'Moscow - the Unknown Russia' was my final project at the Swedish School of Television. Today I would have shot and edited a lot of stuff in it completely differently and, for sure, much more professionally.

But the topic of the film is still relevant. Russia is still 'unknown' for the vast majority of Westerners and the viewer is about to see a lot of things he or she doesn’t expect to see at all.

Among the places where the film has been screened are the Swedish Embassy in Moscow and Stockholm University.

Thousands have also seen it online since several Swedish portals dedicated to Russia link to it.

The image of Russia in the Swedish mass media is traditionally negative. As a result, many Swedes are convinced that even the capital of the country - Moscow - is a gray, dull and dangerous city. But do those Swedes and other Westerners who reside in Moscow agree?

We get to talk to the Moscow correspondent of the Swedish Channel 1, the reporters working in Moscow for Sky news and The Times - the very people who contribute to that negative image.

How come they like that city so much and why do they compare living in it with living in Paris or London?

What is the life like for the Swede Anders who is studying to be a film director at a film school in Moscow or for the Swedish builder Goran who moved there 12 years ago?

The viewer also gets to visit some unusual night clubs with the guys from a Stockholm rock group who love playing gigs in Moscow.

And how about the Swedish embassy guards who start singing Russian folk and pop songs after a couple of beers during a pub stroll?