Dutch people are always welcome in Sweden whether on vacation or moving here. They like the wilderness and buy and renovate houses in less populated areas and often start small businesses. In general very good people.
@@EricNatureMovies That is the main key,to give respect! Many from the mid east dont give their host country respect,and then all the problems come. Where in Sweden do you live?
The temptation to make an unhinged political joke here is real. But I will tell you instead that I know alot of dutch people, and as far as I can see, ducth people are nice.
It's funny, it seems that of the people leaving the Netherlands, more of the level-headed ones head north while more of the less amicable ones head south where they used to go party and break stuff every summer. (We're sorry, Spain. Genuinely.)
About 10 years ago we stayed in a hostel in Dalarna that was owned by a Dutch guy. First he charged us nothing for the stay and asked us for our email address so he could send the bill out once we got home! Then the next day when we were leaving he gave us the key to his hostel and told us to lock up after us as he had errands to do! We locked the hostel up and paid the bill when we got home. My goodness what an honour to be trusted this way as we were complete strangers to the guy, but also it was a worry that being too trusting he might run across people that would abuse his trust. Truly rare to meet people that have such old school high trust in strangers in this day and age, and I hope things are going good for him and that nobody has abused his trust.
Those stories are so nice to read. We experienced something similar. When we bought our car, we still didnt have a Swedish bankaccount. And bank transfers take a couple of days from the Netherlands to Sweden. So when we transferred the money for the car, I expected that I should come back when the dealer had the money in his account. In stead he just handed us the keys, and said, I trust you. This definitely would not happen in the Netherlands!
We have so many old farms out in the countryside that just stands empty and space aplenty. Young families moving in is just what's needed. Dutch people have a good reputation here in Sweden, being seen as considerate and industrious people with great respect for nature. ❤
Love those, specially really remote properties. I'll be on a 2 weeks canoe trip in Sweden this year. My first time ever in Sweden. I hope I won't fall in love 😅
Sweden is the best and Swedes are someone who value equality, consciousness for environment and are highly innovative. As an Indian who lived in Sweden, Sweden has reshaped my value system forever. Long live Sweden. ❤
Polish living in the UK here😁. Same thing happened to us during the Rona years and the maddnes we have been put thru opened our eyes and made us think about Sweden and we watched loads of people moving into the beautiful countryside of Sweden. Last year we bought a house there and will be moving to Sweden in 2026 to enjoy a life in the countryside close to nature ❤
@@michalz3743 amazing that you are able to follow your dreams too! We love it here, and are grateful every day with did this. I wish you all the luck with you coming adventure to Sweden!!
@@tokehgekko9455not sure what's true, I've not lived there since 2005. When I go to visit my parents it looks good but people still complain an prices are more and more European and salaries are not. I left Poland not only because of the financial side but the way the country is and England was a lot different more easy going if that makes sense. Now England is going to 💩 and we want to try a simple life in a countryside where we can use log burner and have our own timber. Loads of places in England are talking about banning them and if EU say they are bad Poland will just ban them as well as they haven't got much to say... So will try Sweden and we will see what that brings us. We moved once and made it so will give it a go again. Wow that is a long answer but I hope that explains a bit what we are thinking...
@@tokehgekko9455 Nope, Poland still has starvation wages and western prices. Only positive is lack of migrants from middle east/north Africa (no or extremely low welfare - like few Euros).
@@tokehgekko9455 @michalz3743 it probably does despite people complaining all the time (it is sort of Polish sport;)), I actually moved back to Poland after 16 years in the UK and my life is so much better now. In my village we actually have a Dutch guy who has little holiday home and coming here every year, I am sure he will be here all the time when he retires.
It warms my heart to hear that you like it so much here in Sweden. My mother did thesame journey when she married my Swedish father and moved from the Flemmish side of Belgium in 1968 :) I wish you and your family all the best.
@@user-hr2cf9kb9t thanks so much for your kind comment! I definitely want to work hard, as I want to contribute to the country that is so good and welcoming to us. Our kids also love it here! All the best to you too!
@marcozegikniet9301 The world has always been cruel and evil, life has never been easier than now. If you can't take it, your genes don't belong in the pool. 😁
You should know people from the Netherlands who are moving to Sweden, you are very welcome. We need you. Here in Sweden there are ancestors from the 17th century when many people from the Netherlands came to Sweden. I really hope you enjoy yourself! // Kjell
@@KjellEson hej Kjell, thank you! We also feel very welcome! All our neighbours are so nice and are so helpful! I didn't know that about the 17th century, that's cool! 🙂
@@EricNatureMoviesThe area called Bergslagen is where they settled by arrangement of Louis DeGeer often ccalled the father of Swedish industrialisation, somewhere between 1000 and 2000 Wallons came
I worked with a dutch woman before and she was sooo nice. Very serious with work and had good work discipline while still being nice and social. Met a few other dutch people briefly and a lot of you guys seem like good people. If people with her character come to Sweden we will only improve. Welcome!
Jag lämnade Nederländerna för över 10 år sen för mitt jobb, jag har själv inte upplevd de problemen som du beskriver men det kanske har blivit värre de senaste åren, kommer bo kvar i Sverige, Holländarna är oftast mycket välkomna för att de allra flesta lär sig Svenska relativt snabbt.
Ja, det har definitivt blivit sämre de senaste åren. Men det beror också på var du bor. Nära de stora städerna, som Amsterdam och Rotterdam, är det värre. Men det är också de små sakerna. Att hälsa på och känna sina grannar är något vi här gillar mycket bättre! Som holländare tycker jag att det är i vår natur att vi vill lära oss språket. Det hjälper också att det svenska och holländska språket är väldigt lika. Så vi försöker gå på vår svenska kurs och försöker bli bättre och bättre på att prata svenska
Love to have you in Sweden! There are soooo many properties in Sweden that need inhabitants, and so the trend will be also in the future. Wether there's an appartment, villa, cottage, farm or castle, you'll find plenty of those in this long big country. :)
Thank you! And yes it feels good to restore our home into better condition. You see quite a lot of homes that have not been taken care off. So it feels good to thread our house well!
So very nice to have Dutch families moving here! You are very welcome! It is tough to hear you talk about how the Netherlands are developing as for "small area - large population"! It must feel so strange and sad in your hearts...... But people from the Netherlands have come to Sweden way back in history! For example; Göteborg, the second largest city in Sweden, was built buy Dutch people back in the 1600s
@@Strasstass Thank you! So good to hear we are welcome. We also feel very welcome. Everybody is so nice and helpful here! And yes, it feels strange and sad. The Netherlands my grandparents grew up in, doesn't exist anymore. I didn't know that about Göteborg! You learn something new every Day 😄
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@@EricNatureMovies You haven't heard about 'Swedish' artist (music artist/folk singer) Cornelis Vreeswijk? He's among the pantheon of best historical artists in Sweden. He was sort of 100% Swedish though, at least he spoke 100% Swedish. So I think many think of him as Swedish. But, yeah, the name tells you something :)
Coming from a swede i love the dutch. Always visiting the festivals and the country every summer. Very honest and direct people but also very warm and welcoming which i love. Always happy when they enjoy our country aswell. I wish you a lot of success here.
Ben zelf ook Nederlander, en werk nu al 4+ jaar om naar Noorwegen te kunnen gaan. Precies alle redenen die je opnoemde en nog enkele andere (jongeren die je bespugen, veel mensen die egoïstisch en aggresief zijn etc.) tegenover het vriendelijke en verwelkomende gedrag van Scandinaviërs is echt een enorm verschil. Ik gun jou en je familie daar het beste, en hoop dat ik ook ooit die kans zal krijgen!
Bedankt! Ja wij zijn echt blij dat we deze stap hebben genomen. Het voelt als een grote moeilijke beslissing op dat moment, maar nu zo blij ermee! En het is echt een verademing hier met alleen maar vriendelijke mensen! Ik hoop ook dat je je droom achterna kunt gaan. Al het beste!
Thank you for your good video and good comments. As a Dane living in Copenhagen for most of my life I agree with you. Denmark like the Netherlands is very small, very expensive and overcrowded with people everywhere at least where I live. As a nature lover I find it hard to find a really wild spot not heavily influenced by man anywhere. To experience wildlife and wilderness and large open spaces Sweden is really the right place to be. Also most Swedes are really nice and friendly people. As a Dane I can understand most of them unless they speak a difficult dialect so there is not much of a language barrier. Also Dutch people like you speaking another germanic language will find it relatively easy to get used to the Swedish language. In my experience other germanic speakers like Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, German etc. moving to Denmark will have adjusted to the local language after one or two years. And most people speak English which also helps mutual understanding. As you can imagine one of my reasons for following your channel is that I have a similar dream of moving to Sweden to be able to go for long walks in the nature with my binoculars and study the wonderful wild animals and plants. I wish all the best for you and your family. Greetings from Bo in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thank you for your really nice comment! I think Denmark and Holland are really similar in culture and landscape, and because of that have similar problems. So if you´re like us, you will love life here. Feels like freedom to us that you can just leave your house and walk into endless forests. The language makes it a lot easier for us. There are so many similar words, and the structure of the sentences are also similar. So it´s going pretty good with our Swedish! I hope you get to make your dream possible as well! If you have any questions about moving to Sweden in the future, please feel free to ask!
@@EricNatureMovies we are simuler thanks to our historie we have not got the same problems, please stop yourself i have been living in both nederland and denmark our culture is alike because we used to roam the oceans and we shared the west eastern company and dutch workers used to grow patatos in copenhagen and they helped build chr havn for example so itr reminds of amsterdam my middle name is dutch and it have nothing to do with your problems our refugee policy did not fail in dk like it have done in nederland germany and sweden please dont compare us when it comes to your problems i have plenty of peace where i live in dk and i paid 10.000€ for my house i see a person of coler maby 1 time every month and i have plenty of nature outside my doors even in the country side in nederland you wont find much nature the local suit where im from is the same as a dutch natinal dress look up "amager dragt" and tell me that is because of your problems people still use that i agree with you on the nature part but the rest i cant agree with in any way, and either cant our history big difference in comming to sweden or germany as a refugee compared to comming to dk we expect things and we have a deal that says we dont have to take any eu refugees one year germany let in a million (and probetly also sweden) denamrk had 5000 refugees that year our border have been more or less closed for many years now, even though we are a part of schengen i have gotten a ticket for entering my own country without a passport we are not like the rest, where you just travel to as you feel like even without a passport i can travel most of eu without a passport, but i need it to get back into my home country the size of denmark and the number of people that live here makes a big difference both the police and criminals have a much easy time keeping control of whats going on and to stop it if they have a real interest in the subject it is more easy to hide between 25 millions people in nederland or in a forrest in sweden like we see with the hitmens comming from sweden for example, it is not that easy to become big time criminal in dk as it is in nl or sweden
I am a Chilean and moved to central Sweden for work, Sweden is UNBELIEVABLY nice, affordable and safe, not only physically but also psychologically, you can feel so safe even walking alone in the middle of Stockholm at night, crazy unthinkable thing to do back home for me. I love it here and I hope to raise a family here one day 🥰
Dutch people are the most Lovely and cool people that i know as south-east European who lived in Benelux.. and they will never let you fall if you need them❤🇳🇱❤
You are welcome to the north! I myself thought that Stockholm where I have been living my whole life got toobcrazy lately and decided to move up to Lapland 2 years ago. Since then I have got to know a friend here who is dutch, a guy who also bought his house up here online from Netherlands 3 years ago. He loves it!
Hello all people from the Netherlands, you are most Wellcome to Sweden. After all you built our second biggest town Gothenburg with start 1621. For many years Dutch was the spoken language in Gothenburg. (At the same time you built Jakarta and you can see the similarities.)
