Living in Sweden may not be as dreamy as what many people around the world think. Americans Sweden’s President Lauren Ell has been living near Gällivare, Sweden since 2016. Her oldest daughter is about to turn 7 and is in grade 1 in elementary school (grundskola). Because of staff shortage, her daughter’s school had cancelled …
Americans Sweden’s President Lauren Ell was featured in Norrbotten-based media outlet NSD on August 8, 2026 to discuss cleaning up trash in her community of Skaulo with her family to keep the area cleaner. A problem increasingly discussed in the Norrbotten region is birds taking trash out of the community recycle bins and leaving it …
I attended a ceremony in Gällivare, Sweden on Saturday, November 8, 2025 to be recognized for obtaining Swedish citizenship. The event was held at the city’s high school, otherwise known as “Kunskapshuset.” I had actually obtained citizenship the year prior in 2024 but received an invitation to this event over a year later in 2025. …
Americans Sweden was recently featured in Dagens Nyheter, one of the largest media outlets in Sweden, on November 30, 2024. The piece was mainly about the life of Lauren Ell, the founder of Americans Sweden, who has lived in Skaulo, Sweden since 2016 with her Swedish partner. The reporter was interested to know how Ell …
American Sweden’s Founder Lauren Ell hosted a small gathering in Gällivare, Sweden on June 15, 2024 for Loneliness Awareness Week, an international event that was founded in England to draw attention to the subject of loneliness. Loneliness is a topic that continues to receive more discussion as increasing numbers of people all over the world …
Americans Swedens’ founder, Lauren Ell, has started multiple projects in Sweden and the Nordic region to promote networking, communication and participation among locals and visitors. “No matter where I have lived I have always been interested in learning what is happening in the area,” Ell said. “I saw area for improvement where I am located …
