The Suburbs of Stockholm

Hello, fellow Swede here. I find it interesting how no matter what town or city you go to, they mostly look the same. And I really hate that we in Sweden have the same kind of "clone town" architectural culture which exists in the US, that is to say that most places look the same, we all have a COOP, ICA, LIDL, or other big brand supermarket, a few unimportant businesses that don't really rake in the big bucks, and a restaurant or a few probably staffed by foreigners.

Not to mention the quite frankly ugly and boring square houses with the tall roofs which the "rich folk" live in, that is to say middle class and genuenly rich people. And I have always found it strange how we have borderline commie-bloc apartment buildings despite never being apart of the USSR, every village, town, and city seem to have gray or dull yellow depressing apartment buildings with cheap rent and equally cheap interiors. Even in Österbybruk where I live, which in my opinion is one of the nicer looking small towns in Uppland (totally not biased, fuck Gimo), we have a fair few depressing apartments which are typically the "poor houses" of our little village.

I swear if I ever were to become a billionaire I'd spruce up my hometown so we can have some architectural variety, and build a brewery that can staff maybe about a hundred employees, I know damn well people around here love to drink, especially in Gimo, that town is legitimately the ugliest town in all of Uppland, no seriously they've won that competition for a few years in a row.

Just a side note not all of miljonprogrammen are poor certain areas of some are wealthier than others yet mostly migrants or people like me halfies or second generation. I for example live in the outskirts of Hjulsta and it's not bad if you mind your own buisness and behave yourself like be polite to elders and not being scared of brown people. I like this look on why people in general don't visit where most of us live and the dunking on Äppelviken because fuck they are too wealthy for their own good.

Your videos are very interesting and well made. Thanks👏

Wow! Those houses where you mentioned the immigrants live are VERY NICE apartments. They do NOT look impoverished at ALL!! You should see REAL impoverished homes or apartments in New York or other areas in USA. You would be shocked and appalled! Peace S

I always found it interesting to visit such neighbourhoods and see how regular people live, especially in the countries that are considered rich like Sweden. Usually when I hear locals describe these places they always sound maybe not ungrateful but they certainly describe it as dull, sad and even depressing. And maybe that's true to some extent and that's how you guys see them, but being born and raised in Russia that's completely not what I see. When I see these places I always think how the buildings are clean and in almost perfect condition, how there is usually good street infrastructure etc. Like if you visit an average Russian suburb (or an average suburb in many other Eastern European countries) you'll see how much dirtier everything is, how buildings, sidewalks and basic infrastructure are waaay shittier.

After moving to America, I kind of miss how tight knit everything is Stockholm. More incentive to walk and take in the surroundings instead of driving.

Fika is actually Coffee spelled backwards.
As for the suburbs I mostly agree, but eg Danderyd was concidered a "no go zone" 10 years ago or so

Good video, you should buy a drone and record the buildings from the sky, would be an interesting perspective.

How do you like Tokyo?

Funny thing for me looking at the Äppelviken houses. I grew up on the in rural Småland (southern Sweden) and I don't really think those houses look that fancy. Like people living in the first type of suburb could probably afford those types of houses where I grew up. Well, minus the private helicopters.

I want to visit sweden for a month and loved the Älvsjö district of Stockholm. Would you care to refer any affordable apartments

I like your video about Sweden, swedish language and culture.
Make more please

I thought social class wasn't a thing in Sweden so I can't understand why you would feel like a "peasant" in the posh suburbs of Stockholm. I thought everyone was equal in the utopia that is Sweden. If I had the means I would rather live somewhere nice like Tallkrogen - Enskede and put up with snobbish neighbours rather than living in a cramped flat in a less wealthy suburb.

love your commentary. so hilarious. so worth it

Gör en video om Skarpnäck, passar inte in i någon av dina förortstyper! Bra video !

Way better designed than US suburbs. Train station with food and multifamily housing 👍

I think the lamellhus look much nicer than milonprogram boxes.

I think you’re wrong about these suburbs “not being that interesting.” For people interested in architecture and history they are very interesting.

First there are the early suburbs built during the turn of the last century. Often as housing for workers (Sundbyberg), middle class (Enskede, Mälarhöjden, Bromma) and the wealthier (Djursholm, Saltsjöbaden). These have lots of interesting and beautiful buildings and areas (even though the author of this video seems to have a massive class chip on his shoulder).

Also failed to explain the history of why and how these different areas were build the way they were built. For example how the socialist government of Stockholm used the expansion of the subway system to expand their communal housing programme (miljonprogrammet) and ownership by the socialist-controlled public housing companies.

that still looks really nice for being the poorer zones

If truth be told, and I write it, these suburbs look depressing. Perhaps I've been living in southern California for much too long, but it's true.

