In Sweden, fathers take the longest parental leave in the world: 144 days on average. The result of very generous family policies but also of social pressure to take care of your children.

A mixture which, despite everything, creates a healthier relationship with work. Niklas, a Franco-Swedish thirty-something, and his wife, Elsa, welcome us to their home in Malmö one afternoon in February. Both tall and slender, he dark-haired, she blonde, have lived in this city located opposite Denmark since November 2021.