metal bands here.

[@jenniemonthan5632]

Saying hi from Sweden. I live north of Stockholm nearby Arlanda airport. Sweden is a truly beautiful country where all four seasons are distinct. The biggest disadvantage, however, is the dark period of the year. 6 months where we hardly see daylight is quite tough sometimes. The wildlife is awesome with reindeer, bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine more in the northern part of the country. And then we have elk, deer, badger, hares, squirrels, deer, wild boar to name just a few of all the animals found in our nature.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Sorry, it can't be that awful with the dark, I have lived inRøros and Trondheim and I had 7hours of daylight in winter.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@daven9708 Not to me. I love the darkness in the evenings. It's the cold that's killing me, plain and simple. The cold last far too long here, almost 6 months on average.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@daven9708 So why do you live in Sweden? If you find it "depressing in longer periods of time".

[@margaretnicol3423]

If only our geography teachers at school were like this! 😀

[@avanjou]

So, a fun fact about the taxidermy whale. It's located in the natural history museum in Gothenburg. Puns are a big thing in Gothenburg. The Swedish word "val" means both whale and election, so of course you can go into the whale every fourth year on "valdagen" since it means both election day and whale day.

[@jerrihadding2534]

By the way, my husband and I have provided a home for five male teenagers fleeing Afghanistan. The youngest was only 14 years old when he arrived, he’s 23 now. All of them have completed their educations and are working full time and all of them are still very close to us. In fact, one of them will be visiting us in three more days. Joy!

[@milosen6744]

You forgot to mention our great Swedish opera singer Jussi Björling. Even Pavarotti looked up to Jussi and learned a lot from him. Jussi lived in Borlänge (where I lived, went to school and worked for many years) and we have museums, statues and streets named after him. 💖🇸🇪 Surströmming doesn't smell as bad if you open the can correctly (outside at the bottom of a bucket of water) and it's quite good if you eat it with the right accompaniments. All the crazy people on KZbin that are opening the can of surströmming inside their cars or apartments, have given surströmming a worse reputation than it deserves.

[@jamielindsay1506]

Wow! Sweden is an awesome country. So glad you picked it as your next country to learn about. Love your earrings Debbie!

[@Ferdawoon]

22:00 - Legal age of drinking alcohol and Systembolaget. Someone suggested to me once (aka I have no formal evidence for this claim) that the reasoning behind the different legal ages was that you could go to a bar to drink when 18, where the bartender and people around you would be able to keep an eye on you so you didn't drink too much or at least help take care of you (or call an ambulance) if things went badly. You'd learn about the sensation of being drunk, if you were an aggressive drunk or one of the mellow people, as well as if you get plastered after one beer or if you can chug a full bottle of wine with barely an issue. All this so that when you turn 20 and can buy alcohol to bring home you will be more aware of your limitations and less likely to drink yourself into a case of alcohol poisoning. Nowadays though, most bars, pubs and clubs will have an minimum age of 20 or even above because they know that an inexperienced 18yo kid getting drunk for the first time is likely to be loud, obnoxious, not really aware of their own actions and in general just be more of a nuisance than they are worth. Plus if it's a pub the people there might be more interested in taking a beer or a glass of wine and talk and not very fond of some loud, drunk 18yo kid running around picking a fight. Systembolaget: Back in the olden days Swedes had a very problematic stance to alcohol. Rumors say that people would distill alcohol out of their grain instead of making food and that it was one reason for the famine. Then people got hold of the potatoes which could be grown easier than the grain and would also give more alcohol than the grain, so people would use part of their farm to grow potatoes for alcohol (and for food) while still have plenty of grain over for bread and food. So Potatoes saved the day! Alcoholism was so rampant that the King had to basically give people foodstamps, but for alcohol. So people could get drunk on weekends but still be sober to work on weekdays. Which might be a reason why Swedes behave similarly even now with barely an afterwork beer but can go out, party and get shitfaced on the weekend. But, the king's limitations on Alcohol lasted and eventually evolved into Systembolaget, a Stade-owned monopoly which is the only way to import alcohol to Sweden. It is not for profit though and actively have campaigns to drink moderately. It also have stores in less profitable areas (low population density) and you can always go ask them to ship some specific beer or wine over from another store. You can even ask them to specifically import some exclusive Whiskey or similar and they will do their best, but there might be limits that if you want a specific beer they will ask you to buy a crate for it to be worth their time. They take profit from high-population areas and help fund stores in other regions. They also have rules such that they cannot have fridges to sell chilled beer as that might tempt people into drinking a cold beer on a warm day. Also they cannot really favor one brand over another so if one beer can be sold chilled then all beers must be available for equal treatment. I don't mind Systembolaget really, but might be in favor of slightly longer opening hours on weekends.

