About North of Sweden and her not living that far upnorth

I've seen some people snarking on her for saying she lives in north of Sweden when she actually lives sort of in the middle - so I thought I'd clear this up.

In Sweden you tend to say that everything above Gävle is north of Sweden, Norrland.

Even if Gävle actually is in the middle ish.

The reason for this is a very old political and cultural reason - so it's not that strange that she says it's in the North, even if it's rather in the middle of upp look on the map.

(And yes, she also does use it to sound more exotic, and I cringe sometimes when she tries to make it sound more rural than it is. But, she's from Gothenburg, so it's kind of to be expected.)

Posted Jul 13, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

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