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The World Health Organisation has deemed post-pandemic loneliness to be a "pressing health threat," indicating the extent to which the world is grappling with this issue.
Lulea, in the north of Sweden, only gets about three hours of sunlight in the winter, making it harder for people to socialise.
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From trying to make the Swedes smile to Iranian drivers' poetic meanderings...- 'Hi' is the hardest word - It is not to say that the Swedes are dour but the northern city of Lulea has had to launch a campaign to get people to smile and say hello to each other.
The Swedish town of Lulea, home to some 80,000 inhabitants, has launched a campaign encouraging residents, who are reputed to be introverts, to stark talking to each other.In a video posted on social networks, residents of Lulea, located 150 kilometres (93miles) south of the Arctic Circle, with stern faces suddenly light up when they meet a passer-by who greets them.