[@Henrik_Holst]

nice summary but just to clarify for people this is the legal serving age, there exists no legal drinking age in Sweden, Norway and Denmark so legally you can drink alcohol at any age, bars and restaurants are however not allowed to serve people under a certain age (18 in Sweden and Norway and 16-18 in Denmark depending on the amount of alcohol in the beverage).

[@Mediawatcher2023]

all i can say in swedish is mycket bra reaktion damer - very good reaction ladies

[@muppetsstoogesfan1]

The Real Group, Swedens great A Cappella group is one of my all time favorites. Love everything they do.

[@SusanCampbell-j1f]

Really interesting and informative video. I love learning about other countries.

[@MoniqueBabyyy0913]

The proudness of Having Swedish ancestry 💕💕💕 love yall !! Much love and respect from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@hedvignottheowl3583]

Hej från Sverige. I would suggest visiting the west coast, i.e, Lysekil and heading north towards Strömstad. Can be a bit windy but it is beatiful.

[@mariannehaglund6745]

And the now world famous boathouses at the Smögen bridge.

[@mandypotts9090]

Now that was a lot to take in , learned so much , definitely need to go back and watch this one again . H&M Mens size small

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

You know it! 😉

[@RikardPeterson]

H&M stands for Hennes & Mauritz. "Hennes" means "Hers" and originally sold only women's clothing, while "Mauritz Widforss Handels" sold men's clothes. 1968 they joined to one.

[@JoakimLindqvist-d2w]

You should apply for allt för sverige a really popular show in sweden.History why they left to us and connecting unknown relatives!

[@RichardVemvillveta]

Music; ABBA, Europe, Roxette, Avicci, Swedish House Mafia, The Cardigans, Ace of Base, Robyn, Basshunter. Business; IKEA, Volvo, SAAB, Scania, Koenigsegg, Ericsson, H&M, Electrolux, Spotify. Inventions; Pacemaker, GPS, celsius temperatue scale, dynamite, zipper, computer mouse, safety matches, three point seatbelt, flat sceen monitor, adjustable wrench. Misc; Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Greta Garbo, Britt Ekman, Carl von Linne, Björn Borg, Ingemar Stenmark, Peter Forsberg, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Astrid Lindgren, Selma Lagerlöf, August Strindberg, Tomas Tranströmer. Thank you and greetings from Malmö, Sweden.

[@thebookernoe]

Was looking for some new metal musikvideos. clicked on the wrong link i guess and lalala, a new subscriber for you 😁. As a swede i loved this and your reactions to it. Looking forward to more 👍

[@devilishangel70]

Hallo I´m from "Småland" in the south of Sweden 😄 I just LOVE your show and you two 🥰

[@esidhe]

21:18 Glögg is just mulled wine. Basically red wine with spices like cinnamon. Drink it warm on a cold day around Christmas.

