Archive for April, 2010
Today’s talk of the town Posted by jennie on Apr 15, 2010
This is what we talk about in Sweden today: The volcano on Iceland that causes chaos – but not on Iceland A volcano in the Eyjafjallajoekull area on Iceland has erupted for the second time in a month and this time, almost all of Northern Europe is hit in a rather unexpected way, I’m sure…
Quirky Swedish lifestyle facts Posted by Katja on Apr 14, 2010
When I travel I think it is really interesting noticing the small and big differences in the way people live. Some of the odd or quirky things you might already have noticed or will probably notice one day are: 1. Swedish houses and apartments have bare floors made out of wood, plastic linoleum or tiles…
A piece of Sweden everywhere? Posted by jennie on Apr 13, 2010
Warning: This post contains some obsessive Swedish behaviour (beteende). Nothing makes me more Swedish than living abroad. And this is the story of my life, whenever I have left Sweden for a longer period, I have cherished anything slightly blue and yellow (blått och gult) to the max. It’s almost a bit…silly, really. Nowadays, our house gets…
Public Holidays in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 12, 2010
Public holidays in Sweden are referred to as röda dagar. Red days. In the past Christian holidays were marked in red on the calendar. Today, your average Swedish calendar will have quite a few red days. All of the public holidays, as well as every Sunday. If you see a red day on the calendar…
Where is your favorite place to travel? Posted by Gabriel on Apr 9, 2010
Valborgsmässoafton Posted by Katja on Apr 8, 2010
Valborg, otherwise known as Walpurgis Night, is a pagan tradition celebrated in Scandinavia on the 30th of April (1st May in some countries). In Sweden bonfires are lit on in the evening of the 30th and coirs sing in light of the fire welcoming the spring. Traditionally people banged tins and made as much noise…
Swedish numbers 1-100 Posted by Tibor on Apr 7, 2010
0 noll [nɔl:] 1 Ett [et:] 2 Två [tvo:] 3 Tre [tre:] 4 Fyra [fy:ra] 5 Fem [fem] 6 Sex [Sek:s] 7 Sju [ɧu:] 8 Åtta [ɔtta] 9 Nio [ni:ʊ] 10 Tio [ti:ʊ] 11 Elva [elva] 12 Tolv [tɔlv] 13 Tretton [trettɔn] 14 Fjorton [fju:ʈɔn] 15 Femton [femtɔn] 16 Sexton [sekstɔn] 17 Sjutton [ɧɵttɔn] 18…