Hello!
Recently moved in and unfamiliar with houses, so we thought we might ask a question in this knowledgeable forum!

The house is a so-called modohus, built in 72. Prefabricated house delivered with an unfinished upper floor if I understand it correctly.
The thing is, we are thinking of tearing down the wall between the kitchen/dining room on the ground floor but are not quite clear on how the floor joists run on the upper floor (to avoid accidentally tearing down a load-bearing wall).
The obvious assumption is that the wall running through the house would be the load-bearing one, but when we look at how the beams run in the ceiling, I'm doubtful...

Wooden ceiling with beams running lengthwise, visible plaster patches on the wall below, and a strip of tape across the boards. Wooden ceiling with visible beams and saw cut. Close-up view of an unfinished attic space, showing wooden beams and insulation material between them, part of a 1972 modular home's construction. Interior of a house showing a partially demolished wall with exposed wooden studs, near a window. Snow visible outside. Attic space with wooden beams and wiring. The beams run along the roof's slope. This view is part of a discussion on potential structural walls. Blueprint of a Modohus from 1972, showing floor plans and elevations. The floor plan highlights the kitchen and dining area with red circles.

Lifting up a board in the side attic, you can see that the joists (possibly too slight to be the floor joists?) run contrary to what we thought, meaning along the long side/ridge and not across.

You can also see the same regarding how the roof decking is nailed on the ceiling of the dining room on the ground floor. C/c 40, also c/c 40 between the studs in the wall we plan to tear down.
There is also a larger (beam?) that runs in the "correct" direction, see picture.

So the question is: Can we tear down this wall or should we consider another solution with a beam?

Very grateful for any answers!

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One must be a little cautious when dealing with prefabricated houses. Without access to the original assembly drawings, it is difficult to understand how the house is constructed. I don't think the wall you want to tear down has a load-bearing function, but I can't say for certain.
 
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