The red Cottage Red cottages with white corners and other white trimmings are as iconic as Fika in Sweden. Many houses in Sweden are made of wood and need to be painted, the question is why so many are painted in the color Falu Rödfärg – Falu red? But to […]
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What Is Stockholm Syndrome? The term was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot to explain the aftermath of a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden in 1973.It is not a psychological diagnosis, but a way to describe and understand the responses some hostages have towards their captures. The bond […]
The sagas of the Vikings Until this day I can vividly remember third grade in Sweden when we started the Vikings I was fascinated with the mythology the stories about how the world and the humans were created and the stories about the gods the Giants and all other beings […]
Introduction Hejsan hej is my welcome phrase. It is Swedish and translates to hello, hi. I am PixelPia and I am a Swede living in the US. I moved here in 2003. The reason for this podcast is that I want to share with the world a little bit about […]