Magnus Jutell
was @Sweden (2012-05-14 to 2012-05-20)

I have a 9-5 job as a civil servant. Currently, I work the Swedish Migration board and I have been doing that for a couple of years now. I have been in this business for quite some time now and I have just recently begun to understand it and the debate that follows. The issue is sometimes heavily debated and everyone have their own opinion about those questions.

I was born and grew up in Stockholm. Some years ago, I found out that citylife was utterly boring. Now I live a quiet life in a small town called Mariefred, some 70 km southwest of Stockholm.
My interests are gardening, beekeeping, skiing, boating, music and wines. I also have chickens, four cats and a puppy called Stina, six month old.

Civil servants and authorities are sometimes described as grey, dull and somewhat anonymous. Perhaps I can change that image… or confirm it. I consider myself to have a rather dark humor and I believe that there’s always something funny in almost everything. I also want to give glimpses into my world an maybe bring some knowledge and understanding by pointing out debated issues, perhaps from a slightly different angle. You can follow me on twitter @Mjutell and also on Instagram, same handle as mentioned.

@Sweden May 20, 2012 19:37

Amazing week that’s come to and end…and I’ll leave you here, while enjoying my Pinot in a beautiful sunset. Cheers!

@Sweden May 20, 2012 14:39

I put a grid underneath the top box and the queen won’t have access it… no
nursery and the bees thinks its a perfect place to store honey

@Sweden May 20, 2012 11:13

Love to show you pictures of the chickens but their mum seems to be a little too worried for comfort. I better leave them alone

@Sweden May 17, 2012 19:35

@abeim …related to dutch, german and english. However, Swedish and finnish have nothing in common. Swedish and, say hindu are closer…

@Sweden May 17, 2012 19:32

@abeim good questions! Swedish is very close related to danish, and norwegian. No problems to understand. The scandinavian languages are…

@Sweden May 16, 2012 16:51

I’m not a big fan of these ferries but since you are not allowed to bring your car on a plane, there’s no alternative.

@Sweden May 16, 2012 12:29

They are married and their papers were in order, their application for a residence and work permit was granted. I love those decisions

@Sweden May 15, 2012 20:57

I forgot to mention it…yesterday, it was 100 years since the famous Swedish author August Strindberg died. He never won the Nobel price

@Sweden May 15, 2012 16:58

If I ever win loads of money on lottery or something, I’m going to buy myself a train. More useful and more fun than a private jet

@Sweden May 15, 2012 14:37

I explained to him that it was impossible for so many reasons but I thanked him for his most generous offer. I had to pay for that taxi

@Sweden May 15, 2012 14:33

I was asked if I ever were offered a bribe…a chauffeur offered me a free ride in his taxi if i could approve his cousins visa application

@Sweden May 15, 2012 12:57

We never became rockstars but we managed to get a gig…playback of course, since we couldn’t play any instruments

@Sweden May 15, 2012 12:54

When I was you younger me and my friend wrote songs about how much we hated the government and authorities…now I’m sitting here…

@Sweden May 15, 2012 09:27

Asylum is a small part of all application that the Swedish migration board are handling. Last year 93000 applications were granted

@Sweden May 15, 2012 09:22

It is estimated that 34000 person will claim asylum in Sweden this year. Usually those predictions are quite accurate

@Sweden May 15, 2012 09:19

Some statistics: Last year aprox 30000 people claimed asylum in Sweden and that makes Sweden number three in Europe.

@Sweden May 15, 2012 09:17

I work for the Swedish migration board. The authority is not that popular and migration issues are heavily debated In Sweden

@Sweden May 15, 2012 07:55

And some coffe for a kickstart. First time I tasted it I came to think about toxic waste, then I got used to it and nowadays I even like it

@Sweden May 15, 2012 06:12

Impossible to be so tired that I am right now. The explanation must be that I’m still asleep and having a bad nightmare

@Sweden May 14, 2012 19:38

The varroa mite has become a serious threat to bees, both wild and domestic. In order to kill the bug I pour some oxalic acid on them…

@Sweden May 14, 2012 12:47

Conferences like this one is probably important….otherwise, we would still use typewriters and carbonpapers instead of computers.