2:53, Update! The old classic subway cars dosen't go on Stockholm metro anymore only the new ones. They retired the old subway cars in 10 february 2024.

In Sweden, public buildings and constructions have to put a certain percentage of the total cost on art. It' s for all public works, not only the underground, but Undergrounds are extremely expensive, so there's quite a lot of money put away for art. One place I hope you won't have to visit is the big top modern Asylum for the Criminally Insane in the south of Stockholm. It's state of the art and very expensive so it's filled with modern art from many, many internationally recognized artists.

@herrbonk3635

28 күн бұрын

Still, all the newly built buildings are uglier than ever before in history... And some 100-150 years ago, when new buildings were more beautiful than ever, this "percentage for art" was zero...

@SteamboatW

26 күн бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 That is of course quite bs. Just because you like certain types of buildings doesn't make them more or less ugly. There have always been ugly buildings, and some have been redeemed and some are those you admire so much. They build all types of buildings today and not everyone can like every building.

@herrbonk3635

26 күн бұрын

@@SteamboatW If anything, your postmodern relativism is "bs", or at least meaningless, ignorant and totally misleading. Of course, not all old buildnings were *exactly* equally tasteful or beautiful, who said they were? But they were built with a *very* different mentality (and proportions, materials, building techniques, etc.) than today. They certainly *_do not_* build all types of buildings in Sweden today... Unless you talk about a few unique recontructions, among tens of thousands in the usual nyfunkis and deconstructivist mentality... A culture revolution took place between ca 1927 and 1932. During the 1950s, this also developed into a furious propaganda war against what these people called _"sentimental"_ and _"petit bourgeois"_ "ratnests". The intention was that as much as possible of that "disgusting" cultural heritage should be torn down. Luckily however, these people soon ran out of money, so almost 70% of Stockholm survived in the end (while most small towns were not that lucky). It was an extremely close call for hundreds of beautiful buildings in Stockholm. The exact same types of buildings that now holds Sweden's most exclusive and expensive apartments... (Protests from certain culture personalities contributed as well, to put an end to this insane capital destruction.)

@DarkFist900

8 күн бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 well those beautiful buildings are only the ones we chose to retain and restore. The ugly ones were torn down.

@herrbonk3635

8 күн бұрын

@@DarkFist900 Sorry for being frank man, but you are obviously clueless... at least regarding the last 90-95 years... 😟 😮‍💨

08:18 Begging in Sweden where there's hardly any cash isn't easy, so native homeless people usually sell their own newspaper, and accepts electronic pay solutions. Most beggars you see are Romanian travellers that tour Europe according to the weather. They are mostly from Romanian minorities and can't find jobs in Romania.

@reallivebluescat

29 күн бұрын

In UK they sell "big issue", equivalent of Situation Sthlm

@MoetHolgersson

28 күн бұрын

seen one or two swedish beggars in my life all the others are from romania (20 years old btw)

@dimutech

25 күн бұрын

Didn't realise they were looking for jobs.

@FoxPurtill

24 күн бұрын

Sweden is 90% cash free, so begging doesn't really work in most main areas, we have one in front of our grocery store, but actual cash to give out just isn't that common in general. Sweden is pushing pretty hard for that last bit to go 99% cash free.

@Cortaxify

12 күн бұрын

Yeah, the most common place I encounter beggars is outside larger department stores where they trying to talk people into giving them their bottles and soda cans instead so the beggars can use the deposit-refund system to get money for them when recycling them instead for money. This is for the simple reason that most adult peoples uses cards and phone apps to make payment in stores and don't have lost cash on themselves. I myself havent had any lose cash on me for over a decade now other then a coin or two in my car to "unlock" the shopping carts occassionally.

06:54 The apple is for Sir Isaac Newton, of course.

@saintofspades567

28 күн бұрын

OR could it be the apple ”plugghästen” brings to their teacher every day?? Who knows?? 😁😜

@SteamboatW

28 күн бұрын

@@saintofspades567 Since it says Newton on the plaque next to the apple, I would go with that.

@84com83

26 күн бұрын

The fruit of knowledge?

