Emma suffered severe burns and is currently fighting for her life in the hospital. Emma's sister, Sofie Engman, and mother, Maria Schols, take care of the children while the father watches at the hospital bed.

What they go through is inconceivable to an outsider.

But the willingness to help and support is great.

A collection that the church started for the family has raised more than SEK 400,000. The theater group Småstadsliv arranges a hockey match for the benefit of the family, with a celebrity team playing against Alfta's newly started women's hockey team Night Hawks.

Mother Maria Schols tells SVT that her friends help her shop because there are so many who come and want to show her support when she is out. She appreciates it, but it gets too much.

Shut up

When SVT reported on the fire, the comment fields on social media were filled with hearts. Everyone wants to give love and support.

I get warm inside when I see this. A counterpart to the polarized, segregated, often harsh way we treat each other today, especially on social media.

When it really matters, we end up. Keep together. Provides support and love.

While Emma is fighting for her life, SVT has launched the venture Sweden meets! It is about getting people who think very different in sensitive subjects, such as immigration, wolf, begging and meat, to meet. Participants answer questions and can then choose if they want to meet a meaningful opponent in reality, ie a real IRL meeting.

Maybe people can meet in a more respectful way despite being different, if you meet eye to eye instead of on either side of a computer screen? That's the hope.

hOPEFULLY

The fire in Edsbyn shows us that it is possible. We humans are basically full of love. We want to familiarize ourselves with the situation of our fellow human beings and understand and help as best we can.

When it really matters, we put disagreements aside and take care of each other.

It's hopeful.