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Sweden's official twitter account just got freaky

Thank you, Sonja Abrahamsson, for being just a bit weird.

By Alex Hern Published 12 June 2012 11:39
A Swedish football fan decked out in the flag. Photograph: Getty Images
A Swedish football fan decked out in the flag. Photograph: Getty Images

Sweden has an official twitter account, @sweden, which is given over to a different Swede every week:

For seven days, he or she recommends things to do and places to see, sharing diverse opinions, and ideas along the way.

After that, someone else does the same—but differently. Follow all nine million of us. Welcome to Sweden.

This week's chosen Swede is... different. Meet Sonja Abrahamsson:

Sonja is a mother:

She introduces us to Sweden's wildlife:

And she shares her photoshopping prowess:

God bless you, Sonja Abrahamsson, and your own special brand of Swedishness.

Update

Sonja is back, asking:

 
 

7 comments

Dr. Thomas Jackson's picture

Thu, 2012-06-14 12:14 — Dr. Thomas Jackson (not verified)

When talking about Sweden I just say

www.apatiskabarn.se

have a look and get surprised how asylumseeking adults starve their children in Sweden.

Robin_Shadowes's picture

Wed, 2012-06-13 17:42 — Robin_Shadowes (not verified)

I've never even heard of her before this. A fair guess is that she's just another cultural marxist with free access to media because of her politically correct opinions. From what I've seen so far of her writing, she seems not capable of anything more than ranging from pure fluff to even more pure idiocy. Just know this, Sweden is probably the capital of political correctness in the world.

Lydhyenor's picture

Wed, 2012-06-13 16:19 — Lydhyenor (not verified)

This has to be some elitist project. I'm a swede, and i hadn't heard about it until now. But when i clicked a link in this article, i saw that Cherin Awad had hosted the account before. A muslim lawyer who promotes stoning of cheating women, and says sharia laws are above "man made laws":

http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/fel-frontfigurer-i-svt-program_1972...

For which the (same?) swedish elites awarded her with her own show on state television "Halal TV".

Swedish people are so pushed down in their shoes. We are ruled by an elite which hates us, and spews hatred over our country all the time. For example the current prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said that "The only thing genuinly swedish is barbarism, all development has come from abroad", and his biggest opponent in the election has said things like:

"I have often thought about it, but I can not think of what Swedish culture is. I think that is why Swedes are so envious of immigrant groups. You have a culture, an identity, a history, something that binds you together. And what do we have? Midsummer, and such silly things."

http://sv.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mona_Sahlin

Of course swedes don't feel this way (not even me who is originally from the Czech republic), but the elites, as i said, rule the country for their own sake, make TV-show, report news, and do stunts like this, for their own little duck pond.

So what goes on on @sweden, doesn't really reflect Sweden, just the swedish elites.

Mattias Davidsson's picture

Wed, 2012-06-13 01:16 — Mattias Davidsson (not verified)

Hate to spoil it, but she is a comedian, and her writing is an act.

Mattias Davidsson's picture

Wed, 2012-06-13 01:15 — Mattias Davidsson (not verified)

Hate to spoil it, but she is a comedian, and her writing is an act.

Lexi's picture

Tue, 2012-06-12 17:20 — Lexi (not verified)

Um..."hungry gay with aids"?

I was really enjoying this eccentricity until that came up. Ouch.

Lulz's picture

Tue, 2012-06-12 23:33 — Lulz (not verified)

Agreed.

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