@SteamboatW

26 күн бұрын

@@84com83 It says "Isaac Newton" on the sign, the whole station is about science - not religion, and nobody knows what kind of fruit the fruit of knowledge was. Not to mention how dangerous that fruit would be.

@Rakhtor

25 күн бұрын

And the station is Tekniska Högskolan. Or Royal Institute of Technology in English, so it's appropriate.

You're like me in high school, watching all these videos obsessing over Scandinavian countries. I live in Denmark now 👶🏻🇩🇰

The "Universitetet" station used to be very pretty, like birch leaves and spring, and pengiuns somewhere ..! But it was destroyed by graffitiers, who used to break in and put tags anywhere, and after to many cleanings all the paint was just a mess, and it was redecorated with tiles that were resistant to spray colour, and could take getting cleaned repeatedly.

I think the benefit is less graffiti and it’s easier to remember what station you’re at, especially for tourists, children or really drunk people 😂😂 It’s also a way to learn, see new concepts and tickle your brain. ❤

Kungsträdgården The King's garden) is the most pampig and decadent station of them all. Unfortunately the videographer didn't make it justice. There are so many amazing stations as well that really make you stop and appreciate your surroundings even if you are in a hurry.

The beger is one of the people that come to Sweden to beg. It wasn’t a person that became homeless in Sweden.

@SteamboatW

26 күн бұрын

Unless it's a homeless Swede, of course.

@valmiretirkeme2574

24 күн бұрын

@@SteamboatW She isn´t. They dress according to their traditions, don´t talk swedish and use special ways of begging. They start to be rare now since we don´t use coins or paper money very often. Card is King.

@queenigelkotte

22 күн бұрын

​@@SteamboatW she very very obviously is not swedish. She is romanian or bulgarian. They all look the same and they are the only people who beg here.

moving to stockholm a few months ago I must say its always such a nice part of your day if u are at a subway station that u have not been at before and the art there is good

I worked in some of those subway stations for 2 years..I laid the floors..it was a fun period in life

The so called "classical school carriages" have now been fully scrapped and been replaced by new white modern carriages called C30. The other carriage 2:55 have been refurbished with similar interior to C30.

As someone who lives in Sweden I can confirm these artworks are real, seen it with my own eyes and it’s beautiful

One part that is missing is that the art changes, especially in the boring old stations, that wasn't designed with art in mind. But these days there are some wall space dedicated to art instead of billboards.

This youtube video is a bit old. We do not have these old metro carriages anymore, and the newer one is an old design as well. Today, the blue/silver one have been updated with a more modern interior. And there is another newer train type in service since 2020. So you will have a surprise anyway when visiting Stockholm. :)

07:39 the house type is called a "narrow house", the idea being that the flats should reach from long wall to long wall, thus providing ample possibilities for windows/light inlets, creating an interior with plenty of natural light.

We also have similar art in some of our car tunnels to prevent fatigue when you're driving =) I think that's pretty cool

what people miss is that in Sweden there are systems that they can apply to to get support to get on their feet but a lot of people who are beggars actually work for circles that pretty much exploit them (yes this is illegal)

It feels so weird watching this because these are normal things to me and to see someone react so interested in this from someone else's perspective of something that we see as normal, it's exciting and fun to see I’m sorry if it’s hade to understand because speaking English and typing in English is to different things 😅 and because I’m dyslexic

when you go to stockholm, dont forget the north of södermalm! its very beautiful cute and has nice views!! of the lake. and ivas los park. and it has a rooftop terrace with a beautiful view goo there if you'd like. so much more

@david_drummer_sweden4329

28 күн бұрын

You mean like to farsta? Most stations are outside so i get you

02:57 he did not mention the cattle metro car. The first car is almost gone, the older one. 06:57 Cmon the apple is important. 🙄 08:52 seen her some times, they all have their train route.

"The gallery has a funny name - Tunnelbana". Bro, Tunnelbana is the translation of subway 💀💀💀💀

@KimSve

26 күн бұрын

Well, not exactly. It has the same meaning though. Tunnelbana translated word by word; Tunnel=Tunnel. Bana= Track, and some other words that won't fit in this meaning of the word. So tunnel track. And I can see how the word sounds funny for a non Swedish speaker like a lot of words we have.

