The idea of “People’s home” - the cornerstone of the Swedish model
Per Albin Hansson, 1932, the first Socialist prime minister, coined the metaphor of “People’s home” (Folkhemmet) 1928 in a speech before the Swedish Parliament: “In the good home is equality, cooperation, support readiness. Our whole society would mean that all social and economic barriers are down, which led to a breakdown of our people and [...]
KLM plane en route to Sweden
The next morning, I involve to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, on a KLM plane en route to Sweden. We atterrissons in Stockholm where were born Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman. The archipelago, with its 24 000 islands spread across the Baltic Sea extends over 80 km east of the city. The “City between the bridges”, [...]
