Sweden

  • Most Topular Stories

  • Man disciplined for comparing baby to Saddam Hussein

    The Local - Sweden's news in English
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:56 am
    A worker at the Swedish Migration Board who told a family of Iraqi asylum seekers that their newborn baby looked like Saddam Hussein will not lose his job over the incident, the agency's disciplinary committee has ruled.

  • The Government nominates Mona Sahlin to the post of ILO Director-General in Geneva

    News from the Swedish Government
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:14 am
    Sweden has nominated Ms Mona Sahlin as candidate for the post of Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva. Ms Mona Sahlin has been Deputy Prime Minister, leader of the Social Democratic Party and minister in various periods with responsibility for labour market and working life issues, gender equality issues, democracy and integration, small businesses, energy issues and industrial policy. Press release: The Government nominates Mona Sahlin to the post of ILO Director-General in Geneva Ministry of Employment, 25 January 2012

  • Man disciplined for comparing baby to Saddam Hussein

    Sweden News latest RSS headlines - Sweden News.Net
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:37 am
    (19 Jan 12) The man, who has worked at the agency for more than 30 years, was under investigation not only for the insulting comparison, but also for physically assaulting a female colleague and ...

  • Union boss to head Sweden's Social Democrats

    News
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:49 pm
    • Swedish Social Democrat leader Juholt walks out• LÖFVEN: 'We will not pay the bill for the crisis'

  • DAVOS: Sweden's Borg: Edging Towards Second Greek Program - Wall Street Journal (India)

    sweden news - Google News
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:55 am
    BloombergDAVOS: Sweden's Borg: Edging Towards Second Greek ProgramWall Street Journal (India)Borg stressed that Sweden wouldn't accept any legal obligations under the pact, and nor would it have voting rights, but rather only consultation rights on issues concerning the interaction of the euro group and the rest of the EU.Sweden Fin Min Calls For Further Progress On Greece FirewallWall Street JournalSweden Says Greece Slow On ReformNASDAQSweden's Borg: Greece firewall needs more active ECB roleReutersCNBC.com (blog)all 19 news articles »
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    The Local - Sweden's news in English

  • Man disciplined for comparing baby to Saddam Hussein

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:56 am
    A worker at the Swedish Migration Board who told a family of Iraqi asylum seekers that their newborn baby looked like Saddam Hussein will not lose his job over the incident, the agency's disciplinary committee has ruled.

  • Two men shot in Malmö

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:36 am
    Two men were shot in central Malmö on the night between Friday and Saturday, and a suspect was arrested by the police shortly thereafter. All three men are known to have criminal ties.

  • Sweden can back eurozone pact: Riksdag

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:14 am
    The Riksdag's EU affairs committee on Friday gave the go ahead to the Swedish government to support the eurozone budget pact at next week's EU summit, provided certain conditions are met.

  • Group slams English name for Swedish region

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:46 am
    A Swedish language preservation network has blasted plans by the "Twin Cities of Sweden" to market their common metropolitan area using the name of a small town in central Texas in the United States.

  • Woman runs herself over with own car

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:31 am
    A woman in suburban Stockholm was dragged for nearly 10 metres under her own car after she managed run herself over on Friday morning in what police believe was a failed attempt to deal with some apparent engine trouble.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    News from the Swedish Government

  • The Government nominates Mona Sahlin to the post of ILO Director-General in Geneva

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:14 am
    Sweden has nominated Ms Mona Sahlin as candidate for the post of Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva. Ms Mona Sahlin has been Deputy Prime Minister, leader of the Social Democratic Party and minister in various periods with responsibility for labour market and working life issues, gender equality issues, democracy and integration, small businesses, energy issues and industrial policy. Press release: The Government nominates Mona Sahlin to the post of ILO Director-General in Geneva Ministry of Employment, 25 January 2012