It's not the art itself that I like. I like that many of the stations look like huge caves! I was really amazed the first time I went down to the blue line platform at T-Centralen. So much different than the boring green and red line platforms at the same station. :)

I used to live along the blue line of the Subway.. Akalla end station.. In Swedens silicon valley.

@KimSve

26 күн бұрын

Well, as I seem to remember, Akalla isn't the Silicon Valley of Sweden. That is Kista. But perhaps you meant that the metro is along the Akalla line and that passes Kista?

As i was young and i were exploring Stockholm back in 1997, i went to every station and i explored all those parts of the city. If i got lost, i just aked from the people the nearest tunnelbana entrence and that was the easiest way to navigate around. I propably walked over 20km at two days row. One day wasn´t long enough to visit and explore those places. I also lived in Tensta two years as i were a toddler. I alwyas liked to go tunnelbana even at that time.

Well now day (for me) i just just the creditcard when i want to travel. We still have SL kort but i dont use it and its the same price. 42kr for one adult

I went to filmschool in Stockholm a couple of decades ago. We had some scenes in the subway. Getting a permit was a breeze. Like Super easy. But on the day of. We had to get power for lights and the guards were not into us being there and did just about everything to hinder us and bothered the actors. But we had light rigs, huge cameras, rail systems, light bouncers, microphone stands set up all over. Was a hard thing to sync up with the commuters. Thank you to the org fuck you to the guards! Haha. I can fully understand people just shooting on the downlow now that technology is so tiny and you get endless tries and takes.

An apple hanging at the station named high school of technology and you dont connect it to Isaac Newton? The statues and ornaments are from the castle Makalös. It burned down 1825.

@Cerise884

Күн бұрын

It's not high school (swe: gymnasium). Some "lower grade" universities are called högskola. (You are probably Swedish since you know about the palace Makalös but I'm writing this for others who don't know).

The old subway trains have end its journy on the stockholm subway

Kungsträdgården = The Kings Garden.

Subway i is a public place so filming/photographing is allowed It was not a Russian begging, but either she is from Bulgaria or from Romania.

@okklidokkli

28 күн бұрын

It is not about what is allowed, but normal decency.

@COPPAS70

24 күн бұрын

Filming privately for one’s personal use is allowed and don’t need any permission. Commercial filming (like shooting a music video) usually requires some sort of permit due to safety reasons. Those permits are almost always allowed without any problems.

Technically, it's the underground, not just a subway.

It depends on the purpose, I think with homeless people, but no I agree that there was an unnecessary clip in the film. There is another video on the same theme with the subways made by a Swede, I think that video is much better as he also explains a little more about the idea behind the stations.

there are so many more cool stations btw!

If you want to see insane subway stations, check out St. Petersburg, Russia!

I think aesthetics and cleanliness in public spaces is one of the keys to why people in Scandinavia are at the top when it comes to happiness. I have watched several clips from US suburbs and cities. Filthy, almost completely lacking in design, dilapidated buildings and lots, poorly maintained sidewalks, etc. Such an environment is the breeding ground for misery, crime and drug abuse. I must also admit that I am a bit tired of the cliché that Swedes are grumpy and quiet. I have been to several of Europe's capitals and the people there are just as reserved as the Swedes.

Agree

Most subway stations also double as bomb shelters.

in Sweden you do not need permission to film in public places.

@emilhelen5351

25 күн бұрын

You do need permission to film in the metro in sweden if its for commercial purpose. No need if for private use.

Så Dwayne , hur går det med Svensk studierna?

if you wanna increase ratings of your channel- analyse turkish eurovision wiiner sertab erener's son AŞK, "Sertab Erener - Aşk (Akustik)", also english version is avaible "Sertab Erener - Leave (Live) "

Welcome to Sweden 😊

@user-yn3vx7vm7b

28 күн бұрын

Härlig engelska där!

