Okay thank you. I just know that one price was hold a few times in Oslo. But I dont know which. (It was once a 1 million question by Who wants to be a millionaire)😂
Glad you liked Sthlm! My home town. ❤ There is lots more to see, this was just a short video. Depends upon what you like, you can see the town in layers, discovering different things for every layer you peel of (if that makes any sense). If you are in to history and older culture, art and so on you can visit lots of different museums, buildings, castles/palaces and so on, if you like sports and concerts that will lead you to diffent arenas and clubs probably and if you like yet something else, that will show you something else, maybe in the same "block" but in another building. I would recommend Skansen (out door museum at Djurgården, and there is lots more to visit on that island), maybe take a guided toor looking at architecture, historic sights or maybe a ghost walk at night (whatever theme suits you), go to some club/pub or nice restaurant maybe in Södermalm or Norrmalm, travel to the archpelago by boat and maybe you can find some fun shopping in Norrmalm as well, or Söder. Gamla stan deserves a visit, maybe have a fika (coffee and cake) but the tourist shops and the prizes are not maybe the best thing about it. Visby is very nice (on Gotland), and also depending on what you like there are different towns that have different styles and things to offer. I can see other people responded about Nobel and the vikings, and no we have not been invaded that much, Stockholm was a good fortress - it worked. Some problems with Danes during some centuries, other than that pretty good. ☺
I think the royals popularity varies over time. They remained as symbols as a part of a political compromise when Sweden turned into a democracy and was therefore "respected as a part of this agreement". Because of his role as a neutral part who can be a unifying voice in times of crisis I think most swedes appriciate him, but more for practical reasons, than the kind of pride british feel. But Id say the last decade or so, a semi ironic pride have grown on the internet through memes with the king in different hats. I also think swedes appriciate that he seems relatively down to earth and aloof, compared to other monarchs in Europe.
Alfred Nobel was Swedish but during he created the Nobel Prize Norway was a part of Sweden, so after Norways independence in year 1905 they could keep Nobel Peace Prize but all the rest of Nobel Prizes like Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Medicine and Literature is still in Stockholm, Sweden
@@cynic7049 Your point being? I would argue that the "union" was more of an alliance, but it doesn't really matter, *my point* was that it's untrue to say that Norway was a part of Sweden
3:23 These fine houses were financed by German wholesaler during the 18th century. Sweden and Germany have been trading partners and best friends since the 15th century.
Nobel was Swedish. He was born in Stockholm. Most of us like our royals. They don't have any power so even those who don't like them, don't mind that they are there. The Vikings were conquerers, but their time was past when Stockholm was founded. You should have chosen Stockholm for your masters. It is a wonderful Christmas city. It is only natural that Swedish sounds a bit German because it was heavily influenced by it in the past. Yes Swedes are reserved. We don't like to brag. That's just how we are. For more Sweden, check out Göteborg or Visby. 😁
@@ChrisSweden Lagom. Not to much, not to little. The perfect amount. We use it as a prefix of sorts. Lagom big, lagom small, lagom warm, lagom cold, lagom much, lagom little. It is a way for us to not complain. Just like with bragging, we don't like to complain because it ruins the mood.
Great reaction! Please react to the video “Visby (Sweden) vacation travel video guide” by Expoza travel about the Hanseatic city of Visby on the island of Gotland, an important Hanseatic city in the Middle Ages. The town had many Germans’ living there and there were two mayors, one from Gotland and one German.
During 1500 and 1814 Sweden faught many many wars against several powerful countries. Denmark (13 wars), Russia, Poland, France, Britain just to mention a few. Stockholm was more or less under threat all this time, especially from Denmark and Russia. To my knowledge only Denmark managed to take power of Stockholm during this period. However, Stockholm is not very old and became the capitol 1634. Before that there was no outspoken capitol but the power recided mostly from the town Sigtuna (50 km north of Stockholm). If we go back a bit further in time (year 600 to 1060)(the viking age), the power mostly recided in Uppsala (75 km north of Stockholm).
You should definitely visit this city. Also the public transportation system includes boats, buses, subway, regional trains and trams. You can choose which one you want to ride. And the subway system is the world’s largest art exhibition. You can also escape to the islands of the Stockholm archipelago, there are hostels there so you can stay the night.
That hallway in at 1:19 is just a regular 2-bedroom apartment here in Sweden. This seems to be in one of the less affluent areas though by the looks of it maybe Rinkeby.
Yes.. it was a promtion to visit Stockholm.. and you got some good resons for doing that! And even as im frome Gothenburg, I like to be a tourist in Stocholm, visiting the royal castel, walk in "Gamla stan", take a fika in the courtyard of Stockholm castel, or take a glass of wine at " the kings garden" = kungsträdgården, when the royal gard parade to the change of gards! Its a tourist trap kinda thing! In anyway, Stockholm is our capital city, there is a lot going on, for tourists, it get more expensive at tourist seson, hotells and resturantes.. and then to those.. its sweden/Stockholm, its expencive, to a big cause by.. they focuse on tourists that want special treatment/swedish cousine.. a hint of our capital city!
