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Sep 23, 2007

Sweden — Open Skies, Open Minds

The film Sweden — Open Skies, Open Minds is a four minute long journey that takes you from north to south and gives you a glimpse of contemporary life in Sweden.

 

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There are 201 comments on this article:
Catarina
Country:  Portugal, Aug 20, 2010
OH LORD... I WANT TO GO TO SWEDEN..
I'm getting so obcessed that i go all day long listening to swedish radio on the Internet...
I just hope that I finish my Masters's soonin order to apply to a post-graduation course in Stockholm University...
Anyone has ideas?
Would also be nice making some friends there...
Anyone form Sweden who wants a portuguese friend???
M
Country:  Armenia, May 11, 2010
How beautiful you are Sweden :)
GiorgosAth
Country:  Greece, May 6, 2010
I am in love with this country.
Asdf
Country:  Sweden, Apr 23, 2010
I love reading these comments!
Hearing people call us intelligent and nice, It's great!

Sweden, and most of Scandinavia, is a very good place to live or visit.
D.
Country:  sweden, Mar 3, 2010
2:22 - 2:24 didn't make me like sweden any more than I already do.
Povas
Country:  Sweden, Feb 15, 2010
I just love sweden. But i think its a bit sad that we let so many immigrants in. its not that i dont like them. Its just that we have our own culture, and our culture is getting pushed aside by all these different cultures that immigrants bring here. I dont care has long has our cultural inheritance remains, but when immigrants become mad at us when we hoist our flag (The swedish flag) at our graduation, well then i think that is has gone too far.
pink
Country:  philippines, Feb 11, 2010
I love Sweden, aside my boyfriend is swedish.
they are open minded and kind person.
We all have the negative and positive comment in every country.
thats it!
hardeepsingh
Country:  India, Jan 18, 2010
Sweden is a good country.Every coin has a head and tail.AIways forgive the negative,look for the green nature,mountains and good people around you.Good sweden ,good people

You feel the value of shade when you dont have it,so start feeling it now and appreciate people,nature.

Thanks
Hanna
Country:  Sweden, Jan 15, 2010
Hey Eleri, we are not racists and, actually, many people in Sweden are traveling and finding foreign boyfriend and girfriend. These mixed people are not necessarily from Africa or Asia, neither refugees only. They could be from Americas, or even from Europe. You should never write such disgusting comments about other people's country. Look for a psychiatrist to help you to deal with these issues instead.
Eleri
Country:  Wales / UK, Jan 10, 2010
In addition, I would add that the film wasn't that great - too fast, uninspiring music, too many women (what about gorgeous Swedish men?), + too many African/Asian faces. Tourists usually don't visit Sweden to see Africans + other refugees. For that they can visit Timbuktu or Cairo.
Eleri
Country:  Wales, Jan 10, 2010
why always this stress on being 'multicultural'? People visit Sweden to see SWEDEN, not Paris or London. If everywhere is multi-culti, what orginality + uniqueness is left? If Sweden allows unchecked immigration, in a few decades it will have a mish-mash of people + lots of problems. Be proud of what you are - SWEDES first + foremost!
Juan Carrera
Country:  Chile, Dec 23, 2009
Absolutely nice film. Sweden is my favorite country. I visit Sweden in my holiday because my family live there. Sweden is my second country. I love Sweden.
Amanda Nguyen
Country:  Vietnam, Nov 8, 2009
im here to read wat people talking about sweden and specially swedish. i have a swedish boy friend. And i wonder about his temper very much. I even had an ex swedish boyfriend before also but i stil dont have much expreince about swedish men. My opinion about wat i saw of swedish men... kind face, polite, cute, shy, honest, good heart but alittle tight , selfish, cold alittle, and not strong opinion, slow :(. i wanna learn more and improve him better. Jag alskar Patrik !
Mr.vixay souvannalath
Country:  laos, Nov 4, 2009
i need to join in your school course
Razi
Country:  India, Oct 15, 2009
This film shows wonderful love of Sweden.
Judy
Country:  USA, Oct 1, 2009
I want more more more-I love the beauty of Sweden and could look at pictures forever-I visited once and can't wait to return for a very long visit. Need newer videos for everyone to see.
Asa
Country:  Sweden, Sep 7, 2009
Nice film but a bit confusing that it says it's going from north to south when it's the opposite!!!
Maytham
Country:  Alahwaz, Aug 16, 2009
Hi my friends
I love Sweden too.
really nice ;-)
Maurice
Country:  Canada, Jun 17, 2009
I love the Scandinavian people. They are the most intelligent and attractive people of this world. Also, many of us carry their DNA!
And indeed it shows!
Deep in my heart I shall always be a good deal Swedish! AMEN!!
choman
Country:  iraq, May 30, 2009
no music or an thing
only sweden
choman
Country:  iraq, May 30, 2009
i like sweden
ohhhh god help me
for go in sweden
Shahid
Country:  Pakistan, May 14, 2009
Thats wonderfull. The music is so energetic!
lena@
Country:  Mar 26, 2009
the highschool is in Åseda but i forgot the name. i would really like to pay a visit to my friend there without him knowing next time i come to sweden.....*-| Tnx
lena@
Country:  Mar 26, 2009
hey can some swede tell me what's the name of the highschool in need to knÅseda? an adress or how to find the link to its website? i really know.plz tell if u know.
lena
Country:  Mar 23, 2009
i learned to say hi and a few other words,but from there on i can't understand anything else,it's hard to understand swedish when u go for the first time and know few words.also i noticed they were very civilised and aware of their environment but they're a bit too strict, sometimes cold and dull. their rules are a bit too much for my taste. i guess no country is perfect...
lena
Country:  Mar 23, 2009
and btw, from what i heard from immigrants swedish are racists and nationalists.i noticed the second part myself in different occasions but the first, i dunno, those people said that swedish don't speak in english with immigrants even if they know it, they just ignore them. i met some swedish people and they spoke a little english so i dunno what to think, i heard this happens to foreign people usually but it didn't happen to me.
lena
Country:  Mar 23, 2009
i just went to sweden this winter, i passed through malmo, goteborg, then went to vaxjo i don't have the specific caracters to write properly.anyway it was nice but less colder than i thought it would be.they definitely are a lot different from my culture in certain points,but generally i liked it. nice to visit,wouldn't want to live there though:) but i want to go to stockholm next time.^_^
Bob
Country:  Mar 3, 2009
LOL, that's "cute" not "cut".
Bob
Country:  Mar 3, 2009
Bebesvin,

