Tjugondag Knut
In Sweden on the 13th of January we celebrate St. Knut's Day (Tjugondag Knut - which is always 20 days after Christmas) marking the end...
GOTT NYTT ÅR!
Wishing you all an exciting and peaceful 2018. For those of you visiting Stockholm or if you have friends or visitors coming to Sweden,...
The Nobel Banquet and Nobel Menu
In the basement of the City Hall of Stockholm you will find Stadshuskällaren. This restaurant first opened in 1922 and reopened in 2012...
Beautiful Autumn Colours & Swedish Authors
Autumn is upon us with its beautiful autumn colours. It has also been a fabulous season for mushrooms and they are still out there to be...
MIDSOMMARAFTON & MIDSOMMAR
MIDSUMMER Apart from Christmas and Lucia, Midsummer is probably one of our favourite holidays. This is when we welcome the summer and...
Summer is soon here!
MAY & JUNE "Studenten" This is the time of the year when students graduate from school. You will hear and see plenty of truckloads of...
GLAD PÅSK!
SWEDISH EASTER TRADITIONS Blåkulla is the place to be during Easter in Sweden, at least if you are an Easter witch “Påskkärring”! This is...
Waffle time!
VÅFFELDAGEN (VÅRFRUDAGEN) Våffeldagen for many Swedes means the beginning of spring. This time of the year we also change to Daylight...
The Swedish Classic
A SWEDISH CLASSIC If you really want to impress on a Swede - apart from learning Swedish, then a Swedish Classic should be on your to...
It's time for Semlor!
Today is Fettisdagen (or Semmeldagen). Traditionally the Semla was eaten on Fettisdagen (literally Fat Tuesday) as a feast before the...