Sweden is..? -

beautiful, peaceful, cold, social democratic and has beautiful women, tennis players, less crime (Stieg Larsson!?) and lots of forests and water. Town? Helsinki? 

  • Name: Sean Bailey with his horse Chelsea. From: Ireland. ..it's a beautiful country, you also have lots of forests and water.

  • What do you know about Sweden?
    Swedish meatballs? Swedish fish? Or Ikea and Abba? Hanna Aqvilin asks people in New York City what they know about Sweden.

  • Name: Allen Hanson From: North Carolina ..I know it's cold there and it's in Europe.

  • Sean Bailey from Ireland
    I know it's a beautiful country, you also have lots of forests and water. Every day I see many Scandinavian people here in Central Park. I've had many Swedish customers, too; they are always friendly but not very fond of talking.

  • Name: Joe Burdy From: New York City ..you will see blond people with blue eyes

  • Allen Hanson from North Carolina
    I know it's cold there and it's in Europe. I actually have a Swedish background—I think it goes back four generations—but I don’t know anything about them whatsoever. But when the subject comes up, like when I talk to you, I suddenly have a strong longing to know more about my family's past and my Swedish roots.

  • Name: Jonathan Persaud and Sarah Wing From: Brooklyn, NY ..famous tennis players and the town Helsinki.

  • Joe Burdy from New York City
    I know Denmark very well because I was studying economy over there. But I guess Denmark is quite similar to Sweden, right? I think it's a Social Democratic country and you will see blond people with blue eyes. I will go back to Denmark soon to visit my former host family and while I am there I might as well take a trip to Sweden.

  • Name: Victor From: New York City

  • Jonathan Persaud and Sarah Wing from Brooklyn, NY
    Jonathan: I know one thing for sure, it's in Europe. I guess it's in the northern part. Isn’t Roger Federer the famous tennis player Swedish? (Note: He's from Switzerland).
    Sara: I just know the town Helsinki in Sweden. (Note: Helsinki's the capital of Finland).

  • Victor from New York City
    I know Sweden has beautiful women. Sweden also has a good history with no wars. It seems peaceful to live in Sweden and I think Sweden has fewer crimes compare with the U.S. I would love to go there some day soon, but I haven't been outside the U.S. yet so that's probably my first mission.

  • Hanna is new in New York and writes a blog (in Swedish!) for Nordstjernan, see: Ny i NY