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Financial support for Swedish young people Posted by Katja on Jul 19, 2011
There are lots of ways that Swedes are supported financially by tax money. From birth to age 16 families are given 1050:- per child per month with the intention of evening out class differences. No family should be able to say that they can’t afford winter boots or iceskates for their children. As the number…
Garden-mania! Posted by Katja on Jun 20, 2011
Know anything about Sweden’s climate and daylight hours? For those of you who don’t, well, a very quick summary would be along the lines of: The south is much hotter than the north, but has shorter daylight hours, thus focusing on agriculture differently from the northern parts. The north has a lot of midnight sun…
Pets in Sweden Posted by Katja on Jun 16, 2011
In general I would think of Sweden as a very animal-friendly country. Apart from there being a lot of vegans and vegetarians, not to mention the people who eat vegetarian once or twice a week, there are a lot of people that have pets. Cats and dogs are the most common pets. However, rabbits, hamsters…
Swedish elementary school Part 2 Posted by Katja on Jun 13, 2011
Apart from the time spent on academic studying there are quite a few other things elementary school students do at school. General values held by Swedish parents are that there children should become good citizen of society, those behaviors should not only be taught at home but at school as well. This in a…
Swedish elementary school Part 1 Posted by Katja on Jun 8, 2011
In elementary school there is still a lot of playing as a part of school. It is quite natural that learning and playing go hand in hand. Swedish schools place a strong emphasis on play and developing good social skills as opposed to focus on grades and tests. Skills which are said to work very…
Just a number? Posted by Katja on May 16, 2011
Every country that wants to keep track of its citizens has to have some sort of a system. In Sweden it is your birthdate plus an additional four numbers that are made unique for just you. Well the combination of the twelve digits are supposed to be unique to you anyway. For example: your number…
Society slows down Posted by Katja on May 5, 2011
Everybody is entitled to 5 weeks of paid holiday, and almost everybody wants their holiday during the hot weeks of the summer. During that period of time a lot of shops close, leaving only the big chains open. Healthcare centers are only open during a certain few hours, making people have to go the the…