The chances that you will be battling people right after work for groceries are quite high in Sweden. Probably less so now then a couple of years ago when almost all shops closed at 5 PM, but I think you would still be hard-pressed to find a shops that is open after 9pm on a weekend if they aren\u2019t big chains like ICA MAXI, Coop Forum or Willys for example. Especially in smaller towns most shops such as H&M or Galerix (paper and stationary shop) aren\u2019t even open at all on Sundays, recently to more and more peoples frustration.<\/p>\n
One reason why these opening hours are kept the way they are, is probably the countless trade unions that enforce workers rights, prioritizing and seeing the importance of living a balanced and healthy life. That being the reason for trying to keep working hours down and within a reasonable time of the day. Swedes in most cases \u2018work to live\u2019 and not \u2018live to work\u2019. This way people have more time for family, friends and hobbies \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The chances that you will be battling people right after work for groceries are quite high in Sweden. Probably less so now then a couple of years ago when almost all shops closed at 5 PM, but I think you would still be hard-pressed to find a shops that is open after 9pm on a…<\/p>\n