Tag Archives: Norrland
Lingonsylt – Lingonberry jam Posted by Katja on Aug 26, 2011
I, like very many other Swedes, love to pick berries. First, summer comes with its season of strawberries and wild strawberries followed by the beginning of fall with its raspberries and blueberries. It’s a wild struggle to pick as many berries of one kind before the weather changes cause the remaining berries to wilt. During…
The Swedish provinces (landskap) Posted by jennie on Jun 16, 2010
Before getting on with all the fun stuff regarding the World Cup and the exciting royal wedding (three days to go now!), let’s spend some time studying the geography of Sweden. Quite often we seem to mention a few different provinces and I figured it was about time to go through them quickly and what they…
Allt om reflexer Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 12, 2009
If you don’t mind, I’d like to continue with our little road safety awareness message. Today’s topic – reflectors. The kind you wear on your clothing. Now, don’t laugh! This is actually a serious matter. You think you’ve seen dark, but unless you’re from Alaska, you haven’t seen real dark. The kind of dark that…
What’s a Hembygdsgård Anyway? Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 15, 2008
Because there’s not much to say about the Swedish performance at the Olympics (Ara Abrahamian’s hissy fit resulting in his bronze medal being revoked and Carolina Klüft’s dismal results so far, and that’s it in a nutshell) I’m going to continue talking about the wonders of Norrland instead. But first things first. Did you know…
Sami Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 6, 2008
I said last time that I would tell you about the Sami. In fact, I’ve been thinking about a Sami-themed post for quite a while now, or at least every time I listen to Transjoik. Though Transjoik is technically a Norwegian band, we’ll let them in here on an honorary membership. Sami, the people formerly…