Honest Grocery Shopping in Northern Sweden 

Still looking for the perfect Christmas present? 😉Check out my eBook: www.kalleflodin.com/ebook/find-your-true-north

I really love seeing Sweden with snow, it looks so beautiful with the pine forests 😍🌲 Also it was so nice to go with you on a grocery shopping day, thanks for sharing with us 🙏☺

I always check the eggs! I wiggle each one because sometimes they're broken on the bottom and just opening the carton and taking a quick look won't allow you to see that. Eggs that are broken on the bottom will stick to the carton and wiggling each egg will let you know it's not broken on the bottom.

This was one of my favorite videos you've done. It's so beautiful there. Our prices have doubled too in the States. Very sad. I am so happy to see everyone is looking healthy and happy and baby is growing too! Your sweetie is so pretty. Save your egg cartons you'll have chickens before you know it. Happy Holidays

I’m from Montana and people have been know to freeze to death here. We are having really warm February so far. Just found your videos, love to staycation in my senior years. Much happiness

Thank you for sharing and stepping out of your comfort zone to film in the wild lol so many times when things get hard I think “that’s it, we’re moving to Kalle’s area!” But these videos remind me it’s the same everywhere: good and bad, hard and fun, it’s just what you make of it. Thank you for showing all the ups and downs and hard and fun of your life 🙏

You can teach the huskies to pull a small sled from the car to the cabin. They are smart and will learn quick.

Hi 👋 from southern Minnesota, USA 🇺🇸 A two pack of sweet peppers is $2.49 - I couldn’t believe how you walked 7 miles to get groceries - that lady was so nice to take you home.

Old retired folks in Iowa US. We are with you as advocates of organic and health eating. We spend around $1000. per month for 2 humans and one dog. Dog food, paper goods and decent meat is absurdly expensive with our rate of inflation. Food, health insurance and taxes are our biggest costs. Good luck to you and I enjoy watching.

Hi Kalle and Kristin! Have you thought about piling snow up against the walls of your cabin? It will add insulation both for the floor and the walls. I grew up in an old log house in Northern Norway and we used to do that for added insulation. It really works!

We live in Portugal, in a town called Tavira. We are two adults with no pets. Retired. We spend 400 to 500 Euros per month on all of our groceries, including toiletries and household cleansers. This represents $450 to $550 U.S. dollars. We don't buy organic because our local produce growers use minimal to no chemicals during the growth process but we do spend extra on some gluten free and lactose free products. These tend to drive the price up, much like your organic products do. Good luck with your baby! I really enjoyed learning about life in Sweden. Beautiful!!!!

I am in Australia...our prices have also doubled. Trying to eat healthy shouldn't be more expensive! Loved this video!

Just found you and so glad as a Canadian living in a tiny overpopulated country (UK) I desperately need to see winter, nature and space again! Subscribed!

There are Swedish couples that keep their finances separate. My Brother-in-law and his wife keep their finances seperate. They have 2 kids been married 12 years.

New to your channel. I'm in New Mexico USA and love you story of the lady helping you. There are still good people. Lived in Alaska for several years and now back home on my reservation with family. Blessing to you and your wife. May God keep you safe.🥰🙏🎄❤️

I live in Tennessee, USA. Our grocery prices are similar for organic food. As you remarked, food can be found at lower prices, but I try to buy organic, non processed food. It really is an investment in your good health😊 Enjoyed your video!

one pound of Kerri Gold Butter is $7.99 usd. 473 ml / one pint of organic cream is $8.29 usd. half gallon of organic whole milk is over $7.00 your prices seam better than over here in a rural mountain community in southern California. Also I was so impressed that you have a mail box and receive your mail. What a fabulous blessing. Here we have no mail delivery and drive the three miles to town to get our mail from the post office. A beautiful day shopping with you both. Thank you for making this video and taking 'one for the team', the embarrassment filming in the market for us. x o x o

So much joy that you have been able to update the cabin in a manner that Christine could come home.

