Tag Archives: Sweden
Weapon amnesty in Sweden Posted by Tibor on Apr 2, 2018
A flyer found its way down in my mail box the other day. It said “Lämna in vapen” Hand in your weapon. I got pretty surprised (överraskad). There has been three weapon amnesties in my life time. One in 1993 when approximately 17000 unregistered firearms and 15 tons of ammunition were handed in by Swedish…
The chaos in Swedish Health Care System Posted by Tibor on Mar 19, 2018
Health care in Sweden is largely tax-funded, a system that ensures everyone equal access to health care services. Challenges include funding, quality and efficiency of its health care services. Waiting times for pre-planned care, such as cataract or hip-replacement surgery, have long been a cause of dissatisfaction. As a result, Sweden introduced a health care guarantee in 2005…
Feeling very Swedish in other countries Posted by Tibor on Aug 7, 2017
I have been on the road for 2,5 months soon. I am enjoying my well-earned and long vacation this year. It is kind of a vagabond life when you travel that much. You’re closet is your luggage. You develop extremely many surviving skills during a trip on your own. I have been enjoying myself for…
Study.EU ranks Sweden as 5th Posted by Tibor on Apr 3, 2017
Study.EU is the gateway to universities in Europe. The prominent website ranks Sweden as the fifth most suitable country in Europe for students both from and outside the EU. You will find much detailed information on cost of living, study programs and courses on all levels, housing and other essential information before moving to Sweden…
To survive the Swedish autumn and winter Posted by Tibor on Oct 26, 2016
When you move to Sweden from another country you might find the Swedish autumn very cosy during the first years, especially when it is good weather. It is not really the dark or the cold that it’s hard to deal with- because as people say over here: Det finns inget dåligt väder bara dåliga kläder…
Swedish Pokémon Hunters Posted by Tibor on Sep 26, 2016
Are you into the new sensation Pokémon-Go? Well in Sweden just as in other countries the number of Pokémon-hunters are huge. The representant of the Social Democrats Monica Green tweeted a picture of a a pokemon she spotted behind Prince Daniel during the PM’s (statsminister) Stefan Löfven’s speech at the opening ceremony of the House of…
Monica Zetterlund – Trubbel (with English subs) Posted by Tibor on Aug 29, 2016
Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer who mostly recorded jazz work. She began by learning the classic jazz songs from radio and records. She didn’t know the language and what they sang about in English but because of her strong will and hard work, she put her had to it. She was…