Carl from Sweden who actually received calls, recollects his experience here - <a href="https://medium.com/@carlheath/stories-from-the-swedish-number-50ca1a2d11a2#.plh1f75f6" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@carlheath/stories-from-the-swedish-numbe...</a>
Hej Hej! I spent 4 months (in the dead of winter) consulting in Stockholm Sweden and it has a special place in my heart. I meet some great people... Some from just posting in reddit /stockholm.<p>Highly recommend visiting, if you can, go during June (end) for midsummer. I was there Dec - March, it was damn cold.
I am from Norway, and decided to call.
Ended up talking 30 mins with an extremely nice lady in the south of sweden.
10/10 would recommend - Swedes are awesome
Interesting but not surprising website. I visited Stockholm for the first time recently and I was impressed with the usage of tech to increase everyday efficiencies. Things like: app for the rail station tickets/yellow cabs/buses, electric/hybrid vehicles commonplace, free wifi in abundance...
This was featured on BBC R1 last week - the presenters calling random Swedes via the number looking for a 'Freida'.. it's as bizarre as it sounds.
We had a similar initiative but with other purpose here in Brussels after the November terrorist attacks on Paris<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/09/in-order-to-win-back-tourists-this-european-capital-wants-visitors-to-dial-up-random-locals/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/09...</a>
There is an American living in Sweden that is answering calls. He's got some interesting perspectives on life in Sweden. Not sure if he is still taking calls or not.
Nobody has mentioned the language issue yet?<p>Unfortunately what I've seen implies they talk in English. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But my son has been taking French language class in school and this provides the obvious extension to their idea of "talk to a random French-speaking person" or whatever other language someone wants to learn. Something like that probably already exists anyway. I suppose there would be the predictable issues with most foreign language learners being minors.
Reminder: A trumped-up Swedish arrest warrant is the reason that Julian Assange has been trapped for years inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London and denied his right to asylum... all for journalism that made the US government look bad.<p>Don't travel to Sweden. Don't support the Swedish government in any way. They are cooperating in a large-scale effort to censor the types of things you can read about in the newspaper.
Watch the Swedish Prime Minister answer The Swedish Number.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S087OHdCG8I" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S087OHdCG8I</a>
I'm working on an application, submitted to fellowship, that will allow people to confess about something and others will be able to comment on this confession.<p>This topic makes clear that I need really good, and fast, moderation tools
The prime minister answering the call :)<p><a href="http://youtu.be/S087OHdCG8I" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/S087OHdCG8I</a>
Skype has something similar back in 2005. You could ring random person and have a chat.<p>I dont understand obsession about Sweden. It is expensive country in decline with high crime. There are better places in Europe.