Thank you for coming here and save old farms, old cottages, old houses that no Swede think about saving from decay and loss to history. Thanks to you, the history of old buildings have a chance to live on. You are people that easily adapt to our sometime harsh climate and always, always appreciate our nature. If anything, i wish you weren't so shy to make contact and to get involved in the community. Get out there, meet people, take pride in being people appreciating what sadly many of us Swedes care less about. We might appear hard to reach, but that is just the surface. Get to know us, and we will make you feel right at home. :)
Thank you so much for your kind comment! :) We try to be involved in our village. We have such wonderful neighbours! We have become really close. So we actually haven´t experienced Swedish people being hard to reach! Everbody here is so warm and really willing to help us. Because if I´m being honest, you really need a little help if you want to integrate into your new country.
Sweden is the best place on the planet during the summer. The climate, the light, the mood of the people. More difficult in the winter, though manageable. I live in a gorgeous small town sitting on the edge of a lake that is half an hour by train from the centre of Stockholm. It's one of the few that has retained it's old wooden buildings and charm, and that is reflected in it's population. One of the nicest, most cohesive and charming communities you're likely to find anywhere in the world. It certainly blows the idea that Swedes are 'cold' out of the water. Today, I wandered down to the harbour and spent 10 minutes watching an osprey hassle a group of ducks trying to swim about in a small hole in the ice on the lake. As the crow (or duck) flies, only about 40km from the capital city. We're surrounded by the most gorgeous countryside. Yesterday I was out walking the woods with my daughter and, as usual, saw moose, a couple of capercaillies, plenty of deer, and wild boar. Wolves and lynx are not uncommon. Swimming the lakes deep inside forests is incredible during the summer, and skating them in the winter always feels incredibly exotic to this Brit (now also a Swede). And take a boat out to one of the spectacularly beautiful islands in the lake only 5 or 10 minutes away from town, and you'd swear you were on an unpopulated planet. Yes, there are some awful dumps around the country, and the number is increasing, encouraged by what has been a totally incompetent government for decades, but they're easy enough to avoid. Sweden has been one of Europe's best kept secrets because its tourist organisations have been so hopeless. Always talking about man-made stuff like design, food, and that bloody ice hotel (a nice place to visit for an hour, but you wouldn't want to stay there). They always forget the natural riches. Sure, Norway dumps all over us for that, but not many other places in Europe manage it.
@@usefulcommunication4516 thanks so much for your story. Its almost as if you are talking about a place from a fairytale, but it really exist! We have the same vibe here. Literally every day I walk around the village with my dog, I am in awe of the beauty.. And most people in the Netherlands think we are crazy doing this. I think you are crazy if you stay in the Netherlands, when you could come to this paradise!
@@EricNatureMovies Varsågod. I started out in Stockholm in my twenties, but it was the Stockholm of the nineties, which was incredible. I was talking with some Swedish friends the other day about how good the nightlife in Stockholm was back then compared to the version our kids now suffer. It was so much more sophisticated and relaxed. Great live music venues like Ginos. And the clubs and late-night venues were just so much cooler. For example, Cafe Opera was a great venue where you could have a nice dinner, a few drinks and a dance. Similarly, Riche. It's all gone a bit unbearable now. I then bought an old wooden house on the sea, just outside Vaxholm, on Karlsudd, for not much money when the property market was in the dumpster (11% mortgage - eek!). Gorgeous, and a fantastic quality of life. Spent 18 years there. Around 15 years in, Börje Salming and Ingemar Stenmark moved next door for some reason, the prices went crazy, so I cashed in, and have lived in Mariefred for the past 10. Which I prefer. I still keep taking photos like a tourist whever I'm out and about because I still stop every few metres and wonder how I got to live in such an incredible place. I live in a lovely, character-filled 150 year old house with a garden brimming with fruit trees and bushes, and a strawberry and vegetable plot; a guest house that I've turned into a workshop . currently filled with motorbikes; and a double garage. Right in the centre of town. Three minutes walk from an ICA, a COOP, Systemet, five excellent restaurants, a couple of cafes, my dentist. Four minutes walk from a steam train, a castle, a park filled with hjort, a lake where I sail my dinghy and launch my RIB - or skate on. Five minutes walk from a golf course, vårdcentralen, all of the schools and dagis's (though it usually takes longer because you will usually meet someone on the way and end up in a conversation. Possibly leading to coffee in one of those cafes). And three minutes drive from the railway station that gets me into central Stockholm in half an hour. And totally surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside on the planet. Two hours to Romme, where we regularly ski. And handy for Skavsta, though no one seems to fly from there any more. It doesn't seem to be quite so easy these days, but Sweden is also a land of opportunity. You can do anything if you put your mind to it, without too many restrictions from the authorities. I originally came to Sweden to work on a two year contract to help an agency when commercial TV was young. I then opened a new agency from scratch, grew it and expanded it across the entire Nordic region, until I got bored, and became an aerobatic display pilot instead. Try doing that anywhere else in Europe :-)
I've worked with several Dutch persons, and we probably have a similar mindset even if our countries are different geographically. Quite small populations with a language noone knows and good at interacting with other nationalities. There's also no language barrier since both countries are great English speakers and Swedish seems relatively easy for a Dutch person to understand and learn. We have a lot of space, and I can only see positive things with more people moving here from the Netherlands. Welocome to Sweden! 👍
Hello, a German guy here. Everything you said is the same for us Germans. I moved to Sweden many years ago. Living remotely in the forest with a lot of space around me. It's calm, it's quiet, it's peaceful. The funny thing is, when I'm travelling around in Sweden, most remote places like hostels, campings, etc, are owned by Dutch or German people. Swedes obviously don't want to live like that. They all move to the cities, paying ridiculous prices for a small flat, leaving the countryside with cheap and large houses for us to take care of. Welcome to Sweden. :-)
I mean there are people who will always go for cities and there are those that will stay in countryside, Sweden is by size just huge with not that many people so countryside gets empty... but in some countries all the countryside is built up with suburbs and small towns and stuff
@lkrnpk For those who like to live remotely, there is just no space left in countries like the Netherlands or Germany. There is either no countryside at all, or it is already occupied by other people. In Sweden, there is plenty of space for us who don't like cities. And it is relatively cheap to buy a property. That's the reason why we come here. But obviously, the tendency is that Swedes in general seem to prefer the cities to live in, or at least, they feel forced to do so in order to get a comfortable living. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why so many rural areas get more and more uninhabited. I have met many Swedish people who just couldn't understand why somebody voluntarily would choose to live here. How one would give up a - what they think - comfortable and luxurious life in Germany, and move to the forest. They just don't get it.
Haha, indeed sometimes something seems bad, but has been a good thing when you look back on it! And yes, we are in love with (North) Sweden😍 Are you from Norway, looking at your name? Also super super beautiful. Would love to do a roadtrip through Norway sometimes!
@EricNatureMovies that's very true. Sometimes the bad experiences are catalysts for something good. I'm actually Australian 🦘I went for a bucket list holiday to Sweden and Norway last year and am considering moving to Sweden because I loved it so much. Norway was breathtaking! My YT name is just me being ironic because I saw so few birds in Norway and thought that was strange. Probably just because there are so many birds around where I live in Australia 🦜😊
Welcome! It's refreshing to see some Dutch people here. I saw a video from another Dutch that moved to the northern parts of Sweden a year ago and they pretty much sad the same. I have a Dutch guy as a neighbor that moved here two years ago. I haven't talked much with him yet because he work in sales and are almost never home. I can't say I love Sweden and I feel that our society is crumbling, but it might still be better than other countries. I can't even begin to imagine how crowded it must be when you have almost the double amount of citizens. The house prices is still not very good at this moment but I hear you. I can't understand people buying a lot in a city or an apartment for the huge prices there is in the cities when you almost can get a castle for the same price outside the city. Youngsters here are also beyond hope. Social media is most likely the biggest problem, but A.i. is probably gonna be the last nail in the coffin for humans as of now.
Thank you! You know in the Netherlands and especially with my job (as train conductor), my faith in humanity got so low. I have seen so many people behave so badly. But now in our village where we live, it has got restored a little bit. There are still a lot of very good people. Let´s just hope things can turn around..
Jesus , who spit in your dinner? Have you looked around in the world? I could never imagine leaving my country and the northern Sweden is as it always been. Not a lot has changed tbh with you. You can see it as a bad thing , that we arent moving with the time but we are hunter gatherers and we have a specific lifestyle and mentality, so we are never gonna be like the city folks, looking for the next kick , we are not rich so not much to steal or try to take from us & we dont do drugs like they do in the cities. I hope we can remain as we are. Not have big companies changing the people who live here and take the drug buisness with them. Drugs destroy so many lifes. This is what's wrong with todays society and youth. The need for quick fixes , easy money and pleasure. There's absolutely nothing more satisfying than a full freezer of meat you hunted and berries , and vegtables you grown yourself. No drug is better than the kick you get from that. The kids will grow to love it too and spend less time on social media.
@@shar3066 Obviously Jesus did, you said it yourself. Seriously, I don't know what your problem is, except letting others have their own opinion. And let me get you up to date with a few things. Drug users exist outside cities as well. But you are probably one of those that believe every word the government says. It's weird how many of the drug packages the police and Postnord is claiming is to citizens living in the north part of Sweden. Maybe the question should be, who spit in your dinner!? Get real mate!
@@shar3066 So now I can't even defend myself from your loathsome comment? Is letting someone having their own opinion illegal now? I don't know who deleted or reported my comment, but I think I at least should get a notice if I did something that is not allowed, which I haven't.
Interesting. I live in Southern Sweden (in Karlshamn), and personally know of at least 4 German families who have moved here (their children attend the Waldorf school here that my daughters attend). Although I'm not aware of any Dutch families at our school, there may be some who have moved here as well. We ourselves moved here from Boston, Massachusetts in the US about 2-1/2 years ago, and have been amazed at how much cheaper houses are here than in the US. Our two daughters (currently aged 6 and 9) absolutely love it here--we all do. Although I currently earn less than half what I was earning in the US (working remotely for a company that is based in the Netherlands), our standard of living is actually higher here, given the low cost of living relative to the US as well (e.g. the Lexington Waldorf school that our daughters attended was $21K per child/year whereas here it is free, including lunch! Same with healthcare). We occasionally go back to visit friends and family in the US (twice so far), but we would not want to move back there now.
Yes so many things that are so well organized here! We love that we can go to Swedish course for free! Great to hear that you love it here. Wish you all the best!
@ Thanks Eric! Yes, that part töo. I recently completed SFI Kurs D and managed to pass the Nationalprov. Really enjoyed it and still can’t get over that it was free too! 😃
Dutch people are my favourite people on the planet. You are down to earth, and overall, dutch culture is similar to Swedish culture. We want more dutch people in Sweden, I've worked with several dutchies, and they have all been awesome. Skål 🍻🇸🇪🤝🇱🇺 Sidenote: A lot of germans move here as well 😊
'Sidenote: A lot of germans move here as well 😊' Uh oh. Are they marching? 🤣 Just a bit of fun. I love the Germans have some German friends who I tease regularly and they tease me as well.
@@Kickan75 thank you! Yes, so many people! We live in Norrbotten now. Which is 3 times the size of the Netherlands, but with about 70 times less people 🤯🤯🤯
@@EricNatureMovies I love the north of Sweden We live in Norrtälje and our plan is to move up north in a couple of years. Nothing compares to the nature in the north.
I have been to Holland. Its either fields or factories all over. No nature left. But my experience of Netherlanders are positive. So welcome to Sweden 😊
Thank you! Yes very very little nature! In the Netherlands it feels like it´s completely urban, with some green spots in it. Sweden feels like just one big forest, with some urban spots in it. Totally different!
I’m Dutch, and I’ve visited Sweden twice. Last year, I traveled to Norway, and this year, we’re planning another holiday there. I absolutely love Scandinavia! I’ve even started learning Norwegian (you have to start somewhere) because I feel I might move to Norway or Sweden one day. The main reason for this is the incredible nature. Both countries offer vast, clean, and untouched nature, something that doesn't exist anymore in the Netherlands.