New subscriber. I ❤ your channel, your property and cabin. I adore both of you. I've ALWAYS wanted to go to Sweden. I'm a senior, and that may not happen before the end of my life. Still love to go someday. You're a DELIGHTFUL couple and I COMPLETELY AGREE with your choices. Organic is the BEST, and it is the only way to go. Everything else is not nearly as important as what you put into your body! I look forward to your family's growth and future videos. ❤ SKOL 😊

Hey, I'm from Pakistan. I really love watching you two living the life of your dreams. Just wanted to share some pricing on grocery in our country. In around $252 we can get a really nice and some extra things than you got for atleast 1 or 1.5 months. So grocery here is really cheap as compared to Sweden mainly because we own alot of agricultural lands and most of our food comes from the own lands and then products are made out of it for the store. Btw I get really happy to recieve the notification of yours' videos everytime! :)

Thank you Kalle for sharing your family with us. I love your cabin and enjoyed shopping with you and your wife. May God be with you and your family.

I laughed so hard at Christine's face when you suggested skipping lunch, such blasphemy to even think about it 🤣🤣 You both look so happy, almost glowing with it, going through this pregnancy. Maybe I'm the only one, but whenever we're up at our place in Kramfors and eat proper Swedish produce and food, my allergies are so much less intense! I haven't tried milk yet, but I can handle Filmjölk. And the prices aren't so different from what we pay here in Belgium. This video was exactly what I needed today. It's like being transported back there whenever you show glimpses of Sollefteå and I can't thank you enough for showing this side of life up north, even though you've had to step out of your comfort zone to do it. It's also weird, yet nice, to recognize the places you go to, like K-bygg and Ica Kvantum, those are my go-to shops when I'm up there. Only 7 months until I can start moving our family to Kramfors, in the meantime I'm getting my Sweden fix from your videos (or Jonna, Rosie, Daniel, Matthias and Tova...) PS: my wife is finishing up her schooling to be a chef (cook) and hoping to get a job at Halstaberget restaurant, was really nice to see the place featured here :)

Reminded me of northern MN & shoveling snow from my long driveway; rather i push snow. At mail box i cut thru the snow push to side of road. I live in OK now. I lived in alaska 5 yrs; took winter survival courses. Took desert survival courses in AZ. All survival courses were from the native americans of that regions. They were the best teachers. I never made it to sweden, norway, denmark, iceland & greenland; it was in my heart to travel to those places. I wouldnt know how they would rec a native american woman. Im 76 now & still traveling around the USA; havent seen much of my own country. Nice to visit sweden thru ur videos; similar to northern MN & alaska.

Congratulations with your baby boy, Happy Holidays to both of you. -From Canada. Food prices their seem very similar to Canada. Except for the peppers! half the price here, I would consider keeping the seeds from your peppers and start growing them in the house in small containers on the windowsill -starting in February. Then plant outside after the last frost in mulch boxs made of free wood. Then preserve them in jars. I do 20 Jars a year of Salsa for the winter, it's good for soup, pasta, chicken or side with bun. A small green house would be good to. Onions & potatoes will grow year around without any work. All the Best -John

Oh, so great that someone else walks, too!!! I usually walk 20 km to the nearest bus stop or 25 km to the railway station. Last winter I walked 25 km to a job interview and then back again - it has been the longest day trip so far. And I am 60! :)

Here in Missouri USA, we buy 6 bell peppers two red, two orange and two yellow for $5.48 for the bag. We only buy the peppers for about two months in the winter months because we have a huge garden and orchard, and we also grow peppers in the greenhouse. But once in a while if the growing season doesn't quite work out as well, we will buy these peppers. Two pounds of whole garlic is $5.14 for the whole 2 lb. braid of garlic. Prices have gone up a lot on food here. We shop in bulk . example,: we buy 25 lb bag of rice, whole wheat flour, etc.

