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Flooring in Sweden Posted by Katja on Jun 20, 2012
Have you seen one of these around and wondered what are these things? Well in Swedish they are refererd to as en mattställning. You hang your rugs on them and hit them with en mattpiska, literally translated as a rug whip. Now you might wonder why there is such a need for these mattställningar…
English Version of the recipe for JORDGUBBSTÅRTA! Posted by Katja on Jun 17, 2012
I have translated the recipe in case you need the english version or for you to learn how to use the Swedish one. Sponge cake Ingredients 2 Eggs 2 dl Sugar 3 dl Flour 2 tsp Baking powder 2 tsp Vanilla extract /Vanilla sugar/powder 1 dl Water or milk 50-75 grams butter/margarine Breadcrumbs Ingredients for…
Lite sommarbak! – Baking in Swedish Posted by Katja on Jun 17, 2012
Soon it is midsummer, that usually means at least one jordgubbstårta (strawberry cake) with lots of vispgrädde (whipped cream) and jordgubbar uppe på (strawberries on top). I thought it might be nice to have a sockerkaksrecept (sponge cake recipe) posted here so you can try it at home if you feel like it. It is also…
The tale of Rosenbom Posted by Katja on Jun 13, 2012
There is a local custom in Karlskrona of putting a five crown coin from the year of your birth on it into the hat of a statue called “Rosenbom” just before you graduate for future good luck. Rosenbom was a man who lived during the 1700 hundreds, he worked at the shipbuilding yard in Karlskrona…
Förkortningar på svenska (Swedish abbreviations) Posted by Katja on Jun 9, 2012
The other day I was thinking about abbreviations and thought it might be helpful to learn some. There are hundreds more but these are probably a good start and will make everyday life in Sweden a whole lot easier. Abbreviations Swedish English alt. alternativt alternatively avd. avdelning department, section m.fl. med flera more in addition…
Expressing “coolness” in Swedish Posted by Katja on May 24, 2012
I think most of you can agree on how important it is to be able to small talk. As a part of small talking I find some phrases are used more than others, for example phrases expressing your appreciation for something. Like saying “That’s cool” or “Wow, awesome”. Here are some “coolness” phrases in Swedish…
Starbucks in Sweden Posted by Katja on May 17, 2012
For ages and ages there was no Starbucks in Sweden, at all. Unlike the US with around about 11 000 cafés, 1000 in Canada and more than 800 in Japan, Sweden had up until recently had none even though it is one of America’s biggest coffee chains. About 7 or 8 years ago Starbucks was…