I have a wall I would like to move or remove, take down the ones marked in red and build a new one.
Is this something one can/should do themselves?
If I can do it myself, should I keep anything special in mind since it is load-bearing?
One could build the new one first and then remove the old one, I suppose?
If this is in a house you own, you can do what you want yourself. If the wall is load-bearing, you must take it with the building permit authority, building application. You will then need to present the structural calculations that form the basis for the change, meaning you will need to involve a structural engineer. If you find the right engineer, you can get it both checked and get new construction drawings for about 5000.
A structural engineer can determine fairly quickly whether the wall is load-bearing or not (I suspect it is not load-bearing).
IF the wall is load-bearing, you may need to reinforce the floor structure above the wall, sometimes beams are joined over a load-bearing wall, and if you move the wall, it's not so good.
If an interior wall in a one-story house is load-bearing, it will be in the form of a "hjärtvägg," i.e., a wall that runs down the middle of the house lengthwise. No such wall is visible on the plan, so your red-marked walls can likely be removed and relocated. The roof trusses are probably of the truss type and are then free-spanning between the outer walls. This can be easily verified if there is a hatch up to the attic. However, other surprises may occur when tearing down walls, such as unexpected electrical conduits, so some caution is recommended. Remove the wall covering on one side first to make it easy to check.
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