Konstigt? Posted by Tibor on Jul 26, 2010
Following WWII almost the whole chemical arsenal of Germany was dumped into the Baltic Sea. After the World War dumping industrial waste into the sea was a good and environmental idea in all countries around the Baltic Sea. (So sorry but can´t see it how on Earth our politicians and experts could think that back…
More Nudity in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 23, 2010
TheLocal.se is a news site in Sweden that focuses on bringing Swedish news to people in English. It is not always a bastion of investigative journalism, but it can be entertaining and gives a quick overview of the important things happening in Sweden. It also gives a quick overview of the ridiculous things. Considering my…
The Swedish west coast, 10.18 pm Posted by jennie on Jul 22, 2010
Sorry guys, I’ve been meaning to post something all evening, but I seem to be stuck here in my deck chair, fighting off the mosquitos, listening to the sea, sipping on my Gevalia coffee and watching the most amazing sunset and sky. Do I need to say that I’m back in Sweden? And I’m loving every second of it. Jag…
The little red houses you see everywhere Posted by Katja on Jul 21, 2010
My cousins were visiting me and my family in Sweden for a couple of weeks and just went back to Australia yesterday. My cousins are 12 and 14 years old so we could go on some shorter road trips with them while they were here. In Västerbotten, the county that I live in in the…
Experiences with Arbetsförmedlingen Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jul 20, 2010
Plenty of people are looking for work when moving to a new country. As Jennie pointed out, there are several places to search for jobs. Even English speaking ones. When I first moved to Sweden, I didn’t have a job. I was in search of just about anything, English or Swedish. I had managed to…
Swedish Pronouns Posted by Tibor on Jul 19, 2010
Singular and Plural 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd person Grundform or Personal Pronouns Object forms Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive singular: 1 person jag mig min (verb) + mig min 2 person du dig din (verb) + dig din 3 person han, hon honom, henne hans, hennes (verb) + sig sin 3…
Sommarplågor hej hej! Posted by jennie on Jul 16, 2010
It’s the same story every summer and there’s no way you can escape it. It follows you around everywhere. At home, in the car, in the shop, on the telly, on the radio, and yes, you did quite like it in the beginning. But 2131 times later, you are ready to pack your bags and…