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The big immigration Posted by Katja on Feb 8, 2013
Depending on the level of interest in history, most Swedes know a little bit about the big immigration of Swedes to the United States of America during the late eighteen hundreds. Sweden was said to be a dark and cold place befallen by several years of crop failure in a row. During the eighteen and…
Minority Languages in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 29, 2012
This blog, obviously, focuses on Swedish, the official language of Sweden. But there are several official minority languages in Sweden as well – these include Finnish, Sámi, Meänkieli, Romani, and Yiddish. Back in 2000, the country also ratified the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. This charter offers a lot of protection for regional…
Jul igen – Christmas again Posted by Tibor on Dec 22, 2012
Try to avoid what the sarcastic Just D is singing about. There is another side of Christmas too. Not just the fairy-tail happy part but Christmas stress and regret around bad Christmas memories. I really hope that Christmas will turn out in a good way for all of you and you guys out there who…
10 things to think about when writing a Swedish CV Posted by Tibor on Dec 20, 2012
For you guys who are currently och will look for jobs on the Swedish job market. I hereby give you a review of what you have to think about when looking for a job. They also seems to know that it´s called ett CV and not en CV.
Sister where art thou? Posted by Tibor on Oct 25, 2012
As many of you might remember one of our fellow bloggers Jennie quit a few months ago because of her maternity leave. We miss her all and especially her up-to-date and witty posts. So I was thinking the other day that it would be nice to hear from her and know how it´s been…
Nobel Prizes 2012 Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 16, 2012
The Nobel Prizes have recently been announced. In fact, all of them have been announced and will be awarded to the recipients in December. Alfred Nobel was a prolific inventor, most famous for inventing his patent on dynamite. All those inventions made him a rich man and when he died his will stated that his…
Personal Pronouns Den, det, de/dom, dem Posted by Tibor on Oct 11, 2012
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