Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie is overjoyed with her balcony. She wakes at six o’clock and promptly wakes a very hungover Somebody for help hanging a picture in the recreation center—a map of Borg. Because of Somebody’s height in her wheelchair, the map is hung lower than the other photos on the wall.

Back at the pizzeria, Britt-Marie cleans, much to Somebody’s consternation. Britt-Marie finally realizes, shocked, that much of Somebody’s stock is illegally acquired. Somebody retreats to the kitchen to sleep off her hangover, while Britt-Marie takes over the shop. The grumpy regulars are bemused at her new cleanliness rules but still dislike her city origins. Vega is astounded at Britt-Marie’s changes. Sven enters and sees contraband cigarettes; Britt-Marie lies and says they belong to her. They are interrupted by a BMW and its relatively wealthy passengers: Fredrik, the former trucking company boss who laid off the Borg residents, and his son, Max. Fredrik is condescending and nasty about Borg’s finances, while the boy is self-conscious. Britt-Marie insults Fredrik; the Borg residents are delighted.