{"id":812,"date":"2026-05-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/?p=812"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:51:30","slug":"allt-fler-valjer-kremering-varfor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/allt-fler-valjer-kremering-varfor\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are More People Choosing Cremation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8011d41e02e47da3c8d1726ab17f0705\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Cremation became legal in Sweden in 1888, but it was not until the mid-20th century that it became socially accepted alongside traditional coffin burials. Since then, its popularity has steadily increased \u2014 first in cities, but eventually in rural areas as well.<br><br>During the 1990s, around 60% of Swedes chose cremation. Today, in the 2020s, the number has risen to approximately 83\u201386%.<br><br>So why has cremation become the obvious choice for so many?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b42102669e4ee2ca71d419b3c5ffbc0b\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>A Less Church-Centered Tradition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-327ad1e062f4fa6004f6320e60a67624\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">For those who are not religious themselves, a funeral that feels less closely tied to the church can be more appealing. Of course, a coffin burial can be arranged without a priest present (just as an urn burial can take place in a church ceremony). Still, even though traditions are slowly changing, coffin burials remain strongly associated with religion in our cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce1f8bb5f6b8b0e5e01cd4345f8b4ed8\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>Greater Freedom in Choosing a Final Resting Place<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-685d7c1dc7beb1b3811e9da4dec8c3d3\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">In Sweden, a coffin burial may only take place in a cemetery, while cremation allows for more flexibility regarding where ashes may be buried or scattered.<br>You can read more about the different options in this post <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/begravningsalternativ-vilken-viloplats-kanns-ratt-for-dig\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/begravningsalternativ-vilken-viloplats-kanns-ratt-for-dig\/\">HERE<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/begravningsalternativ-vilken-viloplats-kanns-ratt-for-dig\/\"><br><br><\/a>In the past, people were more likely to be born, live, and die in the same place.<br>Families often lived nearby, making it easier to attend funerals and visit graves on anniversaries or during grave maintenance.<br><br>Today, families are often spread across the country \u2014 or even the world. Visiting a grave may require planning, travel, and expense. When ashes are scattered instead, people sometimes find comfort in the idea that they can visit their loved one at any cemetery, when the ashes are spread by the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d065413c950acd1d539aea0d19b56d26\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>Practical and Financial Reasons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18ba23f42c49f7c64610ccff01684b7b\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Even when cremation reflects the wishes of the deceased, lower costs or a simpler ceremony \u2014 or even no ceremony at all \u2014 can bring feelings of guilt or shame for those arranging the funeral.<br><br>If you are reading this while carrying those feelings, I want to be very clear:\nThe price tag of a funeral says nothing about the depth of love or grief.<br>Do not push yourself into emotional or financial hardship just to \u201cprove\u201d how much you cared. You already know what you feel \u2014 and that is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f518b213352232de795d0bb9c062ae0f\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>No Body = No Death?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b9ffc87ad71d26d6a309eab49dc1bc2e\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">One of the few concerns I see with the increasing number of cremations is when it becomes a way to distance ourselves from the reality of death.<br>A funeral can be an important part of the grieving process \u2014 helping us understand, not only intellectually but emotionally, that the person has truly died. This can be especially significant if there was no opportunity to see the body beforehand.<br>A coffin is strongly associated with the presence of the deceased, while an urn can sometimes create emotional distance from the fact that we are looking at a loved one\u2019s physical remains.<br><br>As a society, we have already hidden death away far too much, and I hope cremation does not become another step in that direction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c1695cc06ebd5e9a4e7ab7b29a67969e\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">\u201cI don\u2019t want worms crawling on me!\u201d<br>That was my grandmother\u2019s reason for choosing cremation \u2014 and she was cremated.<br><br>Personally, I think a coffin burial sounds like a feast for the tiny creatures living in the soil. Considering how much humanity takes from nature and the environment, there is something comforting about giving a little nourishment back to the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6c15bcdd2ee3d92608e9463997df31e6\" style=\"color:#f6f1eb;background-color:#718072\"><strong>Do you want to be cremated? Why \u2014 or why not?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3c4fc957de25d3bfd5c494589ea2324f\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">A short story with Quinley &amp; Herrow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Coffinfolk-HerrowQuinley-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eba172ab5b572d50d67c9168090a96b0\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>Who are Quinley and Herrow?<\/strong><br>In Coffinfolk Caf\u00e9\u2019s stand alone short stories, you\u2019ll meet two most unlikely friends:&nbsp;<br><strong>Quinley<\/strong> \u2013 Coffinfolk\u2019s caf\u00e9 host. A young woman who loves life just as much as she loves exploring the cultural heritage of death and sharing advice, information, and insights that can help people \u2013 whether they are facing their own encounter with Death or living with grief.