[@elina0301]

Hi! I’m from Sweden, Gothenburg. I really enjoyed the video!! Can’t wait for you to try our snacks!! Love from Sweden 🇸🇪❤

[@ln8173]

If you ever do decide to try Surströmming, open the can in a bucket of water and the smell wont be half as bad 😊

[@Bleckman666]

...and really do make an effort to try and eat it in a traditional Swedish way. For a great serving example, see Jamie Olivers "Jamie Does Sweden": kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWamhopql715fpo

[@pgengemoen9430]

I am from Sweden and live in west Dalarna/Dalecarlia. The views round the lake Siljan is very nice and is a little bit of Sweden in miniature. Swedish meatballs, and Falukorv (a sausage from Dalarna) are classic swedish meals. Goes with potatoe or smashed potatoe. Also elk is common food in Sweden with so many hunters.

[@onomatopoetisk]

I was at a concert in Dalhalla (a cool venue in an old quarry, for those who might not know of this gem) in September and stayed only for the night at Hotell Dalecarlia. I want more of those views - I might need to come back. It was beautiful!

[@najroe]

I live in Northern Sweden not too far from the Arctic circle, so i have plenty of snow now, first snow that remained on the ground was first week of October this year (2023), and it is not unknown to find snowdrift in late june, I have actually celebrated midsummer's eve when snow fell (just enough to notice, it eas gone within hour), so short summer. but it is not all bad, also late july we had 33C (92F) this year and midnight sun is a great feeling, no real darkness from may to late August.

[@OMH0309]

I was born on the very same day that Sweden switched to driving on the right - 3rd September 1967! 🙂👍🏻. I love the country and the language, hope you ladies will get to visit one day 🙂🇸🇪. Jag ❤ Sverige!

[@ibuprofen_]

I enjoy your videos, Swede here, grew up in northern sweden, now living in Michigan

[@meteerbil2078]

Hi, been watching this guys videos, Ryan van Duzer. He was a exchange student in Sweden 1998. Hes from Colorado. This summer he revisited Sweden. And biked from Kiruna to Malmö, top of Sweden to the very south of it. Really nice to watch. Fun guy.

[@kathryncoleman6973]

I really loved learning about different countries like Sweden, looks a great place to go.❤ and all the best for your big day tomorrow ❤❤❤❤

[@M_J_nan]

Of course you should try glögg its delicious with swedish ginger biscuits (with gorgonzola as a modern twist). It's amazing!

[@noahhenning9002]

glögg is absolutely amazing, probably my favorite drink of all time to have on christmas. lingonberry glögg is my personal favourite as it is sour

[@susannechickenmom5621]

I'm a Swede and I learned alot from this video. I also love your personality.

[@shaunsheldon1219]

Hi Natasha and Debbie another great video loved the humour 👍 see you tomorrow morning, I bet you 2 are nervous ❤🎉🎉🎉

[@DjMiBsweden]

Glögg is SO good (mulled wine) You must try to get it now for Christmas and heat it up a bit. 26:05 SO true haha. 28:10 Broke my arm once and the final bill was 250 crowns (about 25 dollars, even got a free cab home on the receipt)

[@anthonypope8429]

great video there is lots to take in plenty of places to see and do looks a very stunning place to visit wether its summer or winter with lots of good history on the place would love you to take a looks at greenland i love to see how other countrys live and looking at places of worship and trying there food out

[@AbsolutePernilla]

Hello from the middle of Skåne county in Sweden! Fun to see your reaction to that flood of information. Even in the short time since this info film some things have change. Apart from crime and shooting going wilder than ever before, actual fact is the moose is close to becoming endangered. There is also african swine flu raging among the wild boar population in some regions that has forced authorities to actually close off large areas so it doesn't spread. And that museum whale (I actually got to see as a kid in one of my favorite museums growing up just outside Stockholm) is probably the only sperm whale that isn't a sperm whale... Glögg is sweet and spicy wine. You heat it up and enjoy it in small cups and add raisins and peeled almonds if you like. Blossa release a new flavor every year. You should try it with Annas pepparkakor (seriously good gingerbread cookies). The food presenter didn't mention the husmanskost or the odd fascination we have with odd food pairings. Swedes not only love pineapple on pizza, but we put chicken, curry powder, banana, and peanuts on it as well. A modernized version of a popular 80's dish Flygande Jakob. Debbie should definitely try the Flygande Jakob (Flying Jacob) recipe. You will either love it or hate it. Just like salt liqorice candy spiced up with ammonium chloride. It's huuuge in the nordic countries.

