Välkommen till Scandia! - Swedish Minnesota - Svenskar i Minnesota

[@Samuel-bj9cd]

Crazy how much the nature looks like sweden!

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

In this part of the state, yes. Minnesota has three unique biomes that feel and look very different. The biome that Scandia is located in, and has been compared to southern Sweden, is called the "Decidious Forest" biome, which is known for its beautiful rolling hills, river valleys, and forests consisting of oak, maple, elm, etc. The other two biomes are the Prairie (located in the western part of the state) and the Coniferous Forest (located in Northern and NE Minnesota.)

[@atvheads]

Thats why they settled down there.

[@Belnick6666]

@@MinnesotaSvensk but I guess they dont have the swedish "mutated" northern pike :p as jeremy wade proved with a dna test, the swedish pike lack something to make the pike from stop growing, so if enough food and safety they can grow much larger than normal northern pikes, that is why we have the term gammal gädda here(old pike) for some monsters we hook and can never reel in....then again, someone might have brought some pikes from sweden to minnesota :o ps, no I dont know why they have this "mutation", maybe something that happen with Chernobyl as we had some fallout from what was blown here

[@atvheads]

@Josh Yates NO, i said settled down. :}

[@HenrikBergpianorganist]

Right??!

[@eliastheawesome]

I can see why they settled there. The nature looks like home.

[@Mr_Cool]

Poverty

[@bokarlsson1027]

Ancestors from my family immigrated in the 1870s to Scandia. They was from Ljuder parish. Kronoberg. Sweden...found the Peterson family at Ancestry..with a big family Photo...very interesting family stories ..and now I can se that place. Tänk You very much...

[@TelllusTheGuru]

Kul att se svensk kultur utanför Sverige :)

[@real-cr3qo]

@@KjellEson står dock Scandia

[@KjellEson]

@@real-cr3qo Ja det gör det! Jag måste köpa mig ett par svindyra glasögon. :) Tack för upplysningen, jävligt skämmigt :(

[@williamzander3137]

Finns ju knappt svensk kultur i Sverige

[@KjellEson]

@@williamzander3137 En typisk svensk kultur är att inte hitta någon svensk kultur. Om du inte bor i ett invandrar tätt område och smyger runt i munkjacka utan är klädd som "en svensk", firar Jul, åker på semester, Skiter i religioner, gillar att fiska, spöar inte tjejer, pallar fem sexor vodka utan att blinka (förstod du det där ? Det är kultur), inte rädd för hundar, Kan alla regler i hockey, kan garva åt Robert Gustavsson, vet vad en midsommarstång är, (förmodligen Majstång också. Maja är att klä en midsommarstång), du käkar pannkakor, luktar inte lika dant i käften som i baken mm. Då känner du till svensk kultur!!

[@allaselboskar5767]

@@KjellEson så sant

[@Hilding342]

Love the "Välkommen hus" XD. At least they tried

[@eriksandberg2430]

@Red Cup well sounds like super broken swedish haha its like they are greeting the house a welcome

[@hokkitt]

Should have been ”Välkomsthus” instead. Change!

[@foloyndersson5487]

Totally wrong spelling

[@ZackeTheBrute]

Turistbyrå

[@stibba4286]

@BM531 please dont mind the other comments, shameful that swedes are so rude here. yes "welcome houses" exist here too, its just that the phrasing of that in swedish is different compared to english, as another commenter said in swedish the proper phrase would be "Välkomsthus" although that is quite the antiquated term at this point. to try and illustrate how the sign looks broken, imagine a sign saying "welcometo house"

[@Pathrissia]

"välkommen hus" 😁

[@Jakelol1980]

I was thinking the same thing 😂 That translators to Welcome House 🤣

[@slickrick2420]

Google translate

[@davve1337sweee]

It's särskrivning, should be välkomsthus as someone here in the comments already mentioned.

[@StephNuggs]

Där är man väldigt sällan inte välkommen

[@Ivar_Kahrstrom]

”Välkommen hus” has to be the funniest translation I saw in a good while. Also the sign that said “stuga”, which would be a bit like putting a sign that says “house” on your house or “car” on your car.

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

They put those signs there to expose people to the Swedish language so they can learn.

