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Swedish designers

This post contains commercial links Lars Wallin Swedish fashion designer Lars Wallin has a degree from Beckmans’ School of design and has won the prestigious designer award “Guldknappen”. Wallin has designen outfits for scenkläder the Eurovision Song Contest, The Royal Opera in Stockholm and several Swedish artists and royalties. Lars Wallin is inspired by French coutureContinueContinue reading “Swedish designers”

Ikea

IKEA is a Swedish multinational company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories and other useful goods. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, who at the time was only 17 years old. The company name, IKEA, is an acronym of Kamprad’s initial (I K) with those of Elmtaryd (theContinueContinue reading “Ikea”

Greta Thunberg

There is this amazing girl, 16 years old, who’s already become an icon. She’s a role model to us all and she’s rubbing shoulders with the most powerful, influential and most admired leaders and politicians in the world! Greta in front of the New York skylinePhoto: Veckorevyn Greta Thunberg has, at a very young age,ContinueContinue reading “Greta Thunberg”

The four seasons

Sweden is all about nature and the seasonal changes. I love everything about the Swedish nature and landscape, especially the fact that we have four seasons that differ from eachother. Early fall and spring are my two favorites, and since one of my biggest interests is photography I usually go for long walks with myContinueContinue reading “The four seasons”

Volvo

Volvo i latin for “I’m rolling” (in Swedish “Jag rullar”). Volvo is one of the largest and most important company and brands in Sweden, and has been for decades. Photo: Pexels.com Volvo Cars and Volvo AB has been led by quite a few powerful men. One of the most influential leaders, Pehr G Gyllenhammar, heldContinueContinue reading “Volvo”

Halloween in Sweden

Halloween is one of those holidays that we have imported from the US, but unfortunately few people know what it is really about. So when is the right time to go trick or treating? Halloween is supposed to be celebrated on October 31:st, but in Sweden many children go trick or treating both before andContinueContinue reading “Halloween in Sweden”