Minns du hur alla pratade om fenomenet “svensk döstädning” för ett par år sedan?
Suddenly it became a viral trend to declutter, sort, and organize your home in preparation for your own death — or simply to bring a little more order into your life.
Now that winter is slowly loosening its grip, perhaps this year’s spring cleaning could be given a little extra thought — and a deeper meaning? Let’s revive death cleaning.
In Sweden, we don’t have that many funeral options: a traditional grave with a coffin or an urn! …or do we?
For those who wish to be buried in a coffin, the choices are fairly limited. But for those who choose cremation, there are actually several possibilities.
So what’s the difference between a memorial grove and a designated ash burial plot? Can an urn and a coffin share the same grave? What feels right for a loved one who left no specific wishes—or for yourself, if you’d like to plan your own funeral?
Don’t worry. I’ll help you sort through the terminology.
Looking for a new project to tinker with? How about building a coffin or urn – for yourself, or someone else?
Funeral homes offer a wide range of options, but sometimes nothing quite feels right. That’s when the option to build one yourself comes in.
Right now, Sweden’s national Donation Week campaign is underway — an initiative designed to encourage more people to make a decision about organ and tissue donation.
Whether you’re for or against donating your organs or tissues after death, make sure to register your choice in the National Donation Register.
It’s free, takes less than a minute, and you can change your decision anytime.
