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What is typically Swedish?

This post contains commercial links What is “typical Swedish” and who decides what’s typical and/or not? To answer those two questions you need to keep an open mind and have a deeper knowledge about the country as well as its culture and history. Inherited from abroad or rooted in the Swedish history Some of theContinueContinue reading “What is typically Swedish?”

UEFA Women’s EURO 2022

The UEFA Women’s EURO is a 16-team tournament staged by/played in England (for the second time) from July 6 to July 31. 16 teams divided in four groups There are 16 teams (nations) in total (Russia replaced by Portugal), divided into four different groups from A-D. Group A: Austria, England, Northern Ireland and Norway. GroupContinueContinue reading “UEFA Women’s EURO 2022”

Facts about Sweden

Learn about the Swedish nature, economy, geography and population. “Sill och nubbe” is a tradition on Christmas, Easter and Midsommar (click the picture to read more). Governance Constitutional monarchy Official language Swedish Official minority languages Finnish, Yiddish, Meänkieli, Romani and Sami. National Day June 6 National anthem “Du gamla, du fria” Currency Swedish kronor (SEK)ContinueContinue reading “Facts about Sweden”

Swedish Midsommar

Come rain or come sun, Midsommarafton is by far one of the most celebrated dates during the year. This post contains a commercial link In the middle of June almost all Swedes (myself included) celebrate the happening of “Sommarsolståndet”, which occurrs when night and day are the exact same length. With a pick-nick basket inContinueContinue reading “Swedish Midsommar”

The crayfish celebration

Late August to late September is the time for the traditional crayfish celebration. It’s when Swedes gather round with friends and family to eat and drink to celebrate the first crayfish harvest with a traditional “Kräftskiva”. A true Swedish tradition The crayfish party is in fact a a nordic tradition but the actual crayfish partyContinueContinue reading “The crayfish celebration”

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”