[@wilsonmurillopalacio6953]

Again Mujeres hermosas a great video and although for me is too much information 🤯🤯🤯 loved it. I will be there in the first road for tomorrows great day 🥰😊. I am already booking for the 40th aniversary 😁😁

[@stuartmcivor2276]

The Swedes also supplied ball bearings to the UK during WW2, using regular 'civilian' flights and fast boats.

[@georgebarnes8163]

The Swedes also supplied the Nazis with 35% of their total war materials as well as lumber and food.

[@Solus749]

@@georgebarnes8163 well when your neibour got run over in 6 days you have to make some hard decitions....use your head. Sweden also spied ALOT on germany during the same time and even offered neutral landing ground for allied aircraft that was to damaged to fly home as well as sheltering yews that escaped nazi occupation in norway and denmark as well as germany once the purges started....you know the small details...

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

No. They didn't. How did they get it to uk...? (Look at a map) Iron ore and ball bearings export eas exclusively to Germany.

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

@@Solus749 Allied Aircrews were locked up in internment camps. All Germans who jumped, landed, crash-landed in Sweden, were immediately put on a train/boat back to Germany. The Swedish military was ordered to fire on exclusively Allied Aircraft, ships and military in general. Their orders were to NOT fire on German military. In fact, german troops were allowed to transit through sweden to fight in Norway 🇳🇴 and Finland 🇫🇮...😡👎 But...Sweden was 'neutral', alright...🤨

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

@@Solus749 All Allies wanted to bomb the snot out of Sweden because of their de facto Alliance with Germany, as Swedish iron ore and ball bearings were killing Allied Troops, and European civilians. The brits even made plans to bomb Sweden. However, America said 'no'... America had other ideas... 💡

[@mwr96]

Hello ! Maria from Stockholm! I really like your videos. Have a nice day tomorrow ! Love from Sweden

[@Siimuliize]

Hi If you truly want to see the beauty of Sweden then do a reaction video of this. Type: living with the dark winters in sweden midnight sun and polar nights Behold the magic of my country

[@fridaacarolina94]

The video is from Jonna jinton , she is magical ! Her version of " du gamla du fria " is brehtaking !

[@GurraMarklund]

I was just about to say! I live a few hours north of where Jonna shoots her videos (where the sun never really sets in the summers and never really shows in the winters) and wouldn't want Natasha and Debbie to miss out on the beautiful nature up here especially after seeing their reactions to the ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi (which is another four hours north by car from here). Jonna Jinton portrays the north perfectly with her videos, she is a great visual creator and also a great singer, so I would recommend her videos to anyone.

[@TorstenLif]

Here's a fun fact you probably didn't know. If you measure Sweden all the way from the northernmost point (Treriksröset) to the southernmost (Smygehuk) and then lay out the same measure on the US west coast, it will reach from Seattle to San Diego. So not quite all the way from Canada to Mexico, but pretty durn close. Of course, climate-wise it's more like half of Oregon, up through Washington and then a large chunk of Canada (including reindeer - what you guys call caribou). No polar bears, though.

[@michelletrudgill4573]

Wow that was a lot to take in will have to watch again. Enjoyed that girlies, I love learning with you both and your true reactions are the best. See you tomorrow ❤

[@livb6945]

I really don't like it when Swedes themselves enforce stereotypes that aren't true or helpful. There's certainly not a six month period of darkness although of course it varies greatly because it's such a long country. Eating bark was a way to avoid starvation, not a gastronomic choice. The foods listed are traditional foods, meaning most people do not eat them on a daily basis.

