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How much different is life in Canada compared to Sweden

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 Fascinating question, because these two really are very similar countries in many ways, and I know them well because I have lived in Canada for many years, and now live in Sweden.

Perhaps the easiest way to find the differences would be to ask the question “would I move back to Canada?” The answer to which is, “only if Sweden ceases to exist - but in that case, yes, Canada would certainly be a good alternative.”

So what is it that ties me to Sweden so much:

  1. Sweden is European, and so am I. I identify more with Sweden’s cultural values, built environment, and proximity to places like Italy and France. When I lived in Canada, I was missing these things very much. The kinds of things people wear, the ability to find myself in Rome or Paris within just a few hours, and the elegant, historical architecture that surrounds you every day here.
  2. We get a minimum of five weeks paid vacation a year, and some of us get a lot more than that - at the university, we get eight. That’s two whole months of complete freedom every year. In Canada, you wouldn’t get that.

But that’s already it for me.






In Canada, I would enjoy the many cool, American cars, which I like. If I was living in Canada again now, I’d have at least ten old cars - a Lincoln, a Camaro, a Dodge Ram, a Chevy Suburban, a Corvette, and a whole zoo of old Chryslers and Mustangs. It can be very easy to maintain many cars in Canada.

And I am finding Canadian customer service at restaurants absolutely wonderful, so I would probably enjoy restaurants more. Just like in the US, you really are king when you are a customer in Canada.


The people are incredibly similar.

Put a few Canadians and Swedes in one room, and you’ll struggle to tell them apart. They have exactly the same, calm, friendly manners, the same easy conversations, the same desire to maintain harmony. Very pleasant folks, both of them. Perhaps I would choose Québec, for just a little bit of a European touch.

So to conclude, here some everyday impressions from Sweden you wouldn’t really get in Canada:

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