International Women’s Day This week, on March 8, is international women’s day and that got me thinking…Sweden is often said to be one of the most gender-equal countries in the world, but what does that stand for?Today we are taking a look at gender equality in Sweden and what that […]
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Punctuality Almost everything in Sweden has a schedule or a timetable, and it is followed to the minute. If a bus is scheduled at leaving 8:53 am that is the time it leaves unless nothing very exceptional happens. If a TV show is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm that […]
Fredagsmy & Lördagsgodis Two of the traditions I miss a lot from Sweden are Fredagsmys (Friday Cozy) and Lördagsgodis (Saturday Candy) and in today’s episode, I want to introduce you to both of them. Fredagsmys The start of what was to become Fredagsmys happened in the late 80s when Swedish […]
The difference between restaurants in Sweden and USA In today’s episode, I am talking about some of the many differences when it comes to restaurant culture in my two countries Sweden and the US. Some examples are how the serving staff is acting, and how much should you leave in […]
We are using first name in Sweden When I first started working as a teacher here in the US it was really hard for me to get used to the students calling me Mrs. T. In Sweden, the students always called me by my first name, Pia. The reason for […]
Growing up Today I am talking about the differences between homes in Sweden and the US. I will start by talking about how I grow up in an apartment. I grow up in a suburb of Stockholm called Bollmora in Tyresö. When we first moved there Bollmora was just two […]
Allemansrätten – The Right To Roam Have you ever thought that it would be nice to be able to walk out in the forest and pick some mushrooms or berries without having to think about who owns the forest? Well, today I’m going to talk about just that right which […]
The Right To Roam Sometimes you don’t appreciate what you have until you don’t have it anymore. One such thing is what we in Sweden call Allemansrätten, the law of public access, or as it is also called the right to roam. This was something I always took for granted […]
Changes New year, new season, and changes, at least I hope for some changes. My hope for the new season of A Swedish Fika is that I will be more personal than I was during season one. I look upon the first season as my initiation to podcasting, and now […]
I am sorry to say that I have to delay the start of season 2. My intention was to start this week, but time has totally run away from me and with the choice of uploading a subpar episode or delaying the season 2 premiere one week I chose the […]