Om himlen och Österlen

Om himlen och Österlen (Swedish for: Aboout Heaven and Österlen) is a popular song composed by Scanian Swedish singer-songwriter Michael Saxell from Ystad in 1991. The lyrics are largely autobiographical; the story of a man who moved to North America from the Österlen region in southeastern Scania at a young age and returned to his homeland later in life. Michael Saxell lived in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada from 1975-1991.

Michael Saxell wrote the song in the early 1990s and it has since been recorded by many Swedish artists including,^[1] Jan Malmsjö,^[2] Östen Warnerbring,^[3] Lasse Stefanz,^[4] Danne Stråhed ^[5] and Wizex ^[6] as well as by the songwriter himself.^[7]

The song has been described as the new Scanian anthem by Swedish music journalist Christer Olsson.

References

1. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
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3. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
4. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
5. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
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7. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas