Swedes need to be active Posted by Katja on Sep 14, 2010
When I was little I hated being bored. I still do, but the difference is that now I can think up my own ways to use my time. As a little kid I needed everything planned for me, as small children we learn this cultural behavior at daycare or even earlier than that. When children…
Rune Stones in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Sep 13, 2010
The Swede as a Viking is a stereotype that is alive and well. It’s a stereotype that even the Swedes themselves play up. Just watch the stands next time Sweden is playing in any international sporting event. You’ll see Swedes wearing the ubiquitous blue and yellow horned Viking helmet. Of course, we all know that…
Find the Swedish celebrity! Posted by jennie on Sep 10, 2010
Let’s finish off a week of politics with a light and easy Friday puzzle! Can you name the Swedish celebrity/band? And more importantly, can you find them in the word puzzle? Some are easy, some are a bit more difficult… But if you manage to find all eight of them and actually present the solution in a correct and creative – can’t think of…
Stoppa Sverigedemokraterna! Posted by Tibor on Sep 9, 2010
There is 9 days to go until the election day but you can already leave your votes at different locations all around the country. It has been quite a rising of extreme right-winged parties all over Europe. Extremism is not my thing. Left or right it doesn´t matter. Spreading hate is the last thing we…
Valstugor – a Swedish phenomenon? Posted by jennie on Sep 7, 2010
It’s only two weeks left until Election Day (Sept 19) in Sweden the final race to win the voters have just begun. Every day is filled with broadcasted debates, talk shows, live chats, interviews…well, Sweden is pretty much nothing but politics at the moment. I was back home this weekend, a friend got married and in between ceremonies…
Meet the world in Gothenburg Posted by Tibor on Sep 2, 2010
Let me give you a short introduction to the student and educational life of Gothenburg. Yesterday I wrote about education in general in Sweden on the Swedish blog. I hope I could provide some useful information for you. This post is a kind of part two. At the moment you can study in Swedish higher…
Swedish University Education Posted by Tibor on Sep 1, 2010
Swedish university education is one of the top ranked educations in the world. The reason is for that is a lot of research and that people are not afraid of using new technologies and methods. Swedish education is often based on the one-step-ahead idea. The Swedish governments have invested a lot into adequate educations. There has…