Archive for 'Culture'
Swedish Nursery Rhyme – Rida Rida Ranka Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 6, 2013
As I’ve written before, I sometimes do fieldwork in the United States, interviewing and talking with Scandinavian Americans. It’s a great experience and I get a chance to meet a lot of wonderful people and hear some amazing stories. One thing that has popped up a couple of times is an old nursery rhyme that…
Offensive bathroom sign in Luleå school is taken down Posted by Stephen Maconi on Feb 1, 2013
Sweden is renowned for its equal rights and anti-discrimination activism. There are always new arrangements being made to ensure the equal well-being of all of Sweden’s 9 million citizens, some which, for much of the rest of the world, appear extreme and receive much criticism. For example, there is a preschool in Stockholm that refrains…
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…
New Year’s Resolutions – in Swedish! Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 3, 2013
Hey there readers, We’ve already had our New Year’s celebrations this year, with fyrverkerier (fireworks), champagne (pronounced sjamm-PANJ), and tons of festande (partying)! Now it’s time to set our goals for this new year of 2013. A lot of people think it’s a stupid concept, but believe it or not, setting such a goal, if…
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…
Gävlebocken – The Gävle Christmas Goat Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 24, 2012
On December 12th, 2012, around midnight, Gävlebocken burned to the ground. The fire started in the left back leg of the goat and can be seen in the YouTube clip below: But this isn’t a news report. You can find plenty of those online about the burning of the goat. This is about the…