How can this possibly be a thing in 2025?
16 Photos Proving That Life in Sweden Is Nothing Like in the Rest of the World
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01/26/2022

We at Bright Side love finding out how people in other countries live. And Sweden won over our hearts.
Swedish kebab-pizza
Diapers in Sweden have a father on the packaging.
Stockholm subway
Look at the internet speed in Sweden.
“Stayed in a Boeing 747 converted into a hostel at Arlanda Airport, in Sweden.”
“In Sweden, we get a text message when our blood has helped a patient. This is my 3rd time donating.”
Sweden has baby stroller parking spots
Swedish planes are named after famous people.

That's a tram in Gothenburg. Ands it's only there they have named their trams after famous ppl that are from Gothenburg.
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Miriam Bryant is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
The art of parking in Stockholm

If everyone parks like this, no one will be able to get out.
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In Stockholm, there are cutouts in the barrier allowing children and adults to observe the construction site/river.
A record store for mice in Lund
Chessboards on the tables in parks
These buses in Malmö, Sweden can go in both directions like a tram.
This Stockholm tree is one of the tallest Christmas trees in the world. It’s 35 meters tall.
“Saw this in a toilet in Sweden. What’s it for?”

Its called "Separett" mostly in old houses in the countryside
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It’s a special toilet to separate urine.
A cute traffic light in Stockholm
Have you ever been to Sweden? What impressed you the most?
Preview photo credit kc3w / Reddit
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Bright Side:Have you ever been to Sweden? My answer : Have not come there because it's too far away
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This is one of the worst Sweden articles I've seen. Ever heard of fact-checking?
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