Villa owners reject social democratic forced integration

Social Democrats’ plans to destroy prosperous areas that Swedes have paid dearly to live in and avoid multiculturalism are not popular among the country’s villa owners. This is shown in a new survey where an overwhelming majority say no to so-called densification.

In the survey, the Swedish Association of Homeowners has asked over 12,000 homeowners about densification in villa areas, and a whopping 86 percent are quite or very negative about tearing down houses to build apartment buildings, and 91 percent are negative about encroaching on green areas.

“The debate has been heated about changing villa areas by building apartment buildings. It has been claimed that villa owners are positive about this – but we do not see that support in our survey,” says Jonathan Lindgren, an expert on municipal services at the Swedish Association of Homeowners.

Compared to when the Swedish Association of Homeowners surveyed members’ opinions on densification in 2020, the attitude towards reconstruction that disrupts the villa character of areas has become more negative.

However, there is a greater acceptance for subdividing villa plots for small-scale construction, where 23 percent are quite or very positive and 22 percent are neutral.

Preserving peace and quiet

When Jonathan Lindgren recently appeared on TV4 to present the report, he stated that villa owners value small-scale, tranquility, and greenery in their areas and therefore do not want to see tall apartment buildings built among the villas.

“We asked the question to a broad group of our members, 80,000 people, and received over 12,000 responses with great engagement. Here is a clear message: they value the small-scale, tranquility, and greenery that a villa area entails. They do not wish for a change in the form of tall apartment buildings being added to these areas,” Lindgren said on the program.