@KerstiSandberg-xv4zi

23 күн бұрын

@@user-yn3vx7vm7b gick lite för fort :)

The subway in Sweden has very high ceilings, not at as London or Paris

You have to look up our metall band sabaton its a power metall band you Will love it 😉😉

Kungsträdgården has the best art and Thorildsplan

mm stockholm ,,, the rotten apple! 🤣🤣

Sweden is probably the worst place to do begging, we are so into digital money transfer /payment, almost no physical money are used. It does have a negative impact in the case of crisis or war.

wait, are you saying you DON'T make thing look vissualy apealing in other contries

They tore down the whole of Central Stockholm from the 50's until the 70's that's why it looks so terrible. While Kungsträdgården is beautiful it also make me depressed because of all the beautiful buildings that where needlessly torn down to be replaced by shoeboxes. Kungsträdgården was originally supposed to be built in the park Kungsträdgården but there where massive protests against the cutting down of the tree's so the station got delayed 10 years and moved into the basement of a nearby building.

We also have some really ugly ones...

I live in Sweden,and can tell you there is no need to be homeless or be a beggar, since we have extensive social programs. The beggars that appear in the trains and in the cities are professional beggars who come typically from Romania. They refuse to get regular jobs, and earn enough because of people feeling sorry for them. They are part of organized troupes and travel back and forth to Romania bringing money back and making their families well off. They are not poor and they have no need to beg. They are fraudsters, preying on kind-hearted tourists and the elderly.

@SteamboatW

26 күн бұрын

Well, I have lived in Sweden all my life, and there are significant cracks in those social programs that puts ordinary citizens on the street for longer or shorter periods. But, hey, be xenofobic instead, that works great.

@KatherineKowalski

23 күн бұрын

@@SteamboatW I am the opposite of xenophobic, and I treasure experiences with people from all around the world. Perhaps you are not aware of the full story? I just hate when people are lying and taking advantage of others. You can watch plenty of youtube videos where you see professional beggars in various countries: beggar "families" who show up on the trains begging to help feed their poor poor starving child who is deathly ill.... and the YTers who track them notice that it is a different spouse / different child every time they board the train. They often pretend to be blind, or have an injured leg. (Proved by YTers who follow them off the train and see them make use of their "injured" leg, and can perfectly see if they have pretended to be blind). They are scammers, pure and simple. It is a major racket, on par with the mafia.

can you pleasse react to croatia song's for eurovision 2024 , please?

I think we are just neutral when going about inte the Subway and such, not really any different approach to other people than anywhere else in the world.

Those arent real beggars in that they really need the money, no one should give them money(and most dont). But yes he shouldnt have filmed her.

Eh. I've seen a different KZread video of Stockholm's subways floating about that is a lot better. The person who made that video had actually read up about each station and their art and he talks a lot more about the actual art, the artists who made it, the ideas behind the themes of each station and so on, rather than just walk around and guessing like the guy in your video seems to be doing.

Usually the beggars aren’t “homeless” per se, they rarely sleep on the streets or similar

those who ride the subway and beg actually have a roof over their heads, how else would they be able to afford to ride the subway. the real outcasts don't beg and want to be left alone. I grew up in Stockholm County. then the old wagons that are in the video are no longer in traffic.

@baosia

23 күн бұрын

Planka is still a thing... Homless people pay to sleep on the pendeltåg. Beggars plankar...

I think most stations are incredibly boring 😂

Why making a video without doing research about the place?

if u live in sweden and done everything u can the legal way correct u would never need to beg. beggers in sweden are a scam or are in sweden ilegaly. do not give them money.

@SteamboatW

26 күн бұрын

Unless they aren't. There are quite a few Swedes living in the streets too.

@Exania88

25 күн бұрын

@@SteamboatW then there is there own foult. they put themselfs there. harsh yes but from experice I know that anyone can get around and live good in sweden when using the system that is set up for it. so if u are on the streets in sweden its of ur own making.

@SteamboatW

25 күн бұрын

@@Exania88 You are a despicable human being, if even that. Victim blaming is so SD.

0:46 Man, you have such high expectations! Sure, Stockholm is still beautiful and cozy, despite everything, but Stockholm (or the rest of Sweden...) is going to be a disappointment!