Archive for 'Culture'
“Swedish Smörgasboard” Posted by Tibor on May 27, 2013
I come from a country that’s hard to find Somewhere near the icy pole But though we are freezing please bear in mind Sweden’s gonna warm your soul Our people are cold but our elks are hot A horny horde in every fjord Our moose may be loose but they hit the spot On our…
August Strindberg Posted by Katja on May 18, 2013
Who was this Swede? You probably feel like you have heard his name before, was he an author or perhaps a director? Well, depending on whom you ask in Sweden the reactions you will get will be quite different. Ask a young person and they will most likely know as much as you, but ask…
Kosläpp in Sweden Posted by Katja on Apr 25, 2013
You might have heard strange rumors that everybody in Sweden drinks milk. Even adults. This is actually true. We have cow milk drinkers, soja milk drinkers, rice milk drinkers, oat milk drinkers and many more as well. Most students drink milk with their school lunches, and for the students who are lacto-intolerant there are special…
The IKEA concept Posted by Katja on Apr 11, 2013
Marcus wrote a great post about IKEA a couple of months ago, check that out here: IKEA furniture – cultural differences? I’d like to continue with a slightly different side to IKEA. First of all, the IKEA concept is an interesting one, very align with the Swedish equality mentality. Everybody should be able to furnish…
Robin Stjernberg wins Melodifestivalen Posted by Stephen Maconi on Apr 2, 2013
By now this is relatively old news, but it is certainly still relevant! This year, Sweden will send Robin Stjernberg, winner of this year’s Melodifestivalen, to Malmö, a city in the very south of Sweden, with his song You to perform in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. For those of you who are unaware, the…
Vårprat (Spring talk in Swedish) Posted by Katja on Mar 21, 2013
Just around about this time of year, at least in the south of Sweden, talk of spring is one of the most popular conversation topics. This blogpost will equip you with good phrases for “vårprat” (spring talk). Here comes a standard phrase which you can exchange the adjective for any number of synonyms. “Visst är…
Melodifestivalen – 2013 Posted by Marcus Cederström on Mar 5, 2013
It’s time. The final Melodifestivalen is happening this Saturday. Of course, we’ve got a few fans here on the blog who have written about Melodifestivalen before (including me with Melodifestivalen and the other Swedish Schlager), but for those of you who are new to the glory that is Swedish schlager, here’s a quick rundown. Schlager…