Archive for the year 2011
Foraging on the west coast of Sweden Posted by jennie on Aug 9, 2011
Spending August on the west coast of Sweden is a pure joy if you like to eat what the nature have to offer. The ground is covered with blueberries and lingonberries, the forest is packed with mushrooms of various kinds and the sea and lakes offers plenty of goodness if you are into fishing. This…
Finding a Job in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 4, 2011
It’s not easy. Finding a job. Trying to enter the workforce after studying, after unemployment, after a child, it doesn’t matter, it can be a shock to the system. Especially if you’re moving to a new country. Especially if you don’t speak the language. That being said, it is doable. It’s hard work, but it…
Photos from Nyköping Posted by Stephen Maconi on Aug 4, 2011
Nyköping is a city in Södermanlands län (Södermanland municipality), about an hour south of Stockholm. It is best known for the historical Nyköpings gästabud, or the ‘Nyköping banquet’, during which Birger Magnusson, the king of Sweden in 1317, locked up and starved his brothers Valdemar and Erik in the castle’s prison as revenge for previous…
A Swedish grillfest (barbeque party) Posted by jennie on Aug 2, 2011
A walk around any town, village or big city at dinner time during the Swedish summer you are most likely to be accompanied by a smell. And what smell would that be? Well, the smell of barbeque of course! Swedes are crazy about their grillar (barbeques), in fact a recent study shows that 94% of the Swedes…
Swedish ‘Allsång’ Posted by Katja on Aug 1, 2011
This is a very typical Swedish summer occurrence. ‘Allsång’ takes place outdoors, with a song leader. People of all ages come to ‘Allsång’ to hear good music and sing along. Everyone is given a copy of the lyrics, so you can follow along. Even the viewers can follow along with the song texts at the…
Timbuktu – For the rest of your life Posted by Tibor on Jul 29, 2011
I thought it might be a good start for the weekend to give you a current Swedish favourite with some lyrics. The song is a humorously brilliant post break-up song by Timbuktu. He has been on the Swedish hip-hop scene for over two decades if not longer. And he is truly one of the most genuine…
The Little Frogs – in Swedish Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 29, 2011
I’m in Denmark attempting to learn Danish (if you’re trying to learn Danish, check out the Transparent Danish blog and Transparent Danish on Facebook). And while my Danish is coming along, I’ve also had the opportunity to spread a little Swedish culture while I’m here. Of course, there has been the ever popular exchange of…