Great idea to start learning Norwegian. Its nice to speak the language on your travel. People love it here when you make an effort! And should you ever move to Scandinavia, you have a massive head start!
Ik ben de taal al aan het leren. Alles wat je verteld in deze video ervaar ik ook zo. Ik droom over de besneeuwde landschappen en rustige dorpjes. Blij dat ik je gevonden heb.🇳🇱❤
Wat super goed dat je alvast de taal aan het leren bent. Heb je ook al plannen om hier naartoe te gaan? Ons leven voelt momenteel als een droom! We zijn echt elke dag nog blij dat we dit gedaan hebben. Elke dag geniet ik van de schoonheid hier als ik buiten loop!😍 Als je het leuk vindt, we hebben sinds kort ook een kanaal in het Nederlands. www.youtube.com/@LeveninLapland In principe veel dezelfde filmpjes, maar dan in Nederlands. Maar we zullen daar ook af en toe wat filmpjes zetten specifiek voor Nederlanders die naar Zweden willen emigreren. En mocht je vragen hebben over emigreren of Zweden kan je ze natuurlijk altijd stellen !😊
Revitalizing the countryside is such an important thing. If not for people like you, there would only be summer homes there and everyone would live in shoe boxes in the city because all the shops and stuff had to close in the rural areas. I think Dutch and Swedish culture and languages are pretty closely matched, so I'm guessing it's not too much of an adjustment on that front.
@@SilverionX yeah totally true. Most of the homes in our village our summer houses. Only a handful of people still live here year round. And yes, its easy for us Dutch people to adjust to the Swedish culture and language!
Det gör mig glad att höra att du trivs så bra här! här är du alltid välkommen! Vi har ett gott öga till Holländare! För övrigt bodde jag i Tyskland över någon månad -23 och var mycket över till Roermond och Venlo, som jag båda tyckte mycket om!
Yes, you can still find cheap houses out on the country side. But if you want to live within commute distance to one of the three big cities in Sweden, then the situation is similar as in the Nederlands. Unless you have a job where you can work remote, then you might have no choice. Before there was a lot of factories in smaller cities, and people where more spread out in the country. But now, most of that has moved to china.
Yes, we noticed a big change in house prices closer or further away from bigger towns (let alone the big cities in the south). But I think out here in the north, there is quite a lot of work. In the mines for example
I am Belgian, have travelled to Scandinavia since 1989 for work and holiday, and totally feel at home in this part of the world. Een goeie raad heb ik voor jou (ik hoor je nl de hele tijd maar je ongenoegen en nadelen over Nederland uiten): hier in Zweden zijn ook veel dingen waaraan je je kan gaan storen. Er zijn veel dingen die verre van perfect zijn hier in Zweden. Mijn tip: vertrek vanaf de voordelen in Zweden, en niet vanuit de nadelen die je in Nederland had. Veel succes, Erik
Bedankt! En ja goede tip. Uiteindelijk lijkt het filmpje misschien heel negatief. Maar we zijn zeker in de eerste plaats vertrokken door onze liefde voor Zweden, en niet door negativiteit in NL. Maar, soms heb je wel een extra zetje nodig om je hart te volgen. Dus uiteindelijk ben ik blij dat die minder positieve dingen zijn gebeurd in NL
I hear you man. Fellow Dutchman here, I left in 1994 and was thinking about moving back at some point. But when I got aware of the cost of living there nowadays compared to the wages that aren't that great either I gave it up. Not worth it, moving back to NL after 30 years, start from scratch and spend my entire salary on rent, groceries, taxes and live paycheck to paycheck doesn't make sense. Don't even get me started with the increasing crime rate. Sweden however seems way more appealing.... Thanks for this video.
Yeah I already know for sure I will not be going back to the Netherlands. Now I know what its like to life here, with so much space, I can´t go back to living in a rijtjeshuis 😄
@@EricNatureMovies Oh gosh, I grew up in a rijtjeshuis in North Holland... the good old days and the cold Dutch winter of the 80s. I have watched a few of your other video, you've been doing great in Sweden, congrats !
@@turbosandtalks Haha, me too. And for the last 5 years in the Netherlands we have been living in a rijtjeshuis in Arnhem region. We are grateful about it, because selling that house made it possible for us to do this! I see you post video´s also. Do you live in France? Looks beautiful!
This isn't the first Dutch wave of immigration to Sweden. Gothenburg was built by Dutchmen. Some of the most prominent families in the 1600s were Dutch. Many merchants and artisans/craftsmen immigrated to Sweden during that same era.
From a page about Gothenburg: "The city was built according to Dutch patterns in the same manner as 'Batavia' (Jakarta) and 'New Amsterdam', today better known as New York, with streets and manmade canals in a geometric grid pattern with a central city harbour canal and next to it a large square, the current Gustaf Adolfs Torg."
I have a dutch colleague who moved to Sweden and he is a superkind cool person. Also what amazed me is that he put in the work and started learning swedish quickly! Most people who move here don't bother doing that in my experience. Even though you can survive on english, I would highly recommend to learn swedish to more easily get friends and be part of communitys. Anyway, varmt välkommen!
Tack! Yes maybe it has something to do with our Dutch mentality. We also want to speak Swedish as soon as possible! 🙂 We have been here 8 months, and we can speak more or less basic Swedish.We try to speak Swedish with our neighbours as much as possible and go to Swedish course. Hopefully in another 8 months our Swedish will be really good!
One must learn the language in the country one lives so important and respectful to the country that is hosting you, I'm English and lived in Norway (first language) Germany and Netherlands, I would like to return to Norway too old now.
Not learning the language puts you in a social isolation. And Dutch people have experienced the problems surrounding foreigners not learning Dutch. So they don't want to make the same mistake.
It can actually be hard to learn Swedish in Sweden if you speak English. Because everybody will speak English with you. That even though you may want them to speak Swedish in order to learn.
Please tell your other Dutch friends to come here too. We definitely need more 🇳🇱 people here! Welcome to Sweden! I really hope from the bottom of my ❤️ that you will like it here.
I'm from London but Stockholm is my fave city in the whole world, and I have just been there for three weeks (for the third time in 1.5 years). I loved your video and am seriously considering moving to Sweden too.
A but surprised to read that, as Stockholm hardly gives you a "genuine" Sweden experience these days :) It's one of Europe's most criminal places these days (google stats if you don't believe me).
I lived in NL 26 years ago and experienced first hand how huge areas of corn fields and pastures were converted to housing. I can't imagine what it looks like these days.
I think Dutch people move to Sweden for the right resons which means they are very compatible with Swedish culture and add many good qualities to our country. ❤️
Ik kwam in 84 en heb eerst in het zuiden gewoond als m'n familie op bezoek kwam in het zuiden vonden ze het altijd zo rustig, ik vond het te druk worden dus 3.5 jaar geleden ben ik naar Jokkmokk verhuisd. Vanwege m'n gezondheid kan ik niet buitenaf wonen maar ik woon aan de rand van de stad en kan aan de achterkant van m'n huis het bos inlopen. Bij welke stad wonen jullie in de buurt.
@@EricNatureMovies Inderdaad voor Norrland is het maar een stukje. Als jullie een keer in Jokkmokk komen en trek hebben in een bakje hoffie staat m'n deur open. Edit, uiteraard is jullie hond ook welkom.
Dutch guy here, looking for a cabin/house in a forest in Norway to take the same step! It's the nervous times of trying (and hoping) to find something that fits my wishes. All the best in Sweden, I'm jealous at the piece of land you have in the forest there.
@@kremepye3613 YES, I loved it when I was in the Halden area in 2023, I did all my vacation shopping in Nordby, Sverige. But housing in this area has been out of my price range or not what im looking for. For now I have my sights on NE/SE of Trondheim and around Rena/the Glomma river. Thanks for the reaction!
I am an European citizen (IT) that have lived in many countries during the 70s, 80s and 90s. It was another world at that time. More isolated and therefore more culturally uniformed (for good and bad). Afterwards I continued moving but have been in a quiet village of the Mexican Pacific Ocean for the last 10 years (after 6 years in Mexico City...). But after having lived in Brasil, Paraguay, US, England, France, Japan, Egypt, and Mexico, we are finally moving back to Europe and we chose to settle our life in Sweden. That is a major, life changing and very important decision for us. The main reason to choose Sweden was because after so much transcultural experiences, I got to live a philosophical life. A life that I believe has the same essential beliefs of Swedish culture. That is a non-materialistic life, a life that prioritizes time more than money. We chose Sweden because we want to trust people, because I am also trustful and have invested all my life in building myself. I believe Scandinavia society is based on trust, on education, on being rational and practical, and that is rare where people compete against each other (most of western culture) and where all is about "business" and "image". I am studying svenska språket every single day, for the last 3 months, because I want to arrive in Sweden, get my residence as EU citizen, translate my books into Swedish (I am a författare), contribute with Swedish society, contribute my share with the samhälle, learn, integrate as much as I am allowed to, and live a tranquil life (I am 53 y/o). I believe is fundamental that any person going to Sweden must learn the language and adopt such a developed mindset and culture. We are moving either to Lund or Helsingborg because of the International Schools programs they have there for my teenager daughter. On a side note... I only met good and nice Dutch people in my whole life!
How can I respond to such a beautifully written comment! No wonder you are författare! What an incredible adventurous life have you lived so far. All those beautiful countries, I only have read about. About the Swedish culture, integrating and learning the language, I totally agree! We are just very grateful and happy that we get to live in this paradise. Hopefully you will have the same experience when you arrive here! The best of luck to you and your family!
Thanks, yes we are very happy we made this decision. Every day, our decision feels like the right one! And forgot to say in the video, but indeed, safe for the children!
It's basically all (big) cities in Western Europe (Eastern Europe not so much) which have gotten more unpleasant to live in: overcrowded, expensive and there's a lot of people from other cultures who don't want to integrate. (I don't have to spell out which cultures of course).
Thanks so much for sharing, and for opening up. I feel strongly attracted to the area as well (as you know) even I have not been punched in the face. Then again, perhaps such a rather traumatic experience might be what it takes to actually set the step to move. From that perspective, there’s reasons to be grateful, even for those not so pleasant experiences. You are wonderful people and this place / area up north sounds like an absolutely wonderful place for you to live, thrive and indeed contribute to the community. Thanks also for your continued sharing of your experiences. Very much appreciated down here in Central Europe, also beyond the Netherlands borders :) :) ✨🙇♂🤩
Thanks!🙂🙂 Yes I definitely look back in a positive way to that moment. Learned a lot from it! About myself and life. So yes, I am grateful for that moment! Thank you as always for your comment! 🙂
Warm welcome to Sweden. Many swedes understand the elephant in the room regarding the dramatic changes Dutch society experienced recent years, people turned aggressive and the need to secure your home. I rural Sweden with it´s beautiful nature your family will find the peace and freedom you look for. I saw the same negative development early (15yrs ago) when living in Stockholm. I also relocated to the untouched rural areas - the best choice i ever made. Wish you the best in your new journey.
Thank you!! We definitely found our peace and freedom! It feels like how it probably was in the Netherlands when my grandparents grew up. Feels safe and we go to our neighbors for a cup of kaffe. Always leave our door open. Just amazing... All the best to you too!
Thank you! And yes, I also didn´t expect to see so many Dutch people up here in Norrbotten! I got to say, I´m honored you left us a comment! You video´s were a big inspiration for us, when we were thinking about moving here. So thank you for that! 🙂
Those are good reasons and you have found a nice place. For almost the same reasons we moved as a Dutch couple… but to France 😊 We also bought mortgage free as in some areas in France the farms are deserted and maybe younger generations don’t want to live on the quite beautiful countryside but prefer cities? The other reason was we preferred a warmer climate 🌞
@HomesteadInFrance I didn't know that about the deserted farms! I love France as well. One of the most beautiful countries in the world in my opinion. It has beautiful nature, beautiful little villages and beautiful cities. So I can definitely understand you went with France! For us the biggest plust of North Sweden is, that its one of the last places in western Europe where you can still really live in the raw nature. And another is (I forgot to mention in the video) that I really like the culture here! Also helps we like the cold 😄
@@EricNatureMovies Yes we agree, up north, just like Norway you have unique nature. And you have front row in watching the auroras! :) I think you refer to culture as having traditions and things like that? We like that too, as you mention, it feels like time stood still.
