New statistics concerning lack of housing and unemployment indicate the difficulties of Sweden’s young people today.
Find out how severe the situation is in the news of the week.
“We are not one” to give another image of Sweden
Malmö Something that impossibly could be avoided is the Eurovision delirium going on around Malmö this week. Behind the slogan “we are one” the song contest is suppose to speak for solidarity and collaboration across borders. This is a message that not everybody agrees with and therefore a feminist network have handed out false tourist guides where matters concerning deportation, severe racism and segregation in Sweden is highlighted. The group will under the slogan “we are not one” hand out about 500 brochures during their drive.
Parents convicted of exorcises
Borås After several years in court the parents of a young girl and a priest were convicted of practising violent exorcism. Being convinced that the girl was a witch, different methods were used in order to drive away the supposed evil spirit. Examples of the exorcism were forcing the girl to drink her own urine, dripping oil and garlic into her eyes, bumping her head against the floor and kicking her in the stomach.
Young people are forced to stay at home
Malmö/Lund Young people up to the age of 27 are forced to stay at home longer because of the lack of apartments in the larger cities of Sweden. The worst cities are Malmö and Lund where only 17 per cent have found their apartments through accommodations agencies, and 36 per cent through connections. The rest are forced to live with friends, relatives, to sublease or rent a room in a shared apartment. Consequences are that people postpone childbirth and sometimes also postpone or choose not to study because of the fact that they have no proper place to live.
Sweden the worst at providing young people with employment
Sweden Unemployment among young people is a huge problem all around Europe, but Sweden is the worst among the Nordic countries. Norway is the best with only 8,6 per cent of Norwegians under the age of 25 being unemployed. In comparison, Sweden has 23,7 per cent. To lower the number, the Swedish government have for example tried to compensate employers who hire people under the age of 25.
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