It's just a commercial, little cut girls sell regardless of what country it's from. I thought the video was worth my 4 min. :)
Paul
Country:  Texas, USA, Mar 3, 2009
Beautiful. I love the shots of nature, of the melancholy beauty of snow. Coming from a place where it hardly rains, let alone snows...
Sp
Country:  sWEden, Mar 2, 2009
Damn, makes you proud of being a swede, doesn't it? I love my country with all it's flaws and beauty, and it's great to know others can experience mitt land and maybe feel the same. ;)
Rlow
Country:  Mar 2, 2009
Elsa
Sep 26, 2007
"Don't forget, the movie is a commercial. It's supposed to sell Swedeen abroad. Of course the picture are nice and gives a nice feeling. What if it showed crowed subway trains in late november or bagladies or a woman being beated by her husband? Or how injustices between rich and poor grows bigger in Sweden just as in the rest of the world? One picture; the king on a yatch outside France, next picture; homeless man doing drugs. "

Haha, nicely said Elsa
BEATRICE
Country:  ITALY, Feb 24, 2009
I LOVE THIS VIDEO .... SO BEAUTIFUL , I LOVE THIS COUNTRY ALWAYS IN MY HEART !!!! HEJ SVERIGE !!!!
M.j.william
Country:  Rwanda, Feb 24, 2009
i love sweden and i need to study in sweden and share,relashinship with the partispance of this
musabyimana2@yahoo.fr
SPARTAN
Country:  United States of America, Feb 23, 2009
I think I've done better video editing in grade school...
zainab
Country:  sweden, Feb 18, 2009
Iam living in Sweden ....and in the sametime I love Sweden cuz its just alovly country to live in...BEST to begin a life in I think
I love Sweden for all things I got it from this country everything first a life...love..security...everything u can get :) thanks Sweden
Baffled
Country:  Sweden, Feb 12, 2009
I don’t understand your standpoint at all, Bebesvin. The people portrayed in the film are very mixed in ages, origins, etc. In the intro, for example, there are several middle-aged and older people. Do you mean that young girls should be banned altogether? Du you see anything indecent in these images?
bebesvin
Country:  Redmond, WA, Feb 12, 2009
I am just trying to help, as the author asked for our opinions and so I am offering them. I love Sweden too, and as such wanted the respresentation and advertisement to tourists to be something better than what say Amsterdam would offer. Simply put: the video seems to "sell little Swedish girls" more than anything, which I am concerned about.
niloufar
Country:  Iran, Jan 30, 2009
i'm looking for a way to study in Sweden.is there any body to help me? its my postal address: nilou_mooshi@hotmail.com
Daniel
Country:  Brasil, Jan 27, 2009
i love swedem
Daniel Fantini
Country:  Brasil, Jan 27, 2009
I love persons and culture about swedem.
Baffled
Country:  Sweden, Jan 27, 2009
Also, I don’t think that this film is a documentary with the purpose of showing a "proper" image of Sweden the way BBC would. I think it’s a marketing prouct or am I mistaking? It’s funny how all international comments in this column are extremely positive and loving, while most Swedish are nagging and hostile. swedes seem to hate their own country!
Baffled
Country:  Sweden, Jan 27, 2009
In this film, I saw plenty of middle-aged people and also older women, both in the beginning, the middle and the end. I also saw images from chemical industry and transport industry. I wonder what your problem is bebesvin? That there are some younger girls in there as well?
bebesvin
Country:  USA, Jan 25, 2009
Okay, so I finished watching the video (I was upset at the first 2 min's at the pimping out of Sweden's girls that I couldn't watch the other half) and finally finally at the end I saw like one or two happy older women, and an aging man. Also, there was some images that touched upon the biotech and IT industries. but why at the END, and why very few, very non-lasting images? The editing was horrible. If the video was for a Gucci ad, it was good, for a representation of SWEDEN:ETHNOCENTRIC
bebesvin
Country:  USA, Jan 25, 2009
I am an older woman so I don't think of getting laid with young women when I think of Sweden. As a Swede living abroad just now, Sweden means more for me. From MSN Encarta: In recent decades newer industries, including information technology, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals, have grown in importance. The point is.. are you selling little girls, or are you selling SWEDEN?
bebesvin
Country:  USA, Jan 25, 2009
From BBCNEWS: Of Sweden: Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, paper products, chemicals (why was none of this accentuated in video?)
bebesvin
Country:  USA, Jan 25, 2009
It seems like the video tried to advertise two things: hot young perfect women and the lovely landscape. NOT at all represent the majority of what I consider definitive of Swedish. No happy older women, middle aged women, middle aged men. Remember you are excluding most of the population when you don't see the other people in the crowd - 99% OF THE PEOPLE IN SWEDEN ARE NOT PERFECT HOT YOUNG LITTLE GIRLS. I had to read BBCNEWS and MSN Encarta to get a better idea of the real Sweden.
Eduardo
Country:  Brazil, Jan 3, 2009
This short was the best film I ever saw in my life, I have a cousin that is swedish born in stockholm. The film is very sentimental and beautifully done, nature,life,people a very balanced combination, Sweden has always been in my mind since I was a kid perhaps one day I will be there.
Peiro
Country:  Mexico, Jan 2, 2009
Beautiful.
I'm really thinking of going and studying to Sweden,
it seems a great and a peaceful country.

