Today, it happens to be all about me me me and my favourites from up north. And since I’m a sucker for list, here’s my list of things I love about, from and in Sverige. Click away!<\/p>\n
Favourite Famous Swede: Favourite Swedish Word:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Slang:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Sayings:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Food:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Candy:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Movie:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Webpage:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish blog:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Book:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish TV-show:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Magazine:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Brand:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Shop:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Song:<\/strong> Favourite Swedish Royalty: Favourite Swedish City:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The remarkable children’s authur Astrid Lindgren<\/a>. If you still haven’t read the amazing stories about the Lionheart Brothers, Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter or Mio, My Mio, please do so. Immediately.<\/p>\n
\nSmultronst\u00e4lle = a place that you love and cherish is your “wild strawberry place”. Smultron = Wild strawberry. St\u00e4lle = Place.<\/p>\n
\nG\u00f6tt = great
\nM\u00f6la = stuff your face with something yummy
\nAsar = Lurch around doing nothing<\/p>\n
\nSmaken \u00e4r som baken – delad = The taste is like your butt – divided.
\nMan ska inte ropa hej f\u00f6rr\u00e4n man \u00e4r \u00f6ver b\u00e4cken = Don’t shout hello until you have crossed the stream.<\/p>\n
\nWithout a doubt Falukorv<\/a>. Followed by a newly baked, big and moist cinnamon bun after this <\/a>recipe. Mmm heavenly.<\/p>\n
\nPolly – a little chocolate covered foam-thing with butter fudge filling that has been a Swedish classic since 1965 and can be purchased at IKEA. A must, I tell you. And horribly salty liquorice, of course!<\/p>\n
\n“En K\u00e4rlekshistoria” (A Love Story\/Roy Andersson, 1970)
\n“Tilsammans” (Together\/Lukas Moodysson 2000)
\n“Farv\u00e4l Falkenberg” (Goodbye Falkenberg\/Jesper Ganslandt 2006)
\n(All are available with subtiles)<\/p>\n
\nwww.blocket.se – where the Swedes buy and sell their used cars\/furniture\/clothes\/cell phones… Last year, we bought and sold tings for almost two billions on there! Simple, fun AND environmental friendly.<\/p>\n
\nWell, apart from the obvious, I – and almost half of Sweden’s population – love to read this <\/a>funny a sharp blog by the Swedish journalist and author Alex Schulman.<\/p>\n
\nApart from everything with Astrid Lindgren I can read Swedish crime until my eyes bleed. The favourite author at the moment is Mons Kallentoft<\/a> and his novel “Sommard\u00f6den” (The Summer Death) gives me the creeps just by standing there in the book shelf.<\/p>\n
\n“Mia och Klara”, Swedish humour at its best. Have a sneakpeak – in Swedish – here!<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWithout a doubt Filter<\/a>. It’s thick like a book and contains billiant, long articles about everything. Literally everything.<\/p>\n
\nString<\/a> has made classic and great looking shelves since the 1950’s. Welcome to design heaven!<\/p>\n
\nMonki<\/a> makes great and stylish women’s clothes to very much affordable prices.<\/p>\n
\nAt the moment, it’s\u00a0 H\u00e4stpojkens “Gitarrer och bas, trummor och hat”. <\/a>(Guitars and base, drums and hate).<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Our one and only female regent, Queen Kristina (1632-1654) a very interesting and strong character. Amongst the now living it must be the middle kid, 28-year old Madeleine.\u00a0Both\u00a0her and her\u00a0older sister Victoria, our next regent,\u00a0are getting married this summer. Talk about wedding fever!<\/p>\n
\nG\u00f6teborg. Make sure to visit Slottskogen, a huge and beautiful park with lovely surroundings, lots of animals and great events.\u00a0And, more important,\u00a0have an ice cold beer on the 23d floor of Gothia West Tower.<\/p>\n