December 23 is to Swedes what December 24 is to everyone who celebrate Christmas on the 25th: it’s The Day Before. We have our julfirande
I recently realised that there are certain times of year when I miss Sweden more than others, namely December. “But we have things leading up
Do you know what day they hand out the Nobel Prizes? Most Swedes will be able to tell you: 10 December, the Nobel Day –
If all goes well, I anticipate there being a whole host of Swedish Ways posts this month, leading up to Christmas. Or jul (Yule) as
Yesterday, it was the name day of everyone called Anders. There’s a saying in Sweden, “Om Anders braskar så slaskar jul”, roughly “If Anders is
Back in the 1600s, Sweden was a much bigger country than it is now, and we were at war a lot. We even went all
All Hallows Eve, All Saint’s Day, or as we call it in Sweden: Alla helgons dag or Allhelgonadagen falls this weekend. Technically, I think it’s
I was going to write a post, but then … then someone posted a link to this video and a description seems sort of superfluous!
6 June is the national day (Nationaldagen) of Sweden. It didn’t use to be a holiday, but a few years ago, after I moved to