@HomesteadInFrance Oh yes the auroras🤩🤩🤩 so magical.. Yes I mean culture like traditions, but also mentality. And the language is easy to learn for us Dutch people. How is that in your village in France?
@@EricNatureMoviesIn our area you have all the fresh markets, hard working farmers and lots of local produce. We love that vibe of being proud and be a bit selfsufficient in that way and trade and barter. We had a bit French in school so we find it easier to learn. Because most of the locals never learned any other language. So we try to study and speak it every day 😅
I live in northern rural Sweden and have seen this first hand, the increase of European citizens moving here, especially after the flu, or Coronavirus or whatever you prefer to call it, to rural Sweden, and you (they) are very welcome here, I hope you can tell me, Swedes can be introverted before you got to know us, but we are often a kind of pride or whatever the right word is, when other Europeans move here. You have lived here for 5 years already but I say it anyway: Välkommen till Sverige! 🇸🇪✗ 🇳🇱
In the smaller city and contryside in sweden you still have that tendernes , but in the big city it crowded and you not know your neighbor, more coldness between people.
i was looking forward to meeting the mythical cold swedes, but so far no luck. you swedes are the kindest and most helpful people i have ever met (and it goes both for people in smaller towns and in stockholm).
Welcome to Sweden:) hope you stay love it:) You Dutch ppl pretty much build Gothenburg designed it so please do come visit here to:) Marcus Sweden/Gothenburg❤️❤️
Interesting video, and I read litle bit between the lines of what you say. I know a litle bit of what's happening in the Netherlands. I'm Norwegian myself, and I guess there are dutch people moving to Norway aswell? I know about german people doing the same thing, they have been doing it for decades. We are all the same people, so welcome :)
Thank you. :) Yes Norway is popular too with us Dutch people! Both beautiful countries! Probably a little more people will go to Sweden because of the house prices.
People don't understand how important "quiet" areas are to human psyche. I live in the US and moved to a rural area because I like space and nature. Unfortunately that is disappearing for urban and suburban areas. Lots of people, crime, traffic, increased property taxes, less animals, trees, it's depressing. I'm moving again this year to be away. Rural US isn't perfect ( gun violence, dogs, crimes, etc) but that's the risk I have to take to enjoy nature. I wish I could go to Europe. Also people need to understand overpopulation for humans is a thing. People will deny it but people need to be conscious of bearing children. It has a tremendous impact on the environment and those around you.
Yes so important to have some tranquility around you. Your stress levels just get raised so high with so much people, traffic and noise around you. We feel so calm and relaxed here! I didn´t know the rural areas in the US are so violent. Here it´s the opposite. Very little crime and violence in the rural areas, and a lot more crime in the cities! Yes overpopulation really is a thing. I once read a study about rats becoming over populated. It didn´t end well with the rats😬😬
Having children in the Netherlands is not the factor that contributes to overpopulation. The opposite is actually what caused it. We the Dutch didn't have enough children. So not enough people to do all the work, especially the unpleasant work. We had to invite GUEST laborers. Problem is the government let these guests stay and then there was no end of people coming in and it's still going on. Result: massive overpopulation, not enough homes, not enough land, price increase, hospitals are overcrowded, waiting list for everything. A mess.
I did drive truck to NL in the 90s and hade a lot to do whit Nederlands farmers what strikes me is how similar Dutch people is to Swedes, its like Nederlands was a part of Sweden that drift away in the ocean. Why different then Belgians and Germans, the farmers always insisted to have Sockerkaka och kaffe befor going back to Sweden very friendly people.
Many Dutch people move to the Norwegian countryside as well. They are popular, because they often move to areas of the country which struggle with depopulation, and quite easily integrate into Norwegian society.
The same is happening in England. Far too many people and far too much violence. Everywhere I go there are people and I just want to get away from them. There are around 10 million people living in London now, more than in the whole of Scotland, causing a spread out of people in the surrounding countryside which has meant more housing estates everywhere. It’s a nightmare! My 16 yr old daughter was beaten up in Oxford a few weeks ago by a group of black girls shouting they hate white girls. I’ve been spat at by men from a different ethnic group for no reason at all. Very sad times. Good to see you making a fresh start!
Same in the US I'd love to go to Europe and not worry about violence. Plus I like to be in the areas that have a lower population because I like peace, quiet and nature.
That is just so sad and terrible. As father of 2 I can understand what you must have felt like. These are exactly the problems why we left the Netherlands. But from what I´ve read, it might be even scarier in the UK. I don´t see it being fixed also in the next years. Probably will get worse and worse.. Is moving to another place an option for you and your family? For it feels it was the best decision of our lives.
@@grimsonforce7504 It seems, all of the western world is facing these problems nowadays.. Most of Europe won´t be any better. Even here in Sweden things have gotten out of hand. Especially in the cities. So we wanted to go as far away from the big cities as we could. Now we life all the way up in the north, above the polar circle. And it feels amazing to be here!
@@EricNatureMovies sadly I think things will get worse before they get better here in England. The current government is an embarrassing joke and puts every other ethnic group first. I can’t leave though, I have an elderly mother that needs me and my two children heading towards the end of their education, but I will leave as soon as I can but where to I don’t know. Good luck with your new adventure, Sweden is very beautiful and full of nature. ❤️
@@grimsonforce7504 Europe is far better a place than the US... Also the OP has cited what is really the exception/uncommon. The reason why it seems to bad is that the UK media posts 99% of the time bad news, and in a country of (nearing) 80 million people, there's always a bad story to post.
Dutch people are always welcome in Sweden whether on vacation or moving here. They like the wilderness and buy and renovate houses in less populated areas and often start small businesses. In general very good people.
Yes the Dutch people who come to Sweden are probably all people who love and respect the swedish culture and nature!
@@EricNatureMovies That is the main key,to give respect! Many from the mid east dont give their host country respect,and then all the problems come. Where in Sweden do you live?
And they assimilate easy because they both share similar backgrounds.
The temptation to make an unhinged political joke here is real. But I will tell you instead that I know alot of dutch people, and as far as I can see, ducth people are nice.
@@EricNatureMovies This. We need proper migrants like you,
Dutch culture and people are very positive, creative and peaceful. Let your light and positive life spread in Sweden.
Thank you! :)
Welcome to Sweden, we need more calm and level-headed people like you!
Thank you! :)
Are we muslims from Pakistan also welcome?
@@IwillEndureToTheEnd Nuh uh
It's funny, it seems that of the people leaving the Netherlands, more of the level-headed ones head north while more of the less amicable ones head south where they used to go party and break stuff every summer. (We're sorry, Spain. Genuinely.)
@@IwillEndureToTheEndare you an educated chemist or computer engineer?
About 10 years ago we stayed in a hostel in Dalarna that was owned by a Dutch guy. First he charged us nothing for the stay and asked us for our email address so he could send the bill out once we got home! Then the next day when we were leaving he gave us the key to his hostel and told us to lock up after us as he had errands to do! We locked the hostel up and paid the bill when we got home. My goodness what an honour to be trusted this way as we were complete strangers to the guy, but also it was a worry that being too trusting he might run across people that would abuse his trust. Truly rare to meet people that have such old school high trust in strangers in this day and age, and I hope things are going good for him and that nobody has abused his trust.
Those stories are so nice to read.
We experienced something similar. When we bought our car, we still didnt have a Swedish bankaccount. And bank transfers take a couple of days from the Netherlands to Sweden. So when we transferred the money for the car, I expected that I should come back when the dealer had the money in his account. In stead he just handed us the keys, and said, I trust you. This definitely would not happen in the Netherlands!
We have so many old farms out in the countryside that just stands empty and space aplenty. Young families moving in is just what's needed. Dutch people have a good reputation here in Sweden, being seen as considerate and industrious people with great respect for nature. ❤
Love those, specially really remote properties.
I'll be on a 2 weeks canoe trip in Sweden this year. My first time ever in Sweden. I hope I won't fall in love 😅
Sweden is the best and Swedes are someone who value equality, consciousness for environment and are highly innovative. As an Indian who lived in Sweden, Sweden has reshaped my value system forever. Long live Sweden. ❤
haha swedes are lazy anf left wing
Might be good for fellow weirdo nords
But not for slavs and mediterranean people who respect family
They value equality until you are self-employed and you don't get a return from what you paid in the form of taxes.
Cheers from Stockholm
Swede here, we always welcome Dutch people to come to Sweden. They're very polite and appreciative of the nature here 👍❤
@@MrMacavity Tack så mycket! 🙂
Polish living in the UK here😁.
Same thing happened to us during the Rona years and the maddnes we have been put thru opened our eyes and made us think about Sweden and we watched loads of people moving into the beautiful countryside of Sweden. Last year we bought a house there and will be moving to Sweden in 2026 to enjoy a life in the countryside close to nature ❤
@@michalz3743 amazing that you are able to follow your dreams too!
We love it here, and are grateful every day with did this.
I wish you all the luck with you coming adventure to Sweden!!
Isnt Poland doing so much better than Sweden? Or is it just BS?
@@tokehgekko9455not sure what's true, I've not lived there since 2005. When I go to visit my parents it looks good but people still complain an prices are more and more European and salaries are not. I left Poland not only because of the financial side but the way the country is and England was a lot different more easy going if that makes sense. Now England is going to 💩 and we want to try a simple life in a countryside where we can use log burner and have our own timber. Loads of places in England are talking about banning them and if EU say they are bad Poland will just ban them as well as they haven't got much to say... So will try Sweden and we will see what that brings us. We moved once and made it so will give it a go again.
Wow that is a long answer but I hope that explains a bit what we are thinking...
@@tokehgekko9455 Nope, Poland still has starvation wages and western prices. Only positive is lack of migrants from middle east/north Africa (no or extremely low welfare - like few Euros).
@@tokehgekko9455 @michalz3743 it probably does despite people complaining all the time (it is sort of Polish sport;)), I actually moved back to Poland after 16 years in the UK and my life is so much better now. In my village we actually have a Dutch guy who has little holiday home and coming here every year, I am sure he will be here all the time when he retires.
It warms my heart to hear that you like it so much here in Sweden. My mother did thesame journey when she married my Swedish father and moved from the Flemmish side of Belgium in 1968 :) I wish you and your family all the best.
Thank you so much!
So amazing that people are so welcoming here!
And what a nice story! Have you been to Belgium a lot, to look up family?
We need more people like you here in Sweden! Work hard and have many children. God bless you.
@@user-hr2cf9kb9t thanks so much for your kind comment!
I definitely want to work hard, as I want to contribute to the country that is so good and welcoming to us. Our kids also love it here!
All the best to you too!
As a Dane living in Copenhagen I always tell everybody how kind and friendly most Swedish people are. You are a good example of that.
NO WE DON'T! Sweden needs a long rest from immigration. Sweden needs to send immigrants back so that Swedes feel that Sweden is their home again.
Childeren in this creul unfair world. No way !
@marcozegikniet9301 The world has always been cruel and evil, life has never been easier than now. If you can't take it, your genes don't belong in the pool. 😁
You should know people from the Netherlands who are moving to Sweden,
you are very welcome.
We need you.
Here in Sweden there are ancestors from the 17th century when many people from the Netherlands came to Sweden.
I really hope you enjoy yourself! // Kjell
@@KjellEson hej Kjell, thank you! We also feel very welcome! All our neighbours are so nice and are so helpful!
