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IKEA i “blåsväder” Posted by Tibor on Oct 4, 2012
Do you know what “blåsväder” is in English? It literally means “wind storm” maybe storm of criticism would be a great way to put it. But it basically means scandal. This is exactly what happened when the Swedish company IKEA´s Saudi version of the autumn catalogue for 2012 had come out a few days ago. The reactions…
Chanterelle season in Sweden Posted by Tibor on Sep 25, 2012
It is kind of nice to have the autumn around, when you realize how much you have missed some dishes or ingredients. Try to get the maximum out of the seasons while desperately waiting for the summer. It´s plenty of chanterelles out there in the forests and you can do a whole lot…
IKEA Hotels Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 20, 2012
I quite like reading about IKEA. I even like writing about the company sometimes as well, everything from cultural differences to the food to its role abroad. Maybe it’s because IKEA, considered by some to be the epitome of Swedishness, is no longer headquartered in Sweden. In fact, the headquarters are in the Netherlands and…
2012 Svenska OS Medaljer Posted by Marcus Cederström on Aug 13, 2012
The Olympics are over. It was a couple of weeks of some very incredible performances from athletes from around the world. But how’d it go in Sweden? There were 134 athletes competing in 20 different sports. Sweden managed to win eight medals total. They came home with one gold medal, four silver medals, and three…
Where does the -s-passive come from? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jul 16, 2012
The -s-passive is something that doesn’t exist (at least not in the same form) in English, so one might be curious about how it appeared in Swedish. Here’s your explanation from Uppsala, Sweden! (Those of you who missed last week’s post about passive verbs in Swedish will want to read it first, unless you already…
Landing at Arlanda – Visiting Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 5, 2012
Sweden’s main airport is Arlanda, located just a bit outside of Stockholm. It’s an easy enough airport to get to, but if you’re heading into town, it does take a bit of travel. And let’s be honest, if you’ve just arrived in Stockholm on a trans-Atlantic flight, the last thing you want is more travel…
Visiting Sweden – Gamla Stan Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jun 28, 2012
All this language learning should be good for something. Like visiting Sweden maybe. There’s hardly a better time to visit Sweden than summertime. Having lived in Stockholm for quite some time, I’m especially partial to the capital. It’s a beautiful city built on several islands meaning you’re never far from the water. There are museums…