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Kristi Himmelsfärds Dag {Ascension Day} in Sweden
16, May 2012Today Christ ascends to heaven in one of Christianity’s ecumenical feasts. In Sweden, today is a red day and most Swedes enjoy a long weekend with proper spring weather. Ascension of Christ by Garofalo, 1520. According to the Swedish Church, Ascension Day has been celebrated for hundreds of years: “Ascension Day has been celebrated since [...]
- In: holidays|scandinavia
Today at midnight is the end of filing taxes in Sweden. Skatteverket is quite friendly when it comes to tax filings as long as you saved all your receipts. illustration by Jonas Karner.
Sweden Gets Ready for New Banknotes & Coins
27, Apr 2012I love European money, well the Euro and the Kronar. They are colorful, different shaped banknotes for each denomination and usually have cute/bizarre images on the notes. Sweden has a colorful collection with dead people on the notes (you have to be dead – sorry Swedish Chef). But since the notes are 25 years old; [...]
- In: fun facts|news|scandinavia
I never expected I could be a licorice lover. Growing up, I loved one and one type of licorice candy: Jelly Belly licorice. My mom love licorice, like real licorice candy in the US. The Swedish variety was too salty for her tastes but she still enjoyed them. And she’s the only person I know [...]
- In: culture|food|scandinavia
UPDATE: Feb 27, 15.30. Photos of Princess Estelle at four days old. Awww! UPDATE: Feb 24, 11.29. Her name is: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary !!! What’s with the W spelling? I thought Swedish normally didn’t use a ‘w’ in the alphabet? Update: Feb 24, 11.19 The name will be release live today. In the meantime, [...]
- In: news|scandinavia
Norway vs Sweden – The Differences {Venn Diagram}
31, Jan 2012Found this great venn diagram from diesel sweeties: It also made me think of the differences between the two countries… Norway They always sound happy when they speak Lax Super athletic NATO Two languages: Nynorsk & Bokmål (why oh why…) North Pole Sweden Land of the semlor, kanelbulle The Swedish Bikini Team Station wagon baby-mobiles [...]
The Scandinavian Coat of Arms – A SATW Comic Drawing
28, Dec 2011The comic Scandinavia and the World is my favorite. It is epic hilarious and awesome. You must read it, you’ll be crying yourself silly for more. This strip, about the lions on the coat of arms of the countries is by far my most favorite. EPIC. The real coat of arms in Scandinavia Denmark Image [...]
- In: fun facts|scandinavia
Q&A on American and Swedish Christmas Traditions
10, Dec 2011I’ve been thinking about what makes Swedish Christmas different from American Christmas. After emailing with a friend back home in America, I realized there’s so many Swedish traditions not found in America and vice versa. I put together a list of questions and answers on how Christmas is celebrated in each of the countries. This [...]
Interview with Christopher Grant – The Daily Photo
15, Nov 2011Today I’m interviewing a very good friend of mine, Christopher Grant. He’s a photographer, hiking master, and overall amazing photographer and friend. We meet a few years ago via Facebook when I was looking to meet other photographers in Sweden. And there he was! He’s a veritable road-warrior who has traveled the world for photographers. [...]
- In: Photos|scandinavia
Scandinavian Clubs in the US
15, Sep 2011I put together a list of clubs and organizations in the United States for Scandinavians (Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland). Most of the time you have to be a member or member’s guest to attend but there are several open events. You all should be able to get culturally immersed and maybe find a [...]
- In: america|scandinavia
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