It's been a tense few weeks leading up to the EU parliamentary elections last night, and as expected the far-right party Sverigedemokraterna (the Swedish Democrats) - like the majority of far right parties in Europe - got quite a few more seats than many of us would have wanted.
I came across this song, and it feels very appropriate today.
Andrea Lundquist's song questions what right we have, who have always been shielded and protected by our democracy, to decide on who gets to come here and take part in our welfare. Because if it was our family being caught in war, famine, and/or destructive dictatorships, we would not hesitate to take flight to a foreign country for survival.
"De tar våra jobb, var det nån som sa imorse. Lite komiskt eftersom halva Sverige är och jobbar i Norge."
Kom igen Sverige, vi kan bättre än så här i September!