I didn't know that about the 17th century, that's cool! 🙂
I guess you are thinking of the Wallons that came to Sweden to work in the iron smelting/forging business
@@kronop8884 ah wallons, so from Belgium? Didn't know that as well. Interesting to look that up sometimes
@@EricNatureMoviesThe area called Bergslagen is where they settled by arrangement of Louis DeGeer often ccalled the father of Swedish industrialisation, somewhere between 1000 and 2000 Wallons came
@@EricNatureMovies Flandern.
I worked with a dutch woman before and she was sooo nice. Very serious with work and had good work discipline while still being nice and social. Met a few other dutch people briefly and a lot of you guys seem like good people. If people with her character come to Sweden we will only improve. Welcome!
@@EdvinHolmgren Tack så mycket! 🙂
Yes I think most Dutch people who make this step are eager to work hard, learn and fit in 🙂
I worked for almost 10 years in Sweden - The best time of my life 🙂
I can imagine! We have lived here now for just 8 months, and it´s already the time of my life!
@@EricNatureMovies Sounds great - I'm from Greenland :-)
Woahh Greenland!! 🤩 @@larswillsen
You’re so welcome here glad you like our country. We need to protect what we got that’s our big task ahead and we have already started.
Nice video❤
Tack så mycket!🙂
We're from germany, living in sweden since '23. Same story. This country, and most of all, the people here, are incredible. You are so right.
Jag lämnade Nederländerna för över 10 år sen för mitt jobb, jag har själv inte upplevd de problemen som du beskriver men det kanske har blivit värre de senaste åren, kommer bo kvar i Sverige, Holländarna är oftast mycket välkomna för att de allra flesta lär sig Svenska relativt snabbt.
Ja, det har definitivt blivit sämre de senaste åren. Men det beror också på var du bor. Nära de stora städerna, som Amsterdam och Rotterdam, är det värre.
Men det är också de små sakerna. Att hälsa på och känna sina grannar är något vi här gillar mycket bättre!
Som holländare tycker jag att det är i vår natur att vi vill lära oss språket. Det hjälper också att det svenska och holländska språket är väldigt lika. Så vi försöker gå på vår svenska kurs och försöker bli bättre och bättre på att prata svenska
Dutch people behave friendly and civilised mostly I would assume, not true for all immigrants.
@@henrikpersson1962 I think so. Especially the Dutch people who move to Sweden. Those are people who love nature and respect the scandinavian culture.
@@henrikpersson1962Dutch culture is quite similar to Swedish culture, so they fit in very well!
Yes i knew a dutch girl who learned swedish fluently in 6 months. She had a swedish boyfriend but still quite impressive.
Love to have you in Sweden!
There are soooo many properties in Sweden that need inhabitants, and so the trend will be also in the future.
Wether there's an appartment, villa, cottage, farm or castle, you'll find plenty of those in this long big country. :)
Thank you!
And yes it feels good to restore our home into better condition. You see quite a lot of homes that have not been taken care off. So it feels good to thread our house well!
@chrippao1720
That is great to hear.
We are not from the Netherlands (Belgium) but also on the lookout..
🙇♂✨
Yes would love to move to Scandinavia. Beautiful nature and, calm, down to earth, very humerous people.
So very nice to have Dutch families moving here! You are very welcome! It is tough to hear you talk about how the Netherlands are developing as for "small area - large population"! It must feel so strange and sad in your hearts...... But people from the Netherlands have come to Sweden way back in history! For example; Göteborg, the second largest city in Sweden, was built buy Dutch people back in the 1600s
@@Strasstass Thank you! So good to hear we are welcome. We also feel very welcome. Everybody is so nice and helpful here!
And yes, it feels strange and sad. The Netherlands my grandparents grew up in, doesn't exist anymore.
I didn't know that about Göteborg! You learn something new every Day 😄
@@EricNatureMovies You haven't heard about 'Swedish' artist (music artist/folk singer) Cornelis Vreeswijk? He's among the pantheon of best historical artists in Sweden. He was sort of 100% Swedish though, at least he spoke 100% Swedish. So I think many think of him as Swedish. But, yeah, the name tells you something :)
I don´t know him, but it sounds veeery Dutch! 😄 I will check him out!
He did made som songs in Dutch =)
Welcome to Sweden Eric. Happy to have you here
Tack så mycket! 🙂
This is immigration we all Love :) Välkommen. And go Forwards, populate the frozen north!!
Tack så mycket! We feel so welcome here, it's so wonderful!
No, "we all" do not love this immigration
Hörredu vi har ju midnattssolen så det är ju som tur är inte fruset jämt 😁
Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
You and your family are warmly welcome. Best of luck to you.
Thank you so much! 😊
Coming from a swede i love the dutch. Always visiting the festivals and the country every summer. Very honest and direct people but also very warm and welcoming which i love. Always happy when they enjoy our country aswell. I wish you a lot of success here.
Thank you! :)
Välkommen till Sverige ❤ you are the type of people we need here
Greetings from a swede
Tack så mycket! :)
Ben zelf ook Nederlander, en werk nu al 4+ jaar om naar Noorwegen te kunnen gaan. Precies alle redenen die je opnoemde en nog enkele andere (jongeren die je bespugen, veel mensen die egoïstisch en aggresief zijn etc.) tegenover het vriendelijke en verwelkomende gedrag van Scandinaviërs is echt een enorm verschil. Ik gun jou en je familie daar het beste, en hoop dat ik ook ooit die kans zal krijgen!
Bedankt!
Ja wij zijn echt blij dat we deze stap hebben genomen. Het voelt als een grote moeilijke beslissing op dat moment, maar nu zo blij ermee!
En het is echt een verademing hier met alleen maar vriendelijke mensen!
Ik hoop ook dat je je droom achterna kunt gaan. Al het beste!
We hebben nog geen seconde spijt gehad en zoveel bonussen erbij gekregen, dat hadden we van tevoren niet eens durven hopen.. Succes met de 'reis'!! 🫶🏼
@@EricNatureMovies Tack så mycket!
@@AnnabelinLapland Tack så mycket, och du också!
Thank you for your good video and good comments. As a Dane living in Copenhagen for most of my life I agree with you. Denmark like the Netherlands is very small, very expensive and overcrowded with people everywhere at least where I live. As a nature lover I find it hard to find a really wild spot not heavily influenced by man anywhere. To experience wildlife and wilderness and large open spaces Sweden is really the right place to be. Also most Swedes are really nice and friendly people. As a Dane I can understand most of them unless they speak a difficult dialect so there is not much of a language barrier. Also Dutch people like you speaking another germanic language will find it relatively easy to get used to the Swedish language. In my experience other germanic speakers like Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, German etc. moving to Denmark will have adjusted to the local language after one or two years. And most people speak English which also helps mutual understanding. As you can imagine one of my reasons for following your channel is that I have a similar dream of moving to Sweden to be able to go for long walks in the nature with my binoculars and study the wonderful wild animals and plants. I wish all the best for you and your family. Greetings from Bo in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thank you for your really nice comment!
I think Denmark and Holland are really similar in culture and landscape, and because of that have similar problems. So if you´re like us, you will love life here. Feels like freedom to us that you can just leave your house and walk into endless forests.
The language makes it a lot easier for us. There are so many similar words, and the structure of the sentences are also similar. So it´s going pretty good with our Swedish!
I hope you get to make your dream possible as well! If you have any questions about moving to Sweden in the future, please feel free to ask!
@@EricNatureMovies we are simuler thanks to our historie
we have not got the same problems, please stop yourself
i have been living in both nederland and denmark
our culture is alike because we used to roam the oceans and we shared the west eastern company
and dutch workers used to grow patatos in copenhagen and they helped build chr havn for example so itr reminds of amsterdam
my middle name is dutch and it have nothing to do with your problems
our refugee policy did not fail in dk like it have done in nederland germany and sweden
please dont compare us when it comes to your problems
i have plenty of peace where i live in dk and i paid 10.000€ for my house
i see a person of coler maby 1 time every month and i have plenty of nature outside my doors
even in the country side in nederland you wont find much nature
the local suit where im from is the same as a dutch natinal dress
look up "amager dragt"
and tell me that is because of your problems people still use that
i agree with you on the nature part
but the rest i cant agree with in any way, and either cant our history
big difference in comming to sweden or germany as a refugee compared to comming to dk
we expect things
and we have a deal that says we dont have to take any eu refugees
one year germany let in a million (and probetly also sweden) denamrk had 5000 refugees that year
our border have been more or less closed for many years now, even though we are a part of schengen
i have gotten a ticket for entering my own country without a passport
we are not like the rest, where you just travel to as you feel like
even without a passport
i can travel most of eu without a passport, but i need it to get back into my home country
the size of denmark and the number of people that live here makes a big difference
both the police and criminals have a much easy time keeping control of whats going on
and to stop it if they have a real interest in the subject
it is more easy to hide between 25 millions people in nederland or in a forrest in sweden
like we see with the hitmens comming from sweden for example, it is not that easy to become big time criminal in dk as it is in nl or sweden
I am a Chilean and moved to central Sweden for work, Sweden is UNBELIEVABLY nice, affordable and safe, not only physically but also psychologically, you can feel so safe even walking alone in the middle of Stockholm at night, crazy unthinkable thing to do back home for me. I love it here and I hope to raise a family here one day 🥰
Thats how I feel where we live (in the north). Good to hear you also love it here!
I hope your dream of raising a family here comes true!! :)
Dutch people are the most Lovely and cool people that i know as south-east European who lived in Benelux.. and they will never let you fall if you need them❤🇳🇱❤
It must have been such a relief coming to Sweden! I can't even imagine living in such a crowded place. Us swedes really enjoy our space!
@@Sara-mr1hs yeah, we have just been living here for 8 months, and already I can't imagine how we could have lived there!
I am happy to see that you get to experience some proper winter. The seasons are one of the best things with the north!
Yes! In the Netherlands the winters are just rainy and cloudy. I much rather have a cold and snowy winter!
You are welcome to the north! I myself thought that Stockholm where I have been living my whole life got toobcrazy lately and decided to move up to Lapland 2 years ago. Since then I have got to know a friend here who is dutch, a guy who also bought his house up here online from Netherlands 3 years ago. He loves it!
Good to hear you also followed your heart! :)
But sad it has come so far that people want to move away from a beautiful city like Stockholm..
I've met so many of you Flemings and you're most welcome to our country! I hope you'll bring your friends as well :)
You seem to be very nice people. Hope you enjoy it here in Sweden👍🌺🌺
@@justinmacmillan4784 Tack så mycket!! 🙂
And yes we really are enjoying the beautiful country and very nice people!
Hello all people from the Netherlands, you are most Wellcome to Sweden. After all you built our second biggest town Gothenburg with start 1621. For many years Dutch was the spoken language in Gothenburg. (At the same time you built Jakarta and you can see the similarities.)
@@donquixote1502 Tack så mycket!
So cool to hear about history! 🙂
Thank you for coming here and save old farms, old cottages, old houses that no Swede think about saving from decay and loss to history. Thanks to you, the history of old buildings have a chance to live on. You are people that easily adapt to our sometime harsh climate and always, always appreciate our nature. If anything, i wish you weren't so shy to make contact and to get involved in the community. Get out there, meet people, take pride in being people appreciating what sadly many of us Swedes care less about. We might appear hard to reach, but that is just the surface. Get to know us, and we will make you feel right at home. :)
Thank you so much for your kind comment! :) We try to be involved in our village. We have such wonderful neighbours! We have become really close. So we actually haven´t experienced Swedish people being hard to reach! Everbody here is so warm and really willing to help us. Because if I´m being honest, you really need a little help if you want to integrate into your new country.
