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Sport i Sverige Posted by Katja on Feb 21, 2013
Sport is something that is the same all over the world. People from all different countries can meet across boarders and compete against each other. Whatever politics different countries have when the players get on the pitch, pist, field or pool most of that, if not all is left behind them. There are of course…
The big immigration Posted by Katja on Feb 8, 2013
Depending on the level of interest in history, most Swedes know a little bit about the big immigration of Swedes to the United States of America during the late eighteen hundreds. Sweden was said to be a dark and cold place befallen by several years of crop failure in a row. During the eighteen and…
What is the biggest Swedish item of export? Swedish gender equality or maybe IKEA? Posted by Katja on Jan 24, 2013
Recently there was a one episode documentary broadcasted on Swedish television about stereotypes about Swedes and Sweden. People from different countries around Europe were interviewed about their impressions/stereotypes of Sweden. The first country they visited was Denmark. In one of the previous posts this month, about Öresund, you might recall the mentioning of Swedes being…
Öresund – where two countries meet Posted by Katja on Jan 10, 2013
Hi there all readers. How are your nyårslöften coming along? Kämpa på! (For the translation of these phrases and words see Jan 3rd’s post). Just one bridge away from one of the most southern tips of Sweden is Denmark. The bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark is called Öresundsbron and is 7.85 Km long. The project…
Nobel prizes Posted by Katja on Dec 28, 2012
Halloj alla läsare! This post is about the Nobel prizes and how some of them have had a great effected on your daily life. The ceremony for all the Nobel prizes, except the peace prize, is held in Stockholm, in the Stockholm concert house. The fact that the ceremony which is board casted across the…
Toilet phrases in Swedish Posted by Katja on Nov 7, 2012
This post will not be about how to say so many rude things as possible even though rude words seem to be some of the first people learn in a new language. The aim of this post is to give you phrases you can use when looking for a bathroom or you need to excuse…
Popular Swedish Souvenirs Posted by Katja on Oct 17, 2012
Going to Sweden soon? What are your expectations? A shopping spree or a walk in the woods? Checking out different pizzeria’s pizza salad? For those of you who have read this blog for a while now probably know more about Sweden than most. What would you then bring back from Sweden, either out of symbolic…