Archive for July, 2011
Soldado&Soldiers by Fredrik Gynnestam Posted by Tibor on Jul 15, 2011
Fredrik Gynnestam has written a book about three people that all changed in the encounter with each other. People come from three different backgrounds but despite that, they all identify themselves with and find similarities in each other. Similarities that make them change, voluntarily or involuntarily and, above all, they start believing that change is possible. The purpose of this is…
Danish. For Swedes. Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 14, 2011
I’m spending my summer in Denmark, trying to learn Danish. Which is not Swedish. It’s close, but not close enough as I am realizing more and more as the days go by. So this post will not be about Swedish. At least, not specifically. It will be about Danish. Or at least about learning a…
Flying to Sweden Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 13, 2011
When you book your flight to Sweden, you should of course check the cheapest and/or quickest (depending on your personal preferences) methods of getting to your final destination within the country. Check online for the closest airports to your destination, or see if you can take the cheapest flight and ride a train the rest…
Swedish behaviour – according to you Posted by jennie on Jul 11, 2011
-Neat Christmas decoration and the same curtain/drapery style on the windows. -Even sweet so called salads. -Butter overdose (almost on every food) -Weird kinds of bread. -Lunchtime in 11 o’clock. -Cinnamon overdose. -Raw fish and what i mind the most: people go to work, go shop for food after work and hide at home in…
The Faroe Islands Posted by Tibor on Jul 8, 2011
When I landed 4 weeks ago it was 9 C, wind and pissing rain and everyting was grey, just when the temperature climbed over 20 in Gothenburg I would leave of course. The first sign that I saw at the airport said “KOMA” (COMA in Swedish) which means “ARRIVALS” in Faroese language. The airport bus didn´t seem…
Beer in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 7, 2011
Alcohol rules are a little different in Sweden. We knew that though. There is the state run Systembolaget which is the only outlet available for the legal purchase of any sort of hard alcohol or higher alcohol content beer. But that doesn’t mean you can’t buy beer in your average grocery store. It just means…
What do most Swedes do every Tuesday at 8 pm? Posted by jennie on Jul 6, 2011
Answer: They sing-a-long. Or at least, they watch “Allsång på Skansen” (Sing-a-long from Skansen) on telly. There’s something about Swedes and singing. We love it and we do it especially well in a big group. This love for a proper sing-a-long has resulted in thousands of sing-a-long-events all over Sweden. In the summer, lots of…