Max and Arto Nyberg say they are united by an interest in history and football. Career choices have been discussed in the family, but at least Max hasn’t yet planned to embark on the path indicated by his parents.
Max Nyberg, 18, posing for the camera with a student hat on his head. Father Arto Nyberg, 55, follows the descriptions next door.
– How did those years go so fast, he asks.
Max is a student this spring. Father and son joke that Arto has understood to stay “out of the way” during Max’s studies. Max wrote a total of seven subjects, including languages, long mathematics, and history.
– I went to high school for three years, it went well, Max sums up his feelings on the eve of law.
– I think that our family has followed the “boy’s knee is getting better” tactic. Personally, I was mediocre in high school, just being lazy. Yes, that’s where C’s papers came from, Arto recalls his own studies.
When Max started first class in 2010, Arto couldn’t imagine how fast time would pass. The father has been following his son’s school life with confidence.
– It was like it was leaving now. Until then, there had been play and singing. Then I had to think a little bit that now he really has to go to school. It was that big step for a man in Taipale, a leap into his own life. The school really had to sort through its own affairs.
Max doesn’t remember the excitement of starting school.
– It didn’t feel any more special, it was a natural continuum. I couldn’t think of it when I was little.
Father’s public profession
The Arto Nyberg program has been shown in Yle since 2004. Max was born a year earlier, and his father’s public profession does not evoke greater feelings in his son.
– It’s always been that way, so it’s natural for me. And it hasn’t been considered by either. Every now and then someone recognizes him. As a child, he wondered if Dad knew that.
The memory makes Arto laugh. He notes that public life has had little effect on public life. Prior to his title program, Arto appeared for several years as a presenter and editor of Aamu-TV.
– This has been going on for so long. I get to live a pretty normal life, haven’t had to make any arrangements terribly.
– People are mainly friendly, give good feedback and stop on the street. It’s just nice to have a spectator there, Arto says, and now he’s making Max smile.
Max recalls being able to get to his father’s job at least a few times.
– Yes, you have been to the studio and the study rooms many times, Arto adds immediately.
– Yes, Max went to a pretty small studio. There was little clarification as to what this was all about. That’s why that dad is there on the telly and how it happens, he goes on.
In his spare time, Max plays football and badminton with his friends. Books and video games have also been part of the high school student’s daily life. Matti Matikainen
Possible career choices have been discussed in the Nyberg family. Max says he hasn’t actually taken direction from his parents ’professions. Mum Sedge works as a producer.
– International affairs are of interest and history, Max says of his plans.
– We have talked about those career choices, but there are no specifics yet, dreams of becoming a doctor, for example. We’ve just mapped out all sorts of opportunities you could study. With a lot of math and languages in the background, there are of course more options to choose from, Arto adds.
History, The Simpsons and football
Arto, who has worked as a journalist for a long time, says that he has emphasized the importance of general education in education.
– I haven’t pushed it, but I’ve said it’s worth knowing a little bit about. You have to be curious and secondly, especially with social media you have to be very critical. Source criticism and media literacy, these have been the most important lessons I have taught.
– And the doctrine has arrived, Max, who grew up in the age of social media, laughs.
Father and son share an interest in history. Arto says that time has also been spent in front of the television.
– We’ve grown up with the Simpsons. The series unites us, the Simpsons ’sense of humor has hit both of them. If anyone unites us, that’s it. And history doctors.
– They have had the same spirit of general education. The humor of the Simpsons is so multi-level, there are a lot of references to many, popular culture and history, Max continues.
In addition, the duo share the same passion for football. Max likes to play in his spare time with friends, and Dad and Son support the same team in the English Premier League. They have also traveled abroad to watch games.
– We have been to the Liverpool Games in England, Arto recalls.
He goes on to say that there has been a lot of travel in the Nyberg family. The trips together have been fun and educational.
– That, too, has to do with the need to see the world in order to better understand it. We haven’t just gone on holiday trips or beach vacations so we could lean for a week. We have made long car trips to Europe, got to know different cultures, toured small villages …
– And big cities, Max concludes his father’s sentence.
“You can always come home”
From next summer, Max is looking forward to a carefree holiday before the Army begins in July. Although living on your own is not yet topical, moving away from home has been a thought.
– So does everyone else at some point. It has to happen, at that point it may be a little heavy but it will work out, Max smiles.
Arto agrees.
– Yes, of course, life changes then, but there is no permanent space. The child has grown up all the time. There will be high schools, armies and leaving home at some point. It is taken given and a bed is found, you can always return home.
Max and Arto Nyberg watch football together. In England, they have been watching matches in Liverpool. Matti Matikainen
Max’s high school years were largely timed to an exceptional world time, as the corona pandemic forced students to distance school. According to Max, in the distance he learned to appreciate social interaction in a different way.
– Friends were actually seen quite rarely during the worst of times. It’s been the nicest thing since I finally got back to contact teaching. It was nice to see the acquaintances.
– It was Corona’s damn hard time. There were a huge number of tasks. It was just impossible when the boy was sitting around the clock for many days, the laptop roughly melting in his lap. It overshadowed the writings, but that is clear, Arto praises.
Although the situation was miserable at times, the family has also had the good fortune of traveling. The Nybergs became ill with corona in the spring and the disease remained mild in them. The illness was timed “during the count’s time” for Max’s studies.
– It was good that it didn’t come on top of it, the writings just got out from below. Now you can also organize those parties. Because in previous years, because of the corona, many had uncertainties about the party, Max points out.
Arto wants to thank his son for his perseverance.
– Although Korona’s time was damn heavy, the boy fought bravely. Perseverance and initiative have been commendable precisely in relation to this school work.
Although Max has always been interested in going to school, lunch from home is also bright in mind.
– I could thank you for teaching the value of general education. It is good to be open-minded about learning new things. I have learned that.