I really liked the video, kind of promotional though.. :D
definitely I'm getting there soon.
sasa
Country:  Czech Republic, Dec 30, 2008
it's a nice video. i'm interested in sweden since a long time, i love this country. :)
Non Swede
Country:  Sweden, Dec 4, 2008
The pictures are great and the country is in fact peaceful, But the people are so homogenious. They are so much alike. When they travel somewhere else they are completely different. They are strange for foreigners who live here. Boring and reserved- The people have been controlled too long by religion and than the government. You have to live here to fully understand.
Erik
Country:  Sweden, Dec 1, 2008
Glen Williams >>

Malexander? Thats a coincidence!
My family have a summerhouse there, and my entire family (mothers side) are from that area. It's funny because Malexander is a very very small village (like 200 inhabitants)!
try; http://www.malexander.se/english.html (if you haven't found it already.)
Glen Williams
Country:  USA, Oct 26, 2008
I was searching for pictures and videos of Sweden when I found this sight. Although it is not what I was wanting I did find it interesting. I am researching my family history and my ancestors were from Östergötland and Jönköping and I was hoping to find photos and videos of those areas. My ancestors came from; Ställberga, Tenbäcken ( I guess Tränäs now) in Jönköping and Ekeby and Mälexander in Östergötland.
Neal
Country:  Trinidad & Tobago, Oct 26, 2008
I love this video. Some of you think this doesn't say much for your country? Hmm. If you knew the state of my country right now you would more than appreciate your own and you would understand how beautiful ur country is and how this video expresses it. This video is great! Everything about it is in place and in sync with the audio. Beautiful!
Christopher
Country:  Sweden, Oct 7, 2008
I have to say that this movie has both upside ande downsides. The downside is that there are to many clips, that makes it very hard to follow. The upside is that is shows alot of what sweden have to offer but then again there is a downside in absolutly no names so there is very hard to know what one might like. I can be better no question about that.
adebayo tunde ramon
Country:  nigeria, Oct 3, 2008
i like study in Sweden
Nika
Country:  Georgia, Aug 8, 2008
And one more 'Thank You' for Sweden if i'm not being boring : erm..thank you for setting a perfect example for the world showing them the way how to build up the most peaceful country in the world.Though these examples are mostly shrugged off by ignorant politicians.
Nika
Country:  Georgia, Aug 8, 2008
All is good. the thing that makes me wonder is that how Sweden manages and represents, and let's say feeds the whole world with soo many talented musicians?! i think that for a music lover, whatever the genre is, Sweden and actually any Scandinavian country is more than anything to dwell in. Now i'm like reading up on Sweden from every possible source!
Niklas
Country:  Sweden, Aug 4, 2008
@Katrina: The footage of medicine is probably included in the video because the world's largest pill factory lies in Södertälje, and probably also because there is a lot of biotechnology research in Sweden.

I think the video was nice overall as it shows the real Sweden, even if it skips some (huge) parts of our culture...
Marko
Country:  Serbia, Jul 26, 2008
...Actually, I didn't expect that, but then I changed my mind. And my mother was in beautiful country of Sweden 3 years ago , and explained to me how Swedes give attention to their nature, and appreciate it. Really great country and great people! Regards, M
Marko
Country:  Serbia, Jul 26, 2008
Nice and relaxing movie! But, I'm not sure is sky so much "open" in Sweden? I've heard that Swedes hate their weather... But, it's peaceful country, blessed by a nature, and I am planning to continue my studding there. i like people, I meet some Swedes while I was volunteering in Belgrade last year - and they are very open mind, smiled and relaxed people.
parhan mehrparvar
Country:  iran, Jul 26, 2008
every body know this movie is suitable for learning about sweden
jag tycker severige
Katrina
Country:  Sweden, Jul 11, 2008
Nothing very wrong with the movie but it could have shown more typically Swedish traditional things, like the traditional food, clothes, events etc. and I have to agree with Anna L, it feels a bit like random snapshots of very random things, like a medicine factory? Why is there video footage of medicinde being made? But it shows some pretty envirements that we Swedes should be proud of. And I am proud!
Habib
Country:  Pakistan, Jul 5, 2008

Oh that’s great movie, after seeing I have desire to live in Sweden near the nature. If possible, I will come for higher education.
abraão marcelino pereira
Country:  brasil, Jul 3, 2008
Sweden looks like a perfect dream anyone would like to have someday.
Camilla
Country:  United Kingdom, Jun 30, 2008
Beautiful scenery I must say but exremely depressing soundtrack...no wonder why we swedes hate the bleak and dullness of the winter season
hej da!
basketmamman
Country:  USA North Carolina, Jun 20, 2008
Wonderful movie with all the typical sights. I miss my home country even moore now, specially the clear clean lakes to swim in.
Klavdia
Country:  Russia, Jun 18, 2008
Too sunny for a sweden movie, isn't it? :)) But extremely nice...
Lydia
Country:  New Zealander in Sweden, Jun 17, 2008
2/2- Only reason I can think of, that Swedish people would say they hate their country, is because they don't know what they've got. Spend some time in a different country, you will most definitely change your mind.
Lagom is a great word. It means anyone is able to live comfortably here, if they want to. It means simplicity. Which is not easy to achieve even in NZ- unless you've got a lot of money. I hope to live here indefinitely, there's no place like it that Ive discovered- yet
Lydia
Country:  New Zealander in Sweden, Jun 17, 2008
1/2 - Ive visited many countries & lived in USA, Germany, NZ & here.
This was a pleasant clip of Sweden, it felt good to watch. I know it's like this & even better in many ways. I think this was the whole purpose of such a clip right? As others have said here, every country has it's problems but I believe Sweden is the most peaceful place Ive visited, let alone lived in.
Sverigevän
Country:  Sweden, Jun 17, 2008
Well, as you can see by the comments, Swedes seem to hate their own country. Sadly that's the truth, but Sweden really is this great, under the surface through which nobody dares to dive. Figuratively speaking. This film has even been called "racist" by many officials here.