[@pairair]

Stumbled upon this video today. Hi from the small town of Askersund, Sweden.

[@crawf1993ify]

Was great getting to talk to you guys the other night along with my aunty Jen and Aunty Pauline 😊, was so cool

[@aymanel-jammal2588]

Heya. Looove your videos. New follower and subcriber to your chanel. You are such a cute couple. 😍😍😍 Looove your Amazing interest in Sweden, swedish culture and history ❤️❤️ Sweden is Amazing. Looking forward to more cool vidoes. Regards from Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪🇸🇪❤️❤️

[@beckhydda]

Glögg is basically Swedish Glühwein (red wine flavoured with different spices) it is often warmed and eaten with gingerbread cookies around Christmas I can really recommend it in Sweden they always announce the Glögg flavour of the year around Christmas time

[@malcolmthorne9779]

You should definitely try glögg. It's perfect for the winter season. Just make sure you serve it warm. Preferably with some blanched almonds and raisins in it as well.

[@monikanordgren5844]

Hello from Kungsbacka in Sweden. Kungsbacka means King Hills.

[@kevinsisler9379]

I have never been outside the U.S., however, thanks to KZbin, I was introduced to a young, popular, and upcoming musician from Sweden, Oscar Stembridge. I became a fan of his, and he plays a lot of songs popular in the U.S..

[@evahenriksson318]

Being a Swede, watched several "wild" tries on describing Sweden, this was absolutely spot on! Great video! You don't have to agree with it all bit this was good!

[@tildeofficial]

Hello from Sweden i actually live in a southern Sweden. Loved the video so much

[@goofballmia8210]

Glögg is the best, it is a Christmas or just general winter staple. Its a must try

[@iamdinkel]

Nothing hit wrong, Gotland’s my home. You guys just make me smile. Congrats 🍾

[@tomaswahlgren6157]

Hello from Stockholm! You should really try glögg! Its kinda similar to hot wine, you have some raisin and almonds in it. It’s great

[@millanwahlberg4229]

Its the first time time i se 2 of yours videos. I searched for ppl reacts sweden. And this one is so good. And i love you have rooths from sweden. I so wish you both come and visit sweden someday. ❤

[@richardhood8589]

I would strongly suggest a Baltic Cruise. We have done about 10 of them and have seen: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia (before the Ukraine Invasion) Estonia, Lithuania, Germany and Denmark. We have also stopped at the islands of Barnholm and Gotland. There are also cruises to the North of Norway and the Fjord's. There are separate cruises to Iceland and the Faroe Islands and Greenland in September. A good way to get a taste of different countries and cuktures.

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

Glögg is great! You should def try it. But look up brands first. The taste can differ A LOT! There's also alcoholic and non-alcoholic alternatives. The non-alcoholic alternative or a weaker alcoholic one is the more common ones because children drink it as well. Try it! It's fantastic smoking hot with some dried russin and chopped almonds in it.

[@susanashcroft2674]

Wow what a lot of interesting things to unpack and unpick about this beautiful country. i remember learning some things way back when I was at school (70's), which today came to mind, but there was so much more I have learned today too. Abba won the Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Brighton, UK way back in 1974. This year the UK held the contest on behalf of Ukraine (for obvious reasons) in Liverpool and Sweden won. So 2024 Eurovision will be held in Malmo some 50 years after Abba won. Although I understand Abba will not be reuniting for this from what I have heard.

[@carolynekershaw1652]

Thee Byzantine Varangian Guard were Scandinavians and Rus. I don't think it's known if the graffiti in Hagia Sofia was done by a guardsman or a visiting trader.

[@JaqueDark]

A great channel for Swedish content is Jonna Jinton. She lives in the north of Sweden and her vlogs are fascinating.

