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Domestic Terrorist Attack Kills 92 in Oslo, Norway
22, Jul 2011Update, July 24, 10AM: The shooter, Anders Behring Breiviks, also produced a book on how plan a successful terrorist. This information was first released by 4chan.org. It is available on Piratebay and several other sites. Aftonbladet and DN have short Swedish translations here and here. Please beware the book is disturbing and promotes terrorism, violence, [...]
- In: news|scandinavia
Jantelagen – Equality, Equality, Equality
12, Jun 2011I’ve been reading a lot about jantelagen. Jantelagen is a system of principles on behavior. Aksel Sandemose wrote his observations about his town (fictionally called Jante) in the 1920s. From here he observed how people behaved in society. This principal is a fundamental of Scandinavian culture. Here in Sweden, many people consider jantelag as the [...]
- In: culture|scandinavia
The World’s Most Expensive Cities
11, May 2011When I was doing research about the cost of living in Stockholm, I found a neat article from Business Week about the world’s most expensive cities. It’s not unusual that all the Nordic cities appeared on the list but rather amusing how much we pay for some basic items. Norway, was as usual, epic in [...]
- In: fun facts|scandinavia
War and Peace at the Nobel Ceremony
10, Dec 2010It’s that time of year again, Swedish Christmas decoration, endless supplies of glögg, and the Nobel Prize awards ceremony. Most notably is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Mr. Liu Xiaobao, presented in Oslo. Last year the committee awarded President Obama the peace prize, a controversial decision considering the President’s short time in office. [...]
- In: news|politics|scandinavia
Smelling Pickled Herring in the Wikileaks Arrest
7, Dec 2010When Wikileaks released the nearly 400,000 documents about the Iraq war, I was ambivalent. I did not like the idea of innocent civilians being exposed and possibly killed because of the information that leaked out. Or, having national security paraded on the internet. Then the diplomatic cables released and I thought the Wikileaks founder was [...]
- In: news|politics|scandinavia
Voting Bias & Sweden’s Fail at Eurovision 2010
31, May 2010I 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, [...]
- In: culture|news|scandinavia
Famous Swedish Brands & Companies from A to Ö
10, Apr 2010Always wonder what more comes from Sweden besides Dancing Queen and Absolute Mango? Well, here’s a list of brands, companies, musicians, and stores that all originate from little nordic country called Sweden. From A to Ö. A – ABBA, Absolut Vodka, AstraZeneca; Acne Jeans B – Björn Borg C – Cardigans D – Dynamite, Dalahäst [...]
- In: fun facts|news|scandinavia
The Confusion between Scandinavia and Nordic
9, Mar 2010It’s long been a mystery for me and most of the world the difference between the Nordic and Scandinavian. As I learned, Scandinavian is an anglophone term that includes Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Occasionally, in loose English definitions, it includes Finland and Iceland. The Nordic countries is composed of an official group called the Nordic [...]
- In: iceland|scandinavia
Yes We Can, Maybe: Nobel Prize Dinner 2009
10, Dec 2009It’s that time of the year. No, not stuffing yourself silly with lussekatter and glögg, nor putting up Christmas decorations. It’s … wait for it… wait for it… (my hideous rendition of a once beautiful design from Depresident, a political t-shirt shop. ) It’s the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize with Obamarama! If you missed out [...]
- In: news|scandinavia|stockholm
After my massive bashing on Swedish fashion, I figured I would at least credit Sweden with awesome decoration for Christmas. I mean, I’ll still be hater on fashion here. It’s definitely Christmastime in Stockholm. The lights on Hornsgatan are lit up. Ahleans has the pretty Christmas lights. And even the Pressbyrans and 7-Elevens have that [...]
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