But, as a proud Swede, I feel very happy reading your sweet answers to the movie. :)
Larry Reynolds
Country:  United States, Jun 14, 2008
The video is beautiful I enjoyed it. My adoptive mother is from sweden, I hope to apply for citizenship very soon.
kim
Country:  Australia, Jun 2, 2008
Not a bad clip- I loved the panoramic nature shots, but felt the close-up smiling was a little overdone. Did anyone else find the guitar rhythm sounded eerily close to the original War of the Worlds score?
Blattii
Country:  Schweiz, May 31, 2008
This is very beatiful!!

I love Sweden!
Tiago
Country:  Portugal, May 27, 2008
I'm definitely going to study and who knows live , in sweden ! Great Video :D
gbg
Country:  Sweden, May 26, 2008
Boring Video. So very boring.
samiur
Country:  bangladesh, Apr 24, 2008
Sweden was one of my most favourite countries in the world. After watching this film it has been the second choice of mine to live in beyond my motherland. Sweden really I m in love with u.
Hussain A Sheikh
Country:  Sweden, Apr 14, 2008
i have been blessed to be among the Best Nation of world.

Best people the Real Human.

Love Sweden
angel
Country:  Pakistan, Apr 7, 2008
Really a nice video.
Looks as Sweden is close to nature and clean country. Every season is good and nice place to live and study.
C U In there
Maria
Country:  Sweden, Apr 5, 2008
Quite boring movie I think, although it must be difficult to show a whole nation in four minutes.
Sweden will be islamic? I'm so tired of people saying this over and over again. Just because we try to help people in need (and how much help do we got?) doesn't mean they're taking over the country. Come here before you leave a comment like that.
Bohman
Country:  Sweden, Mar 31, 2008
A beautiful film about my beautiful country. I, for one, actually found it to be representative. I've travelled all over my country and this is what it's like in many regards: harmony, equality and good people. As has been pointed out below there are ups and downs to every country, but in general Sweden is a very pleasant place to be.
Liliana
Country:  Romania, Mar 26, 2008
I was impressed by the well-developed industry presented in this clip, because it looks very technological and up-to-date. And I find it totally impossible to create a video about a country and include no stereotypes. It's practically inevitable, but it isn't neccessary a bad thing, because in order to present any new thing to people who have few notions about it, you must start with something they already know: stereotypes. Anyway, it's a good video. Keep up the good work! :)
Liliana
Country:  Romania, Mar 26, 2008
The video is what a touristic presentation of any country should be like. You can't expect to feel the real touch of Sweden, it's only meant to give people an idea about the main things that represent it as a country, the things that make it stand out and be unique.
payamsparda@yahoo.com
Country:  iran, Mar 24, 2008
I LOVE SWEDEN
HQXQ
Country:  iran, Mar 24, 2008
i live in iran and i wish i was studying my postgratude in sweden.well,i will come one day..HQXQ
juldog
Country:  California, USA, Mar 22, 2008
I guess it's an alright video. It just shows what you would expect, just the nice things. Every country has beautiful sights and it also has its dark side. I have a friend who's from Sweden and she says that the winters are long and dark and there is a high suicide rate, but what are you going to do? You can't control the weather or people. If you like it good and if you don't, too bad....get over it!
Haley
Country:  United States, Mar 8, 2008
Awwww (: What a great video! I'm half swedish, well 3rd generation on my mom's side. Her grandfather and grandmother immigrated over here a while back. I wish they didn't hahaha... Sweden looks so beautiful. I'm learning Swedish right now, and maybe one day I hope I can go and visit my family in Copenhagen.
GEB
Country:  UK, Mar 3, 2008
A brilliant film!
Martin
Country:  czech, Feb 29, 2008
Lubos: Slovaks live everywhere but not in Slovakia :)
lubos
Country:  slovakia, Feb 29, 2008
I visited Ireland, England, but I like northern countries,Ireland as well,so I"d like to live in Sweden,Finland or Norway, Ilike those countries
Guillermo
Country:  MEXICO, Feb 29, 2008
Amazing!!! I hope be there...
Sunil
Country:  India, Feb 22, 2008
Excellent Movie. It really talks about the real Sweden which is the heaven in the earth.
suko
Country:  indonesia, Feb 21, 2008
a beautiful landscape.I will go there soon.for all people in all over the world,if u want to know me,please add me on sprastiyo@yahoo.co.id
nabil
Country:  yemen, Feb 20, 2008
i never visit sweden . it looks like a paradise when i see its pictures on internet . I hope to visit it someday .....almared dash t at hot mail dot come
Scott C
Country:  USA, Feb 17, 2008
A wonderful, captivating and energetic film that really captures the heart and soul of this beautiful country where I’ve lived for close to a year now and hope to be able to stay.
Stephen
Country:  Europe, Feb 15, 2008
I really enjoyed viewing the film and reading all the comments! Good luck!
W. Larson
Country:  USA, Feb 15, 2008
The video could have allowed more time to view each scene. My grandparents, Lutherans, were born in Sweden, and I wonder what they would think if ,as someone wrote, that your country would someday become Muslim. I hope, as I know they would, this never happens. Keep Sweden, Swedish, and Christian Taksa mecka
matz
Country:  usa/spain, Feb 13, 2008
i spent time in sverige back in the 60's and loved it. i now hear it will be a muslin country by 2020. is that true? if so that would be so sad as they are a more restrictive people and the swedes..they were the nicest people i have ever met. don't change please.
Cláudio
Country:  Portugal, Feb 5, 2008
Someone told me once that "one picture tell more than one thousand words". but I feel that is a lot more to say about Sweden... in this movie I could see why I am courious with this country.
JAGA
Country:  Mexico, Feb 4, 2008
The perseccion of life is not only with the eyes, is also the sensation of feeling every moment
zahid baig
Country:  pakistan, Jan 29, 2008
it is my earnest desire that being a finance specialist i would like to get more higher education in sweden and wanted to be a swedish, i mean it
god is watching
Country:  sweden, Jan 22, 2008
Most Swedes are cold, and boring, impolite and rude. It is obvious that parents do not parent, as kids rule,.the women act bogus with no etiquette whatsoever. the schools are out of control, no proper rules, . Sure there are other good things,the ugly houses are overpriced, and most people have to live in small doll houses, Swedes need to learn etiquette and decorum, and schools need to enforce rules..no makeup, wear uniforms, no cell phones during classes, etc.
Jennie
Country:  Sweden, Jan 17, 2008
Love this movie and I just LOVE my country