OMG that drive on your way back home is immaculately gorgeous. If I didn't have titanium rods up and down my neck and back I would definitely be moving there. It's breathtaking

That was really fun. Hello from Pennsylvania, USA. Our food prices are very much comparable to yours, and unfortunately, they just keep going up up up! I agree that there is nothing more important than good quality food. Isn’t it wonderful to approach your little cabin in the snow and winter darkness, and to be welcomed by the charming lights that you have put up for the season - absolutely charming. Can’t wait to see your Christmas video next week!❤

I’m from Wisconsin and the prices were comparable to the organic price for food, with the exception to dairy. Wisconsin is the dairy state, our prices are a bit less for milk, cheese , and butter. Thanks for sharing your journey. ☺️

It's been 4 months now that I've been living in Northern Sweden and the short days with almost no sun are killing me 😁😁 I admire you for handling it with such ease

I travelled through Sweden just over a year ago, but i stocked up in Germany with groceries before the journey up, so this was good to see for my next visit. Here in New Zealand the prices are about the same. Food here is very seasonal, due to lack of resources to import. Like you we can pay $4 to $5 NZD a pepper or even $12 NZD for a pack of tomatoes, out of season. We shop weekly like you both, and sometimes we will go in with a meal idea, only to change that completely when we see the prices. It certainly makes me appreciate certain foods, when they are back in season after a long wait. I am also from the UK, so when i visit there I have a giggle at everyone thinking, the prices are high there!!! I also never think of buying popcorn, a great snack idea. Love to you both x

This was fascinating. When my husband was alive we spent about €50- 60 a week on food here in Spain. Now I average about €30 a week. At the moment I have been eating out a bit. Today a friend & I are going to a steak & seafood place to enjoy lobster etc but I usually cook for myself

I just noticed that you dont buy pulses and legumes like lentils, chickpeas, beans etc. They are great complex carbs and proteins. Also they have very long shelf life, great for emergencies.

The organic butter is $8 in U.S ,, 79 cents a pound for Bananas, Bacon $8.99 for 18 oz, Organic, Milk 1/2 Gallon $4.99 U.S. I love your grocery hauls! Please do more of them!

Absolutely awsome beautiful Scandinavian people ❤

I am totally in awe of this pod cast..so calm so pleasant so real and honest…I subscribed just to,get away from all the hatred we are exposed to in the states…I am from Michigan..south East Michigan ..no snow yet but we are told it’s coming..makes me happy especially at night when everything is quiet and peaceful…thank you for the stories

Fun fact, since you were talking about milk being processed. Whole milk is just as "processed." When milk gets to the plant, the cream is skimmed off first. So you now have skim milk. After everything has been homogenized and pasteurized, the cream is added back to the milk in various percentages (as notated on package). So thats how you have skim, 2%, and whole. So all milk goes through the same "process." The difference is how much milkfat is added back at the end. 😊

The groceries are cheaper in Houston, Texas USA. They are still very expensive. Love your country. It is our winter here and the temperature is around 65 Decrees today. We live where our winters are mild.

Loved this video. Was so nice to see Christine, So happy she is doing well. 😊🇨🇦

Astonishing cheap compared to Australian prices! Love that you have so many options of organic!

I am a single older woman from East Texas. I could eat extravagantly for $400 a month. I actually spend anout $200 and have freezers and pantry full of food. Your grocery bill takes my breath away. My granddaughter lives in Lund Sweden. This gives me a better appreciation for her life.

An idea is that you could pull a small sled with the groceries from the car to your house. You might even could train your dog to pull the sled for you.