  • Government newsletter - Sweden's commitment abroad to change

    16 Jan 2012 | 1:45 am
    This year, Sweden will be changing its peace and security operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo. This change is taking place to adapt to the increasingly stable situation in these countries. In future, there will be a greater focus on development assistance and civilian operations, while military support will gradually be phased out. Read the newsletter The Government, 16 January 2012

  • Statement by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on the imprisoned Swedes in Ethiopia

    21 Dec 2011 | 4:36 am
    "The Government is seriously concerned about today's judgment against the two Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson in Addis Abeba. "Our starting point is and remains that they have been in the country on a journalistic mission. They should be freed as soon as possible and be able to rejoin their families in Sweden."We are examining the judgement and the situation also in consultation with the journalists and their families. "But we are already making high-level contact with the Ethiopian government in this matter."

  • Raoul Wallenberg Year 2012 inaugurated

    20 Dec 2011 | 6:58 am
    On 20 December the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Institute and the Living History Forum presented the Raoul Wallenberg Year 2012 and the exhibition that will tour at least six countries next year. Web portal: the Raoul Wallenberg Year 2012 Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 20 December 2011

  • OECD presents evaluation of Swedish labour migration reform

    19 Dec 2011 | 7:23 am
    On 19 December, Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström received the OECD evaluation of Sweden's labour migration reform. The report shows, among other things, that Sweden's system of labour migration appears to be the most open among all OECD countries and there are no indications that the Swedish labour migration system results in lower pay for the domestic labour force. The OECD also recommends that Sweden strengthens its mechanisms to ensure that employers follow the rules and live up to the terms of employment promised. Read more on OECD web page Ministry of…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    sweden news - Google News

  • DAVOS: Sweden's Borg: Edging Towards Second Greek Program - Wall Street Journal (India)

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:55 am
    BloombergDAVOS: Sweden's Borg: Edging Towards Second Greek ProgramWall Street Journal (India)Borg stressed that Sweden wouldn't accept any legal obligations under the pact, and nor would it have voting rights, but rather only consultation rights on issues concerning the interaction of the euro group and the rest of the EU.Sweden Fin Min Calls For Further Progress On Greece FirewallWall Street JournalSweden Says Greece Slow On ReformNASDAQSweden's Borg: Greece firewall needs more active ECB roleReutersCNBC.com (blog)all 19 news articles »

  • Sweden Creates QR-Code Condom - Bangstyle

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:59 am
    BangstyleSweden Creates QR-Code CondomBangstyleWhen the Stockholm County AIDS Prevention Programme approached Swedish advertising agency Ester last summer troubled by Sweden's behavior between the sheets, (its 20-30s youth are among the worst in Europe for practicing safe sex, the study reports),

  • Shipwreck hunters stumble across mysterious find - CNN

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:45 am
    Shipwreck hunters stumble across mysterious findCNNOut searching for shipwrecks at a secret location between Sweden and Finland, the deep-sea salvage company Ocean Explorer captured an incredible image more than 80 meters below the water's surface. At first glance, team leader and commercial diver and more »

  • Sweden repays bankrupt Saab's EIB loan, bidders circle - Reuters UK

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:05 pm
    Sweden repays bankrupt Saab's EIB loan, bidders circleReuters UKSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Debt Office has paid back loans the European Investment Bank made to Saab, making the Nordic country the bankrupt car company's biggest creditor and simplifying the approvals process for any buyer. Saab, one of Sweden's and more »

  • Nunes vs. Siver and Corassani vs. Young set for UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden - Pro MMA Now

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pm
    5thRound.comNunes vs. Siver and Corassani vs. Young set for UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in SwedenPro MMA NowThe UFC has added two more bouts to the UFC on FUEL TV 2 card that will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in Sweden on April 14th. A featherweight bout between Dennis Siver and Diego Nunes was announced by the UFC Report: Dennis Siver Vs. Diego Nunes Booked For UFC On Fuel 2 In SwedenBloody ElbowDennis Siver to clash with Diego Nunes as Ross Pearson loses out – UFC newsbettor.com (blog)all 4 news articles »
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    sweden source:news - Google News

  • Sweden's SAS writes down $250M on Spanair shutdown - CBS News

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:44 am
    Sweden's SAS writes down $250M on Spanair shutdownCBS News(AP) STOCKHOLM — Scandinavian airline group SAS AB, which has a nearly 11 percent stake in Spanair, says it will have to write down 1.7 million kronor ($250 million) after the Spanish carrier filed for bankruptcy as funds ran dry.