Heja Sverige ! =D

Go Sweden
Julie Brown
Country:  Scotland, Jan 17, 2008
I agree. Absolutely beautiful and enchanting video! I’m visiting Sweden in business at the moment, and Stockholm is beautiful. And the weather is warm! After watching the film, I need to return in the su,,er to see more!
Jim
Country:  United States of America, Jan 16, 2008
The film shows beautiful landscapes, clear water, Swedish tradition, and most importantly the people of Sweden. I loved the tone of the film and the tempo of the music shows Sweden is a progressive country. Well done.
Seemab
Country:  Pakistan, Jan 16, 2008
Its a fantastic to see the Sweden in a very shrt time.
GUNILLA
Country:  Sweden, Jan 15, 2008
I agree that the film gives a fantastic dream image. If only our country was this wonderful and idyllic. Well, maybe it is.
Erik
Country:  Sweden, Jan 14, 2008
The film shows lot of Sweden in a very short time. It’s quite impressive. Of course impossible to portray the complexity of o country in such a format.
Ron
Country:  Dutch in Sweden, Jan 12, 2008
Brillian! Captures the magic of this wonderful country!
sunil
Country:  Nepla, Jan 12, 2008
I am comming wait for me,thats all.
Rafalus
Country:  Poland, Jan 9, 2008
Sweden is very beautiful ;-)
I would like to visit yours country in summer.
Swedish women are so very pretty ;p
Lorenzo
Country:  Italy, Jan 7, 2008
Sweden is my favourite country. I am saving money to buy a small house there!
Of course this small clip has a commercial porpouse and can't show bad profiles of Sweden (dark and cold winter days and alcoholism for example). But believe me when I say that it is easy and beautiful to live there!
And I do prefer Gothenburg than Stockolm (too big and touristic), but this is just a personal judgement.
CD
Country:  USA, Jan 6, 2008
Fantastic clip. New, fresh, seductive, captivating. Makes me want to go. Congrats!
brian
Country:  uk, Jan 6, 2008
Victor!
Look at this:

"Sweden top for welcoming migrants. A study of how Europe integrates immigrants has exposed wide variations in the welcome foreign workers receive. The European Union-backed research found Sweden doing the most to help migrants settle". Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7043878.stm
Victor
Country:  Sweden, Jan 5, 2008
I think this film shows a dream fantasy of Sweden. I think part of it is true but it shuts alot out.

I am ashamed that Swedish integration for imigrants has been so bad and I see many Swedes around me that do not have the "great mentality" of "everyone is one of us". There is much rasism and prejudice in Sweden.
wattoo
Country:  pakistan, Dec 31, 2007
it is good film and i think these types of film will encourge the student to come there and learn more and more form the different types of peopel and personalities i hope i will be in sweden after few months.
Sam C
Country:  UK, Dec 20, 2007
I swear I'll live there one day.
As soon as I can go for a gap year, see what it's like, and study there.
It just seems that this country has everything this country will have in a million years, plus what we've already got.
Policies on environmental change are so far ahead of us too. Plus, policies on war are so much better. This country isn't a lapdog for America.
I'll be there. Just wait. Please.
S
Michael
Country:  England, Dec 19, 2007
I found the film very enjoyable.
Andreas
Country:  USA, Dec 13, 2007
I moved away 17 years ago, and the longer I'm away, the more certain I am that I will one day return to live there... As it is, I fly back twice a year, and each time I leave it becomes more and more difficult. I LOVE Sweden for it's beauty, it's people, it's culture, history and architecture... What makes Swedes beautiful, apart from the freckles and blonde hair, is the way they think. The mentality is one of "us" rather than "me" (as it is here in the USA)... Jag älskar mid land!
john X
Country:  United Kingdom, Dec 12, 2007
It’s a greatly impressive and captivating picture — far, far more modern, soulful and dynamic that anything I’ve seen from any other country. The thought that something like this could be produced in the UK, for example, is impossible. Hats off for Sweden!
Elizabeth
Country:  China, Dec 8, 2007
afrer watching, it gives me another reason to study in Sweden., for the great poeple and the beautiful scene.i count the days coming..wait for me ,pls
Tom
Country:  US, Dec 4, 2007
This film is extremely artistic and combines images of people, nature and societal progress in a very daring and new way. I am about to move to Sweden to Study in Uppsala for a semester and am very excited about this opportunity. Hopefully more people can be made aware of the existence of this video. Bravo!
morrow
Country:  australia but now in germany on exchange, Dec 4, 2007
fy fan vad jag saknar sverige.
i live in aus but in germany for exchange. i miss sweden so much! this made me a little upset. i think you should have shown some things about the archipelego. thats what i really miss.
CurtSandberg@sbcglobal.net
Country:  California, USA, Dec 2, 2007
Reading the comments after seeing the clip suggest that a condensed "vision" of Sweden is impractical and potentially quite controversial. Having been to Sweden to visit Stockholm and Soderhamn (my grandfather's birthplace), I experienced a broad range of encounters, most of which were quite friendly, though "different". My favorite memories of Sweden include forests, children going to school, and the train ride north from Stockholm to Soderhamn.
Lisa 16 yrs
Country:  Sweden, Nov 27, 2007
I must say I didn't like the video that much. Why do we show all the blond girls over and over again? And the nature pictures wasn't the most beautiful I've seen. The kissing between the two women were great though, Sweden is a quite accepting country (now there will of course be someone who says that we are not but I still think so compared to other countries). That's something we should be proud of!
Hope to see you here soon! ;)
warning with the bomb
Country:  irak, Nov 23, 2007
what is the name of the pop group with the three swedish and the japanese? Abba teens?
Aftonbladet is better than Expressen
Country:  Spain, Nov 23, 2007
Where is Sofi Fahrman in the video?
Skanska
Country:  Argentina, Nov 23, 2007
I don´t stand, The swedish wears clothes?
celiolevi@hotmail.com.br
Country:  Brasil, Nov 23, 2007
PLN/001/23/11/07
My friend

