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Swedish behaviour – according to you Posted by jennie on Jul 11, 2011
-Neat Christmas decoration and the same curtain/drapery style on the windows. -Even sweet so called salads. -Butter overdose (almost on every food) -Weird kinds of bread. -Lunchtime in 11 o’clock. -Cinnamon overdose. -Raw fish and what i mind the most: people go to work, go shop for food after work and hide at home in…
Garden-mania! Posted by Katja on Jun 20, 2011
Know anything about Sweden’s climate and daylight hours? For those of you who don’t, well, a very quick summary would be along the lines of: The south is much hotter than the north, but has shorter daylight hours, thus focusing on agriculture differently from the northern parts. The north has a lot of midnight sun…
Swedish dating Posted by Katja on Dec 8, 2010
According to the latest study, 30% of Swedish singles choose to net-date, which is more than a quadrupling since 2000. It is most popular for the age group 30-49 years old. Net-dating has become the most popular way to find love. Ten years ago only 7% of singles dated in this way. Many admit that…
Office Swedish part 2 Posted by Tibor on Oct 28, 2010
So here is part two for some very useful Swedish office definitions. Enjoy! Tjänstepension: It is a part of your future pension. You can divide the pension in Sweden into 3 parts. (Statlig pension, tjänstepension, own private pension savings). This one is paid in by your employers through the years. You have to work at…
Office Swedish part 1 Posted by Tibor on Oct 26, 2010
Many of our readers live and work in Sweden, but if you are still at SFI course (Swedish for Immigrants) or speak English at work you might wonder about certain expressions and what they mean at work. I have collected here some useful information for you. Lönespecifikation: It is a free template that comes via…
Swedish Candy and Sweets Posted by Tibor on Sep 16, 2010
Sweden tops the list of sweets and candy consuming countries with a yearly 18 kgs per person/year. In this post I will try to give you a short overlook about Swedish sweets (svenskt godis). Swedish sweets and candy is a part of the Swedish holidays, Fridays (just think about fredagsmys) and also the coffee breaks (fikapauser) on Fridays at the most work…
Swedish prepositions: på Posted by jennie on May 27, 2010
Alright, time to get down and dirty with “På”. I wrote earlier this week that Swedes seem to love “Till”, but we have a pretty good love affair with “på” as well. I have bee thinking, reading, asking and googling to find as many ways as possible to use “på” and I am pretty sure…