But what do people in the city think about "homesteading" in Jönköping?
SVT's reporters went out to check the situation.
- A lot has happened since I lived here as a young man.
It is a huge difference in a positive sense, says Anders Jonasson.
Marie Tilander is not so positive about the municipality's investments.
She thinks it is a pity that the municipality has chosen to lay the pedestrian streets and summer seats where there would otherwise have been car parks.
Beautiful city
Many people mention the beautiful houses and the proximity to the water as the best thing about Jönköping in the summer.
But shopping is also appreciated.
Björn Wärn from Stockholm is visiting with his wife Maria and children Ebba and Ida.
- We have been here for two days, and we have bathed and gone shopping.
It's cozy here, says Ebba Wärn.
Check out the clip to see what the people think of Jönköping as a summer city.