I like very much,to see the image in sweden,i should like to see the city Boras.
where i have one sun. I have one radio in Rio de Janeiro,São Gonçalo
the name is Radio Morse clube. i should like you communication for me
I wait for communicatio

GOOD BY
Célio
Patrick Leclerc
Country:  Canada, Nov 23, 2007
Sweden seems like such a beautiful country, if only Canada put as much environmental initiative as you guys.
The film is beautifully made, very simple (no dialogue) and the imagery is so stunning.
amanda
Country:  Canada, Nov 19, 2007
Really getting homesick...all the places and all the faces.
amanda
Country:  China, Nov 12, 2007
it is amazing film,i like it!i think it is very clean,people are simple,i m very wonder go to sweden ,and i hope i could marriy with swedish:) i learn swedish bymyself now.hope the sweden keep nice in the world:) btw,who can speak swedish with me?skype :amanda02282
Claes Britton
Country:  Sweden, Nov 10, 2007
Dear Agnes,

II would have loved to show you some beautiful roses. Actually, we had som nice footage of some that just didn’t make it in the final cut.

Thank you for all your comments, dear people! I’ve been following them with great interest. I find especially fascinating the clear difference of character between the Swedish and the international remarks. I’ve written something about this strange phenomenon in my blog.

All best,
Claes
the director of the film
agnes
Country:  india, Nov 9, 2007
For me who needs so badly to know all about Sweden to make my arrival I guess the film merely egged me on the message I see come and see for yourself make your own story form your own impression for me, the impression is made already even before I watched the film life to be sought and lived why didn't you show me the rose flower that's so special to me?
AndY
Country:  scotland, Nov 3, 2007
lets face it sweden and there people want to be some think they can never be. Just be who you are. You do not have to be (poli) correct .You are different be glad of that and remeber the grass is always greener.
B/W
Country:  Saweeden, Oct 31, 2007
sweet pictures on a too long timeline and the makers dumped the chance to place sweden on the map.
(most people think that sweden is the capital of zürich?)
what they didn´t miss was to drop in a by-line worth x amount of advertising €$£.
we consider ourselves openminded, equal. why don´t we see a gay guy couple in the clip?
edit out the kissing chicks, and while at it, take out all people shots.
as someone said - if you take the swedes out of sweden, it´ll be a pretty nice place. :D
Sami
Country:  Pakistan, Oct 31, 2007
Its very good film. Its beautiful country very near to the nature. I like to live and study here.
Morteza
Country:  Sweden, Oct 31, 2007
to Svensk 30/10 15:07: Before chastising Ingemar for his comments and , maybe you should get your facts right. Although you are right about the suicide rate, you are totally wrong about the Iraq war. Migrationsverked 18 October declared and got support for its court that "There is no armed conflict going on in Iraq (hence war)" and thus perfectly okay to send Iraqis back to unless they can prove that they are in harms way in Iraq. http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=706064&rss=1399
Lasse
Country:  Sweden, Oct 30, 2007
I mean, is pills or some weird art, or some people working in offices typical Swedish or anything that would make you want to go there. I am proud of my country and that's why I think it deserves a better movie than this one. However there were a few nice city shots, nature shots and some beautiful girls, and the music was pretty good too.
Lasse
Country:  Sweden, Oct 30, 2007
All in all it was an OK movie, but it doesn't really shows what's so special about Sweden. I'm a Swede and I'd think there were a lot of typical Swedish things and places they didn't show.
Svensk
Country:  Sweden, Oct 30, 2007
This one's for Ingemar. The suicide rate is just a myth go google it up. When did Sweden not call the war started by USA a war? And is it bad that Iraqis can come find shelter in Sweden when there's war in Iraq? Get your facts right and your head too. Oh, and by the way, you're ashamed of being a Swede, well Sweden couldn't be more ashamed for giving such a jackass as you to the world. Good that you moved.
mm
Country:  Sweden, Oct 26, 2007
Beautiful film!
Kaj
Country:  Oct 23, 2007
Sign Ingemar:

I understand that you dont live here (Sweden) anymore ?

You are wrong about the Iraqi refugees. Sweden is the country where more refugees from Iraq get a permit to stay than in any other country in the world.
I dont believe you about the suicide-level amongst young people here either.

Now more "on-topic": As a whole i like Sweden and living here. A good, free, openminded, multicultural, stable and rather international country.
Pol
Country:  Oct 20, 2007
One thing that i liked watching this movie is about delicate balance. Watch that dog for instance as it climes the hill in the snow. If he/she were going a little bit slower it could probably not move forward. But, at the same time the dog chooses not to go even faster either. The dog is managing well and looks happy about it.
Swenglishman
Country:  Oct 19, 2007
Swedish people are just so friendly and so helpful. They really seem to be at one with themselves. The readiness to be agressive and selfish which you find so evident in some other countries is absent here. If you crave excitement then go and live in a country where you take your life in your hands if you try and use a pedestrian crossing.
Nea
Country:  Oct 18, 2007
I am very staisfied with being born in this country, but I just hate when foreign people say that you can't criticise Sweden. I am aware that we have a very well functioning welfare system etc., but that dosen't mean we don't have problems to discuss, just like any other country! And also, swedes travel a lot and have experienced an open-minded mentality which just dosen't exist here. It's somethong you miss when you come home after having have spent time abroad.
John
Country:  Oct 12, 2007
Greatings from Australia.

Great film.

Why do some Swedes prefer a Sweden that isn't Swedish?

People go to Sweden to see Swedish people.

Just like they go to Japan to see Japanese people.

All my friends agree that they would not go to Sweden if it was some sort of multi-ethnic boarding house.

Swedes have a long and proud history. This is what tourists want to see and feel.

Don't thow it away.

When it's lost, it's lost forever.



