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Opening hours Posted by Katja on Sep 29, 2011
The chances that you will be battling people right after work for groceries are quite high in Sweden. Probably less so now then a couple of years ago when almost all shops closed at 5 PM, but I think you would still be hard-pressed to find a shops that is open after 9pm on a…
Lisa Ekdahl´s Vem vet with English and Swedish subs. Posted by Tibor on Sep 27, 2011
The Facebook changes Posted by jennie on Sep 22, 2011
As all Facebook-user would be well aware of by now, the page went through a complete and sudden make over yesterday. That said, a make over tend to be for the better and the world of Facebook users don’t seem to agree on this one. The debate kicked off immediately and the judgements were harsh…
Breaking news – Swedish Design goes London Posted by Tibor on Sep 19, 2011
Swedish Design Goes London During the Design Festival. Click here to download the catalogue With exhibitions, seminars, talks and several producers and designers, Swedish design will be very visible in the British capital in September 2011. To start with, the Ambassador of Sweden will exclusively open up her Residence at Portland Place for a Swedish design…
Age in Sweden Posted by Katja on Sep 16, 2011
The almighty ‘personnummer’ (your birthdate) makes everyones ages’ public and this may explain why Swedes do not mind giving their age when introducing themselves. For example when a group of people introduce themselves for each other, they say what their name is and how old they are. You age is a kind of ‘taboo’ subject…
What’s wrong with Stockholm? Posted by jennie on Sep 9, 2011
Just came across this article from the CNN.com travel column “The State I’m In” by Brendan Francis Newnam. It’s about Stockholm and thought I’d share it with you. It’s spot on in so many ways, and fun and useful as well. A snippet: “In fact, Stockholm is so attractive and so user-friendly that your feelings about it…
How to buy Swedish food abroad Posted by jennie on Sep 1, 2011
As a Swede living abroad, the monthly trip to IKEA is big treat. Not so much for the flat packs and the tea candles, but more so for the mouth watering food department. Lingonberry jam, pickled herring, knäckebröd, Daim cake… Well, you probably all know what it’s like. Or, what it WAS like, I should…