Folkdräkt 2.0: Re-inventing the national costume Posted by jennie on Apr 27, 2010
The Scots have their kilts, the Japanese have the kimono, the Norwegians have their bunad and well, you get the picture. But the Swedes? What do the Swedes wear on special Swedish occasions? We have a traditional Swedish costume (Sverigedräkten) and we even have 25 different varieties of that one (one for each province) and we probably have…
Madeleine and Jonas split – Do you support Sweden’s royal family? Posted by Gabriel on Apr 27, 2010
The Swedish Royal Court recently announced that Princess Madeleine had broken up with her fiancé, Jonas Bergström, after weeks of media reports about a brief affair between the groom-to-be and a Norwegian handball star during a ski trip. Yes, handball. (We’ll explain that in another post:-)) It has been quite a few exciting years for…
The News from Stockholm – Freedom of the Press Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 25, 2010
In the past week, a discussion has been brewing in Sweden about freedom of the press. The discussion stems from recent revelations that a right-wing newspaper has received government funding. Nationell Idag, a newspaper published by Nationaldemokraterna, has been granted about 1.7 million SEK in support for the 2010 calendar year (along with about 700,000…
Do you play any sports? Posted by Gabriel on Apr 23, 2010
Quirky Swedish lifestyle facts part II Posted by Katja on Apr 22, 2010
Ok guys, for all of you who read part 1 you now know that Swedes do not wear shoes inside. Well then what do they do if they don’t want to lose “a part of their outfit”? #1 Most Swedes have shoes for all occasions. Shoes you wear outside, then when inside you usually walk…
Sweden – the 10th most attractive country Posted by jennie on Apr 21, 2010
Sweden-lovers, what do we make of this: According to Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index (NBI), which measures the global image of 50 countries in terms of attractiveness and qualities, Sweden in the 10th most attractive country in the world. At first, being number 10 sounded pretty good in my ears, but hmm… I’m not so sure. Especially if…
How Often Do You Speak Swedish? Posted by Marcus Cederström on Apr 20, 2010
How often do you actually nee to respond to the question how often? Often enough it seems. And the Swedish language offers you a couple of different options when answering. As a general rule, the response is the word “i.” Hur ofta läser du dina mejl? En gång i timmen. How often do you read…