Archive for March, 2011
Melodifestivalen Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 11, 2011
Saturday night is that time again. The time of the year that schlager lovers throughout Sweden wait for. It’s Melodifestivalens final. Finally. For those of you who might not be lucky enough to have experienced schlager first hand in Sweden, you are, quite simply, missing out. It’s an amazing experience that tends to involve a…
Swede of the week: Anton Hysén Posted by jennie on Mar 10, 2011
A footballer is all over the news in Sweden at the moment and believe it ot not, it is not Milan-star Zlatan Ibrahimovich. Instead, all light is shining on Anton Hysén this week, a 20 year old player in the second division, the son of former Liverpool and Fiorentina legend Glenn Hysén and brother of ex…
Lands and people in Swedish Posted by Tibor on Mar 9, 2011
We usually learn in the beginning of our studies what language people speak in the surrounding countries and how we call our native language and country of origin in a foreign language. So you might know that Sweden is called Sverige and the people who live here are Sweds or Swedish people svensk(ar) and they speak Swedish language…
Frequency of action Posted by Stephen Maconi on Mar 8, 2011
Hej ~ Here we have a guide to using frequency terms such as ibland, varje dag, and en gång i veckan. Hope you find it useful!
Swedish baby trashes bar in Las Palmas by Johannes Nyholm Posted by Tibor on Mar 7, 2011
The synopsis of the film is: A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time. 🙂 “Las Palmas wins the short film award of Gothenburg International Film Festival 2011, Startsladden, as well as the Audience Award. The Award is 800 000 SEK in cash and…
Celebrating Fat Tuesday Swedish Style Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 4, 2011
For those of you already in Sweden, you may have noticed a delicious baked good in bakeries and stores everywhere. The semla. Essentially, the semla, or semlor (if you’re really hungry and want more than one) is a wheat bun hollowed out and filled with amazingness. The amazingness consists of an almond paste and plenty…
The unsolved murder of Olof Palme Posted by jennie on Mar 3, 2011
I clearly remember the morning of Febuary 28 1986. It was a Saturday, and my sister and I were up early to watch the famous morning show “Godmorgon Sverige” (Good morning Sweden). We snuggled up in the sofa and put the telly on. But there was no Godmorgon Sverige. Instead, a very serious man starred back at…