Hamish Richardson
Country:  Oct 12, 2007
It's on target for someone who hasn't been to Sweden, it provides imagery of young old, male and female, mixed ethnicites. Let it go people, it's just fine. What a beautiful country indeed, it's on my To visit list and if that goes well who knows; how hard can Swedish be anyway?!

Cheers from DownUnder!

;-)


Pol - Croatia
Country:  Oct 7, 2007
Young blond women and summer images are of course one nice thing, but there are also many other. I have never been in Sweden so i can not judge about real situation, but i could imagine it also as a splendid vision. A place (and system) where evereybody could live happily and in harmony, even in winter. Try also to look in Full image mode.

Erika
Country:  Oct 7, 2007
Blonde young women and summer images. The stereotypes live on.
Pol
Country:  Oct 6, 2007
The movie is very nice. It gives me very much pleasure too look and hear.
L.S Malmö
Country:  Oct 6, 2007
Dear Tom, you are a journalist. Can´t you read? I never said I didn´t like it here. I said that this movie is boring and chauvinistic. I doesn´t show the things I am so proud of in this country - the ethnical mix (not exotism as shown in this film), and the struggle for equality between men and women. Obviously this country needs us nagging people. You know Tom, it´s thanks to us this world is moving forward. Have a nice weekend!
Tom
Country:  Oct 3, 2007
Go there then! Karelen might be a place where they like a nagging b****. I can´t beleive you Swedes! Why aren`t you proud of your country? The film is amazing!
L. S Malmö
Country:  Oct 3, 2007
How many smiling teengirl faces could one possibly have room for in a film like this? My good, now that I´ve seen it, it´s almost embarrassing to know that this actually is what represents Sweden. This is old and also boring. I would rather spend a month in Karelen in January , than come to Sweden, if I had to choose after seeing this chauvinist crap. YAWN.
Dave
Country:  Sep 30, 2007
Perfect! Dark pictures and depressing music. Could not reflect our swedish mood much better. All that is missing is some dark wizard from Lord of the rings and it would be complete.
csöpi
Country:  Sep 28, 2007
this film shows abot love both about country-sweden and people who lives here.i have looked this film many time and i like this more and more.
my best wish.
linh
Country:  Sep 28, 2007
hi , i come to sweden for 1 year and some day . i haven't travel so much but when i look at this film . i feel like i have been travel.it is quite but is power too. people is nice and fun .
this is some picture which likes my country-vietnam.it is fine and beatyful when i am here - in sweden but i feel like in my home-vietnam.
through this film i want to travel and discover this land more.
bye
owen
Country:  Sep 28, 2007
one has to be fully aware of where such films are shown, if you are n´t aware of that, then in my mind you are missing the whole point of it. to answer a few other comments left about this extraordinary film, I dont think that if america, russia, brazil, thailand, or any other country in the world would make such a film, that they would show the horrible sides like poverty, prostitution etc, that is a whole other debate on a different level. congratulations sweden.
owen
Country:  Sep 28, 2007
i would not go as far as calling myself a expert on the subject, but considering the size of this assignment i really think that the people behind this project has done an excellent job.
off-course they could have had more glass, longer shots or even shown "signature: jaded" standing at the buss stop at 7am, but they didn´t. i have hard to believe that glass, longer shots or even "slightly bitter" jaded would havemade this film better in any way.
owen
Country:  Sep 28, 2007
i must say i loved the film! i have only visited sweden once, but
the images crabs your soul and it flows in great symbiosis with the music and the editing. it really lifted sweden to new dimension in my eyes.
It is a soulful film with high impact, you feel good when you are watching it and it makes you want to explore more of sweden on your own.

Love
Country:  Sep 28, 2007
Where's all the booze? The potatoemade liqour?
jaded
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
I can't get the clip to show! But, let me guess..it's very amateurish and extremely limited in creativity while being pefectly politically correct. I expect it's also very boring.....
Sweden's very nice..but the weather sucks...maybe they should have showed me standing in a snowstorm waiting for the bus at 7 am, thinking everybody must be a slave or an idiot for participating in the nonsense.
Erik C
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
i'd say that this film give a beautiful image of sweden. The images are realy beautiful, but it does not give the whole picture of sweden. But still a very good advertise for one of the most beautiful countries in the world! I hope that this short movie can convince people to come here, and explore the beauty of Sweden.
Martin
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
That was a perfect klipp, it realy showed how complex this country is ! :)
Niklas D.
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
I got really fascinated, even though I have lived in Sweden all my life (only 18 years but still) I can say that I haven't even seen half of the things they showed in that video. Although Sweden is a pretty beautiful country I still want to move abroad once I have finished school

But anyways you could make a movie like this for every country in the whole wide world and it will look as appealing as this one.
Roos
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
I have never seen sweden lika that even though I lived here all of my life. To think Sweden was such a beautiful contry, it makes me want to travel around to see all this.
Peter
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
I couldn´t phrase it better than Barbara. It´s pathetic and sad to hear Swedes talk about their country. There´s two words for it: spoiled and jante.
Barbara
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
I've lived in many different countries around the world. And when I read what some swedes have to say about their own country is sad. It shows that many of them that have written a comment have never been abroad. Otherwise they would apreciate in what a luxurious, rich, friendly and peaceful country they live in. And what some say that it is boring well may be it's time to get into action and organize something yourself instead of waiting for some one else to make your life more exciting.
Outside Looking In
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
No, I can't really say that I enjoyed this film. It looked more like an enhanced version of a still picture slideshow. People were captured too close without showing their environment and not enough time to contemplate on each scene. One minute of Stockholm and one second of Gothenburg as usually reflects the mind of those living in the swedish capitol, "Stockholm or nothing". Nope, I've seen better compositions made by amateurs.
Björn
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
And to answer Ingemar's post about suicide rates: Sweden have very low suicide rate for teens: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1414751 and a fairly low overall suicide rate: http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suiciderates/en/
Björn
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
It was beautiful and all, but it feels like it was missing something...

