Archive for August, 2010

Living in Sweden: Job Interview Tips

19, Aug 2010

Now that it is the end of summer, people are returning back to work and also applying for jobs again. Despite the recession, many companies are hiring, especially anything IT related. And many of these companies are welcoming to foreigners. I was surfing through the official job site in Sweden, Arbetsförmedlingen, that is branch responsible [...]

Man Collapses at Midnattsloppet Finish

14, Aug 2010

This was quite sad. We were watching the excitement of Midsnattsloppet Mål (sodermalms stockholm night running marathon), and while a few people collapsed from the running and heat exhaustion, one man went into cardiac arrest. He was being revived by the paramedics for at least 20 minutes before he was taken to Södersjukhuset. I hope [...]

Happy 3rd Birthday Lost in Stockholm!!!

12, Aug 2010

Three years ago this blog made its debut as a collection of thoughts about life. It quickly morphed into a place to explore Swedish in an caustic, witty, and artsy way. I learned it was easier and way more entertaining to discuss Swedish life and habits without the silver lining. For readers it’s a blog [...]

Apartment Hunting in Stockholm: Part 42

8, Aug 2010

Finding an apartment in Stockholm is like looking for polar bears on the streets. It is hard, it is aggravating, and it is downright elusive to find. Sometimes it takes days and sometimes months to find an apartment in the city of no hope. This is part 42 of the living in Sweden series. Apartment [...]

Techno Viking: The Dancing Swedish Police Officer

4, Aug 2010

Wondering what the Swedish Police are doing on a sunny summer afternoon? Dancing. In Malmö. At Stortorget. At least one police officer. Wow, amazingly awesome no words can describe it. Now we know how the police solve cases in Sweden: by dancing. Even ABC news in America picked up on the story. Some cops just [...]


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