Hello from sunny California, I have given hundreds of rides to people even if it was in the other direction. Once from Petaluma, ca to Santa Cruiz, Ca and another time with my kid in a carseat a ride from a block away from my place to about an hour away plus a burrito I bought for that person, usually the rides are shorter, about 20 min away or so. I'm so glad to see the appreciation for the efforts of others ❤

Tjena kids! Andra avsnittet jag tittar på och blir allt mer övertygad om att ni har valt rätt väg. Det vill säga; ni äter som vanligt folk. 😁 Kul att se Hallstaberget igen! Där har jag tjänat grymt mycket pengar som organisationskonsult…men det var länge sedan. Allt gott till er tre och doggarna också!❤️

Hi guys, i'm writing to you from Italy. Thank you for your cosy winter spirit.I'm always interested to know the prices food of the other places. Also in Italy, everything has become expensive, but my husband and me prefer to buy healthy food. We think that it's for our future :-) Good vibes for you, for the dogs and for your baby :-)

I live in the south of France and being vegan I go for organic foods as well. It appears that your prices are higher than here. I've always heard that things are very expensive there. However, I do hope to visit one day. As for following my dreams, I left my native California for the Mediterranean in 2007 with no regrets.By the way, my father was Swedish. All the best from France.❤

The cabin looks so beautiful in the snow ! Loved the episode ! Thank you 🙏💕🌷

Hi from Russia. I live in about the same conditions as you, also eat always at home, and spend $150-200 a month on groceries, for one person. With the type of groceries that you buy, including wine etc, I guess that would be $200-300.

It was so nice to goo grocery shopping with you 😃 Thanks for taking us. The woods and the cabin look so cozy in winter! ❤ Love from Switzerland

Ha! "when you're pregnant you just want all the sugar and gluten you can get " Relatable!!! 3 months pregnant and I feel this so much 😆

I also buy mostly organic or at the local farmer's market here in North Georgia and I think your prices are comparable to what I pay. I am always interested in watching your videos because I am of roughly 35% Swedish heritage. I would not care for that much snow though 🙂

Christine looks so beautiful and shy when Kalle is filming her at the checkout. :) This was a fun video.

Kal, much respect. You’re a modern day pioneer. I was thinking about how a couple of years from now you can build a beautiful winter snow fort for your little one! 😍🇨🇦

I respect your inner grit. It kind of hurt my heart a little to think none of your neighbours realised you were walking 7 hours for groceries , but that lady was so kind 💓 such a beautiful place 💓

I have always and still do love watching your posts. But this one showed me the vast difference in our lifestyle. Yes I live in Sweden as well, and yes, We have a similar number of mouths to feed, but my costs are vastly different. I only buy what is on sale, and then ask what can I cook with that. And when I can afford it I buy organic. We also prepare all our own food, but my monthly cost are around 5000 kr a month. Its not just what you prioritise, its also what you can afford.

How beautiful. Love all that snow ! Blessings from the UK 🤍

I just love seeing you and Christine together doing the video! Even watching you both grocery shop is a lot of fun for me!

IHere in USA, NH we pay roughly $500 for groceries for 3 people in our family, per month and I thought it was expensive. Wow! It's very expensive over there!

My boyfriend and I live in North Germany approx. 30 minutes from the danish border. We spend 500-600€ a month for groceries. Most times it’s more close to 600€. And we don’t buy organic. If we would, it would be closer to what you guys pay 😊 Edit: and we cook most of our meals at home. We buy outside food one or two times a month, depending on how much we already spend

Loved seeing the food prices, same here. I go to Whole Foods so the food is healthier. Can’t image walking that far, amazing. That lady was so kind to deliver you home! Happy Christmas for USA!

I spend about the same here in Seattle, Washington, USA. Prices have gone up a lot over the past year everywhere. Thanks for taking us shopping with you!

I can't believe you had to walk 7 hours round trip to get groceries! Back when I didn't have a car, I thought walking all uphill on the way back from the store with a heavy backpack was a bit of a chore - lol. The kindness of that woman who gave you a ride that one day is amazing. Your food prices are actually pretty comparable to my area in the US (Washington State), at least for a few things, but some items seemed a pretty good deal. I too prioritize organic foods and it's worth it to me to pay a bit more for it. The snow looks so pretty, and it was fun to see the dogs romping around being cute. :)

I can really relate to how strange it is to walk around with a camera in your local store haha..😂 thanks for doing this for us!❤️

Love the snow on the trees as you driving

everything is very expensive as well, in sheybogan, wisconsin from last year, and i really loved seeing the shopping centers🎀🎄🤎

Beautiful cabin. I love the pretty lights over the table ❤.

