When set foot in Sweden. In early September, the country was being showered with praise. He was named as one of the five countries with the happiest people in the world together with Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
Report ofColumbiaUniversity's EarthInstituteputsDenmarkandSwedenat numberfiveon thesurveyin156 countries. Measure ofhappinesson the basis ofwealth, income, health insurance, freeof corruption, andfree to makelife choices.
Residents Sweden, Sanna Lindberg-who was head of human resources Hennes & Mauritz AB-predicate does not agree with the order number five. "How can Denmark in the first place? We are happier, "he said while welcoming the few journalists from Indonesia.
Been to Stockholm, the Swedish capital, towards the end of autumn seems to be the perfect time to examine the Swedes style happiness. Cafes and restaurants overlooking the crowded park residents who want to enjoy the abundance of sunshine before winter.
When travelers from Indonesia busy looking teduhan seating under the trees, m Stockholm residents linger at the sun while drinking a glass of beer. Relax in the open air feels so comfortable because the air is so clean city.
"Fall has always been my favorite. Winter can be minus 20 degrees Celcius, sometimes feels like winter will never end. That's why we a lot of traveling to a warmer place, "said Emily citizens of Stockholm.
The summer sun in Sweden was never feels hot. Maximum temperature of at most 25 degrees Celsius. Not surprisingly, the sun came and went towards justice sometimes closed so cloudy that residents hunted in the fall. Various activities such as meetings deliberately moved out of the room every time the sun shines warm.
Walking
Enjoy the sunshineinthe parkorwhile walkingapricelessluxury. It only tooktenminutesforEmilytowalk fromhis apartmentto the workplace. "Our populationis only9million people. Walkeverywhereso easily, "he added.
If you do notwant towalk, public transportsuch astramsorbusesaconvenientoption. Trafficin themost populous cityinSwedenit neverjammed. Private carsareonlyoneor twopasseshighway.
LindbergsaidthathappinessSwedesmay seemobviousfromthe inherentfriendlinessanda smileon their face. Swedish-style hospitality, among others, wegulpwhen meetingwithAndreasLowenstam, headmensweardesignerH&M.
Totellhowhegainedinspirationin the work, manymenwhocollaboratedwiththeHollywood actresstooka walkaround theneighborhoodenjoying thecomfort ofhis apartmentin theLord Nelson, Stockholm.
Ifenough time, Lowenstamusual30-minute walkto his office. This time, he walkedfrom his apartmentthatformerschoolhouseintoamagazinestorethat sellsa variety offashion magazines. Fromthesmallkiosk, hethenvisitedHerrJuditStore, a store thatsellsclothingaccessories, to jewelryfashionedAmerican way.
That afternoon, wemet withmovie starsfrom Sweden,MichaelNyqvist, who playsKurtHendricksin the filmMission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol. Nyqvistwalkwithoutescort. Inthe othercorneralsolooksyounger brother ofthe king of Sweden, CarlXVIGustaf, was walkingleisurelyin a city parkalone.
Along the way,a lot offathersand motherscaring fortheir childrenin the parkwhilesunbathing. ParentsinSwedenturnsoff tokeeptheir children. The Swedish governmentgranted permissiontoleaveparentingchildrenaged1.5 years.
Museumof Contemporary
In addition toenjoyinga drinkin thesunshineoutdoors, Swedeshave plenty ofspacefor recreationin thecity. One way is tovisit the museum. InStockholmalonethere are87museums.
One of Lowenstam favoritemuseumis theMuseumFotografiska. The Museum exhibitsthe worksof contemporaryphotography. Eachyear, the museumheld amajorexhibitionoffouryoung15-20exhibitionmuseumin the buildingwhichhas beenbuiltsince 1906. Museumvisitorsare alwayslined upforthe workpresentedis alwaysnew. This time, FotografiskaMuseumdisplayingthe worksofphotographerHelmutNewton(1920-2004), PieterHugo, andMarcusBleasdale.
Newton is also known as the naked photographer, for example, turn on than a fashion photo fashion picture a human image. Fashion is not just lie in the details of clothes, but also the expression of up to bitterness.
Some of the works on display in the nude photo Fotografiska Museum. Some of his works, like the photo of the woman who wears saddle on his back, quite controversial. Black and white photographs titled Saddle I numbered 1976 was considered degrading to women.
FeaturedABBAsongs, such as"DancingQueen", "Knowing Me Knowing You", and"Mamma Mia"is playedall overthe room. Visitors canalsosingwithhologramfacilityasthe fifthmember ofABBA. SingingwithABBAmembersare deliberatelyrecorded andcan be downloadedbyvisitorsonline fromthe museumwebsite.
Visitors fromall over theworld flockandare satisfiedwiththememories ofABBAtreats. "Thank you for themusicthatalways bringsan amazingfeeling,"saidO'ConnoerofSydney, Australia.
Itis alsoan amazingfeelingto take homeas amemory ofthelandof happy peoplefromthe northern hemisphere. Sweden, close to theNorth Pole, butsmileswarmlybyresidents.