Sweden is the best place on the planet during the summer. The climate, the light, the mood of the people. More difficult in the winter, though manageable. I live in a gorgeous small town sitting on the edge of a lake that is half an hour by train from the centre of Stockholm. It's one of the few that has retained it's old wooden buildings and charm, and that is reflected in it's population. One of the nicest, most cohesive and charming communities you're likely to find anywhere in the world. It certainly blows the idea that Swedes are 'cold' out of the water.
Today, I wandered down to the harbour and spent 10 minutes watching an osprey hassle a group of ducks trying to swim about in a small hole in the ice on the lake. As the crow (or duck) flies, only about 40km from the capital city. We're surrounded by the most gorgeous countryside. Yesterday I was out walking the woods with my daughter and, as usual, saw moose, a couple of capercaillies, plenty of deer, and wild boar. Wolves and lynx are not uncommon.
Swimming the lakes deep inside forests is incredible during the summer, and skating them in the winter always feels incredibly exotic to this Brit (now also a Swede). And take a boat out to one of the spectacularly beautiful islands in the lake only 5 or 10 minutes away from town, and you'd swear you were on an unpopulated planet.
Yes, there are some awful dumps around the country, and the number is increasing, encouraged by what has been a totally incompetent government for decades, but they're easy enough to avoid.
Sweden has been one of Europe's best kept secrets because its tourist organisations have been so hopeless. Always talking about man-made stuff like design, food, and that bloody ice hotel (a nice place to visit for an hour, but you wouldn't want to stay there). They always forget the natural riches. Sure, Norway dumps all over us for that, but not many other places in Europe manage it.
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@@usefulcommunication4516 thanks so much for your story. Its almost as if you are talking about a place from a fairytale, but it really exist! We have the same vibe here. Literally every day I walk around the village with my dog, I am in awe of the beauty..
And most people in the Netherlands think we are crazy doing this. I think you are crazy if you stay in the Netherlands, when you could come to this paradise!
@@EricNatureMovies Varsågod. I started out in Stockholm in my twenties, but it was the Stockholm of the nineties, which was incredible. I was talking with some Swedish friends the other day about how good the nightlife in Stockholm was back then compared to the version our kids now suffer. It was so much more sophisticated and relaxed. Great live music venues like Ginos. And the clubs and late-night venues were just so much cooler. For example, Cafe Opera was a great venue where you could have a nice dinner, a few drinks and a dance. Similarly, Riche. It's all gone a bit unbearable now.
I then bought an old wooden house on the sea, just outside Vaxholm, on Karlsudd, for not much money when the property market was in the dumpster (11% mortgage - eek!). Gorgeous, and a fantastic quality of life. Spent 18 years there. Around 15 years in, Börje Salming and Ingemar Stenmark moved next door for some reason, the prices went crazy, so I cashed in, and have lived in Mariefred for the past 10. Which I prefer. I still keep taking photos like a tourist whever I'm out and about because I still stop every few metres and wonder how I got to live in such an incredible place.
I live in a lovely, character-filled 150 year old house with a garden brimming with fruit trees and bushes, and a strawberry and vegetable plot; a guest house that I've turned into a workshop . currently filled with motorbikes; and a double garage. Right in the centre of town. Three minutes walk from an ICA, a COOP, Systemet, five excellent restaurants, a couple of cafes, my dentist. Four minutes walk from a steam train, a castle, a park filled with hjort, a lake where I sail my dinghy and launch my RIB - or skate on. Five minutes walk from a golf course, vårdcentralen, all of the schools and dagis's (though it usually takes longer because you will usually meet someone on the way and end up in a conversation. Possibly leading to coffee in one of those cafes). And three minutes drive from the railway station that gets me into central Stockholm in half an hour. And totally surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside on the planet.
Two hours to Romme, where we regularly ski. And handy for Skavsta, though no one seems to fly from there any more.
It doesn't seem to be quite so easy these days, but Sweden is also a land of opportunity. You can do anything if you put your mind to it, without too many restrictions from the authorities. I originally came to Sweden to work on a two year contract to help an agency when commercial TV was young. I then opened a new agency from scratch, grew it and expanded it across the entire Nordic region, until I got bored, and became an aerobatic display pilot instead. Try doing that anywhere else in Europe :-)
I've worked with several Dutch persons, and we probably have a similar mindset even if our countries are different geographically. Quite small populations with a language noone knows and good at interacting with other nationalities. There's also no language barrier since both countries are great English speakers and Swedish seems relatively easy for a Dutch person to understand and learn. We have a lot of space, and I can only see positive things with more people moving here from the Netherlands. Welocome to Sweden! 👍
Very happy that the Dutch are coming. Serious, hard-working, educated and well behaved people.
Tack! Yes I think most people who come to Sweden are really willing to work hard, learn the language and integrate
Hello, a German guy here. Everything you said is the same for us Germans. I moved to Sweden many years ago. Living remotely in the forest with a lot of space around me. It's calm, it's quiet, it's peaceful. The funny thing is, when I'm travelling around in Sweden, most remote places like hostels, campings, etc, are owned by Dutch or German people. Swedes obviously don't want to live like that. They all move to the cities, paying ridiculous prices for a small flat, leaving the countryside with cheap and large houses for us to take care of.
Welcome to Sweden. :-)
I mean there are people who will always go for cities and there are those that will stay in countryside, Sweden is by size just huge with not that many people so countryside gets empty... but in some countries all the countryside is built up with suburbs and small towns and stuff
@lkrnpk For those who like to live remotely, there is just no space left in countries like the Netherlands or Germany. There is either no countryside at all, or it is already occupied by other people. In Sweden, there is plenty of space for us who don't like cities. And it is relatively cheap to buy a property. That's the reason why we come here. But obviously, the tendency is that Swedes in general seem to prefer the cities to live in, or at least, they feel forced to do so in order to get a comfortable living. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why so many rural areas get more and more uninhabited. I have met many Swedish people who just couldn't understand why somebody voluntarily would choose to live here. How one would give up a - what they think - comfortable and luxurious life in Germany, and move to the forest. They just don't get it.
There's nothing like getting punched in the face to make a person reassess your life choices 😮 Sweden looks gorgeous ❤
Haha, indeed sometimes something seems bad, but has been a good thing when you look back on it!
And yes, we are in love with (North) Sweden😍
Are you from Norway, looking at your name? Also super super beautiful. Would love to do a roadtrip through Norway sometimes!
I recommend you do that. We love dutch people here to. My neighbor is dutch, and she is a very nice and beautiful person. Greetings from 🇳🇴
@EricNatureMovies that's very true. Sometimes the bad experiences are catalysts for something good.
I'm actually Australian 🦘I went for a bucket list holiday to Sweden and Norway last year and am considering moving to Sweden because I loved it so much. Norway was breathtaking! My YT name is just me being ironic because I saw so few birds in Norway and thought that was strange. Probably just because there are so many birds around where I live in Australia 🦜😊
You're always welcome in Sweden, do your best and let us make the best out of it!
Thank you!
Welcome! It's refreshing to see some Dutch people here. I saw a video from another Dutch that moved to the northern parts of Sweden a year ago and they pretty much sad the same.
I have a Dutch guy as a neighbor that moved here two years ago. I haven't talked much with him yet because he work in sales and are almost never home.
I can't say I love Sweden and I feel that our society is crumbling, but it might still be better than other countries. I can't even begin to imagine how crowded it must be when you have almost the double amount of citizens. The house prices is still not very good at this moment but I hear you. I can't understand people buying a lot in a city or an apartment for the huge prices there is in the cities when you almost can get a castle for the same price outside the city. Youngsters here are also beyond hope. Social media is most likely the biggest problem, but A.i. is probably gonna be the last nail in the coffin for humans as of now.
Thank you!
You know in the Netherlands and especially with my job (as train conductor), my faith in humanity got so low. I have seen so many people behave so badly. But now in our village where we live, it has got restored a little bit. There are still a lot of very good people.
Let´s just hope things can turn around..
Jesus , who spit in your dinner? Have you looked around in the world? I could never imagine leaving my country and the northern Sweden is as it always been. Not a lot has changed tbh with you. You can see it as a bad thing , that we arent moving with the time but we are hunter gatherers and we have a specific lifestyle and mentality, so we are never gonna be like the city folks, looking for the next kick , we are not rich so not much to steal or try to take from us & we dont do drugs like they do in the cities. I hope we can remain as we are. Not have big companies changing the people who live here and take the drug buisness with them. Drugs destroy so many lifes. This is what's wrong with todays society and youth. The need for quick fixes , easy money and pleasure. There's absolutely nothing more satisfying than a full freezer of meat you hunted and berries , and vegtables you grown yourself. No drug is better than the kick you get from that. The kids will grow to love it too and spend less time on social media.
@@shar3066 Obviously Jesus did, you said it yourself. Seriously, I don't know what your problem is, except letting others have their own opinion. And let me get you up to date with a few things. Drug users exist outside cities as well. But you are probably one of those that believe every word the government says. It's weird how many of the drug packages the police and Postnord is claiming is to citizens living in the north part of Sweden.
Maybe the question should be, who spit in your dinner!?
Get real mate!
@@shar3066 So now I can't even defend myself from your loathsome comment? Is letting someone having their own opinion illegal now? I don't know who deleted or reported my comment, but I think I at least should get a notice if I did something that is not allowed, which I haven't.
Interesting. I live in Southern Sweden (in Karlshamn), and personally know of at least 4 German families who have moved here (their children attend the Waldorf school here that my daughters attend). Although I'm not aware of any Dutch families at our school, there may be some who have moved here as well. We ourselves moved here from Boston, Massachusetts in the US about 2-1/2 years ago, and have been amazed at how much cheaper houses are here than in the US. Our two daughters (currently aged 6 and 9) absolutely love it here--we all do. Although I currently earn less than half what I was earning in the US (working remotely for a company that is based in the Netherlands), our standard of living is actually higher here, given the low cost of living relative to the US as well (e.g. the Lexington Waldorf school that our daughters attended was $21K per child/year whereas here it is free, including lunch! Same with healthcare). We occasionally go back to visit friends and family in the US (twice so far), but we would not want to move back there now.
Yes so many things that are so well organized here! We love that we can go to Swedish course for free!
Great to hear that you love it here. Wish you all the best!
@ Thanks Eric! Yes, that part töo. I recently completed SFI Kurs D and managed to pass the Nationalprov. Really enjoyed it and still can’t get over that it was free too! 😃
Welcome! God bless you ☺️👍
I recognise a lot of what you say. It makes a lot of sense for young people to leave The Netherlands.
Veel succes en geluk in Zweden!
@@basickarma7331 Bedankt! Ja, we zijn heel blij dat we deze keuze hebben gemaakt!
Welcome to Sweden. I hope you will feel at home here🙂🇸🇪❤️
@@hamag1973 thank you!
We feel very at home already! Every day we are grateful we made this decision 🙂🙂
Dutch people are my favourite people on the planet. You are down to earth, and overall, dutch culture is similar to Swedish culture. We want more dutch people in Sweden, I've worked with several dutchies, and they have all been awesome. Skål 🍻🇸🇪🤝🇱🇺
Sidenote: A lot of germans move here as well 😊
Yes there is definitely a connection between Sweden and the Dutch! :)
'Sidenote: A lot of germans move here as well 😊'
Uh oh. Are they marching? 🤣
Just a bit of fun. I love the Germans have some German friends who I tease regularly and they tease me as well.
We are the same people, Dutch people are more then welcome here. I know many of them and all of them are great people and hard working!
Yes there seems to be a connection between Dutch and Swedish people. So nice to hear this from others as well!
No, we are not the same. We look the same.
My family moved from Hilversum to Sweden in the 1920s. We haven't regret it, since.
That was a good and predictive move of your family!
Do you still have family in the Netherlands?
@EricNatureMovies No, they are all dead. Those who are alive live in Australia and South Africa. And Sweden.
I was actually suprised about the amount of people in Netherland! Well welcome to Sweden I hope you will be happy here.
@@Kickan75 thank you!
