’MEÄN ELÄMÄ’ means. ’our life’ - and is a series with stories from the north part of Scandinavia. Near and above the arctic circle. An area called Torne valley.

In this episode we get to meet the author Kerstin Tuomas Larsson. She is a Tornedalian women born in the 40’s in Pajala, Sweden. Back then there was a clear hierarchy in Sweden. Swedish people on the top, Tornedalians in the middle and Finnish women furthest down.

She take us back on a journey on how she experienced the world and the constant feeling of not being good enough, but also how she learned how to look down on others.

This has affected her a lot, especially as a sensitive person.