{"id":9142,"date":"2021-03-12T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9142"},"modified":"2021-04-25T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T20:07:15","slug":"6-swedish-women-to-follow-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/6-swedish-women-to-follow-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Swedish Women to Follow on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo credit Instagram accounts top, left to right: @parisaaamiri, @fitnessfeministen, @kvinnligaaventyrare bottom, left to right: @slojdarmolly, @alicebahkuhnke, @gretathunberg<\/p><\/div>\n

Internationella kvinnodagen<\/em> (International Women’s Day) happened on Monday, March 8, but let\u2019s keep women in the spotlight a bit longer, shall we? This week, I\u2019ll highlight 6 inspiring Swedish women with Instagram accounts you’ll want to follow. Last week in the musikblogg ,<\/a>\u00a0I emphasized the importance of diversifying your target language content – so, here’s your chance! Meet these women who champion change, spark creativity, and push the boundaries within their fields.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>I\u2019m a millennial (if you haven’t already caught on from my blog content ?). And while I\u2019m an infrequent poster myself on social media, I do consume a sizeable dose of digital content, namely via Instagram. As a Swedish speaker living outside of Sweden, incorporating Swedish content into my social media feed is essential to fuel my language brain and stay current. Outlets like Dagens nyheter<\/a><\/em> and Svenska dagbladet<\/em><\/a><\/span> give me daily news, but for my culture fix, I turn to content from accounts like these 6 I’ve chosen to feature below!<\/span><\/p>\n

\n1. Parisa Amiri, frilansjournalist och programledare, @parisaamiri<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Photo: Parisa Amiri<\/p><\/div>\n

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With 50K followers on Instagram, consistent TV appearances, and expertly-crafted articles in the largest Swedish publications, Parisa Amiri has a huge reach. This witty journalist and pop-culture devourer is brilliant and poignant.<\/p>\n

In her weekly podcast with Brita Zackari, <\/span>Brita & Parisa,<\/span><\/a> she and Brita digest a variety of contemporary social and political topics from the recent Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview, to the U.S. Presidential Race, even the latest episode of SNL and Swedish entertainment drama. You\u2019ve met her in this blog before, <\/span>Got a kvart? Spend it with Parisa Amiri & Jason Diakit\u00e9!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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2. Sara Dahlstr\u00f6m, “Fitness feministen” @fitnessfeministen<\/h2>\n
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Photo: Sara Dahlstr\u00f6m, Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

Sara Dahlstr\u00f6m is a kettle-bell-wielding feminist and personal trainer on a mission to prove that you can, in fact, be “<\/span>overweight” and a fitness junkie at the same time. She’s used her platform to share the story of how a brain tumor left her with a hormone imbalance that in turn, drastically affected her body weight. From there she was inspired to break stigmas and love herself; inviting others to join her in the journey. From Sara\u2019s blog:<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201c[…]<\/span>m\u00e5let \u00e4r att sprida tr\u00e4ningsgl\u00e4dje och sj\u00e4lvk\u00e4rlek (och att krossa patriarkatet s\u00e5klart)<\/em>.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0[…] The goal is to spread the joy of exercise and self love (and to smash the patriarchy of course).\u201d <\/span>
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Check out Sara\u2019s Instagram for healthy doses of body positivity, training tips, personal reflections, and cool jumps in the lake!<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Kvinnliga \u00e4ventyrare, @kvinnligaaventyrare<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
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Photo: Kvinnliga \u00e4ventyrare, Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n


\nThis initiative was started by <\/span>Morakniv<\/span><\/a> to celebrate women who thrive in the great outdoors. Featuring picturesque photos submitted by women adventurers all across the Nordic countries, this account always elevates the typical Swedish outdoorsy activities like foraging, camping, hiking, and paddling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0“Syftet \u00e4r att lyfta kvinnliga \u00e4ventyrare och framf\u00f6r allt att inspirera och peppa kvinnor att uppt\u00e4cka natur och friluftsliv. Helt enkelt att f\u00e5 alla att hitta sitt alldeles egna \u00e4ventyr.<\/em><\/span>
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\n<\/span>Our purpose is to lift up female adventurers and above all to inspire and get women excited to discover nature and outdoor life. Simply, to make everyone find their very own adventure.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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4. Molly Sj\u00f6stam, sl\u00f6jdare \u00a0\u00a0@slojdarmolly<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Photo: Molly Sj\u00f6stam, Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

She\u2019s a talented artist, with a great sense of humor who loves fika.<\/em>\u00a0Molly Sj\u00f6stam practices <\/span>sl\u00f6jd<\/span><\/i>, the Swedish word for handcraft. More specifically, she’s a practitioner of <\/span>tr\u00e4sl\u00f6jd<\/span><\/i>, handcraft made using wooden material. Molly harvests her own material and uses hand tools to sculpt beautiful, useful items like cooking and eating utensils, wooden containers and bowls. I\u2019m a <\/span>sl\u00f6jdare<\/span><\/i> myself, so I look to Molly for design inspiration, dreamy woodcarving, and endlesss <\/span>fika<\/span><\/i> musings.<\/p>\n

When Molly is not in the workshop, you can find her re-vamping her VW-bus named Ilva-Greth<\/a>!
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5. Alice Bah Kunke, europaparlamentariker<\/h2>\n
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Photo: Alice Bah Kunke, Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

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@alicebahkuhnke<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n


\nThis former Culture Minister is now serving in the European Parliament for Sweden\u2019s Green Party. Alice Bah Kunke is my go-to resource for what’s current in policymaking in Sweden and the European Parliament. Besides the environment, some of her passions include closing the pay gap, racial justice, and most recently, she\u2019s recently <\/span>been involved in Poland\u2019s fight for reproductive rights.<\/p>\n

Heja<\/em>, Alice!\u00a0<\/span>
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6. Greta Thunberg, klimataktivist @gretathunberg<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
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Photo: Greta Thunberg, Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

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When Greta Thunberg first painted the words “Skolstrejk f\u00f6r klimatet <\/em>(School strike for the climate),” in protest back in May of 2018, the world didn’t know what was coming. <\/span>It’s been nothing short of incredible to watch Greta go from quietly protesting alone outside the Swedish parliament to inspiring millions and becoming an international fixture in the fight to protect our climate.<\/p>\n

Although Greta is half my age, I gain a lot by watching her courage and conviction. She inspires over 10.5 million people all across the globe on her Instagram feed…and still manages to write in Swedish occasionally, too!<\/p>\n

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Which Swedish IG accounts do you follow? Tell me in the comments below! ??<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Internationella kvinnodagen (International Women’s Day) happened on Monday, March 8, but let\u2019s keep women in the spotlight a bit longer, shall we? This week, I\u2019ll highlight 6 inspiring Swedish women with Instagram accounts you’ll want to follow. Last week in the musikblogg ,\u00a0I emphasized the importance of diversifying your target language content – so, here’s…<\/p>\n

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