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The High coast of Sweden, I'm biased since I live here, but the place have for 42 years never ceased to amaze me with its nature and people. The name comes from

The High coast of Sweden, I'm biased since I live here, but the place have for 42 years never ceased to amaze me with its nature and people. The name comes from the fact that the land rises about 10 mm out of the sea each year, this is because of the pressure of the ice during the last ice age http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Regions--Cities/Northern-Sweden/The-High-Coast/ http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Regions--Cities/Northern-S... https://vimeo.com/79557856 https://vimeo.com/79557856 PS. The internet connection is very good, I have currently 100/100 fiber connection and live in a very small village DS. PSS. I live here, but I work (remote) for a Boston based software company DSS.

dennybritz 11y ago
This looks beautiful. What are the living costs like there?
- walkingolof 11y ago
  Living in the area is very cheap compared to continental Europe and the US. You can get very nice sea side house for 200-300k Euros, if you chose not to live by the sea, prices drops of a cliff, you can get a house for 10k Euros, a nice 200 square meter house
  - markyc 11y ago
    you mean 100k ofcourse :)
    - towb 11y ago
      Maybe not. The gov. seems to handle the countryside extremly bad here in Sweden. Depopulation might lead to those prices, cheaper than the building materials in some areas. People are forced, in a way, to leave for the cities.
    - walkingolof 11y ago
      No, housing prices are pretty low except the most desirable areas, sometimes they go so low that it makes sens to cut up and move the house to a urban area...
    - jib 11y ago
      http://objekt.fastighetsbyran.se/Objekt/?source=Hemnet&ObjektId=1353539&images=1 http://objekt.fastighetsbyran.se/Objekt/?source=Hemnet&Objek... That is 60k (just randomly checking places up north).
      - walkingolof 11y ago
        Thats also 500km north of where I live in Sweden, I did a one minute search and here you have a 18k house in the heart of the High Coast http://www.hemnet.se/bostad/villa-102m2-mjallom-kramfors-kommun-idrottsvagen-20-7839435 http://www.hemnet.se/bostad/villa-102m2-mjallom-kramfors-kom...
hliyan 11y ago
Can an English speaking tourist manage in these parts of Sweden?
- towb 11y ago
  I would say yes. I don't know this for sure but the level of english is good all over Sweden. People might be a bit unprepared and shy but they will understand and reply in some way.
- sampo 11y ago
  > Can an English speaking tourist manage in these parts of Sweden? Absolutely. According to Wikipedia, 86% of people in Sweden know English. The percentage will of course be smaller in countryside and among older people, but I don't think you can find a small town where at least 50% of people wouldn't know English.
- walkingolof 11y ago
  Yes, I would say that the population below 60, almost all speak English, for below 40 you have almost full working proficiency in English.
tamersalama 11y ago
How bad are winters there?
- walkingolof 11y ago
  For me winter arnt bad, snow 4-5 months a year, Jan-feb can be -20 C for periods, average around -10:ish. I love skiing and being outdoor any time of year so I think its great to have seasons.

dennybritz 11y ago

This looks beautiful. What are the living costs like there?

walkingolof 11y ago
Living in the area is very cheap compared to continental Europe and the US. You can get very nice sea side house for 200-300k Euros, if you chose not to live by the sea, prices drops of a cliff, you can get a house for 10k Euros, a nice 200 square meter house
- markyc 11y ago
  you mean 100k ofcourse :)
  - towb 11y ago
    Maybe not. The gov. seems to handle the countryside extremly bad here in Sweden. Depopulation might lead to those prices, cheaper than the building materials in some areas. People are forced, in a way, to leave for the cities.
  - walkingolof 11y ago
    No, housing prices are pretty low except the most desirable areas, sometimes they go so low that it makes sens to cut up and move the house to a urban area...
  - jib 11y ago
    http://objekt.fastighetsbyran.se/Objekt/?source=Hemnet&ObjektId=1353539&images=1 http://objekt.fastighetsbyran.se/Objekt/?source=Hemnet&Objek... That is 60k (just randomly checking places up north).
    - walkingolof 11y ago
      Thats also 500km north of where I live in Sweden, I did a one minute search and here you have a 18k house in the heart of the High Coast http://www.hemnet.se/bostad/villa-102m2-mjallom-kramfors-kommun-idrottsvagen-20-7839435 http://www.hemnet.se/bostad/villa-102m2-mjallom-kramfors-kom...

hliyan 11y ago

Can an English speaking tourist manage in these parts of Sweden?

towb 11y ago
I would say yes. I don't know this for sure but the level of english is good all over Sweden. People might be a bit unprepared and shy but they will understand and reply in some way.
sampo 11y ago
> Can an English speaking tourist manage in these parts of Sweden? Absolutely. According to Wikipedia, 86% of people in Sweden know English. The percentage will of course be smaller in countryside and among older people, but I don't think you can find a small town where at least 50% of people wouldn't know English.
walkingolof 11y ago
Yes, I would say that the population below 60, almost all speak English, for below 40 you have almost full working proficiency in English.

tamersalama 11y ago

How bad are winters there?

walkingolof 11y ago
For me winter arnt bad, snow 4-5 months a year, Jan-feb can be -20 C for periods, average around -10:ish. I love skiing and being outdoor any time of year so I think its great to have seasons.