The king who became a pirate Today, I want to tell you the story of the king who became a pirate. This is a true story, but some of the facts can be questioned as it all took place in the late 14th century and the documentation was not that […]
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Today, I want to introduce you to some famous Swedes. Some of them you might be familiar with, but I hope I will introduce you to some new names as well. This list will include both people from the present as well as from the past. When I started to […]
Being such a small country, Sweden has been the growing ground for many inventions. Some of them many of us use on a daily basis. Today I want to talk about some of these Swedish inventions, and I will divide this into five main groups; work-related, travel, medical, tech, and everyday […]
Easter in Sweden was until the 1970s observed as a religious holiday, but today it is largely secularized with a blend of Christian, folklore, and old Norse traditions. It is still an official holiday in Sweden with many people off from work on both Friday and Monday of the weekend. […]
How it started Sweden has always been at the forefront of technology and banking innovations. They introduced their first automated cash machine in July 1967. They got their first payment cards in the 1950s, digitalized bank accounts in the 1960s, and developed internet infrastructure and internet banking in the mid-90s. […]
Sweden’s Five Official Minorities In the year 2000 Sweden officially recognized five national minorities and their languages as official minority languages. Jews and Yiddish Roma and Roman Chib Sami and the Sami language Swedish Finns and Finnish Tornedalers and Meänkieli (sometimes known as Torne Valley Finnish or Tornedalsfinska Before I […]
Today I have started something new, and you are all invited!I have created a discord server for A Swedish Fika. What is a discord server you might ask, and rightfully so? Until a few days ago I thought that Discord was something only for gamers, but I was wrong. Discord […]
If you talk to someone, especially an American, that have worked in Sweden for some time one of the things you probably will hear is that Sweden has a fantastic work-life balance.But what does that mean, what is it Sweden do so well and why? Hejsan Hej, I am PixelPia […]
An average Swedish Family Today I want to try and paint a picture for you. I want to describe an average Swedish family. This family does not exist, it is a creation of statistics about Sweden and Swedes, but I hope it can paint a picture about life in Sweden. […]