Rural areas
The 22-year-old Henry Ekman, previously unemployed in Forsmark in Uppland, has bought and moved to a rural store in Örträsk in Västerbotten. He found the business through an ad on Blocket, about 600 kilometers north. Ekman says he has now found his place in life.
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When a fire threatened Ellinor Tandlund's farm in Pajala, she couldn't call emergency services at 112 due to no mobile coverage. This highlights the dangers faced by rural residents in an otherwise digitally advanced Sweden. Politician Tandlund warns that the country's digital transition comes at the expense of remote areas.