[@robbzkel]

@@MinnesotaSvensk Thanks for the video! Heart warming to see the houses and nature. I did not know such a place existed. It's nothing wrong with the "Stuga" sign on the stuga like house, neither are there anything wrong with any of the other signs. It could be the name of that particular house on the courtyard/property to distinguish it from the other houses. For example if it's used in a pamphlet guide for visitors or by a tour guide: "Schedule: at 2pm we'll meet up right outside the Stuga to begin the tour". If some of the other houses are called "Välkomsthus", "Restaurant" or "Matsal" (Dining area) it makes sense to call another one of the house "stuga" to make it easier for visitors to navigate on the property. At a swedish inn with multiple houses on the swedish countryside in Sweden you could also easily see signs like that: "Stuga", "Boda", "Bagarstuga", "Härbre" etc.. The "Välkommen Hus" is the only really weird one. Sounds like "Greetings/Welcome Mr.House/Mr.Hus". That sign should have been "Välkomsthus". Kyrka is pronounced like english "chosen", "my", "rka" without "osen" and "m" = chyrka.

[@1lovgren]

@@MinnesotaSvensk but " Välkommen hus" ?????? Why would anyone learn such absolutely broken thing to say? 🤣🤣🤣 it basically makes 0 sense at all

[@stibba4286]

@@MinnesotaSvensk yes and that makes sense of course, ivar was just making some funny observations from a modern swede's perspective

[@andersbackstrom4633]

In 2013 I visited my relatives in St. Paul. They took me all over MN. and Scandia was a favorite! Felt just like being at home in Sweden! And people were so nice. Can’t wait to go back.

[@stillwaterbg]

If you do, I highly recommend a canoe trip down the Saint Croix River!

[@BrockFredin]

De ljög för dig, Anders.

[@beautybyme1558]

@@BrockFredin hahahah hur menar du

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

1:19 Noticed the building said"Välkommen hus" That translates as "Greetings! house" I suspect they were going for "Välkomsthus" which would be a better fit for a house where you greet someone.

[@johan_thoren]

I reacted to this as well. I was assuming that they meant "Välkommen hem", which would translate to "Welcome home".

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

@@johan_thoren I’ll chime in here. They did in fact mean to call it a “Welcome House” or a “Greeting House.” A central place where folks can gather and are welcomed. I agree though, the translation is not the greatest.

[@robertohlen4980]

@@MinnesotaSvensk Välkomsthus it should be then.

[@mmf1728]

Minnesotans love seeing Swedes visit

[@ordoveritas]

Would love to come visit. Love from Sandviken, Sweden.

[@albinkarlsson3061]

Just a friendly little swedish mention that "kyrka" is pronounced "shhyrcka" :D Carry on as you were otherwise

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

Yes, the one thing about this video that makes me facepalm after uploading it :p I grew up speaking German as a second language (I lived in Germany for about 9 years), so my German-oriented mind wanted to say "Kyrka" or "Kirche" in the German way.

[@Latro84]

No , where I'm from.we say shhöööökaaa

[@oriongabriel6966]

@@Latro84 småland?

[@PatrikSteal]

@@oriongabriel6966 luktar kaa'maa'

[@oriongabriel6966]

@@PatrikSteal luktar de kalmar?

[@MatsOrmhed]

Trevligt att få se lite av Scandia!

[@MegaJohn144]

Ja, ja, minsann.

[@MatsOrmhed]

Men det kunde varit värre än Malmö, tänk om det sett ut som Köpenhamn. Det hade verkligen inte varit kul men nu ser det riktigt trivsamt ut 😀

[@darklazerx7913]

@@MatsOrmhed Kommer från Malmö o kan fan inte hålla med.

[@robins4209]

Högerpolitikens vindar blåser starkt av en anledning. Helt naturligt med tanke på migrationspolitiken som har förts i Sverige.

[@Wizzy88]

@@robins4209 Och som fortfarande förs fast vi är mitt i en pandemi.

[@Mycenaea]

ok but that smiley face on the Dalahäst is a disgrace D: 0:48

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

I wonder what you would think of the other "non-traditional" Dala horses in Scandia, because this is not the only one!

[@uncleronnie4694]

Thats a Mickey Mouse dalahäst. Not even close to the real thing haha..

[@davidstenow5055]

Scandia dalahäst be like 😏

[@jennieh8173]

The ugliest fake-dalahäst I've ever seen. Why not buy the real ones from Sweden and sell? Otherwise beautiful vid.

