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Why do Swedes take off their shoes at the front door and other Swedish oddities

21 September 2023 By Sara Costa 2 Comments

Why do Swedes take off their shoes at the front door? Well, let’s look into that. Our surroundings influence our culture and what’s normal to some, is odd to others. Places, people, objects, and relationships, all contribute to who we are and what we are used to. We are all born and raised in a […]

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A one way ticket to Sverige!! Daring to live a life I’d only dreamed of…

5 February 2022 By The Newbie Team 39 Comments

Written by Suzy Greaves   “The world is too big to stay in one place. Life is too short to do just one thing.” I love to hear about people’s journeys, their life choices, the paths they take and the stories they make. Well; I’m Suzy, welcome to my story and my Swedish life. It’s […]

Filed Under: Blog, Sweden Tagged With: expat life in sweden, life in sweden, moving to sweden, Newbie in Sweden, Swedish Culture, Swedish traditions, swedish way of life

What’s ‘Christmas in Sweden’ without a julbord!

3 December 2021 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Julbord – one thing you can not miss out on if you’re looking to soak in Christmas celebrations in Sweden. Literally translated to ‘Christmas table’, the julbord is a buffet of traditional Swedish eats, and a window into the land’s culture, habit, craving and identity. Written by our content writer, Nidhi Dhingra The Swedish julbord […]

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Swedish Comfort Food

28 November 2020 By Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux Leave a Comment

I am intrigued by the concept of comfort food, and I had to ask several native English speakers, native food comforters about the topic. In Swedish, there is one seemingly fitting equivalent, which is tröstäter, ‘comfort eating’ or ‘consolation eating’, but this leads us in the wrong direction. Is there such a thing as Swedish […]

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Midsummer celebration in Sweden (like it’s supposed to be).

18 June 2020 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Midsummer eve (midsommarafton) is one of the most celebrated days in Sweden. So let’s play one step forward, one step back. Fast forward one day Fast forward one day, the Midsummer day – not that it is important (by now we all know that it is the eve that counts) but it puts the post […]

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Visiting Etiquette – Sweden Edition

26 July 2018 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Sara Al Arab Meeting new people can be challenging when coming to Sweden. However, when you finally have found friends, you want to keep a good relationship with them. Knowing the Swedish etiquette of visiting can be very useful! The first time I had my Swedish friends over is when I learned most […]

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