Ten Years in Sweden

The Estonia disaster of 1994, in which a Baltic Sea ferry sank and hundreds of people lost their lives, symbolizes a problematic phenomenon in Swedish society: faith in the state. This event has raised deep questions about the limits of trust in state institutions, especially in Sweden, a country known for its strong faith in state institutions. The immediate reaction to the disaster and the subsequent investigations showed that many Swedes, even those who had lost loved ones, offered little audible resistance to the behavior of their government. This casts a disturbing light on state faith, especially considering that the most intensive investigations into the disaster were not conducted in Sweden but in Germany, which was not directly affected by this catastrophe. In the video "The sinking - How did Estonia really sink? - in an interview with a journalist, the Swedish government is criticized, particularly the then Prime Minister Karl Bildt. The journalist says that Bildt and hi

Once again, one of these countless, long, and agonizing meetings occurred in a Swedish luxury resort. A strange mixture of busyness and relaxation typical of this event characterized the atmosphere. Knowing that the problems were growing, I headed straight for Thomasson. I engaged him in a conversation, urging him to come and visit us to explain everything to him, especially the unique situation we were in with the complete takeover of Sweden. No other part of the company had ever faced such challenges. Thomasson's gaze exuded a mixture of empathic seriousness and a statesmanlike dignity. It was as if he was fully committed to my cause and understood what was at stake. His gestures were deliberate, his words chosen, and when he entered my request in his notebook, he did so with a care that seemed almost ceremonial. I sat there, watching him, and felt hope sprout inside me. It was as if Thomasson's promise to come and listen to my suggestions had lit a small light in the dar