[@BansaiiBerserker]

Yeah, it feels like we should deface something that holds as much cultural importance for them. Then again, the only damage done was self-inflicted, talk about a tourism-board shooting themselves in the foot with putting those up. -At least they didn't take a shit on our flag.

[@MattiasHolger]

Must come and visit some day. Greetings from north Uppland, Sweden.

[@homoerectus5747]

Vet inte riktigt varför detta kommer upp på recommended men trevligt att se lite välfärd i jänkarnas land :)

[@asdf3568]

@D Man I certainly do not. Especially not people who make asinine comments like that.

[@MattiasHolger]

@Swedish Patriot Vilhelm Moberg. "Sverige var från begynnelsen intet löftets lockande Kanaan, men svenskarna gjorde det omsider till sitt förlovade land, betraktat av de utländske med avundsjuk förundran."

[@Cross-checker]

Wow, this looks a whole lot like my small rural town in Sweden.

[@C-Jay_Underground]

I love this type of content! This is the type of history i want to know! I want to know more about the Scandinavians that went to America, like I'm from Sweden and i had relatives that went there a long time ago.. I think it's sad that this culture and its history gets so little attention!

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

Thank you for watching, and there will be more to come in the "Swedish Minnesota" series! Where did your ancestors go to in America?

[@C-Jay_Underground]

@@MinnesotaSvensk I had ancestors going to Chicago and also Minnesota! It's very intresting cause it was really poor here that people left everything behind and Minnesota for example, has the same type of nature and climate so it was like home! So where is your ancestors from? Scandinavia?

[@anon1087]

I am from Minnesota and am mostly Scandinavian. (Mostly Swedish and Danish, but I'm also Norwegian, too) The culture here has not died! My family and I would always head to Little Norway Resort in the summer and eat homemade lefse and mashed potatoes. Growing up, I learned all about trolls and fairies and such, and also learned about how to spot their homes. We would go out into the woods and try to hunt for trolls when we were younger. We even still have a Scandinavian accent. It's just known as a "minnesotan accent". Many of my friends and I still feel a deep connection to our home country in the old world. We continue to study the history of Scandinavia and we keep the myths and legends and stories alive. 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 Also, we believe that Scandinavian folk came here to Minnesota in the 1300s. In a museum in this state is what we call the Kensington Rune. Some call it a fake, but minnesotans believe it is real and genuine. We think we settled down in the same area our ancestors did, when they were exploring Vinland. ♡

[@Drakiren]

now begs the question, do they sing "små grodorna" at the maypole and can they speak swedish? Would be interesting to visit an another Sweden :D

[@HenrikBergpianorganist]

They do in Lindsborg, Kansas ('Little Sweden')!

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

Yes they do. Watch this 15 minute video about Midsommar in Scandia for yourself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epaVYZqHabVkfac

[@henriklarsson7835]

Ser ut som hemma i Sverige 🇸🇪 Great video - thanks for sharing - hope to come by one day.

[@tylerpripps4969]

My wife, kids and I moved to Scandia in the winter of 2017 and I can attest that Scandia is a wonderful, inviting little town and I love every minute of living here! Great video, @Kyle Johnson, Thanks for putting it together!

[@Kobbz]

Me as an swede, it is really fun to hear your pronunciation with swedish words:D

[@gorantuveback3442]

We was there 2018 and it was a very pleasant visit, they wanted to know everything about Sweden and for sure we will get back there again!

[@connyfranmasriket4079]

I want to send a greeting from the old homeland Sweden and wish you all in Lindsberg a really nice summer. I hope that I can someday visit the old Swedish countryside in the USA. (Trevlig sommar, till er alla) over there

[@magnusforsman9150]

Great tour , I really want to go there, Tack för en bra film

[@ozzycalle]

Va häftigt, dit skulle jag vilja åka😀

[@annehansen7496]

OG vi kan ikke besøke dere stengt grense. Svner kjøttboller og hemgårdens grillpølse og stekflesk, basturøkt sidflesk. 😬🇳🇴

[@annehansen7496]

Rmløsa og et besøk på systembolaget 😬🇳🇴

[@ozzycalle]

@@annehansen7496 det vore inte helt fel!😀🇸🇪

[@annehansen7496]

Problemet med en stengt grense til Sverige er de norske kjedene ikke har noen konkurranse så det resulterer i sterk prisvekt i Norge. 😬🇳🇴

[@tobiasjansson2912]

If it is sweden where The is Ica nära then? And systembolaget?