[@retrogamedreamer8761]

Great video. All the best from Sweden 🙌🏻

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks! 😃

[@matsv201]

The move of Kiruna is expected to take a total or 30 years, They started the move in the 90s and today there is just a few buildings left to move. Technically not all of the town was moved. What was the East suburs, will become the west suburbs, they where never needed to move. The city center was moved the last something like 5 years mostly putting a end to the move, just a few more buildings to tide up. (and yes, they literally lift up the buildings, put them on a truck, and truck them over to the other side)

[@jackmichaelson8617]

Glögg is just molded wine that you warm on low heat (in a pot under candles) or on the stove in a saucepan. Add some raisins and peeled almonds in for taste and let it sit for a minute then enjoy. 🎉

[@smajlis1]

Hi! I live a small city in Sweden Charlottenberg with 2200 people living here. It´s placed close to the norweian boarder (6 km or 4 miles). I think it´s a beautiful city and well worth a visit.

[@smalm86]

About the healthcare: there is a price cap on what you pay annually if you're over 18. The cap is currently ≈118 USD per 12 month period. For medication the cap is around 235 USD for a 12 month period. When I got brain cancer my entire medical journey (surgery, neuro rehab, radiation) I paid ≈350 USD for the entire thing. The travel to and from the hospital (including an ambulance flight across the country) was completely free. And I had 2 years of paid sick leave.

[@johannab9670]

Yes, try glögg! It is afavorite of mine when it gets cold outside.

[@satanihelvetet]

Ofcource you shall try glögg. A safe card when it comes to the traditional glögg is Blossa and it should be the strong one, as it's a very sweet drink. You warm it up to about 80-90 degrees (Celsius) and drink from small cups. It can be served with almonds and raisins, wich normally is putetd in the cup of glögg and eaten with a tea spoon. Glögg is traditionally drinked around christmas time, wich in Sweden is from "1'a advent" (3 of decembre this year) or the night of Lucia at the 13'th of decembre and until "13-dagen" wich is the sunday after new year.

[@CatClaw666]

Great reaction! And all the best for your anniversary. I hope you had a fabulous day! 💞 Can I please point out a few misconceptions in the video you watched? 4:45 Finland is a Nordic country, but NOT part of Scandinavia. Scandinavia = Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic countries are Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Färöe islands och Åland. Later in the same video, they do talk of the THREE Scandinavian countries. I live in Gothenburg, home of the small taxidermied blue whale. It was stranded outside Gothenburg in 1865 and was always open to the public until that couple was caught there in the beginning of the 1900s. Nowadays it is open on special occasions (I have visited a few times), like on election days, since the word for election and whale is the same in Swedish (val). You should definitely try glögg, heated to just above luke warm with raisins and almonds. It is a type of mulled wine with cinnamon and other x-mas spices. Please, please, please do NOT try surströmming without the guidance of an experienced Swedish person. It should preferably be done outside in the north of Sweden. I have never tried it myself, but there are some fans. In the west coast, near the Norwegian border, is Kosterhavet, Sweden's first marine national park with unique cold water reefs. Well worth a visit. Take care and be well. 🤗

[@PillaBuuus]

You guys are so sweet. Much love from Sweden ❤

[@herrbonk3635]

They are, but the video they are watching...

[@eldsdrak]

NONONO! The MOST notably and bestest museum in Sweden is Jamtli!

[@MrFilip94]

Good vibes! great video! As a Swede though, screaming at the screen with some of these "facts" haahaha!

[@fridabrant4812]

As for what happens after the age of 18 in healthcare in Sweden, you can still get free consultations from a nurse at any healthcare center. But should you need a doctor/specialist, a visit will cost you 200 Swedish kroner/SEK (aprox. 18 USD) per visit but with an annual cap of 1100 SEK (approx 95 USD) no matter the treatment sought out. Anything above that and you revecieve a "frikort" and visits to the doctor, therapist, psychologist etc. for a year is free.

