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Old Norse words in English Posted by Tibor on Nov 28, 2016
We know that English is a mixture of a lot of languages like Celtic, Gaelic, Latin languages and also some Old Norse. Have you ever thought about it that there is a deeper connection to the Nordics in Scotland and England than you would think? There are plenty of traces of Old Norse in different…
Allhelgona Posted by Tibor on Oct 31, 2016
Allhelgona, Alla helgons dag, All Saints Day, Halloween. But what is the difference between the names? We like to celebrate in general in Sweden. We are really good at it. I mean really good. New Year’s Eve (Nyårsafton), Fettisdagen (The Fat Tuesday), Walpurgis Eve (Valborgsmässoafton), Våffeldagen (Waffle Day), Midsummer (Midsommar), Cray Fish Party (Kräftskiva), The…
To survive the Swedish autumn and winter Posted by Tibor on Oct 26, 2016
When you move to Sweden from another country you might find the Swedish autumn very cosy during the first years, especially when it is good weather. It is not really the dark or the cold that it’s hard to deal with- because as people say over here: Det finns inget dåligt väder bara dåliga kläder…
Swedish Pokémon Hunters Posted by Tibor on Sep 26, 2016
Are you into the new sensation Pokémon-Go? Well in Sweden just as in other countries the number of Pokémon-hunters are huge. The representant of the Social Democrats Monica Green tweeted a picture of a a pokemon she spotted behind Prince Daniel during the PM’s (statsminister) Stefan Löfven’s speech at the opening ceremony of the House of…
Way out West Posted by Tibor on Aug 31, 2016
The Way Out West music festival is one of the biggest events in Gothenburg and also in Sweden. Gothenburg will constantly do things differently than the capital. Sometimes it succeeds sometimes it’s less of an accomplishment. The line-up is fancier and fancier every year and the rumors tell that the management organizing probably the festival…
Monica Zetterlund – Trubbel (with English subs) Posted by Tibor on Aug 29, 2016
Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer who mostly recorded jazz work. She began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records. She didn’t know the language and what they sang about in English but because of her strong will and hard work, she put her had to it. She was…
(Sommarsverige har semesterstängt) Summer Sweden is closed during vacation Posted by Tibor on Jul 27, 2016
Oh so you haven’t yet fixed your new id-card or maybe your EU-health insurance card before leaving for your summer vacation? You might end up having some problems that you haven’t really accounted for, like opening hours, delays, (sommarvikarier) summer substitute staff that work slower and less efficiently. July and August are the most popular…