[@elishh8567]

Haha

[@Jagheter123]

xD

[@ThatGuy-eu2vt]

It aint Sweden without rampant alcoholism or maybe its just that i live in Jämtland that makes it so damn common.

[@slickrick2420]

Those didn't exist when they left Sweden

[@davidblommqvist289]

Frågan är om dom säljer riktigt snus eller bara dip

[@epsmile8202]

Great video! I met a guy on the internet and apparently he lived near Scandia (the town). It’s quite strange to me that someone who lives on the other side of the globe is embracing our culture :)

[@markanderson8677]

I always enjoy stopping in for breakfast at the cafe when I come up for the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. It's a wonderful little town.

[@Helleberg57]

Hej på er alla! Hoppas att få besöka Scandia någon gång 🌼🇸🇪🌼 Jag är född i Stockholm men bor på Orust nu. Min släkt är från Bergslagen, Västkusten och älskade Småland ❤️

[@logic9436]

Just slaped this on my bucketlist after covid19 :) I havn't been to Sweden since Uni, but this is lovely

[@_MaryRose_]

Oh look at that! as a Swede moving over, this makes me happy :D I can just go there whenever I feel homesick + having the family name Roos going there might even make me feel extra home 😁

[@bokarlsson1027]

Very interesting.Thank you for video...In my familytree I have a family Peterson..They moved to Scandia year of 1879...They was from Ljuder. Sweden..Found a lot of information about that family at Ancestry..Even a Photo with their big family👍🇸🇪

[@JonMcAfee]

This is a great mini docu, never knew about this history! Great B roll & clips!

[@NilsHedstrom]

Interesting! I live in Sweden and have a few relatives in minnesota who are related to my grandmother. Was very interesting when they visited Sweden since they are really into research about our family tree. I hope to visit Minnesota and the great lakes region someday!

[@anon1087]

It's a beautiful place! I recommend going to northern Minnesota and visiting our beaches. Lake superior is incredible.

[@NilsHedstrom]

@@anon1087 Heard about that, thanks for the tip! I'm doing my first US trip this year but to Vegas and LA so sadly completely wrong part of the US. But hope to visit someday!

[@aikkirosen3807]

Fint att se vår fina kultur och land på andra ställen 😀😀

[@Jaglilpill75]

Could be my hometown in Sweden, the nature scene is same❤️🇸🇪

[@jonashylten6741]

Dags för en andra utvandring snart. Härligt att se detta. Tack. Time for a second emigration soon. Wonderful to see this. Thank you.

[@atvheads]

Check out the Swedish mowie "The new land" (Nybyggarna) Ther are some clips here at KZbin.

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

They are favorite movies of mine! I’ve read all 4 of Moberg’s novels. He visited our area in 1948 for research. We have a statue of him in Chisago City, MN.

[@Thellbro]

Been there twice celebrating Midsummer with my choir Oldtown Gospel. Lovely little place!

[@Eaglebrace]

As a swede, it feels like a must place in a life time to visit. One day i shall travel there.

[@BorisJonsson]

Hmm..have to put a trip there on my bucketlist

[@lei4skywalker]

I have relatives in Minnesota and am from Sweden

[@bankabaver4583]

Cheers from the Kingdom of Sweden 🇸🇪 🍻 🇺🇸

[@mortechrome]

I am amazed how authentic your pronounciation of names sound🤗

[@northhugr]

Just visited the Gammelgården museum last fall. Beautiful place, I plan to visit again this summer!

[@alexandriafarnham9451]

When you live 10 minutes away and reading the comments 😂

[@MigthyDucksz24]

@Alexandria Do you have swedish heritage? :) Hej från Sverige! 🇸🇪🇺🇸

[@jagcf]

As you love close Please inform them that the sign on the 'Välkommen hus' should be changed to 'Välkomsthus. ' We can all improve ❤️ Greetings from Sweden

[@holoholopainen1627]

Häftigt - Somliga går med trasiga skor - on KZbin !

[@vincentkvl]

Love from Sweden 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇸

[@hanpyulkong3676]

Swedish music producers have took part in composition, producing of K POP idols' hit songs since early 2010s. I think it contributed the globalization of K POP and made Korean youths feel friendly toward Sweden. My most favorite Swedish music producers are Andreas Oberg and Cazzi Opeia. Andreas Oberg participated in composition of Red Velvet's Umpah Umpah, Monsta X's Follow and so on. Cazzi Opeia took part in composition of Red Velvet's Psycho, TWICE's Dance the night away and so on. I wish Swedish producers can collaborate with K POP artists and music producers at Seoul, Korea after COVID-19 's pandemic ends.

