There is something special about potatoes here in Sweden. Or was, perhaps you should say because the younger generation does not see the potato as irreplaceable in most meals. Not unless it has been deep fried, of course.
But for many older Swedes, a dinner without potatoes is almost unthinkable.
But if we go back to the 18th century, it was a little different. Olof Rudbeck had admittedly brought home and planted some potatoes as early as 1658, but then only as an ornamental plant.