Archive for 'Culture'
Swedish Coffee Vocabulary Posted by Katja on Apr 27, 2012
It is a well known fact that Swedes drink a lot of coffee. The logical conclusion to draw of that is that there is a lot of different vocabulary that goes with that custom. Lets start by looking at the different types of coffee: 1) Bryggkaffe: Brew coffee 2) Kokkaffe: Boiled coffee 3) Snabbkaffe: Instant…
“Life-long learning” quite a Swedish concept Posted by Katja on Apr 16, 2012
From the 70’s onward the concept of everybody having the right to learn, to go to school and more importantly; go back to school become national. Folk High schools, distance learning, learning online and further developing of skills through work are all common for adults in Sweden. There is no disgrace in going back to…
‘Big’ and ‘small’ in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Apr 12, 2012
Compared to most countries, Sweden is very small, at least in terms of population. Despite that, from the greatly dominant forests of this land have come numerous inventions and developments: from dynamite and the pacemaker to ABBA and IKEA. Several famous scientists that have contributed immensely to the world of science also come from Sweden…
Swedish-American Myth – The Kensington Stone Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 10, 2012
I’m working on a degree in Scandinavian Studies and have recently found myself reading and listening to a lot of things about the Kensington Stone. In fact, I just recently heard a talk by Anders Lundt Hansen, a Danish historian and NGO worker, discussing the stone and was inspired to do a quick write-up. The…
Påskägg and Påskbord Posted by Katja on Apr 6, 2012
Since it is Easter right now we better just talk about all the Easter traditions all at once. The Påskägg (Easter egg) is very central in Swedes celebrating Easter. Almost everybody gets one, though the way in which the receive it is quite different. Some find their eggs filled with candy on the kitchen table…
Påskkärringar in Sweden Posted by Katja on Apr 5, 2012
Most of you have probably heard of the Swedish witches who fly on their broomsticks to Blåkulla (blue hill) on the Thursday before Easter called Skärtorsdag in Swedish. Today. The tradition is for children to dress up as these witches, Påskharar (easter bunnies) or even black cats (though I think they are quite rare)…
@Sweden – a new look at Sweden Posted by jennie on Apr 2, 2012
As the first country in the world, Sweden hands over the country’s official Twitter account to its citizens – and this ladies and gentlemen, is a real gem. If you are on Twitter, you must make sure to follow @Sweden – a new way of portraying our beloved country. And by the way, I’m only…