Which cities are worth visiting in Sweden? Perhaps it's better to ask "what parts of Sweden are worth visiting?" IMO, such parts are Skåne (with interesting cities like Malmö, Lund, Ystad and others, but the countryside is amazing too. It's a good idea to explore Skåne by car/motorcycle/bike). Kalmar and the nearby island of Öland are fascinating and so is the area called Glasriket (Glasreich) close to Kalmar. Växjö and Jönköping are nice cities in that region, Småland, as well. Göteborg/Gothenburg, Sweden's rapidly growing second largest city is very dynamic, multifaceted and a great place to party. Being a big harbour city, people are very friendly and open. Especially in summer it would be wise to combine a visit to Gbg with an excursion to Bohuslän, a beautiful region just north of Gbg close to the sea dotted with idyllic little fishing villages. Bohuslän boasts some of the best seafood in the world. The big lakes of Vänern and Vättern offer unique experiences of nature and there are several beautiful cities and towns sitting by the water. Examples are Karlstad, Kristinehamn, Mariestad and Lidköping (by Vänern) and Hjo, Askersund, Vadstena, Gränna and aforementioned Jönköping (by Vättern). Norrköping and nearby Linköping are two of the largest cities in Sweden and are definitely worth attention. Gotland, Sweden's largest island, is one of the most beautiful and intriguing places in all of the Baltic region, especially Visby with its rich medieval heritage. The regions of Närke, Uppland and Södermanland close to the big lakes of Hjälmaren and Mälaren are parts of Sweden you really should explore by your own vehicle, even if you can take a train to captivating cities like Örebro and Uppsala, which are large by Swedish standards. Just like Skåne, these regions feature a lot of castles and mansions as well as pittoresque little towns, for example Strängnäs, Sigtuna, Mariefred and Trosa. The regions of Värmland and Dalarna are rich in natural scenery, folklore and tradition. Värmland and Dalarna are spectacular both in winter (at least if there's lots of snow and sunshine) and summer. Norrland is the part of Sweden north of river Dalälven. It is huge, but few people live there. Even if cities like Östersund, Gävle, Sundsvall, Luleå and Kiruna are fascinating, Norrland is mostly associated with its astonishing nature and rich wildlife. Thank you for making great videos and for your interest in Sweden!
I love Stockholm, I grew up there and lived there for 40 years, but it's kind of shit now. Not because of immigrants but the Hipsters, I don't mind people getting their beard trimmed or making their own bread, but facilities for that has taken over the city
@@ChrisSweden Yes, especially in the southern part of Stockholm, which used to be a working class area, it's become a bit ridiculous. Barber shops everywhere and small nice shops closing down for "fine dining" pizzerias to take over (which has lousy food). I've never been to Berlin, but I believe it's similar, used to be working class, lots of artists and musicians. Creative, but now it's just business
Stockholm is a very beautiful town but I should never wanna live there. It's so stressful there. Gothenburg is a much better town in Sweden to live in. But if I should move to a land on this planet I should move to Ireland. I love Ireland! After that I could think to live in other Great Britain or Germany.
Being from Sweden. Stockholm is sort of the worst of two worlds. Everyone live on top of each other, and still the distances are huge. The turisty parts are pretty well concentrated in the middle. But for people living and working there its kind of a vaccum in the middle and really dense out side.Then dense for km after km.
You mention the stereotype of Swedes, it reflects our own ideals quite well, and occasionally we manage to reach those goals. Then we are happy :-) The royal court gets 15 million € each year, the king doesn't have to account for how the money are used but this money are supposed to go to maintenance of the castles and public museums belonging to the court, and for some bread and butter to the royal family itself. As you might know the queen is of German heritage and runs a tight ship, with excellence. :-) The royal family is not always on our mind but serves as the anchorpoint of our "tribe", they represent swedishness and how we find our way back "home" when the world becomes overwhelming. We might discuss the injustice of a random family being provided with 15M € of taxpayers money each year, but we do get something back for that money, a leader of our "tribe" that have the ear and speaks the voice of the people when needed. In a crisis I think we would follow our king rather than our politicians, and that's where the royals prove their value. The royal family have proven over and over again to be good people with good values, which is hard to say about most politicians. This is why we have this overall respect. They are human, they do actually appear to be on the people's side, and the majority of the people therefore stands behind them. Paying like 1.50 € in taxes each year to have access to this is nothing.
As a stockholm resident and swede, i'm slightly nauseated by the cheesy script she's reading. I cringed everytime the word Elegance was dragged out again, and again. It was like some first year american advertising graduate wrote it. Good footage though.
Yeah most of those Travelchannels are like that, but the information and pictures they provide are mostly awesome :) And tbh my ADHD helped me probably once there, because I didn't focus on every exact word 😂
Can't stand this slimy bragging video by postmodern socialist trying to take credit for Sweden before socialism (before the 1930s). Pretending they didn't try to eradicate our older culture, that they despised as "petit bourgeois". This started already in 1932, when they took full power, but it was especially between 1952 and 1974 that thousands of graceful and elegant buildings were demolished. So the socialist almost succeded in their mission, with far less than 50% of the old beautiful buildings still standing today. (Much more of Stockholm survived than in smaller towns though, hence its beauty.)
