Your wish – our command! Posted by jennie on May 13, 2010
I admit, we have been a bit lazy when it comes to grammar and vocab lately. But before we dig deeper into the fascinating world of accusative cases, the genitive, å-ä-ö, tongue twisters and sj-sounds, we would love some guidelines from you kära läsare (dear readers). Please let us know what confuses you the most about Swedish and what you never seem to…
Marstrand Posted by Tibor on May 12, 2010
I have recently done some long walks on the Swedish west coast (västkusten aka. bästkusten). just to clear my head out. One of my all time favourites is Marstrand which is a small town situated on two islands named Marstrand and Koön. I was lucky with the weather and there weren´t many people there since the season begins around…
Bring on the Swedish summer! Posted by jennie on May 11, 2010
Take out your calendars and make some important notes! This is what the Swedes (some of us at least…) are looking forward to at the moment: Eurovision Song Contest 27-29 May Since Sweden failed to deliver last year, we have to earn our place in the big Eurovision Song Contest on May 29th. But we have high…
Stockholm Syndrome – Music from Mayhem Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 10, 2010
Jennie recently linked to a sketch by Comedy Central. Through some investigative journalism The Daily Show found that Stockholm is “possibly not heaven on earth according to Wyatt Cenat.” The sketch plays on the Stockholm Syndrome term suggesting that the Swedes interviewed are being held hostage by their country, and so are sympathetic to its…
Sweden’s Culinary Treats Posted by Marcus Cederström on May 8, 2010
Husmanskost is the Swedish word for traditional Swedish food. Many of the traditional meals that are included in the husmanskost category include potatoes and fish or some other form of meat. While some dishes or foods are more common than others, some are more famous than others. For better or worse. For example, there’s the…
Moving to Sweden – housing words defined Posted by Gabriel on May 7, 2010
Moving to Sweden can be easy and it can be hard. One thing which is really different is the housing market. There are all sorts of strange and hard to understand names for things that there most likely is no equivalent for in your own language or country. Here’s a list to help you along…
Dagens skratt: Stockholm Syndrome Posted by jennie on May 6, 2010
I know, it’s yesterday’s news but these eight minutes always makes me laugh and I figured just had to share it on a gray and dull Thursday like this… Dagens skratt (The laugh of the day) is a piece of ‘investigative’ journalism from The Daily Show where the reporter Wyatt Cenat travels to Sweden and digs deep into the…