Of the nearly 5,000 Swedes surveyed, 45 percent say they think we should talk more about death than we do today. 36 percent think we talk enough. Only 2 percent want society in general to talk less about death.
Working with death
Emil Vennerberg is one of two who work at Gävle Hospital's mortuary and autopsy department. He is used to being constantly close to death.
- There is a stereotypical image of mortuary departments. That it's in a basement with flickering lights and that the people who work here must be gloomy people. But it's bright and we who work here are like anyone else.
Meet relatives
The job itself takes a while to get used to, but it is not dealing with the deceased that is the stressful part.
- The biggest challenge is to meet the relatives who are in mourning and come to the thanksgiving room. At the same time, it is also one of the positive parts. When relatives come afterwards and tell us that they are grateful that we helped them have a nice last farewell.
- Every time I tell them about my profession, people react differently. At a party, for example, you either become the most popular person or you end up in a corner somewhere.
Hear more about what it's like to work with death in the clip