Alicia Vikander Reveals Family Life as Nomads

Alicia Vikander has shared a rare insight into family life with husband in a new interview.

The Swedish actress, 37, and her actor husband, 49, tied the knot in October 2017 during a private ceremony in Ibiza, .

The couple, who met on the set of The Light Between Oceans in 2014, welcomed their first son in 2021 and their second son, whose name has not been revealed, earlier in 2024. They now reside in Lisbon, Portugal, with their two children. 

Despite having a settled home base, the pair lead hectic lives, with Alicia joking they have become 'nomads' as they move between homes in four different countries for work. 

The couple typically take turns staying at home with their sons, aged around five and two, while the other is away filming. 

Speaking to The Independent, Alicia said: 'We've been in Lisbon; we've been in London a lot, and we spend a lot of time in and . We’re nomads.

She added: 'That's the hard part with work, we can't plan far ahead.' 

It comes after Alicia shared a rare insight into co-parenting with her husband and opened up about her battles with 'mum guilt'. 

The actress made the rare comments during a stylish shoot for British Vogue ahead of her West End debut last year.

While Alicia admitted both her and her husband's schedules can be gruelling, she said they make sure never to work at the same time in order for one parent to always be at home with the kids. 

'It can be very long days, and a lot of the time you will leave before the kids get up and then maybe not be back before they sleep. So knowing that one parent is always home. With all the parent and mum guilt that you already carry with you constantly – I am battling that a lot, all the time.' 

She also spoke about life in Lisbon following the family's move to Portugal:  'My husband said he wanted to surf every day. We’re on the beach with the kids every weekend we are there.' 

Elsewhere in the interview, she revealed how motherhood had changed her, and despite loving it now, she had previously been terrified to have children.   

'I wasn’t really very maternal until I had my own children. But maybe even more after the second one arrived, I started to feel like: "OK, I know this a little bit now". I’m a bit kinder to myself too.'