  • Psychotherapy helps people with depression - Zee News

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    Zee NewsPsychotherapy helps people with depressionZee NewsIn her previous work with depressed patients, psychologist Rachel Maddux from Lund University in Sweden, often felt frustrated that treatments were not helpful for all of those diagnosed with depression. The main focus of her thesis therefore asked the and more »

  • Valvo's style and story in a new book - Amsterdam News

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:31 pm
    Valvo's style and story in a new bookAmsterdam NewsValvo's designs are worn by such royalty as Princess Madeleine of Sweden and celebrities like Queen Latifah, Vanessa Williams, Angelina Jolie and Mary J. Blige In 1989, Valvo set out on a path that would unknowingly lead him to found his eponymous

  • Woods, McIlroy in contention in Abu Dhabi - Fox News

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:46 pm
    CBC.caWoods, McIlroy in contention in Abu DhabiFox NewsWoods is tied for fourth in a group that includes McIlroy and Robert Karlsson of Sweden (72). Spain's Sergio Garcia (69), Ireland's Padraig Harrington (69) and South Africa's Charl Schwartzel (70) are another shot back at 140.McIlroy, Karlsson share early lead in Abu DhabiDeseret NewsMcIlroy, Karlsson on topSky News Australiaall 2,527 news articles »

  • Norway apologises for deporting Jews during Holocaust - BBC News

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:22 am
    BBC NewsNorway apologises for deporting Jews during HolocaustBBC NewsOthers fled to neighbouring Sweden, which remained neutral during World War II. Norway acknowledged its role in the Holocaust in 1998 and paid some $60m (£38m) to Norwegian Jews and Jewish organisations in compensation for property seized.and more »
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Sweden News

  • Idle Torque: Saab collection saved

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:51 am
    Saab's entire museum collection of more than 120 cars will remain together thanks to a successful bid of $3.9 million at the 11th hour by a consortium of investors that includes Saab's home town, the City of Trollhattan in Sweden.

  • TransAtlantic Industrial Shipping Appoints New CEO

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:46 pm
    The Board of Directors has appointed Kim Hedegaard Srensen as new CEO of Industrial Shipping at TransAtlantic as from 1 March, 2012.

  • D'Angelo Returns to the Stage After Over 10 Years

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:31 pm
    Kicking off his European D-Tour in Stockholm, Sweden, the "Brown Sugar" singer performed tracks such as "Chicken Grease" and "Sugar Daddy." Along with his drummer Chris Dave and frequent collaborator Pino Palladino, D'Angelo will be stopping at Copenhagen, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Oslo, Zurich, and Hamburg.

  • Photo Manipulations Series

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:21 pm
    Erik Johansson is a photographer from Gothenburg, Sweden. He works mostly on his personal projects and sometimes for commercial work.

  • Group slams English name for Swedish region

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:02 am
    A Swedish language preservation network has blasted plans by the "Twin Cities of Sweden" to market their common metropolitan area using the name of a small town in central Texas in the United States.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    A Fig in Sweden Portland

  • S.I.F.C.U. 01/19/12

    swedishfig
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:53 am
    Sh*t I find cleaning up. Ariel's bikini top as pig goggles.

  • overall awesome

    swedishfig
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:16 pm
    Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that I am head over heels in love with Swedish children's clothes. And one of my very favorites is Polarn O. Pyret. Luckily, they have recently arrived...

