Archive for May, 2010

Voting Bias & Sweden’s Fail at Eurovision 2010

31, May 2010

I love Eurovision. After months of torture on national television to vet the “best” singer/group to represent their country, it culminates into a three night debacle of entire Europe fighting for the top song rights. This year, Sweden had a massive train wreck. It was so bad that voters killed the Swedish singer, Anna Bergendahl, [...]

Swedish Feminism 101: Don’t Let Daddy Walk You Down the Wedding Aisle

27, May 2010

As Sweden gears up for the Royal Wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and douchey looking Daniel Westling, plenty of scandals surround the wedding. First up, Daniel had a kidney transplant last year therefore his health is poor now. Supposedly. If he says he’s ready for the wedding, so be it. Next annoyance is that Swedes [...]

Love Stockholm 2010 and The Swedish Royal Wedding

24, May 2010

The wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is less than a month away on Saturday June 19th. For Sweden, this is akin to the late Lady Princess Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles. Crown Princess Victoria will inherit the throne from her father King Carl XVI Gustaf. Oh, and daddy will walk her down [...]

Yum! Indian Cooking Classes in Stockholm

20, May 2010

Holiday Update: If you would like to give a cooking session as a gift just contact me and let me know what you want to do. There will be a couple group classes organized next March/April for those interested. I love cooking and one of topics readers wanted covered from the polling was more posts [...]

More Photos from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano

17, May 2010

Just a quick post about nothing related to Sweden (unless Arlanda airport is deserted) but of our nordic country neighbor Iceland. I came across some more amazing video and photos gathered from the volcano region in southwestern Iceland and have to share them with you. There is also a large collection of photos of the [...]

Online Swedish Tax Declarations 2010

2, May 2010

It’s that time of year again when the flowers are blomming, birds are singing, and Skatteverket (the Swedish Tax Agency) is awaiting the tax returns of its citizens. And the real irony? Filing taxes is easy. Indeed! In April, you should have received your Deklaration statement (on pastel yellow paper). It will tell you how [...]


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