Being Sober in Sweden

Why it’s so much nicer being a non-drinker in Scandinavia

Say Zen
6 min readSep 30, 2023

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I moved to Stockholm, Sweden from Vancouver, Canada more than four years ago, and in that time have not once been asked why I don’t drink. I’ve also never once, to my recollection, had to resort to drinking multiple cans of Coke at an event or gathering for lack of a more interesting alcohol-free alternative. And importantly, I’ve never felt odd or excluded from what was happening around me on account of being an Openly Sober Person.

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