[@rosalindyates7331]

This was a really fun video to watch. I think I want to have some Fika now.

[@joachime9336]

definitely try Glögg, or mulled wine in English. My favorite drink during christmas as you usually warm it up before having it. So tasty!

[@vanessacare2615]

Great video, ladies. so much great information . Love www

[@kack1000]

Hi, I'm Swedish and I live in Sweden, a city called Västerås or as the Vikings called it, western Aros. You talked about "glögg" or mulled wine. Glögg is a Nordic hot drink based on spiced wine or spirits. The word glögg comes from the verb glödga and alludes to the production method of letting sugar melt into wine. Red glögg is made from a red base wine while white glögg is made from a white base wine. Glögg is traditionally drunk at Christmas warmed up (warm not hot) with raisins and scalded almonds. I definitely think you should try glögg. There are alcohol-free versions of it too, if you prefer.

[@zXSleeZy]

Great reaction! Since you also said you wanted to see more nature and stuff, i hope you'll react to jonna jintons living with the dark winters in sweden.

[@GuinevereKnight]

Hi Nathasha and Debbie! Great video and reaction! I would say most of the info is accurate, of course it is brief, but you understand that and can explore more on the topics you find intersting. I want to give you a little tip that you might find cozy. It's combining the fika and the swedish christmas traditions one might say. Fika can be any drink (usually warm) and a baked treat of some kind, the important thing is sitting down, relaxing, often with someone else but can also be on your own and just have a break (about 1-2 times a day, like at 11am and 3 pm). Glögg is silimar to mulled wine, try it (it can be with or without alcohol and come in different flavours and brands)! But it should be in december. We don't just celebrate christmas (at december 24th, with Donald Duck on TV at 3 pm), we also celebrate the entire month before, each sunday 1-4 advent. We do this with glögg, gingerbread and lussebullar (buns with saffron). We light a candle for each advent sunday, so at the end we have four lit candles and then christmas has arrived, it's very cozy and extends the christmas season. I know Natasha has (had) a really tough time with christmas so I don't know how you feel about this, but if you feel ok to try it I think you might like it. It sets a mood and makes you ready, and then there is Lucia at december the 13th, you can look in to that - it's magical! 🕯Since this special, magical season is coming up I thought it would be worth to mention, I'm know there are videos on it on YT. Oh! Yes, the fika with seven cookies is an old tradition, not really used anymore, but it is nice and was the minimum of what a good hostess would bake and offer her guests on a kafferep (coffe klatch?). We have fruntimmersveckan in july (womenfolkweek) and it's traditionally celebrated with a lot of fika and different cakes and cookies. Fika is a way of being here.. always an excuse for it.

Glögg is a must, u have to try it. And have gingerbread cookies with it, the Swedish winter version of a fika

[@dirreeN]

When it comes to healthcare and prescribe medication there are a cap on how much you have to pay, so for medication it's i believe $260 and after that it's free for the rest of the year, and i believe the healthcare is around the same amount.. Dental can be really expensive, BUT they are changing some things around dental, not to sure what but i believe they're putting a cap on that aswell(not to sure).. You also get 480 days paid parental leave after having a baby which you can split however you want between the parents, you also get 25 paid vacation days MINIMUM each year.. The most common is around 4 weeks..

[@linnear9872]

I feel like surtströmming has been taken by non-swedes and made into a challenge where they eat it incorretly for views and its a shame. Surströmming does have a strong smell but it does not smell like a corpse, and eaten in the correct way it is actually quite tasty. Surströmming became a thing when the poorer population (historically) had to preserve the fish so that it would last longer. We tried it, smoked it, salted it and ofc also fermented it as different methods to try and preserve the food for the winter and not starve. I just wish the international hate campaign of surtströmming could die out honestly xD