Yes, so many people! We live in Norrbotten now. Which is 3 times the size of the Netherlands, but with about 70 times less people 🤯🤯🤯
@@EricNatureMovies I love the north of Sweden We live in Norrtälje and our plan is to move up north in a couple of years. Nothing compares to the nature in the north.
@@Kickan75 We are absolutely in love with the north!
I have been to Holland. Its either fields or factories all over. No nature left.
But my experience of Netherlanders are positive. So welcome to Sweden 😊
Thank you!
Yes very very little nature! In the Netherlands it feels like it´s completely urban, with some green spots in it. Sweden feels like just one big forest, with some urban spots in it. Totally different!
I’m Dutch, and I’ve visited Sweden twice. Last year, I traveled to Norway, and this year, we’re planning another holiday there. I absolutely love Scandinavia! I’ve even started learning Norwegian (you have to start somewhere) because I feel I might move to Norway or Sweden one day. The main reason for this is the incredible nature. Both countries offer vast, clean, and untouched nature, something that doesn't exist anymore in the Netherlands.
Great idea to start learning Norwegian. Its nice to speak the language on your travel. People love it here when you make an effort! And should you ever move to Scandinavia, you have a massive head start!
Great you are enjoying the swedish countryside , thanks for lovely video . I love visiting friendly Nederlands , my son moved to Portugal ……
We hear about lots of Dutch people moving to Portugal too! Very different from here 😉
as a swede, I welcome you and hope you will make a wonderful life here.
Tack så mycket! :)
Ik ben de taal al aan het leren. Alles wat je verteld in deze video ervaar ik ook zo. Ik droom over de besneeuwde landschappen en rustige dorpjes. Blij dat ik je gevonden heb.🇳🇱❤
Wat super goed dat je alvast de taal aan het leren bent. Heb je ook al plannen om hier naartoe te gaan?
Ons leven voelt momenteel als een droom! We zijn echt elke dag nog blij dat we dit gedaan hebben. Elke dag geniet ik van de schoonheid hier als ik buiten loop!😍
Als je het leuk vindt, we hebben sinds kort ook een kanaal in het Nederlands.
www.youtube.com/@LeveninLapland
In principe veel dezelfde filmpjes, maar dan in Nederlands. Maar we zullen daar ook af en toe wat filmpjes zetten specifiek voor Nederlanders die naar Zweden willen emigreren.
En mocht je vragen hebben over emigreren of Zweden kan je ze natuurlijk altijd stellen !😊
@EricNatureMovies Wat goed! En wat mooi dat jullie dit doen. Dankjewel.
Revitalizing the countryside is such an important thing. If not for people like you, there would only be summer homes there and everyone would live in shoe boxes in the city because all the shops and stuff had to close in the rural areas. I think Dutch and Swedish culture and languages are pretty closely matched, so I'm guessing it's not too much of an adjustment on that front.
@@SilverionX yeah totally true. Most of the homes in our village our summer houses. Only a handful of people still live here year round.
And yes, its easy for us Dutch people to adjust to the Swedish culture and language!
Ik zou ontzettend graag naar Zweden verhuizen. De schoonheid van het land. De ruimte en nog echte winters. ❤
Ja het is echt aan te raden! Wij zijn elke dag nog blij met onze beslissing! :)
Det gör mig glad att höra att du trivs så bra här! här är du alltid välkommen! Vi har ett gott öga till Holländare! För övrigt bodde jag i Tyskland över någon månad -23 och var mycket över till Roermond och Venlo, som jag båda tyckte mycket om!
@@kaiserkarl2 tack så mycket! så skönt att höra att vi är så välkomna. ja Nederländerna har fortfarande fina platser.
Love your channel! Welcome to Sweden 🇸🇪❤️🇳🇱
Thanks so much!! 🙂🙂
Yes, you can still find cheap houses out on the country side. But if you want to live within commute distance to one of the three big cities in Sweden, then the situation is similar as in the Nederlands. Unless you have a job where you can work remote, then you might have no choice.
Before there was a lot of factories in smaller cities, and people where more spread out in the country. But now, most of that has moved to china.
Yes, we noticed a big change in house prices closer or further away from bigger towns (let alone the big cities in the south).
But I think out here in the north, there is quite a lot of work. In the mines for example
Dutch people are very welcomed to Sweden! ❤
The FRESH AIR & BLUE SKY!!! 🤍💙
I am Belgian, have travelled to Scandinavia since 1989 for work and holiday, and totally feel at home in this part of the world.
Een goeie raad heb ik voor jou (ik hoor je nl de hele tijd maar je ongenoegen en nadelen over Nederland uiten): hier in Zweden zijn ook veel dingen waaraan je je kan gaan storen. Er zijn veel dingen die verre van perfect zijn hier in Zweden. Mijn tip: vertrek vanaf de voordelen in Zweden, en niet vanuit de nadelen die je in Nederland had. Veel succes, Erik
Bedankt! En ja goede tip. Uiteindelijk lijkt het filmpje misschien heel negatief. Maar we zijn zeker in de eerste plaats vertrokken door onze liefde voor Zweden, en niet door negativiteit in NL. Maar, soms heb je wel een extra zetje nodig om je hart te volgen. Dus uiteindelijk ben ik blij dat die minder positieve dingen zijn gebeurd in NL
@@EricNatureMovies dan zal het wel lukken in het hoge Noorden. PS. Ik woon sedert 2013 in Värmland.
I hear you man.
Fellow Dutchman here, I left in 1994 and was thinking about moving back at some point. But when I got aware of the cost of living there nowadays compared to the wages that aren't that great either I gave it up. Not worth it, moving back to NL after 30 years, start from scratch and spend my entire salary on rent, groceries, taxes and live paycheck to paycheck doesn't make sense. Don't even get me started with the increasing crime rate.
Sweden however seems way more appealing.... Thanks for this video.
Wait, I thought you were a Frenchman....
Yeah I already know for sure I will not be going back to the Netherlands. Now I know what its like to life here, with so much space, I can´t go back to living in a rijtjeshuis 😄
@@EricNatureMovies Oh gosh, I grew up in a rijtjeshuis in North Holland... the good old days and the cold Dutch winter of the 80s. I have watched a few of your other video, you've been doing great in Sweden, congrats !
@Kuramoto2719 Have you never met a multilingual person with multiple citizenships ?
@@turbosandtalks Haha, me too. And for the last 5 years in the Netherlands we have been living in a rijtjeshuis in Arnhem region. We are grateful about it, because selling that house made it possible for us to do this!
I see you post video´s also. Do you live in France? Looks beautiful!
This isn't the first Dutch wave of immigration to Sweden. Gothenburg was built by Dutchmen. Some of the most prominent families in the 1600s were Dutch. Many merchants and artisans/craftsmen immigrated to Sweden during that same era.
@@am1156 that's so interesting. It also feels as if Dutch people have a special connection to the Swedish people and their country.
From a page about Gothenburg: "The city was built according to Dutch patterns in the same manner as 'Batavia' (Jakarta) and 'New Amsterdam', today better known as New York, with streets and manmade canals in a geometric grid pattern with a central city harbour canal and next to it a large square, the current Gustaf Adolfs Torg."
@@EricNatureMovies A detail, irrelevant for most, but still; our royal families are also especially close for some reason.
@@EricNatureMovies the dutch people is definitely the most similar to Scandinavians in Europe. Love the Dutch.
I have a dutch colleague who moved to Sweden and he is a superkind cool person. Also what amazed me is that he put in the work and started learning swedish quickly! Most people who move here don't bother doing that in my experience. Even though you can survive on english, I would highly recommend to learn swedish to more easily get friends and be part of communitys.
Anyway, varmt välkommen!
Tack!
Yes maybe it has something to do with our Dutch mentality. We also want to speak Swedish as soon as possible! 🙂
We have been here 8 months, and we can speak more or less basic Swedish.We try to speak Swedish with our neighbours as much as possible and go to Swedish course. Hopefully in another 8 months our Swedish will be really good!
One must learn the language in the country one lives so important and respectful to the country that is hosting you, I'm English and lived in Norway (first language) Germany and Netherlands, I would like to return to Norway too old now.
Not learning the language puts you in a social isolation. And Dutch people have experienced the problems surrounding foreigners not learning Dutch. So they don't want to make the same mistake.
It can actually be hard to learn Swedish in Sweden if you speak English. Because everybody will speak English with you. That even though you may want them to speak Swedish in order to learn.
Please tell your other Dutch friends to come here too. We definitely need more 🇳🇱 people here! Welcome to Sweden! I really hope from the bottom of my ❤️ that you will like it here.
Haha thanks so much!
And yes, we absolutely love it here!!
I'm from London but Stockholm is my fave city in the whole world, and I have just been there for three weeks (for the third time in 1.5 years). I loved your video and am seriously considering moving to Sweden too.
A but surprised to read that, as Stockholm hardly gives you a "genuine" Sweden experience these days :) It's one of Europe's most criminal places these days (google stats if you don't believe me).
Thank you! 🙂
Off course everybody has to decide for themselves, but we are still happy every day, we made this decision!
Yes there is a lot of violence in Stockholm nowadays.
But it still has a lot of beautiful and safe parts too
I lived in NL 26 years ago and experienced first hand how huge areas of corn fields and pastures were converted to housing. I can't imagine what it looks like these days.
Yeah it is getting worse and worse. The village I grew up in, is almost in recognizable..
My city has now swallowed up a number of small villages that used to be seperate and rather far away.
This country is becoming a mess.
I think Dutch people move to Sweden for the right resons which means they are very compatible with Swedish culture and add many good qualities to our country. ❤️
Ik kwam in 84 en heb eerst in het zuiden gewoond als m'n familie op bezoek kwam in het zuiden vonden ze het altijd zo rustig, ik vond het te druk worden dus 3.5 jaar geleden ben ik naar Jokkmokk verhuisd. Vanwege m'n gezondheid kan ik niet buitenaf wonen maar ik woon aan de rand van de stad en kan aan de achterkant van m'n huis het bos inlopen. Bij welke stad wonen jullie in de buurt.
Wow perfect, dan heb je voorzieningen dichtbij en ook het bos in je achtertuin!
Wij wonen op een uurtje van Överkalix. Dus best dichtbij! :)
@@EricNatureMovies Inderdaad voor Norrland is het maar een stukje. Als jullie een keer in Jokkmokk komen en trek hebben in een bakje hoffie staat m'n deur open. Edit, uiteraard is jullie hond ook welkom.
Dutch guy here, looking for a cabin/house in a forest in Norway to take the same step! It's the nervous times of trying (and hoping) to find something that fits my wishes. All the best in Sweden, I'm jealous at the piece of land you have in the forest there.
Thank you!
For us it were also nervous times, but now we are so happy with our decision!
I hope you also find your dream home!
Do it, go somewhere near the border with sweden so you can shop cross border in sweden for cheaper prices. Rural norway is gorgeous
@@kremepye3613 YES, I loved it when I was in the Halden area in 2023, I did all my vacation shopping in Nordby, Sverige. But housing in this area has been out of my price range or not what im looking for.
For now I have my sights on NE/SE of Trondheim and around Rena/the Glomma river.
Thanks for the reaction!
I am an European citizen (IT) that have lived in many countries during the 70s, 80s and 90s. It was another world at that time. More isolated and therefore more culturally uniformed (for good and bad). Afterwards I continued moving but have been in a quiet village of the Mexican Pacific Ocean for the last 10 years (after 6 years in Mexico City...). But after having lived in Brasil, Paraguay, US, England, France, Japan, Egypt, and Mexico, we are finally moving back to Europe and we chose to settle our life in Sweden. That is a major, life changing and very important decision for us. The main reason to choose Sweden was because after so much transcultural experiences, I got to live a philosophical life. A life that I believe has the same essential beliefs of Swedish culture. That is a non-materialistic life, a life that prioritizes time more than money. We chose Sweden because we want to trust people, because I am also trustful and have invested all my life in building myself. I believe Scandinavia society is based on trust, on education, on being rational and practical, and that is rare where people compete against each other (most of western culture) and where all is about "business" and "image". I am studying svenska språket every single day, for the last 3 months, because I want to arrive in Sweden, get my residence as EU citizen, translate my books into Swedish (I am a författare), contribute with Swedish society, contribute my share with the samhälle, learn, integrate as much as I am allowed to, and live a tranquil life (I am 53 y/o). I believe is fundamental that any person going to Sweden must learn the language and adopt such a developed mindset and culture. We are moving either to Lund or Helsingborg because of the International Schools programs they have there for my teenager daughter. On a side note... I only met good and nice Dutch people in my whole life!