And of course it won't show any of the "not so nice" sides of Sweden... It's a commercial. Yes, Sweden has it's problems, but guess what, every country have got problems!

I don't think at all that Sweden is boring or that Swedes are anti social or impolite. The majority of Swedes I meet on the streets everyday are very polite and friendly.

I've been in many countries and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else...
Alex
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
It was a great commercial for Sweden! Beautiful music, nice pictures and a amazing nature!!!! But unfortunately this does not show us the whole truth about this country. What about the problems in the ghettos like Rosengård and Rinkeby..? What about the segregation between swedes and immigrants?? I live in Sweden so I know the real truth...
gun
Country:  Sep 27, 2007
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FILM,ESPECIALLY THE PHOTOGRAPHY,IT REALLY TAKES YOU TO SELDOM EXPERIENCED LEVELS.SOULFUL!!
CW
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
It's got some stunning footage and lovely-looking people in it, but it has an advertising agency flavour, i.e. quite bland. Some more good-looking men would be nice, not just girls! The film maker could have taken a few more risks, injected a bit of humour and drama in the editing. The choice of music could have been more exciting and dynamic, too. And I am very proud to be Swedish, especially after living abroad for 15 years, it really gives you perspective!
Elsa
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Don't forget, the movie is a commercial. It's supposed to sell Swedeen abroad. Of course the picture are nice and gives a nice feeling. What if it showed crowed subway trains in late november or bagladies or a woman being beated by her husband? Or how injustices between rich and poor grows bigger in Sweden just as in the rest of the world? One picture; the king on a yatch outside France, next picture; homeless man doing drugs.
Maria
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I find it a bit blurry, seriously. Some images goes away too qiuckly/changes too fast. The pictures are beauiful, I agree but the qiuck changes makes it sometimes hard to follow. It doesn't give a relaxed impression.
Lucky Linda
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I do agree with Conny that they should have shown shots from glass making, now that's Sweden. The movie was beautiful and I love living here in Sweden. I lived in USA for 7yrs and now I appriciate Sweden and our nature so much more.
lucien
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
astonishing, beautiful, You must be proud to live such a beautiful country.
4 minutes great experience! Congratulations!
Don't forget
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Ofcourse Sweden is beautiful, but let's face it! I live ine Sweden and this is the most boring place on earth. People are living their lives with parasol-drinks and party til' the morning and living an outgoing life with no such thing as worries. Here, we have so many rules that we don't have time to even know all of them! People are cold, stubborn. Whats the matter with you swedes? Come on and be polite, social and outgoing...!!
Zak
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Freaking brilliant!
David
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I feel so proud of being swedish, absolutely wonderful.
Conny
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
why doesn´t it show something more about Sweden .............. how about the glass?? it´s world famous.............
erni
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
sweden is a love for a lifetime! the fist time i've been in sweden was a dream, than i worked there and now it's my favourite country of the world! the nature is stunning and the people are open minded!

so thank you for that! hej då!
KH
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Very nice presentation of the countrys people, nature and cities. The nature shots are really gripping and gives justice to the exiting enviroments Sweden has to offer.
Tina o Birgitta
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Seriously... Why does it just show faces closeby? Isn´t there anything more exiting to show in Sweden that just different people.
There are to many scenes and they are shown to fast. You can´t get a good picture about our fantastic country. I would nerver go to Sweden if this was what I saw about it.
la france
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I like the film very much!! exciting country

alain
wherka
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Wacko and wierd!
Linnaeus
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
This excellent movie is all about what makes me proud being a swede!
Martin
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I have a question for other people watchning the clip - what message does the movie convey about being Swedish? More specifically, does it come across that Sweden is a multiethnic society these days?
MiG
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I live in Sweden and this advert makes me appreciate it. The negative side is that Sweden doesn't seem to exciting...whereas it could be. The slides sort of stop the dynamic effect you would get if you actually so people doing things and enjoying themselves. And the Midsummer thing...well, that was just a bit too cheap. Most people just get drunk then, and they are hardly dressed in traditional clothing...
an american in sweden
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
given its 'four' minute length...this is an excellent tour de horizon meaning that its captures the north-south and east-west dynamics that are both present and omni-present here...those on the outside looking in should appreciate the journey...
hannah
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
The images are too short! If you didn't know beforhand that it was Sweden- you hardly have a chanse to notice it...
Ingemar
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
I live in Sweden for 53 year and the best thing in my life was when I move,today I can smile, breath and I am very happy.
Nick what's special with Sweden I know one thing they have they highest rates of children commit suicide in the world.
No I am not proud to be Swedish I fell ashamed that the Swedish Government denied to call the war in Iraq "WAR" so they can send back Iraq peoples that try to find shelter in Sweden.
Steve
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
What are you talking abou? It´s simply beautiful!
Ilona
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
As a foreigner, the film is very beautiful, very much energy. I´ve been to Sweden many times and love it. The movie makes me want to go back. If this was my country, I would be very proud.
Nick
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
Two qustions: For Whom and Why?
Feels like the film is trying to show EVERYTHING that is so special with Sweden and in doing so shows nothing special about Sweden at all.
It is just a bunch of moving images on top of each other...
So Sweden has got food, happy people, beaches, water, culture and technique...?
What's so special with that?
Show us what is unique - what we can't experience somewhere else.
Ingemar
Country:  Sep 26, 2007
this movie will not bring any new tourist to Sweden anyway sweden is a clean and boring place
Anna L.
Country:  Sep 25, 2007
As a Swede i found it a little disappointing, it was a bit like watching random slides from a neighbours vacation or something. The pictures didn't tell a story together, they just feelt random. like "Lets take som faces and put them with som naturepictures", no soul, no feeling, no humor, just some random photos.
N.B.
Country:  Sep 25, 2007
Snix, if you please be so kind to inform me of the similarities you see between this and the IKEA film?
John
Country:  Sep 25, 2007
Absolutely stunning film!
snix
Country:  Sep 25, 2007
And better 2 I might ad, here have a look @ it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8I5BGsK5ZAU&mode=related&search=

/snix
 
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