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And the winner is… Posted by jennie on Feb 11, 2011
Phew, this wasn’t easy! I’m actually a bit moved by all you lovely people who wants to read Swedish books, and if I could I would send one to all of you… But unfortunately I can’t. BUT, I do have a great surprise up my sleeve! The author of “Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret…
A sad vocabulary Posted by jennie on Feb 1, 2011
Warning: This post contains sorrow and sadness! Since I lost a very dear friend of mine yesterday, I will dedicate today’s post to 17 sad words, words that I have used a lot today talking to friends and family. Hopefully, you won’t find any use for them. But – life is a very fragile thing…
Win a Swedish book! Posted by jennie on Jan 27, 2011
Inspired by Tibor’s book-post from yesterday, I figured it is definitely time for another book competition! This time, the fabulous price is the most popular and bestselling book in Sweden at the moment, Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann. (Something along the lines of: The hundred year old man who walked out through the window…
Hur mycket kostar det? Posted by jennie on Jan 21, 2011
Hands up anyone who isn’t broke at the moment? January normally means an empty wallet, and since that is the status of my wallet as we speak, I figured we’d take a look at some average prices in Sweden. Scandinavia has a reputation of being one of the most expensive destinations in Europe – which in most…
The fish church aka Feskekörka Posted by jennie on Jan 11, 2011
If you – like me – love to eat anything (almost…) that comes from the sea – well, then you must make your way to Gothenburg’s finest, the fish church! The fish church – or Feskekörka as the place proudly is called in a Gothenburg accent – is not exactly a place where you go to…
New words in Swedish Posted by jennie on Dec 29, 2010
2010 will soon draw to a close and by the end of every year, Svenska språkrådet (The Swedish Language Council) puts together a list over the new words that have infiltrated the Swedish during the past year. The list normally contains between 40-50 words and it can be anything from new made up words, loan words…
God jul från oss! Posted by jennie on Dec 24, 2010
It’s finally 24 December, the day when we wait for Santa to knock on our door while we eat an enormous amount of meatballs, ham and herring and sing this song to every shot of Aquavit: Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen och låt oss lustiga vara! Hej, tomtegubbar, slå i glasen och låt oss lustiga vara! En…