[@SumUnicus]

Tack Kyle för ett väldigt fint klipp :) Jag tror du kunde ha använt din tyska när du uttalade dom svenska orden :D

[@gayburrito5353]

Precis som att vara i Sverige!!

[@Overlycomplicatedswede]

as a swedish person, this was SOOOO interesting to watch and learn about, some of the swedish signs have questionable translations lol, ""Välkommen hus" is one of them.

[@allantoft9961]

Trevligt med folkmusiken i bakgrunden också!

[@snickrologen]

Great to see, I follow the “Millennial Farmer” on KZbin as well, from Minnesota with Swedish heritage !

[@MagEhn]

Det ser otroligt trevligt ut!

[@medianna]

I absolutely love the way you pronounces gammelkyrka

[@theolindberg]

My surnames on my mother’s side is Fernström (just like the Call Fernström in the video) and one of my cousins name is actually Carl Fernström!

[@ThreeStarVagabond]

This looks completely brilliant! I have to visit there some day

[@keithmoon3190]

For those wondering her name at 1:47 She is Ingrid Bergman, a famous Swedish actress.

[@Almkvist2010]

Some of my relatives have imigrated to Minnesota. Hope i can know who they are some day

[@spacefertilizer]

Would love to visit one day :)

[@felix121984]

I miss Minnesota ! Yes even as an Asian I can attest that Sweden does feel like Minnesota as well.

[@AWindy94]

Minnesota represent 🍻

[@petermarkurth2818]

Interesting for me as Swede in Sweden, in 140s 1 out of 3 emigrated, scandia-skandinavia in latin.

[@marcusohlson9448]

Häftigt. Nu vill jag läsa Utvandrarna igen av Vilhelm Moberg🙂

[@LOvE-tc5gu]

내 아들이 기회가 되어서 어릴때 미네소타에 일년 살다가 왔는데, 지금은 가족모두 스웨덴에 와서 살고 있어요. 아들이 미네소타에서 지내다가 왔다고하면 여기 스웨덴 사람들이 너무 반가워하고 좋아하더라구요. 이유를 이제야 알겠네요.👍🏼🇸🇪

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

While I do not know Korean, I was able to use a translation service to read your comment, and I must say, I’m in awe of the reach that this video has garnered. Thank you for watching & your perspective!

[@liamjobark53]

In the word "Gammelkyrka" you pronounce the "K" with an "Shhh" sound. Try it like "Gammelshyrka" :)

[@holoholopainen1627]

Watch Gammelsvenskby - on KZbin !

[@carlmannhard8051]

It looks just like home.

[@zoomin9397]

Jag får ta att besöka scandia nästa gång jag är i usa då!

[@mademarsi5494]

Love to visit one day. Jag har bott i Sverige ganska länge.

[@veronicae2291]

I will have my boyfriend and I go on like a weekend here at some point just so I can see one of those Dalahästar up close.

[@kungsverige1886]

🇸🇪....älskar det här.....

[@Belnick6666]

looks more like Welcome to Mora or Welcome to Dalarna with sooooo many Dalahästar(Dalahorses?) the wooden horses are a common souvenirs if you Visit Mora in Dalarna County in Sweden. They are not souvenirs for Sweden it self, just that county...Maybe those first settlers were from Dalarna or something? I Live in Sweden and only see Dalahästar when I drive through Sweden, passing Dalarna :o

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

In America, the Dalahäst has become a common symbol to identify a Swedish community or Swedish celebration, regardless of whether the original settlers came from Dalarna. Most of the Swedes in this area actually came from Småland. Those from Dalarna settled heavily in Isanti County, and you can even still find a few people who speak with the dialects from Dalarna.

[@Belnick6666]

@@MinnesotaSvensk oki yea Småland is bit further down and close to skåne, btw do they have Polkagris in Scandia? a special candy they make in Småland/Jönköping which I bet have another name in English lol, but googling polkagris and you see what it look like

[@peterlindstrom3798]

Born there!!👋

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

@@Belnick6666 Polkagris - Candycane

[@MrRonnie78]

Vill gärna besöka Scandia

[@kocken421]

Smäland and Skäne nice spelling on the big black sign at 0.58 😀

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

The Minnesota Historical Society unfortunately riddled that sign with errors. They also misspelled "Chicago Lakes". It is supposed to be "Chisago Lakes."

