Here in the North people like making small talk. I do not mind, it's only while waiting for the bus. Turns out my Swedish is still so much better than my German, it is not as straining to speak it, I do not have to think hard about each word. I had learned Swedish for 4 years and passed the B2.1 exam in spring 2018.

However, Swedes do not like it when I say that the reason I didn't move to Sweden in the end is the pandemic mismanagement.

#travel #Arctic #Sweden #sverigebilden

Hibiscus flower - My Sigma Art 50mm 1.4 lens works well with extension tube.

#nature #NaturePhotography #fineartphotography #sverige #Sverigebilden #flower #flowerphotography #blomma #bokeh #naturelovers

"Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. "

#SverigeBilden #Freedom #Rights

https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores

Countries and Territories

Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 208 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.

Freedom House

For example, Aotearoa sits roughly between Austria and Greece on this data right now
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RT @Gronnet
Once again -
#Sweden has the most #covid deaths.

You would think this would be picked up by Swedish media…
*crickets*
#sverigebilden #herdimmunity
https://twitter.com/Gronnet/status/1609621379007086592

Nwiss 🇸🇪🇪🇸🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺 on Twitter

“Once again - #Sweden has the most #covid deaths. You would think this would be picked up by Swedish media… *crickets* #sverigebilden #herdimmunity”

Twitter

I thought everywhere else was going to catch up to Sweden

Wonder when Tegnell will meekly apologise for his deadly errors
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RT @Gronnet
Once again -
#Sweden has the most #covid deaths.

You would think this would be picked up by Swedish media…
*crickets*
#sverigebilden #herdimmunity
https://twitter.com/Gronnet/status/1609621379007086592

Nwiss 🇸🇪🇪🇸🇺🇸🇬🇧🇪🇺 on Twitter

“Once again - #Sweden has the most #covid deaths. You would think this would be picked up by Swedish media… *crickets* #sverigebilden #herdimmunity”

Twitter
When someone says ignore the dead bodies piling up because everyone else will have just as many dead bodies in two years -- fire them & call the police. #Sweden lost more human lives than all of their neighbors combined. Tragic failure. #svpol #sverigebilden #COVID19 #tegnell
https://kvartal.se/artiklar/lan-norden-kom-inte-ikapp-sveriges-dodstal/
Norden kom inte ikapp Sveriges dödstal i pandemin – Kvartal

Sverige fick ingen fördel av att ha drabbats hårt i den första vågen jämfört med övriga Norden.

Kvartal
”Föregångslandet Sverige befinner sig i en furiös förvandling. För fyra år sedan förundrades världen av en femtonårig flicka utanför riksdagen. Nu kan den i stället förfasa sig åt klimatförnekarna inuti den…” https://www.dn.se/kultur/bjorn-wiman-bedrovligt-att-se-sverige-gora-sig-till-internationellt-atloje/ #sverigebilden
Björn Wiman: Bedrövligt se Sverige göra sig till åtlöje

Efter valet befinner sig Sverige i en furiös förvandling. Det är som om vårt land bestämt sig för att bli världsmästare i förnuftsförnekande högerpopulism, skriver Björn Wiman.

Dagens Nyheter
”…FN:s tortyrkommitté…kritiserade Sverige för att bland annat inte ha tillmätt skriftlig bevisning verkligt värde… Fällningen har inte lett till några förändringar i Migrationsverkets arbetsmetoder.” https://www.kyrkanstidning.se/nyhet/migrationsverket-vi-behover-starka-kompetensen #sverigebilden
Migrationsverket: "Vi behöver stärka kompetensen"

Kristna konvertiter utvisas till Afghanistan trots att präster och församlingsmedlemmar vittnar om deras tro. ”Vi behöver stärka kompetensen, för det är svåra frågor”, säger Migrationsverkets rättschef Carl Bexelius.

Kyrkans Tidning