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How to make Swedish meatballs

Mar 11, 2010 11:30pm

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Sweden invents new ways for unemployment

Mar 11, 2010 1:12am

Swedes usually like to pride themselves in being creative and their ability to invent new things. Since we were starving and had a really poor quality of life during the 1800’s and before that when things started turning we were all too happy to embrace (omfamna) change. Therefore change has...

University Studies in Sweden

Mar 10, 2010 2:43am

Last week I wrote about Swedish relationships – the Sambo. Plenty of non-Swedes end up in Sweden because of a relationship, love refugees if you will. Others though come to the country for educational purposes. Sweden has long prided itself on offering a free education to anyone and everyone. Whether you...

The evolution of Swedish pop part 1

Mar 9, 2010 2:48am

Modern Swedish pop music has been around for almost four decades on the international scene. We can all agree that it started with ABBA in 1974 at the Eurovision Song Contest. They put Sweden on the map in the music industry. But it has been quite a ride since then, and...

Is Sweden an equal country?

Mar 7, 2010 4:11pm

Sweden is often praised as the utopia of equality and in some aspects, yes, Sweden has come a very long way and is by far much more equal than many other countries. Swedish women have the same rights as Swedish men. We have laws concerning equality (jämställdhet) in the working life, we have an...

Swedish Relationships – The Sambo

Mar 5, 2010 2:17am

Swedish can be a very literal language at times. Grönsaker for example means vegetables, literally though? Green things. Tandkött are your gums. Or literally, tooth meat. So the formation of the word sambo actually makes quite a bit of sense. Sam a shortening of the word for together, samman, and...

Tänka, tycka, tro

Mar 4, 2010 9:07am

You guys have surely been wondering what the differences are between these three words. It is nothing strange with them, since everyone can find similar words in their own languages. But sometimes it can happen that you would use a different verb in cases when tänka, tycka, tro are used in Swedish. It can...

Cream cake for breakfast – Only on your birthday!

Mar 4, 2010 2:05am

There are lots of ways to celebrate (fira) birthdays (födelsedagar), but the traditional way that is often used in older films like Astrid Lindgren’s books about Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika, Vi på saltkråkan and many more of her brilliant stories. Swedish birthday song: Ja må hon leva Strawberry-cream-cake...

Wanted: Job seeking stories

Feb 28, 2010 10:40am

Before we move into March (finally!) and add a new month to the blog roll, let’s tie up some loose ends. The last post on how to find an English speaking job in Sweden has triggered some questions. First of all, is it even possible to get an English speaking job in Sweden...

How to find an English speaking job in Sweden

Feb 26, 2010 3:17am

68 brilliant title suggestions later, let’s start with something practical and useful. Job search. The majority of you might not be planning a move to Sweden, but you never know. Perhaps you - while randomly clicking on the links beneath - all of a sudden stumble upon your dreamjob, think...