Archive for April, 2012
The future tenses (SKA or KOMMER ATT) Posted by Tibor on Apr 14, 2012
There are three ways to express future actions in the Swedish language. Present Simple + Adverb/s of time. SKA KOMMER ATT In most languages you can use the Present Tense for expressing future action as well. But then of course you need some kind of cursor or to add something extra to…
Future tenses in Swedish (SKA or KOMMER ATT) Posted by Tibor on Apr 14, 2012
There are three ways to express future actions in the Swedish language. Present Simple + Adverb/s of time. SKA KOMMER ATT In most languages you can use the Present Tense for expressing future action as well. But then of course you need some kind of cursor or to add something extra to…
Swedish Crime Fiction – Easy Money Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 13, 2012
I’m not a big fan of Swedish crime novels. They feel too formulaic to me. It starts with murder. Then you’ve got your detective. He (and he usually is a he) tends to have a pretty severe drinking problem. He tends to have problems with women. He tends to be half feared and half respected…
‘Big’ and ‘small’ in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Apr 12, 2012
Compared to most countries, Sweden is very small, at least in terms of population. Despite that, from the greatly dominant forests of this land have come numerous inventions and developments: from dynamite and the pacemaker to ABBA and IKEA. Several famous scientists that have contributed immensely to the world of science also come from Sweden…
School lunches in Sweden Posted by Katja on Apr 12, 2012
The fantastic, free and hot school lunches of Sweden. It is true that they are hot, free and most often healthy, since it is mainly “Husmanskost” (the Swedish whole food). But depending on who you ask the “fantastic” part is debatable. Ever since the 70’s complaining about the school food has been “cool” amongst…
Swedish-American Myth – The Kensington Stone Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 10, 2012
I’m working on a degree in Scandinavian Studies and have recently found myself reading and listening to a lot of things about the Kensington Stone. In fact, I just recently heard a talk by Anders Lundt Hansen, a Danish historian and NGO worker, discussing the stone and was inspired to do a quick write-up. The…
Benefits of Hårdbröd (knäckebröd) Posted by Katja on Apr 9, 2012
When somebody says bread, most people probably think of soft bread straight away, however after living in Sweden for a while you’ll know that you don’t only think of the loafs of bread, but even hard bread in it’s thin slices will occur to you. Hard bread actually has a lot of benefits, would you…