Originally Posted by
Distilled
For the majority of airlines, there is no way to earn elite status other than flown miles. So if you don't fly a lot, not going to get it. Credit card miles and purchased miles don't count.
You could also argue: If you do not fly much, status doesn't matter. Interesting is that a lot of people chase status and even burn money on it while it does exactly nothing for them. Often enough, instead of spending a couple of extra dollars for a decent meal and drink in a good airport bar, people spend hundreds of Dollar to get access to miserable lounges
Anyway,...
There are some cards which give you a booster e.g. the SAS American Express Elite card will give you 20.000 miles (Automatic *A silver) towards status every year. So you just need 25k miles earning butt in the seat SK*G.
Anyway, you need a Swedish person number (social security number) for that. There are also ways to get those cheap, like setting up a small business, buying a property there (can even be a run down crappy barn for a couple of hundred SEK). In the end, probably not worth the effort.
But perhaps there are similar offers around in your region?