A kiwi plant in a pot: can it go outside with autumn approaching?
The large, heart-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves point to Actinidia. The main question is less its identity than whether it can root outdoors before the cold reaches the Västernorrland coast.
This looks like Actinidia, a kiwi plant. The leaf shape and growth fit well: large, heart-shaped leaves with coarse teeth on a climbing plant.
You can plant it outside now, but it is late in the season where you grow in Sweden. It will not establish as well as with spring or early-summer planting, so choose your warmest, most sheltered spot, preferably by a south- or west-facing wall, in well-drained but evenly moist soil. Plant no deeper than it was in the pot, water thoroughly and give it a trellis or other support.
What matters now
The greatest risk is the first winter rather than the act of planting. Add a protective layer of leaves or bark around the root zone as the ground begins to cool, and consider shielding the lowest shoots from frost without snow cover and from wind. If the plant is still small or has soft, late-forced growth, it is safer to overwinter it frost-free or very cool in its pot and plant out in spring.
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