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The Christmas Switch on Netflix reminds viewers of the power of chemistry and timing, with the heartwarming holiday story of sisters Mathilda and Freddie, who find unexpected love when and where they least expect it.

The Christmas romantic comedy opens with Mathilda, a young woman living in a small Swedish town with her parents. She runs her family’s general store with Jonas, her boyfriend of 14 years, and his parents. Although Mathilda wants to be a florist, her parents want her to run the store full time. Meanwhile, Frederika, AKA Freddie, Mathilda’s sister, lives in Stockholm and works at a firm where she will soon be a partner.

But when she faints during a formal presentation and the doctors advise her to take sick leave, Freddie decides to head back home for a while. When she learns Mathilda is not interested in running the family’s general store and wants to become a florist, Freddie secretly accepts a job offer as a temporary florist at NK, a popular flower shop in Stockholm, pretending to be Mathilda.

Although Mathilda is initially hesitant, Freddie convinces her to go to Stockholm, promising to look after the store for a few weeks. Once in Stockholm, Mathilda falls in love with her work in no time as she settles down at Freddie’s apartment. But as it turns out, work is not the only thing she falls in love with. She soon meets Oliver, a charming neighbour and local singer, and the sparks fly almost immediately. But do they really end up together?

Do Mathilda and Oliver end up together in The Christmas Switch?

While Mathilda does live in denial for a good few days about Oliver in The Christmas Switch, they do go out eventually, and of course, they kiss. She doesn’t mention Jonas throughout, and things go smoothly until Jonas shows up in Stockholm with a surprise proposal, and Oliver walks in on them. The confrontation gets ugly, with a few fists thrown here and there, before Mathilda intervenes.

Having unintentionally hurt both, Mathilda finds herself in a difficult position as Oliver is taken aback with anger and disgust while Jonas is shattered. After taking a few days to herself and collecting her own thoughts, she meets Jonas at an ice hockey rink back in her hometown where he’s practising. Although initially unwilling, Jonas speaks with Mathilda and reveals that he finally got a land deal at a good price from Jonsson.

We won’t go into details, but the conversation boils down to a breakup as Mathilda finally gains the courage to let her heart out. After returning home, she sends Oliver a voice note, acknowledging her mistakes and confessing her true feelings. And on Christmas Eve, she takes off with Freddie to Stockholm, hoping to meet and go out with Oliver.

Before she can act on her plan, Heather, Oliver’s ex-girlfriend, knocks at her door. Despite the complications and expectations, quite surprisingly, Heather guides Mathilda to follow her heart and gives her his location. After a heartwarming exchange with Heather, Mathilda rushes to the bar where Oliver is performing and professes her love in a grand gesture, with a microphone and all.

Mathilda also makes a cute attempt to sing Oliver a song, but in the end, the note is short: they do end up together. In fact, they fly to Florence on Christmas to celebrate a new chapter of their lives.