Archive for March, 2010
Sweden invents new ways for unemployment Posted by Katja on Mar 11, 2010
Swedes usually like to pride themselves in being creative and their ability to invent new things. Since we were starving and had a really poor quality of life during the 1800’s and before that when things started turning we were all too happy to embrace (omfamna) change. Therefore change has been a good thing for…
University Studies in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 10, 2010
Last week I wrote about Swedish relationships – the Sambo. Plenty of non-Swedes end up in Sweden because of a relationship, love refugees if you will. Others though come to the country for educational purposes. Sweden has long prided itself on offering a free education to anyone and everyone. Whether you were a citizen or…
The evolution of Swedish pop part 1 Posted by Tibor on Mar 9, 2010
Modern Swedish pop music has been around for almost four decades on the international scene. We can all agree that it started with ABBA in 1974 at the Eurovision Song Contest. They put Sweden on the map in the music industry. But it has been quite a ride since then, and believe me when I say…
Is Sweden an equal country? Posted by jennie on Mar 8, 2010
Sweden is often praised as the utopia of equality and in some aspects, yes, Sweden has come a very long way and is by far much more equal than many other countries. Swedish women have the same rights as Swedish men. We have laws concerning equality (jämställdhet) in the working life, we have an Equal Opportunities Ombudsman (JÄMO), we…
Swedish Relationships – The Sambo Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 5, 2010
Swedish can be a very literal language at times. Grönsaker for example means vegetables, literally though? Green things. Tandkött are your gums. Or literally, tooth meat. So the formation of the word sambo actually makes quite a bit of sense. Sam a shortening of the word for together, samman, and bo a shortening of the…
Tänka, tycka, tro Posted by Tibor on Mar 4, 2010
You guys have surely been wondering what the differences are between these three words. It is nothing strange with them, since everyone can find similar words in their own languages. But sometimes it can happen that you would use a different verb in cases when tänka, tycka, tro are used in Swedish. It can be tricky. Sometimes the translation of…
Cream cake for breakfast – Only on your birthday! Posted by Katja on Mar 4, 2010
There are lots of ways to celebrate (fira) birthdays (födelsedagar), but the traditional way that is often used in older films like Astrid Lindgren’s books about Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika, Vi på saltkråkan and many more of her brilliant stories. Swedish birthday song: Ja må hon leva Strawberry-cream-cake (jordgubbstårta) is the…