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Café culture in Sweden Posted by Katja on May 14, 2012
Most of you dedicated Swedish blog readers will probably have read about or heard of the Swedish “fika”. Swedes love to have their 3 o’clock fika-time or go out to cafés and such. But still, the culture of sitting in cafés is really very different from a lot of other countries in Europe. It is…
Swedish Coffee Vocabulary Posted by Katja on Apr 27, 2012
It is a well known fact that Swedes drink a lot of coffee. The logical conclusion to draw of that is that there is a lot of different vocabulary that goes with that custom. Lets start by looking at the different types of coffee: 1) Bryggkaffe: Brew coffee 2) Kokkaffe: Boiled coffee 3) Snabbkaffe: Instant…
@Sweden – a new look at Sweden Posted by jennie on Apr 2, 2012
As the first country in the world, Sweden hands over the country’s official Twitter account to its citizens – and this ladies and gentlemen, is a real gem. If you are on Twitter, you must make sure to follow @Sweden – a new way of portraying our beloved country. And by the way, I’m only…
Swedish buns – Philadelphia style Posted by jennie on Mar 6, 2012
From yummy men to yummy buns! Being pregnant mean an awful lot of things. For start – I’m having a baby! But I’m also having some serious cravings and of course are these cravings quite specific Swedish things that might not be the easiest thing in the world to get hold of. This past weekend…
Sankta Lucia in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 13, 2011
A couple of years ago, we wrote about the Lucia tradition in Sweden. But with it being the 13th of December yet again, it was time to give a quick refresher course. The Lucia tradition involves a woman dressed in white with a crown of candles upon her head. Following her are several young boys…
Swedish Slang Words (Verbs) Posted by Tibor on Sep 26, 2011
Some of the Swedish slang words are estabilished in today´s written language. It is a trend that salng words come and go fast, but some of them become a part of the everyday vocabulary. Hereby, follows some example: (to do nothing, to rest, to be lazy) att vila, att lata sig= att dega (to drink…
To work in Sweden II. (jobs) Posted by Tibor on Sep 5, 2011
When you look for a job in Sweden, you should start with reading the job ads in Swedish platsannonser. All the jobs are supposed to be announced by law. But of course many of the jobs has already been assigned for interns or people who have connection to a certain employee at a certain company…