Archive for the year 2011
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…
Sommar i P1 – a Swedish institution Posted by jennie on Jul 5, 2011
It is as Swedish as the Midsummer pole and pickled herring and the famous theme song – played exactly 1 pm every day between June 25 to August 21 – takes me back to a warm and lazy summer’s day in Sweden within seconds. I’m talking about the radio program and institution “Sommar” (Summer) who has been airing…
The logic behind Swedish noun gender Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 4, 2011
When you first start learning Swedish, the whole noun gender thing might be confusing. In Spanish and French, the gender thing makes sense since ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ correspond to human gender. In Swedish, however, the genders are ‘common’ and ‘neuter’. This does not mean Swedes aren’t male or female! 😉 Some nouns, as you may…