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Allsång på Skansen Posted by on Jun 27, 2012

This week an old Swedish favorite TV-program has started yet again. Allsång på Skansen. (Allsång means “singalong”). Eight weeks forward different artists will sing live at Skansen in Stockholm. The very first broadcasting of the event was on SVT on the 3rd of August 1979. Every couple of years different numbers of programs were broadcasted…

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What do most Swedes do every Tuesday at 8 pm? Posted by on Jul 6, 2011

Answer: They sing-a-long. Or at least, they watch “Allsång på Skansen” (Sing-a-long from Skansen) on telly. There’s something about Swedes and singing. We love it and we do it especially well in a big group. This love for a proper sing-a-long has resulted in thousands of sing-a-long-events all over Sweden. In the summer, lots of…

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Allsång – a Swedish summer tradition Posted by on Aug 10, 2010

There are a few essentials you must experience during a traditional Swedish summer. In my opinion, you can’t leave the country before you have been to a proper  midsummer party with the “Little Frog”-dance, seen the midnight sun, tried our new potatoes with sourcream and chives, sung one drinking song on a crazy crayfish party and –…

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Sweden in a nutshell Posted by on Jan 9, 2010

Remember the Swedish places that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list? I know, “world heritage” might not sound like the most exciting thing, but believe me, this list is about to get smoking! I just listened to an interesting radio program about UNESCO’s new plan to expand the list and also include traditions, events and intangible (immateriella) things as…

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