A sled you could pull would be helpful for bringing groceries/supplies to the house from the car in the snow.

I loved seeing the way your supermarket displays its produce. Some of the brands we have here in Great Britain. Loved the blog. Keep well and healthy.

It was great to see your prices on foods. Aside from produce, our prices in Switzerland are about the same. Produce is a bit less expensive I think. I grew most of ours over the summer months. We have seen prices jump, but not like the inflation that has affected the rest of Europe and the USA. Your scenery is breathtaking. Thanks for taking us along!

Get tears in my eyes, thank you for sharing this story ❤!

Loved seeing your town and the area around it. Just beautiful. I live in the Rocky Mountains, and our food is probably a little cheaper, we also eat organic whenever possible. We have lots of grocery stores so we tend to shop around for some things to get the best price.

I live in the middle of North America. Your costs for organic basically match our prices for organic on a US$ to gram basis. Organic is worth it, in my opinion. I've been watching you off and on for a while now, congrats on your channel and on the impending baby! Best wishes for a wonderful new year, a smooth and easy birth, and a healthy, happy mother and child.

Love the vlog - nice to see a different content and have a glimpse of food costs in other countries. Pretty much the same on average with us here in Toronto, Canada. Good to see lovely Christine. Cant wait for next baby vlog. Best ❤

Kalle and Christine. I love your channel. It is about honest people like you doing ordinary things we can all relate to

Thank you for including us on your shopping adventure. I have to say how much I have enjoyed watching you both grow as humans, it is amazing to be able to experience your life with you….thank you. And once the baby starts eating you will be buy a lot more in one trip…

It reminds me of growing up in Minnesota.

We have a family of 3 with 2 dogs and 5 cats. Our Greenville average 400 dollars a week. We live in North Carolina in the United States. Thank you for sharing congratulations on the. New baby !

I hope that you at least have some stored away food for emergencies - shelf stable products for survival if you can't get to the store or the store cannot get food. Also, with you both home, making sourdough from a starter could save you lots of money! :)

family of 4 in New England, we have a small farm and a not so different life although we are currently without chickens due to predations last summer. We probably avg $300/wk on groceries for 2 adults and 2 teens, mix of high quality ingredients and economy bulk/packaged items and plenty of fruits and vegetables. really interesting to see the inside of your store and the choices and quality available. It's been a warm winter so we are just about to get our first real snowstorm. Thank you for sharing.

Interesting, thank you for sharing. From Vancouver , Canada. When I was young we moved as newlyweds to a 2 acre farm with a genuine log cabin and grew huge gardens, had chickens etc much as your plans. It was very happy times. Now I am senior and live 3 minutes walk from beach in Vancouver and is beautiful also at this later stage in life. Happy New Year to you and baby. Skol!

Hi Kalle Im from Toronto, Canada and here is everything 50 - 100% more expensive since 2020 We also try to eat as healthy as possible and we noticed significant increase for all our groceries. Prices are rising up from month to month and they're even promising more increase from January.

You are so inspiring love ur speaking. Some of ur items of food are about the same price as i pay in ohio usa. Grow alot of food and try to make all of my own food. Dont like to eat out. I could watch u and lean alot about how Swedish people do things. Love it all. 😊

Thank you so much Kalle and Christine for sharing your life living in Sweden it’s really refreshing and I can understand about prioritizing food budget for strictly organic and healthy food. Me and my husband also have been doing this for a few years now and it gets very expensive but again that’s what we choose to do, and I understand that, I wish you both a merry merry Christmas

i live in Minnesota, USA and your food prices are higher. But I don't buy all organic. When I was young I canned and froze a lot of food from my garden which cut down on grocery costs. When that baby becomes a teenager you will be amazed how much they can eat.

