Written by Sara Costa Like a medicine taken regularly, a new place to live can also cause some side effects. Moving to a new country (or even a new city or neighbourhood) usually involves changes of habits, daily life and some cultural shocks. Some new habits are easy, like fika, but some other ones can […]
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In Praise of the Public Library
Growing up in the 1990s in a small ex-industrial town in the North of England, devoid of iPads, Netflix and other now commonplace forms of entertainment, we had to make our own fun. And to me, the highlight of my weekend for more years than I care to admit was my Saturday morning pilgrimage to […]
Stockholm in All its Glory
Written by Georgia Lane Oh Stockholm, a wondrous, lively city filled with history, culture and welcoming people. With endless opportunities, adventure, and events, Stockholm will surely become a travellers’ new favourite. Art, History & Culture Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden – made up of 14 islands, a seemingly never-ending Baltic Sea archipelago, cobblestone streets […]
The best places to spend a Swedish Summer
It has been a long, cold winter, but soon it’ll be time for the cold to let go and instead give way to spring and summer. Hopefully, this will mean lots of sunshine and warmth. A lot of people are already dreaming of where they are going on vacation when it’s time for the summer […]
The Newbies Book List To Understanding Sweden and Swedes
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Eating Our Way Out of The Climate Crisis
Sweden is renowned for being one of the greenest nations on the planet; more than half of its energy comes from renewable sources, recycling here is akin to a religion and the waste-to-energy program is so successful rubbish has to be imported from other countries. But with research suggesting we only have 10 years to […]
The Sexual Consent Law
Samtyckeslagen is the first law of its kind in the entire world, and I am head over heels for this law. Samtyckeslagen: samtycke= consent, lagen = law. Now you just got a super tiny Swedish course. Hurray! Sweden introduced the sexual consent law in 2018. Prior to the sexual consent law, a person had to […]
Return to Sweden – Step by Step Guide
Life is about testing new things, expanding the horizons and finding just the right thing our hearts beat for. It might happen that you left Sweden only to feel a longing to come back after some time apart. You are not a Swedish citizen, you don’t have the citizenship and you might have cut all […]
Basic Everyday Info for Recently Moved Newbie
Written by Hayu Hamemayu Lately, I’ve been receiving questions from some people who are going to move to Sweden, either for work or study in my website and Instagram. And some of the questions are actually really simple, about everyday info, which I didn’t consider important before. At least I used to take it for […]
Lappland: Beyond Northern Lights
Let’s be honest. Seeing the northern lights are on most of our bucket lists for Sweden. For me, seeing the Aurora borealis was VERY important. Along with other things like seeing a moose in the wild, reading Pippi Långstrump and many other things. Technically, you can see the northern lights also in South Sweden. But […]
The Sex Purchase Act
I will write about a law that is dear to me and that has become famous worldwide as ”The Nordic Model: The sex purchase act”. All countries have their own laws and it is sometimes difficult to know them when you have arrived in a new country. 20 years ago Sweden was the first country […]
Enjoy Winter in Måkläppen
Only during 12 weeks a year, the wildlife sanctuary Måkläppen is open. From November 1 to January 31 you have the chance to explore this nature reserve. And it is worth it! Målkläppen is the home to many birds, but most excitingly, you can observe seals very closely there. Målklappan is located in the southern […]
