Funderar också på att skriva till alla svenska EU-parlamentariker och/eller partierna centralt. Är det någon som har mer politisk erfarenhet än mig, eller som kontaktat politiker tidigare, som vet vart man kan få mest genomslag?

Helt sjukt att vi har svenska politiker som tror att det här är en bra grej!

I feel like like Swedish The Humble Co is missing from the list: https://www.thehumble.co/

Så jäkla skoj! Vilket lag! :)

If I were not allowed to buy Irish or Scottish whiskey (all my go to brands are Irish/Scottish😅), then I would probably go with Swedish Mackmyra. I am not a fan of "Mack", but otherwise I think they are all solid choises (though I have not tried any of their most expensive ones).

Haha, the fight is on!

Let's hope Ollie will give it another go :)

(New article): https://www.svt.se/...

Broke the F1 star's track record – just under a week later

The duel continues.

F1 driver Ollie Bearman's track record at the Varberg go-kart track did not last a week before Elton Zewenwacht took it back.

"He'll have to come back and try again," says the 23-year-old.

It took several days of attempts, changed tyre pressure, less fuel, thinner clothing and modifications to the chassis for F1 driver Ollie Bearman to break Elton Zewenwacht's track record at Varberg's go-kart track.

For Zewenwacht, it only took a few laps to get the feel for taking it back.

On Friday, the 23-year-old managed to break Bearman's track record by two hundredths of a second. The new record is 28.95.

"No previous experience"

"It feels very surreal. I mean, I have no previous experience whatsoever other than rental kart racing. I've always been interested in motorsport, so I've probably learned a lot from watching," he says.

Zewenwacht says he used the same car as Bearman, and initially even the same tyres, which had worn out over time.

"Then I was down to 28.99. So two hundredths of a second away.

"Third or fourth lap"

But when Zewenwacht also got to drive with new and completely fresh tyres, it didn't take long before the record was broken.

"I think it was on the third or fourth lap that I got 28.95."

But despite pushing and beating an F1 driver without any further routine or experience, he doesn't want to send any major message to the Brit. Just a clear invitation.

"He can come back and try again," he concludes.

That is too bad! Here in Europe, the toothpaste I have bought was made in Portugal. I mainly use their floss picks though (which I think are really good! For toothpaste, I personally prefer Jordan).

I feel a little disappointed knowing that they don't run all production in Europe. Maybe a good time to check out some other floss picks to see if anything competes. (Agreed on Flux, but honestly I am bad at using mouthwash😅)

Thanks! But I would say it is questionable if you can call Salomon European nowadays. It was bought by Amer Sports which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and that is part of the Chinese Anta Sports.

I do not know if they manufacture in Europe, which would be nice. But I am looking for something more European than that.

I also realized One Nine Spirits have a whiskey. I have to be honest and say I have not tried the whiskey, but everything else I have tried by them is really good, and I think they are my favourite Swedish alcohole brand!

I have heard about Nidecker, but Northwave is a new brand for me. Thanks, I will investigate!

Nice!

This is exactly the kind of content I want in this community!

I want to +1 on Woolpower beeing a great brand!

Then I also want to add these Swedish, "Made in Sweden" brands that I have not gotten around to test yet, but that are on my want to try list: Gotlands strumpfabrik and Bola. Does anyone have experience with any of these?