Before you hibernate: Skellefteå's case for getting outside again

The sofa is calling, but autumn still has plenty to offer. Marina Georgescu explores northern Swedes' love of outdoor life, the appeal of forest bathing and why a little green time could do us all good.

Sammanhang: ...Before you hibernate: Skellefteå's case for getting outside again...

"I’m not a bloody debt collector – I want to give you money!"

Paul Connolly shouted at the wrong man after yet another builder ignored him. The solution to Swedish tradesmen’s silence, he discovered, is to trap them in a supermarket's snacks aisle.

Sammanhang: ..."I’m not a bloody debt collector – I want to give you money!"...

Omnämnda personer: Paul Connolly.

How do you find the door into a society closed to outsiders?

The first months in Skellefteå were great – much better than expected. It was only later that a quieter, more stubborn problem emerged: how do you find the door into a society that does not easily open to outsiders?

Sammanhang: ...It was only later that a quieter, more stubborn problem emerged: how do you find the door into a society that does not easily open to outsiders? ...

Omnämnda platser: Skellefteå.

"I still feel anger when kids act up, but yelling never helps"

Parenting is hard anywhere. But Paul Connolly argues that doing it in Sweden holds up a mirror to your habits – and forces you to rethink them. The result, over time, is a parent who is more patient, less shouty, and more deliberate. In short: a better mum

Sammanhang: ...But Paul Connolly argues that doing it in Sweden holds up a mirror to your habits – and forces you to rethink them. The result, over time, is a parent who is more patient, less shouty, and more deliberate. ...

"You never know who you will meet or where it will take you"

New Norran English columnist, Mandy Pipher met a Swede at Oxford, married him in Canada, and has now moved to Norrland, where she will write about being an immigrant in the north.

Sammanhang: ..."You never know who you will meet or where it will take you"...

Omnämnda platser: Norrland, New Norran.

Peter Johansson om sin kärlek till Elton John: "Får aldrig nog"

Under tisdagskvällen uppträdde musikalstjärnan Peter Johansson med ”He will rock you” för utsålda läktare på Sara kulturhus. Samtidigt släpper nu artisten en nyhet till alla Skelleftefans. – Jag kommer tillbaka igen i februari, säger han.

Sammanhang: ... Under tisdagskvällen uppträdde musikalstjärnan Peter Johansson med ”He will rock you” för utsålda läktare på Sara kulturhus. Samtidigt släpper nu artisten en nyhet till alla Skelleftefans...

Omnämnda platser: Sara. Omnämnda personer: Peter Johansson, Elton John.

"My advice to you? You have to do the scary things"

Nicola Foleher moved her entire family to Skellefteå without ever having visited Sweden before. Does she regret it? Absolutely not.

Sammanhang: ..."My advice to you? You have to do the scary things"...

Omnämnda platser: Sweden, Skellefteå.