My path to Sweden ♥
My Sweden dream – Småland, the place I long for
Red houses, green meadows,
the sea
From Sweden dream to fresh start: personal, honest and step by step.
Why Sweden
My place of retreat in my mind for decades
I’m so glad you’re here. Sweden has been with me for as long as I can remember – as a place I long for and as the place my thoughts wander to whenever I need space and calm. Forests, quiet lakes, the soft light on the coast and little red houses with white windows: this is exactly the Sweden that has never let me go.
In the meantime, that longing has turned into a real plan. I want to emigrate to Sweden and build a new home for myself in Småland. Here I’m taking you along from the very beginning: as I search for the right place, prepare, figure out questions about housing, costs and work – and someday, too, on my real fresh start up north. Not as a finished guide from the outside, but as my very own path – with everything I learn along the way.
Impressions
Pictures that awaken longing
From dream to fresh start
Emigrating to Sweden
Costs, housing, work and settling in – everything I plan and learn on my way to Småland is collected on its own page. There you will also find my tip for finding a house.
Between endless forests, glittering lakes and little red houses lies a piece of freedom. Tap a place – and come along.
The Swedish way of life
Everything can go a little slower.
On my vacations in Sweden, I’ve noticed again and again that Swedes radiate a completely different kind of calm. Even just driving from one place to the next is an experience in itself. You can’t speed on the remote gravel roads anyway, and the speed limits on country roads and highways are lower. So you really have no choice but to simply take the time in the car as it comes. And honestly... can’t we at least on vacation just keep still for once and experience a little more calm?
Why Sweden won’t let me go
It’s this feeling of space and calm that won’t let me go. No noise, no have-tos – just the scent of pine, the creak of a wooden jetty and the wind over the water.
For me, Sweden is less a travel destination than a state of mind: being allowed to arrive.
Sweden in my art
My longing ends up on paper again and again: watercolors of little red houses, pine forests and quiet lakes. Painting is the loveliest way for me to already be there a little bit.
Way of life
Four little Swedish words
They describe exactly what touches me about this country.
“Some places you carry in your heart long before you ever arrive there.”Emma Nord
Come along
Follow my path to Sweden
The Sweden dream has long been more than just a thought. Here and on my channels, I’m documenting how it’s turning into a new life, step by step – with Småland, everyday life, art, decisions and everything else that comes along the way.
