The trip in November was invaluable in providing insight into the life of the year-round residents. Some of their most revealing quotes have been noted below:
“What Fjällbacka needs is something that generates life all year round”
“The lack of things for young people to do is what drives them away from the town”
“A new building could be what Gröna Lid was in the past - an all activity house”
“We don’t want to be a museum town with no development”
“We all agree that it was better in the past”
“Fjällbacka is at the heart of many families, it is a fixed meeting point no matter where people live the rest of the year”
“It would be a shame if one of those Danish designed buildings made its way into the town centre.”
“You can’t live in the past, even if everyone has fond memories of Badis”
“Young people have nothing to do; nowhere to be”
“A ‘folkets hus’ (a ‘people’s house’) would be ideal, but who would pay for it?”
“Fjällbacka has a soul, and it is kept alive by the all-year residents”
“Any big changes would destroy Fjällbacka’s soul”
“No young families can afford to move here”
“The local knowledge and culture isn’t inherited with the houses anymore, as they are mostly sold to non-residents. And so a new channel needs to be found to get this culture to the public”
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