[@RichardVemvillveta]

Trevlig liten video ju :)

[@mgntstr]

Minnesota - Minne Swedish word for memory, Sota word for soot. Welcome to Memorysoot.

[@JonnyRicter]

I’m pretty sure Minnesota is derived from the word for river in the language of the Dakota Indians.

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

The name "Minnesota" hails from the Dakota word "mní sóta", meaning sky-tinted waters. I've heard it mentioned, that relatives who were left behind in Sweden could remember the name Minnesota so well, because it included "memory." Which is all those relatives had left of their family that moved away to America..

[@PeterGyllander]

It’s should be nice too live there :)

[@RKMa64]

As a Swede this is great to see 😎🇸🇪

[@Redvexer]

Watch the movie Midsommar, i love our swedish traditions

[@sublinimalmessage7958]

Lovley to see

[@dunc0029]

My hometown!

[@fia974]

Stort och varmt tack från Vättlösa Götene i skaraborgs län Västergötland Sverige yours Uno

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

Tack för att du tittade. Two of my ancestors come from Skaraborgs län, 1887 from Gökhem and Täng.

[@mightyc3313]

@@MinnesotaSvensk is learning swedish mandatory in minnesota or Have you learned it yourself?

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

@@mightyc3313 Unfortunately Swedish is not usually offered as a language in school. The most common are German and Spanish. You either inherit it or teach yourself, like I have. The last generation that could speak Swedish fluently in this area were gone by the 1980-90’s. Although the language is not very much spoken now, many people still live the Swedish traditions and food, especially at Christmas and Midsommar.

[@subtleaggro]

@@MinnesotaSvensk From Gökhem? On a windy day I could probably throw a rock there from where I live. (Falköping) Nice video btw 👍

[@echillaoi451]

Do they speak swedish there?

[@tesswalker7869]

Hi, I volunteer at the museum and some of our tour guides do speak swedish and others are learning. Most volunteers learn a few Swedish greeting words from our more experienced staff and from our Swedish visitors as well. Typically tours are given in English though.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Hej från moderlandet!

[@thepeppanugget3594]

Where is the Ica nära?

[@Rainbow__cookie]

jag vill dit jag måste åka till usa någon gång

[@marietalinda]

Even looks like Sweden ☺

[@felixhedberg5527]

Aa, det ser verkligen Svenskt ut. Ser ut som Dalarna, där jag bor

[@somebadname6841]

han gjorde det lite väl komplicerat. "hur är det? aa det är bra." är ett ganska normalt svar

[@HassHansson]

fy fan va fint

[@ffonrims5335]

Jag vill åka dit

[@_swedishtraveler]

👍

[@eue073]

When Covid is gone, this is No 1 visit. Who needs LA and NY?

[@honkerhonkersson9694]

As a swede myself some fo my relatives moved to the new world in the 1890s i belive. Some even moved to america as late as 1920.

[@kylyndadams5232]

What about the Norwegians ?

[@MinnesotaSvensk]

The Norwegians settled heavily in the prairies of Western Minnesota along the Minnesota River and Red River. They have an even larger presence in North Dakota.

[@kylyndadams5232]

@@MinnesotaSvensk Yeah I have Norwegian ancestors and I am from Owatonna MN area but that's not the prairie that is consider the forest biome

[@kylyndadams5232]

@@MinnesotaSvensk Norwegians and Swedes are pretty similar

[@pixboinoob354]

Nobody in sweden has a "välkommen hus". Its like they have tried to use as many Swedish words as possible

[@kajgottesleben552]

I'm from Sweden and I need to visit this place

[@itiswhatisis8174]

Literally looks like Sweden.

[@BlazeLycan]

Well, I do have ambition to move to The US, might as well visit this city as a native Swede.

[@luckneh5330]

Personally, would not recommend moving from Sweden to the US. quite shit

[@BlazeLycan]

@@luckneh5330 I'd much rather move to the land of freedom than live in the land of "equality" with Jantelagen.

