Tack
Swedish people are saying thanks, tack, probably more than people in other countries. The reasons for this are partly linguistic, as the Swedish tack is different from e.g. English thanks. It encompasses both the meaning of ‘thanks’, and that of ‘please’. More interestingly, there are cultural reasons for this. For Swedes, there are some higher-order […]
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Kanelbulle is a pastry created in Sweden, in english you say cinnamon bun. This pastry is created in Sweden and are very appreciated. October 4th 1999 is a special day for the cinnamon bun because every year on October 4th since 1999 you celebrate kanelbullen. This day is named Kanelbullensdag, the cinnamon bun day in […]
Read MoreAllemansrätt
- Category: mentality, traditions, words
Allemansrätten, The Right of Public Access, is a unique and quite unusual right that everyone in Sweden, resident or tourist, can enjoy. It provides the possibility for everyone to enjoy and explore the Swedish nature freely. It allows you to visit somebody else’s land, to take a bath in or travel by boat on somebody […]
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Lagom is a word that Swedes really like. Lagom is “Just enough”, “Not too much or too little,” it is a word that is “Just right”. There is no direct translation of the word, but if you try to translate the word Lagom, ‘just enough’ and ‘appropriate’ shows up. Lagom works in a lot of different […]
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- Category: food, mentality, traditions, words
Fika is something that is very popular in Sweden and most of the swedes love it, you can say that it is a social tradition here. Fika means that you taking a break to drink good coffee or other drinks with friends, family or acquaintances at a cafe, in school, at the workplace or at […]
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