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Food choices in Sweden Posted by Katja on Jan 3, 2011
If you have been to Sweden you might have noticed in restaurants or in supermarkets, how many choices there are for vegetarians, not only vegetarians but vegans, people who don’t tolerant milk or gluten, people who don’t eat pork etc. etc. There are endless substitutes, tofu, soja protein, vegetables, beans, Quorn and many other options…
New Year’s Eve in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 31, 2010
New Year’s Eve in Sweden tends to be celebrated with family and friends, just like in a lot of countries. Fancy clothes are worn, delicious dinners are eaten, plenty of champagne consumed, and of course, the cell phone companies are overloaded with texts being sent. It’s not too different than New Year’s Eve celebrations in…
23 December – The day before the Dipping Day Posted by jennie on Dec 23, 2010
Yet again, all of Sweden in completely covered in snow and you can’t find one single thermometer (outside…) in the whole country showing above zero. -20, more likely. Snow is causing chaos all over Sweden with cancelled trains, unsafe roads and icy conditions and lots of people won’t make it home in time for Christmas Eve…
Sweden in the the world news Posted by jennie on Dec 14, 2010
Remember my a piece of Sweden everywhere-obsession? Well, Sweden has been all over the world news lately, but unfortunately, it hasn’t been the greatest news. This is a sample on what newsreaders all over the globe has been talking about the last couple of weeks: On Saturday, two almost simultaneous explosions rocked central Stockholm, killing one and…
It’s Nobel day! Posted by jennie on Dec 10, 2010
Bring out your fancy frocks ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday, it’s December 10, it’s Nobel day! This means that thousands of important people from all over the world are eating an incredibly posh dinner in Blå Hallen in Stockholm – right this minute. I wasn’t invited, probably never will be, but to get in the right gala mood…
Swedish dating Posted by Katja on Dec 8, 2010
According to the latest study, 30% of Swedish singles choose to net-date, which is more than a quadrupling since 2000. It is most popular for the age group 30-49 years old. Net-dating has become the most popular way to find love. Ten years ago only 7% of singles dated in this way. Many admit that…
Domkyrkan in Uppsala Posted by Stephen Maconi on Dec 6, 2010
All the famous European cities have some form of domkyrka, or cathedral, including the relatively small but greatly historical city of Uppsala, located at our favorite Scandinavian destination: Sweden! While I was still living in Uppsala in February of this year, I decided to film a bit of domkyrkan there. The original idea was to…