[@luckneh5330]

​@@BlazeLycan My friend who is from sweden said that the law of Jantelagen is starting to disappear, so that's a good thing, right? Another thing is that in America, I wouldn't really recommend it. sure, it is free, but the government does not really care about its citizens. why would we still not have free healthcare that's paid by our taxes? what is the military fighting for? there is no reason why our military should still be so powerful. we want the oil, not to defend our country. who are we even protecting our country from? people avoid going to the hospital or going to the doctors because it's a literal scam most of the time. health bills are ludicrous, same goes for schooling. schools are not properly paid for and most of the time, people are not properly educated due to schools not be properly funded. many of the people who are required for jobs are underpaid, which is funny. why would you not pay the essential jobs more? sure, we have freedom here, but at what cost? I don't feel very free here still and that's just society. the government still wants to persecute lgbtq+ members and minorities because they're a "threat" when they're just simply homophobic, racist, and xenophobic. just saying, while some areas of the usa might be catered to you, I wouldn't say all are. you can argue that the homophobia, xenophobia, and racism is still prevalent in other countries and it is, but I wouldn't exactly say it's free. we only recently received rights to have no discrimination against lgbtq+ people in workplaces. we're not as progressive as you think. I can continue to go on and while you can continue to make the choice of going to America, I still highly advise against it. Sweden has many social benefits that I think make it worth it to live over there in Sweden still.

[@BlazeLycan]

​@@luckneh5330, I'm not going to have a political discussion here in KZbin Comment Section. Much of what you point out is either already being hurt by or would be made worse with the adoption of a socialized system as opposed to be left to the hand of the free market. Primary example being that healthcare prizes are a sham due to anti-competitive legislation like Obamacare. What I will point out is that your Swedish friend is massively wrong about Jantelagen (Danish name: Janteloven, English name: The Law of Jante). While it is true that the promenence of the term is fading from public conscience, that's mainly because it technically never existed. The Law of Jante was originally a narrative element in Aksel Sandemose's "A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks" which was a satirical novel. It describes the 10 Laws of the fictional town of Jante, and was meant to make formulate the already predominent social norms "that had stamped the Danish and Norwegian psyches for centuries" to quote the Wikipedia article on the subject. I can tell you as a native Swede that that attitude that denotes disaproval for expressions of individuality and enthesizes adherence to the collective average with celebrations is still alive and well here in Sweden. In fact, I'd say it has grown stronger following the socio-cultural impact of the refugee crisis compared days prior. In Sweden, you will always mocked and bullied for being different to others but never have I been made out as such alien in my own country, outcast, pushed aside, and silenced for my neuro a-typical brain structure in Upper-Secondary Schooling compared to the yet-to-be-diagnosed autistic spastic of lower-primary schooling, and I do mean spastic as I was a really wild kid when I was young. As long as there are humans who nicely conform to the percieved majority oppinion, the attitude is going to exist as it justifies mob-rule.

[@luckneh5330]

@@BlazeLycan I understand your reasons. Just saying, grass is not always greener on the other side. same goes here, people mock and bully you for being different. being an asian and gay guy, constant racism (there are increasing asian hate-crimes here because we "started" the corona virus.) throughout all of my life and homophobic remarks from my family and society. being treated as an object to receive cookie points. I'm pretty sure we don't have a socialized system yet. do show though because I genuinely am curious. as someone who has lived here all my life, I haven't heard of such a system. just as you have lived in sweden, I have lived in america and experienced my own experiences. Like I said, I am not going to force and bash you for wanting to go to America, but I'm just advising not to go here.

[@mirsad96]

Och självklart väljer dem att bo i Amerikanska Norrland lol

[@annbergman6533]

Do they speak Swedish? Pratar de svenska?

[@Fuhrerjehova]

No. Swedish descendants in the US do usually not speak Swedish, even in Minnesota. This is rather obvious if you look at names such as "Välkommen Hus". As far as I know, the only places outside of Sweden where Swedish occurs naturally would be in Finland (Finland swedes/finlandssvenskar and ålanders/ålänningar). There used to be native Estonian Swedes (people living in Estonia, but who are culturally and linguistically Swedish, ålandssvenskar) but they have basically died off. A lot of them fled to Sweden during the second world war. A few of them moved to Ukraine in the 1920s and founded Gammelsvenskby where very few (but more than zero) speak Swedish to this day. So hundreds of thousands in Finland, and handful of people in Ukraine and maybe another handful in Estonia. Of course I'm not counting people who were born in Sweden and moved abroad or their children.

[@behornedhorse4913]

Nej de larpar.