For some from abroad, finding friends in Sweden might feel like an impossible project. Let me explain why: Swedes are reserved. While some people from a certain culture might be reserved, too, they could be both polite and reserved and still hang out with other people, no matter how annoyed they might be. But Swedes are only reserved and aloof. If you sit beside a Swedish guy or girl on the bus, they will turn about 10 degrees to the other direction and look out of the window or pick up their phone to text someone.
Though this might be the case, when a Swede has found him-/herself a friend, they become true friends, sharing all their secrets to each other and discussing matters that are incomprehensible for outsiders. One could give them a try, but if they see through a person as in “This guy doesn’t have a point talking to us, he just wants to talk to someone“, they will keep a clear distance from him.
Once again, if you’re aiming to getting Swedish friends you must be aware of the fact that what’s important is location, location, location. Swedes from the East are much more reserved and weird, those from Stockholm are colder towards people, people from the South are the strangest and those in the middle are just… really odd. If you want to get friends, it is best to go for people on the West. Most citizens in Gothenburg are not originally from Gothenburg, so finding friends might be easier there.
Good luck.
