Valborgsmässoafton Posted by Katja on Apr 8, 2010
Valborg, otherwise known as Walpurgis Night, is a pagan tradition celebrated in Scandinavia on the 30th of April (1st May in some countries). In Sweden bonfires are lit on in the evening of the 30th and coirs sing in light of the fire welcoming the spring. Traditionally people banged tins and made as much noise…
Swedish numbers 1-100 Posted by Tibor on Apr 7, 2010
0 noll [nɔl:] 1 Ett [et:] 2 Två [tvo:] 3 Tre [tre:] 4 Fyra [fy:ra] 5 Fem [fem] 6 Sex [Sek:s] 7 Sju [ɧu:] 8 Åtta [ɔtta] 9 Nio [ni:ʊ] 10 Tio [ti:ʊ] 11 Elva [elva] 12 Tolv [tɔlv] 13 Tretton [trettɔn] 14 Fjorton [fju:ʈɔn] 15 Femton [femtɔn] 16 Sexton [sekstɔn] 17 Sjutton [ɧɵttɔn] 18…
Spring in Sweden Posted by Katja on Apr 6, 2010
In some cities in Sweden winter is over and spring is on its way or has already come. One of many signs are dandelions (maskrosor) popping up everywhere. You will also see happy people smiling and walking slower just looking around in total happiness. Alright, everybody won’t be as happy as that but people in…
Traditional Easter Smorgasbord Posted by jennie on Apr 5, 2010
Swedes are not the most adventurous people. That might explain why we eat the same thing on Christmas, Easter and Midsummer – with some minor adjustments depending on the season. Or, do we simply just love our herring (sill), salmon and meatballs? It is probably just as simple as that, and to be perfectly honest…
Swedish Easter traditions Posted by jennie on Apr 1, 2010
Easter is upon us (wasn’t it Christmas yesterday?) and today I’ll give you a crash course to the Swedish Easter traditions. There are not many, but there are a few things that you need to embrace if you are going to celebrate a prober Swedish Easter. And I promise you, this post is completely April…
The blonde and blue-eyed Swede and immigration Posted by Gabriel on Mar 31, 2010
Blonde hair and blue-eyed Swedes can be found, but less and less in groups. By now it is of course no surprise to you to hear that all Swedes don’t have blonde hair and blue eyes. Nope, Sweden has been changing. Around 20 percent of the Swedish population has a foreign background. The top three…
And the winner is… Posted by jennie on Mar 31, 2010
Finally time to pick a lucky winner of the book “Skynda att älska”! Just to show (atleast attempt to…) that this drawing is totally random: Step 1: 57 contestants on 57 pieces of paper… Step 2: 57 contestants on 57 pieces of paper folded up in a big bowl… Step 3: Stick my hand into…