Copy paste areas 🤣

I’m gonna be moving to Europe after college it’s where ever I get a audio job really and luckily unlike Norway I could get a audio assistant job in Sweden due to larger population

): I wish I could get a job in Norway due to the extreme metal scene dang😢

I was in Stockholm a couple of weeks ago, after taking the train in from Copenhagen, and I was surprised at the many apartment buildings lining the countryside, instead of single family housing. But I think you do a good job of not only showing a lot of single family homes in your video, but you also explain why so many apartment houses do exist in the suburbs.

I laugh 😂 every time I watch your videos. Great sense of humor combined with very clear explanations. 🎉

Hello Fish Slappee…Cool videos. I will visit Stockholm soon and staying in suburb called Sundbyberg…it is a safe area and are there interesting things to see and do? Cheers!

Jag älskar Sverige both Dina rumpa och liksom dig och Sverige…

Idk I was going to make a cock joke and I’m still learning Swedish

The suburbs of Stockholm are indeed an interesting mix. And yes that feeling of riding the tube all the way across town to step out in a place looking much the same as from where one left is always an interesting feeling. Also fun how the city is a bit oddly arranged, like there are high density housing scattered about a bit everywhere, surrounded by low density housing filling in the gaps.

Also sad that we are loosing our forested areas, from the outside they seem fine, until one takes 4 steps in and notice how a new housing area has been built smack in the middle of the forest, turning it into this thin strip...

But yes, outside of the city center there often is little to see. Unless one wants to go on a tour of the largest art exhibition in town and visit every subway station to look at their unique art installations. Or perhaps take a look at the Sweden Solar System, however then one has to go the way to Kiruna to have seen it all, but at least it starts in Stockholm.

also lots of muslims

Good video, but you exaggerated the wealth of the people living in the wealthy suburbs. Sure some houses are crazy expensive, but a lot of people bought them before they got that expensive or inherited them from parents or grandparents who did. To have a chauffeur or helicopter would be extremely rare, rather the mpst expensive things these people indulge in would be be things like a pool, trip to Thailand or BMW.

VARFÖR SKULLE DU INTE VARA VÄLKOMMEN I RIKARE OMRÅDEN, DU SER JU SVENSK UT OCH MED GLASÖGONEN SER DU VÄLDIGT HARMLÖS UT !!!!!!

Thanks muchly for that. Cdn expat now norwegian with a number of years in Finland and over 30 yrs in Norway. Nice to see the subtle differences. Good luck in Japan.

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍

"The Ones That All Look The Same"...my ideal type of neighbourhood..green and leafy but reasonably high density...no pretensions around social class..creativity can take place within the 4 walls. Think it's too easy to dismiss the suburbs but we will see a new Bohemia emerging in them I think...inner cities are now for the rich kids who buy an image for themselves.

أحب فيديوهاتك 😁

I enjoyed the video a lot. Thank you.

En fjärde kategori kan vara alla jävla nybyggen som ska vara så billiga att bygga och moderna som möjligt och ligga ljusår från city :D

I want to add ”Art Project” suburbs to the list (a.k.a Jakobsberg & Barkarbystaden)

the 14 million dollar is why i liked this video, also the eeffoc joke lol

Hilarious how everything looks like a carbon copy of Helsinki’s suburbs.

Your videos could have been more interesting if you didn't try to be 'cool' and use tons a f* and s* words. Didn't want to be mean, just my own honest opinion.

Actually so ingeresting. Die hard young royals fan obsession lead to actual curiosity about daily life, and thinking more culturally and specifically about actual swedish friends in my life and actual swedish language, so actual houses and suburbs is actually so interesting! Thank you 😊 also, really chuffed for you to be back in japan where your heart seems happiest! Well done ☺️

He fled the suburban ugliness of Sweden to.....Japan.

Can you tell us about the idea of Lagom?

Jag älskar dina videor om sverige! Jag är en amerikan och jag vill flytta till sverige. dina videor hjälper mig att lära mig mer om Sverige. Jag lärt mig svenska för 3 år. I can’t wait to be fluent!

Hey Fish! Thank you for this video. It was very informative. Actually it's very interesting to see the possible residences of living of people who want to move to Sweden. And honestly, I'd even like to hear and watch more about it.
Congratulations on getting to Japan by the way!

As a big fun of cosy areas with small houses who lives in metropolis of St.Petersburg, Russia, i would have tons of pleasure strolling in any suburbs depicted in this video. Except maybe this small part of Saudi Arabia within Stockholm.