Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions. She added: “It’s totally fascinating that there are so many who want to learn more and learn more about the world. Susanne Abelin, 66, a former journalist from Norrtälje, near Stockholm, volunteers on the university’s newsletter and is learning Italian. “I’m absolutely not fluent in Italian and will never be, but it is inspiring and it keeps your mind alert. Pensioners is a word I hate.”By volunteering, he said, “we are contributing to some kind of democracy project.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2025 02:23 UTC