Want to make Swedish friends? Want to know them more or want to learn more about Swedish behaviour? Yes? then there is a ‘Short & Sweet’ way to do that – and in Sweden we call it a ‘Fika’. When I heard this word for the first time, I had several thoughts ranging from fika […]
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Want to go for a fika?
”Ska vi fika?” when you are asked this question in a Swedish office, the only answer you are supposed to give is ”Yes”. What have you just said “yes” to? Probably to the most common moment of relax in any office worldwide: the coffee break. The Swedes have this little word, Fika. If you wonder […]
Moving from Italy to Sweden – Alessandro’s story
Alessandro is a freelance translator who studied Scandinavian Studies at the University and moved to Stockholm after his degree.