Archive for 'Culture'
Eurovision Sweden – 2016! Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 25, 2015
Eurovision is, quite possibly, the greatest musical event in the entire world. That’s actually a scientific truth and cannot be disputed. Unfortunately, only 200 million people around the world tuned in. That means there are still a whole lot of folks who missed the show. But don’t worry. Plenty of Swedes watched. Like 3.4 million…
Swedish grammar: Is it “han” or “honom”? The answer might not be what you think! Posted by Stephen Maconi on Feb 6, 2015
If you’ve lived in Sweden for any extended period of time, you may have noticed that there are plenty of dialects and plenty of personal, individual variants (so-called “ideolects”) of Swedish. One particular variation you might happen to notice is the use of han rather than honom as the third-person male object pronoun of a…
Swedish Children’s Shows and Snoppen och Snippan Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 12, 2015
Yesterday, Bacillakuten had it’s season premier on Sveriges Television. This shouldn’t really be a big deal. The show is one of those fun kid’s shows that aims to teach children while hopefully keeping them somewhat entertained and happy. Bacillakuten focuses specifically on teaching children about the body. Again, not a huge deal, really. We all…
Driving in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 23, 2014
If you end up moving to Sweden or even just visiting, you might realize you want the freedom of the open road. Or something like that. If you do decide to drive in Sweden, there are a few things you need to be aware of. Some of these things may differ from your country…
10 best Swedish snow toys Posted by Katja on Jan 3, 2014
This post will make you an expert in the vocabulary of the best and most common Swedish winter toys. As you’ll be able to see from the following pictures ALL ages love these. Both adults, teenagers and youngsters go out every winter and play with these. Whole families go out together and spend hours out…
Make Your Own Glögg Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 25, 2013
With Christmas Eve behind us and Christmas coming to an end, it’s time to relax. And what better way to relax than with some glögg? Glögg is a Swedish mulled wine that people traditionally drink in December. It goes great with delicious baked goods. Luckily, Katja posted a couple of recipes for some of those…
Irritation in the common laundry room Posted by Katja on Dec 22, 2013
I have no idea if it is only in Sweden that people who live in apartment building share a laundry room with the other or not. A couple of days ago I read an article in the newspaper about how the laundry room is a big source of conflict amongst Swedes. I thought it was…