<br><strong>Herrow<\/strong> \u2013 Death himself. He may look frightening in his black cloak, but beneath the bones is a kind soul who enjoys a cup of coffee and sharing experiences gathered from every corner of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92f01b0f2c94e46347c19d2e37a8c256\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">You can find a longer introduction + a short story about their first meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/om-coffinfolk\/#intro-QH\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b7dcfc3d825b714d3f0bf71b36e5844b\" style=\"color:#f6f1eb;background-color:#a0522d\"><strong>\u201cA Feather-Light Truth\u201d<\/strong><br>Narrated by Quinley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-00e1657b2c69d54f94affeb6b4abda76\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">The front door flew open so fast the little bell barely had time to ring before heavy footsteps stomped across the caf\u00e9\u2019s worn wooden floor.<br>\u201cWhere is he?!\u201d Johanna demanded. I jerked my thumb toward the spot beside me on the sofa where Herrow sat, leaning back comfortably.<br>Johanna drew in a deep breath, closed her eyes, and forced her shoulders to relax.<br>\u201cDeath is not dangerous, not dangerous, not dangerous\u2026\u201d The mantra seemed to calm her enough to finally see what she had avoided for so long. She opened her eyes again and jolted when the Grim Reaper became visible to her. She cleared her throat.<br>\u201cH-Herrow\u2026 may I borrow your scythe? I\u2019d like to knock some sense into my old mother.\u201d<br>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t work, believe me. I tried the same thing with Harley once,\u201d I laughed, reaching for the scythe resting beside the sofa. \u201cHold out your arm and you\u2019ll see.\u201d<br>With a mix of curiosity, fascination, and trust, Johanna extended her arm toward me. I raised the scythe high above my head and swung with full force.<br>Just as expected, she gasped and jerked her arm back.<br>\u201cSee? Nothing.\u201d I placed the scythe back where it belonged.<br>\u201cWow\u2026\u201d Johanna ran her fingers over the knitted fabric of her sleeve. \u201cIt felt like a feather brushing against me\u2026\u201d<br>I could swear Herrow rolled his eyes at me. Remarkable how expressive a skeleton can be. Then again, he\u2019s had a few millennia to practice.<br><br>\u201cSit down,\u201d Herrow said, gesturing toward the sofa opposite us. \u201cTell us what\u2019s going on.\u201d<br>Johanna sank into the cushions with a defeated sigh.<br>\u201cMom\u2019s cancer has spread faster than expected, so\u2026\u201d She shrugged. \u201cYou know how she is \u2014 direct, no unnecessary fuss. She told Dad and me how she wants her funeral. Dad thought it sounded beautiful, but I don\u2019t know\u2026\u201d<br>She leaned forward, elbows resting on her knees.<br>Herrow sat quietly beside me. I was about to ask for more details when I felt a bony hand on my shoulder \u2014 a gentle reminder that silence doesn\u2019t always need to be filled with words.<br><br>\u201cMom wants to be cremated. She wants a memorial service with the urn in church, and afterward her ashes scattered in the forest by their summer house.\u201d Johanna rubbed her temples, eyes fixed on the floor.<br>I agreed with her father \u2014 it sounded lovely. Her mother had always loved wandering those woods. It felt like the perfect place to spread her ashes.&nbsp;<br>\u201c\u2026but you would have wanted something different?\u201d I asked gently.<br>Johanna lifted her head and met my eyes.<br>\u201cA funeral without a coffin or a grave feels\u2026 incomplete. Unfinished. Like trying to cheat death.\u201d She glanced at Herrow.<br>\u201cI certainly don\u2019t feel led by the nose,\u201d Herrow chuckled at his own wording. \u201cBy the time the funeral takes place, my work is already done. The funeral \u2014 and the grieving \u2014 belong to the living.\u201d<br>Johanna nodded with a small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.<br>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly it. I\u2019m afraid it\u2019ll be harder to grieve if I don\u2019t see the coffin, if I don\u2019t get to place a flower on it and say goodbye\u2026 if there\u2019s no grave to visit or take care of.\u201d<br><br>\u201cHas she been admitted to the hospital again?\u201d I asked, leaning forward to mirror Johanna\u2019s posture.<br>\u201cYes. Two days ago. This time\u2026 she probably won\u2019t come home.\u201d<br>\u201cCould you tell the medical staff that you\u2019d like to say goodbye before\u2026 before she leaves the ward, when the time comes? So they already know what you need?\u201d<br>\u201cI will.\u201d Johanna smiled softly, blinking away a tear. \u201cThat would feel right. Just Dad and me in the room.\u201d She smiled wider and blinked away a tear. \u201cMaybe\u2026 maybe I could talk to Mom about choosing a specific spot in the forest as a memorial place. Almost like a grave.\u201d<br>\u201cYes!\u201d I nodded encouragingly. \u201cAnd you could decorate it however you like, without having to consider cemetery rules.\u201d<br>\u201cThere I could put that awful vase Mom loves. It would probably offend everyone visiting the cemetery. Maybe even the ones resting there,\u201d Johanna laughed, wiping her eyes.<br>\u201cThe wild animals aren\u2019t nearly as picky. They\u2019d probably appreciate a bit of art to investigate out in the woods.\u201d<br><br>When Johanna burst into full laughter, I first thought it might turn into a breakdown. Instead, she pointed at the scythe, struggling to speak between giggles.<br>\u201cMaybe\u2014 haha! Maybe <em>I <\/em>was the one who needed a slap to see clearly\u2026 even if it felt like a feather. Thank you!\u201d<br>I glanced between Johanna, the scythe, and Herrow. With exaggerated drama, I crossed my arms and tried to look offended, even as my own smile betrayed me.<br>\u201cI clearly didn\u2019t swing hard enough at Harley\u2026\u201d<br>That sent Johanna into another fit of laughter, and I couldn\u2019t hold mine back either.<br>Sometimes you simply have to laugh in the middle of everything \u2014 with or without newfound clarity.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cremation became legal in Sweden in 1888, but it was not until the mid-20th century that it became socially accepted alongside traditional coffin burials. Since then, its popularity has steadily increased \u2014 first in cities, but eventually in rural areas as well.<\/p>\n<p>During the 1990s, around 60% of Swedes chose cremation. Today, in the 2020s, the number has risen to approximately 83\u201386%.<\/p>\n<p>So why has cremation become the obvious choice for so many?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,31],"tags":[34,37],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-efter-ett-dodsfall","category-kultur-traditioner","tag-begravning","tag-tradition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Allt fler v\u00e4ljer kremering \u2013 varf\u00f6r? - Coffinfolk Caf\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Varf\u00f6r har kremering blivit det vanligaste valet i Sverige? 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