Hello Kalle & Christine! From Wisconsin, USA - it was so refreshing to see this video!! Prices for organic here are relatively comparable. For me and my fiancé we spend about $150-$200 USD - a week on groceries more like $250 if everything is organic. Thank you for sharing this with us. Happiest holidays and wishing you both a safe and happy new year!! 🎉❤

7 hour walk to the Grocery Store , in the snow , hard to believe , 🙄🤔🌺🌺🌺 nice 📹 though , stay warm .

Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it. I live in Ukraine and spend about 200 USD to the food (for two adult persons) per month. The bread costs about 0.7 USD, 10 eggs - 1.5-2 USD, chicken about 3.5-4 UDS, potato 1kg 0.3 USD. The minimal salary is 180 USD, and average salary is about 440 USD. We plant our organic vegetables in own garden😊

Love your home it seems so warm and inviting. Living in

Your bill was actually less than I thought it may have been. I pay about 7.00 for 1 lb. of butter-organic-, 7.00 for 1 gallon of organic milk, 7.00 for dates, 2.25 for organic red, orange or yellow peppers. Just a sample of what I pay. I love your videos! Best wishes to you and Kristine! Kathy J.

Watching beautiful scenery is good one my buckets list. Wishing someday I travels different country visit beautiful tourist attractions

Here in the Netherlands the prices also became very high but not so high as in Sweden. Four dollars for popcorn is insane and also butter, milk, cheese, vegetables are much cheaper here. And the price of a organic cucumber here is 1.50 euros, 2.80 euros for one cucumber, oh my god. I buy my food at local organic farmers here in the area because than it is not processed and much more healthy. I live alone and I spent 650 euros a month on food because I buy local and only organic food from the farmers. My priority lies with healthy food too.Thank you for sharing, it was a very nice video and I learned a lot, I should not complain about the prices here 😬

Put Apples in with your potatoes and they will NOT grow eyes. And a little gasoline to your diesel and a little gasoline to your Motor Oil to keep them from "GELLING" from the cold. We also put it into the motor oil in the truck, and watch out for the water to separate in the diesel water filter and create a small ice plug of water, that interrupts your being able to keep it running. Only use these suggestions in the extreme cold.

This was really interesting to see - I relate so much! I make RU-vid videos in a similar spirit as you and live out in the country where it is a little over an hour driving to the nearest larger town/city. Our shopping days are quite like this as well - they always take a full day! Honestly its so validating to see how other people do things like this because I feel like as adults, we're all wondering if we're doing the right thing and wondering how other people are doing what they're doing. Prices here have also more than doubled here - I'd say we spend about the same amount each month on food...and we've also been looking to ways to be more self sufficient for the future as well. Sending love to you, Christine, and your little family from my little corner of the world! 🤍❤🤍❤

First time watching your channel. It was super nice ty.

Thank you for sharing your day with us, it's interesting to compare. I live in Minnesota in the US and yes prices are climbing. I also try to eat organic so that has cut into my eating out budget. Glad to see you both looking wonderful! BTW, the ceiling looks really nice 😊

Love the video. I miss Sweden. I used to live in Stockholm area but because of my bad life desisions i moved. Be strong guys!

One thing to consider: think of all the money you save by not drinking alcohol. That's a huge savings. And healthy too. Also, "cheap" food can be expensive in the long run, given its impacts on health. I enjoyed this video a great deal -- was interesting to see the drive to the stores from your home. Take care!

Gratulerer med bebis 🤗

Thanks for showing Swedish grocery prices. I have family that lives in Sweden...it is very beautiful ☺️. I live in Canada and i just bought 6 peppers the other day and they were $6 CA. As for Organic butter, its probably similar priced. Your popcorn is pretty expensive compared to ours, but such a great snack!! Merry Christmas 🎄✨️

I love how driving on the snowy roads is so easy. In the UK if we have any snow everything grinds to a halt. Airports included. I would love to experience a snowy winter.Thank you for sharing.