Tag Archives: Swedish blog
Expressing Yourself with Swedish Prepositions Posted by Chelsea B on Feb 25, 2020
Prepositions are those pesky little words that often trip us up when we translate word-for-word from our native tongue into our foreign language. I wrote this i eller på post a couple weeks ago and the reader comments reminded me of some other challenging prepositions. This post will cover prepositions specifically related to känslor…
Jokkmokk’s Winter Market in its 415th Year Posted by Chelsea B on Jan 28, 2020
Sitting just above the arctic circle in Northern Sweden, Jokkmokk is much more than just a quaint little town. It has a huge significance for the living history of the Sámi people, and each year, hosts a Winter Market that draws around 40,000 people. In this blog post, we’ll learn a bit about the history…
Are Sweden and Denmark Breaking-Up Over Postage? Posted by Chelsea B on Jan 22, 2020
It doesn’t look good for the Swedish-Danish post giant PostNord. While package deliveries are at all all-time high, PostNord is losing money, pushing it to the verge of bankruptcy. Digitalization has shifted trends in postage, creating less than desirable conditions for both consumers and workers in the postal industry. Let’s unpack why this story is…
A Master List of Swedish Resources for Christmas Posted by Chelsea B on Dec 24, 2019
God jul, folks! This year for Christmas I’m giving you all the gift of web resources! The internet is truly a magical place nowadays for language study, but there is a lot out there and it can be hard to sort it all out. Below, you’ll find some of my favorite web resources for grammar…
Still no government in Sweden Posted by Tibor on Nov 12, 2018
The 25 September voted most of the Swedish parliament (Riksdagen) against Stefan Löfvén the sitting prime minister (statsminister) from the Socialdemocratic party. The most recent elections was held on 9/9 where the turn out was very close between the right and the left block: Alliance coalition between: (Moderate Party, Liberals, Center, Christian Democrats) 40,2 % Red-green…
Kräftskiva – Crayfish party Posted by Tibor on Sep 14, 2018
Now it is the season for crayfish parties all around the country. From the middle of August to the middle of September. It is also the time for picking mushrooms. Compared to last year when it was an amazing mushroom year this year hasn’t been so generous with us. It is probably because of the…
Popular Swedish Podcasts Posted by Tibor on Aug 21, 2017
Radio podcasts and programs are a great way learning and practicing Swedish. So I have tried to found the most popular, interesting and funny pods and programs for you that most Swedes listen to. For you who wouldn’t know what a podcast is wikipedia says: A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files which a user can download and listen to…