How can I respond to such a beautifully written comment! No wonder you are författare!
What an incredible adventurous life have you lived so far. All those beautiful countries, I only have read about.
About the Swedish culture, integrating and learning the language, I totally agree!
We are just very grateful and happy that we get to live in this paradise.
Hopefully you will have the same experience when you arrive here! The best of luck to you and your family!
@@EricNatureMovies 🤗 Will keep watching what you share on your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Trust me ,you guys are better of f ,with space and more security and sa
fe for your children ,Well done, and thank you
Thanks, yes we are very happy we made this decision. Every day, our decision feels like the right one! And forgot to say in the video, but indeed, safe for the children!
You are our European brethren and you are always welcome! Wonderful people the Dutch!
Tack så mycket! 🙂🙂
Hi Eric, you’re very welcome to Sweden, we need more people here to be more crowded here… ;-)
Thank you! People here are so warm and welcoming. Feels good to be wanted here! 🙂
It's basically all (big) cities in Western Europe (Eastern Europe not so much) which have gotten more unpleasant to live in: overcrowded, expensive and there's a lot of people from other cultures who don't want to integrate. (I don't have to spell out which cultures of course).
yeah, it seems al the western Europe countries face the same problems
The cities in Poland and Hungary are still great, because they were smart enough to refused the mass immigration.
Välkommen to Sweden
You are very welcome to Sweden! Never met a rude dutch. :)
Thank you! 🙂
Geniet ervan en welkom 😊
Bedankt!! 😊
Thanks so much for sharing, and for opening up.
I feel strongly attracted to the area as well (as you know) even I have not been punched in the face.
Then again, perhaps such a rather traumatic experience might be what it takes to actually set the step to move. From that perspective, there’s reasons to be grateful, even for those not so pleasant experiences.
You are wonderful people and this place / area up north sounds like an absolutely wonderful place for you to live, thrive and indeed contribute to the community.
Thanks also for your continued sharing of your experiences.
Very much appreciated down here in Central Europe, also beyond the Netherlands borders :) :)
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Thanks!🙂🙂
Yes I definitely look back in a positive way to that moment. Learned a lot from it! About myself and life. So yes, I am grateful for that moment!
Thank you as always for your comment! 🙂
Warm welcome to Sweden.
Many swedes understand the elephant in the room regarding the dramatic changes Dutch society experienced recent years, people turned aggressive and the need to secure your home.
I rural Sweden with it´s beautiful nature your family will find the peace and freedom you look for.
I saw the same negative development early (15yrs ago) when living in Stockholm.
I also relocated to the untouched rural areas - the best choice i ever made.
Wish you the best in your new journey.
Thank you!!
We definitely found our peace and freedom! It feels like how it probably was in the Netherlands when my grandparents grew up. Feels safe and we go to our neighbors for a cup of kaffe. Always leave our door open. Just amazing...
All the best to you too!
Yes, there are a lot of you here now, haha 😅 Welcome ❤
Thank you! And yes, I also didn´t expect to see so many Dutch people up here in Norrbotten!
I got to say, I´m honored you left us a comment! You video´s were a big inspiration for us, when we were thinking about moving here. So thank you for that! 🙂
@@EricNatureMovies that makes me really happy to hear 🥰 Glad the videos have been helpful to you guys 😊
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Similar cultures. Dutch are generally a modest, friendly and hardworking people that integrate and respect Swedish culture.
You made the right move Bro. 🤝🏼
The spitters were they Dutch, or from outside Europe?
@@bowallin7200 can't know for sure off course, but they didn't look Dutch
@@EricNatureMovies - so they could be Italians or Spaniards?
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@@peterwulff469 haha, could be. But I think a little bit more to the south😅
- you think so? I'll think about it.
Those are good reasons and you have found a nice place. For almost the same reasons we moved as a Dutch couple… but to France 😊 We also bought mortgage free as in some areas in France the farms are deserted and maybe younger generations don’t want to live on the quite beautiful countryside but prefer cities? The other reason was we preferred a warmer climate 🌞
@HomesteadInFrance I didn't know that about the deserted farms! I love France as well. One of the most beautiful countries in the world in my opinion. It has beautiful nature, beautiful little villages and beautiful cities. So I can definitely understand you went with France!
For us the biggest plust of North Sweden is, that its one of the last places in western Europe where you can still really live in the raw nature. And another is (I forgot to mention in the video) that I really like the culture here! Also helps we like the cold 😄
@@EricNatureMovies Yes we agree, up north, just like Norway you have unique nature. And you have front row in watching the auroras! :) I think you refer to culture as having traditions and things like that? We like that too, as you mention, it feels like time stood still.
@HomesteadInFrance Oh yes the auroras🤩🤩🤩 so magical..
Yes I mean culture like traditions, but also mentality. And the language is easy to learn for us Dutch people.
How is that in your village in France?
@@EricNatureMoviesIn our area you have all the fresh markets, hard working farmers and lots of local produce. We love that vibe of being proud and be a bit selfsufficient in that way and trade and barter.
We had a bit French in school so we find it easier to learn. Because most of the locals never learned any other language. So we try to study and speak it every day 😅
I live in northern rural Sweden and have seen this first hand, the increase of European citizens moving here, especially after the flu, or Coronavirus or whatever you prefer to call it, to rural Sweden, and you (they) are very welcome here, I hope you can tell me, Swedes can be introverted before you got to know us, but we are often a kind of pride or whatever the right word is, when other Europeans move here.
You have lived here for 5 years already but I say it anyway: Välkommen till Sverige! 🇸🇪✗ 🇳🇱
In the smaller city and contryside in sweden you still have that tendernes , but in the big city it crowded and you not know your neighbor, more coldness between people.
@@hansjohansson7477 yeah that sounds logical. We have always lived in or near city's Turns out we are just not city people! 😅
i was looking forward to meeting the mythical cold swedes, but so far no luck. you swedes are the kindest and most helpful people i have ever met (and it goes both for people in smaller towns and in stockholm).
@@dobromilkautsky6829 same here!! Everybody here is so warm and welcoming! The exact opposite of what everybody was telling us 🤷
Brother people, always welcome!
Welcome to Sweden:) hope you stay love it:) You Dutch ppl pretty much build Gothenburg designed it so please do come visit here to:) Marcus Sweden/Gothenburg❤️❤️
Welcome to Sweden.... Enjoy the nature....
Thank you! We enjoy the nature a lot. It´s a dream come true!
Ik vin dat leuk! Välkommen hit min holländska broder. Alles goed och lycka till vidare
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Tack så mycket!! :)
Interesting video, and I read litle bit between the lines of what you say. I know a litle bit of what's happening in the Netherlands. I'm Norwegian myself, and I guess there are dutch people moving to Norway aswell? I know about german people doing the same thing, they have been doing it for decades. We are all the same people, so welcome :)
Thank you. :) Yes Norway is popular too with us Dutch people! Both beautiful countries! Probably a little more people will go to Sweden because of the house prices.
People don't understand how important "quiet" areas are to human psyche. I live in the US and moved to a rural area because I like space and nature. Unfortunately that is disappearing for urban and suburban areas. Lots of people, crime, traffic, increased property taxes, less animals, trees, it's depressing. I'm moving again this year to be away. Rural US isn't perfect ( gun violence, dogs, crimes, etc) but that's the risk I have to take to enjoy nature. I wish I could go to Europe. Also people need to understand overpopulation for humans is a thing. People will deny it but people need to be conscious of bearing children. It has a tremendous impact on the environment and those around you.
Yes so important to have some tranquility around you. Your stress levels just get raised so high with so much people, traffic and noise around you. We feel so calm and relaxed here!
I didn´t know the rural areas in the US are so violent. Here it´s the opposite. Very little crime and violence in the rural areas, and a lot more crime in the cities!
Yes overpopulation really is a thing. I once read a study about rats becoming over populated. It didn´t end well with the rats😬😬
Having children in the Netherlands is not the factor that contributes to overpopulation. The opposite is actually what caused it.
We the Dutch didn't have enough children. So not enough people to do all the work, especially the unpleasant work. We had to invite GUEST laborers. Problem is the government let these guests stay and then there was no end of people coming in and it's still going on.
Result: massive overpopulation, not enough homes, not enough land, price increase, hospitals are overcrowded, waiting list for everything. A mess.
Well europeans make up about 7% of the worlds population and we already have fewer and fewer children so I disagree
Welcome dutch brothers, hope u will enjoy your new home!
Thank you so much! Yes we really really enjoy it. It´s like a dream!
I did drive truck to NL in the 90s and hade a lot to do whit Nederlands farmers what strikes me is how similar Dutch people is to Swedes, its like Nederlands was a part of Sweden that drift away in the ocean. Why different then Belgians and Germans, the farmers always insisted to have Sockerkaka och kaffe befor going back to Sweden very friendly people.
Yeah it´s funny, somehow Dutch people feel connected to the swedish!
Many Dutch people move to the Norwegian countryside as well. They are popular, because they often move to areas of the country which struggle with depopulation, and quite easily integrate into Norwegian society.
@@abcabcboy yeah for us Dutch people it is the ultimate dream to live in the more remote parts, because that is not available in the Netherlands!
The same is happening in England. Far too many people and far too much violence. Everywhere I go there are people and I just want to get away from them. There are around 10 million people living in London now, more than in the whole of Scotland, causing a spread out of people in the surrounding countryside which has meant more housing estates everywhere. It’s a nightmare! My 16 yr old daughter was beaten up in Oxford a few weeks ago by a group of black girls shouting they hate white girls. I’ve been spat at by men from a different ethnic group for no reason at all. Very sad times.
Good to see you making a fresh start!
Same in the US I'd love to go to Europe and not worry about violence. Plus I like to be in the areas that have a lower population because I like peace, quiet and nature.
That is just so sad and terrible. As father of 2 I can understand what you must have felt like. These are exactly the problems why we left the Netherlands. But from what I´ve read, it might be even scarier in the UK. I don´t see it being fixed also in the next years. Probably will get worse and worse..
Is moving to another place an option for you and your family? For it feels it was the best decision of our lives.
@@grimsonforce7504 It seems, all of the western world is facing these problems nowadays.. Most of Europe won´t be any better. Even here in Sweden things have gotten out of hand. Especially in the cities.
So we wanted to go as far away from the big cities as we could. Now we life all the way up in the north, above the polar circle. And it feels amazing to be here!
@@EricNatureMovies sadly I think things will get worse before they get better here in England. The current government is an embarrassing joke and puts every other ethnic group first. I can’t leave though, I have an elderly mother that needs me and my two children heading towards the end of their education, but I will leave as soon as I can but where to I don’t know.
Good luck with your new adventure, Sweden is very beautiful and full of nature. ❤️
@@grimsonforce7504 Europe is far better a place than the US... Also the OP has cited what is really the exception/uncommon. The reason why it seems to bad is that the UK media posts 99% of the time bad news, and in a country of (nearing) 80 million people, there's always a bad story to post.
I want to move to Sweden too after my roadtrip. Would be great to live in an area not too far form other Dutch people.
I think everywhere in Sweden you will find Dutch people 😄
But I would highly recommend it. We love it here!
Welcome to Sweden! Dutch people are great