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Looking for a change of scenery? While Stockholm is a major centre of commerce, research and culture, life in any city can have its ups and downs.
That’s why many people are increasingly choosing to swap city living for a more rural lifestyle. Together with Invest Stockholm, we talk to some who’ve made the decision to swap bright lights for a more natural pace to life in the regions around the city.
“We live on an old farm, about 30 minutes north of Köping, and 90 minutes or so from Stockholm by train or car,” says landscape architect, Joshua Bender, originally from Wichita, Kansas. “We had snow on the ground for about two months this winter, and we could ski right from our front door, out into the forest. So we’re outside a lot. That’s something that I don’t think you can get in big towns. That’s something that’s very prec