VÅFFELDAGEN (VÅRFRUDAGEN) Våffeldagen for many Swedes means the beginning of spring. This time of the year we also change to Daylight Saving Time, so don’t forget to put your clocks forward one hour on Sunday the 26th of March! Saturday the 25th is Annunciation Day of the Virgin Mary - in Swedish "Jungfru Marie Bebådelsedag” or “Vårfrudagen” (9 months before Christmas). The name "Våffeldagen" is a mispronunciation of "Vårfrudagen" and it is now established as a day when we tr

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 do list! A series of 4 exhausting races, in some beautiful areas of Sweden, to be completed within the same year. A Swedish Classic circuit is: Skiing 90 km at Vasaloppet (or 60 km at Engelbrektsloppet) Cycling 300 km at Vätternrundan (you cycle through the night) Swimming 3 km in a river at Vansbro Cross country running 30 km at Although thi