  • laughing my head off

    swedishfig
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    Background: Sophie got a set of small plastic princess dolls for Christmas that she *adores.* As with most toys made in China, they are not built to last. On the way home from the science museum last week, Ariel's head...

  • our little dude is doing a lot

    swedishfig
    16 Jan 2012 | 4:40 pm
    At 5.5 months, he's rolling over; eating bananas, pears and rice cereal (so far) from a spoon; jumping in his bouncy swing; sleeping 7 hours straight at night; still waking up every 2 hours other nights; teething; trying to talk;...

  • dear family diary, 1/14/12

    swedishfig
    14 Jan 2012 | 11:58 pm
    Tonight we let Sophie stay up late. The Planet Earth marathon was on, and we were all captivated by it. I didn't have to say anything to Lewis ... he was right there with me on the whole screw-bedtime plan...
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    The Further Adventures of Miss Kitten

  • Who do I think I am?

    Miss Kitten
    15 Jan 2012 | 8:51 am
    Like most Americans, my heritage is as mixed as a can of holiday nuts. There’s a lot about it that I don’t know. My father’s side of the family is still a big mystery to me. The one time I asked him where we came from, he said, “I think the Maddys came from Kansas.” This wasn’t exactly the answer I was looking for, but it turns out that there is a branch of the Maddy family in Kansas that is prominent and successful. As to where we came from before Kansas, I haven’t been able to find out. Maddy is one of those names that is found all over the British…

  • Autumn Introspection

    Miss Kitten
    29 Oct 2011 | 8:08 am
    Autumn Path                   A few leaves still remain, Stubbornly refusing to fall. Though most of their kin Have already formed A pretty orange carpet On the forest floor. The old leaves have to go Eventually, or else They’ll die clinging, Shriveled and brown To the branch of the tree. The tree knows all about Letting go. It knows that life Cannot be renewed unless One first removes the old, And the dead. Such is the life of a tree. Such is life.

  • 25 Sep 2011 | 7:32 am

    Miss Kitten
    25 Sep 2011 | 7:32 am
    And though my heart was cracked a little, I wrapped it up well before I left. And it arrived intact. It’s a good thing too, because the rest of me fell apart and arrived a messed up tangle. But my heart was okay. Slightly damaged, yes. But good enough to give to you.

  • Kitten’s Ride of Terror

    Miss Kitten
    4 Sep 2011 | 6:02 am
    I’m a kitten. Don’t know better. Just wanted to escape the weather. Now I’m alone and stuck up here. A tiny little ball of fear. For my life has just begun. Should be full of joy and fun. But now it’s full of strife. As I hold on for dear life. Not knowing what’s to come. Or what happened to my mom. Holding on and holding tight, As I scream with all my might. A tiny noise. May not go far, Over the engine of the car. Can’t you hear me? Cease to drive! And I might make it out alive. Oh please! Please come and get me. Give me lots of love and pet me. I swear…

  • When is a hospital not a hospital?

    Miss Kitten
    2 Sep 2011 | 3:55 pm
    When it’s a medical center. Even if it calls itself a hospital. I left work early yesterday because I was feeling very poorly: dizzy, lightheaded, disoriented, and feeling in my head as if I was riding a roller coaster. I told my boss I had to leave and he told me to go to the nearest hospital. He even offered to put me in a taxi and pay for me to get there, but I said I could probably make it on my own. Anyway, I called Tobias (Swedish boyfriend) and he said he’d meet me at Capio Lundby Hospital, since it was the nearest one. At least I thought it was. When we got there the…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    The World According to Pia

  • on the last january friday

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:37 pm
    It has been a crazy hectic week. Only in a good way though. Yes, pretty much only in a good way. I'd say great ways even. Good ways make those ruffles seem insignificant, easy to deal with and laugh about. Gosh, I wish life could be a bit more like that. Perhaps it's an attitude thing, perhaps the stars have aligned, properly, finally, but I have to say, I worry less (touch wood) and it feels

  • löv citrus tea and pomegranate lipbalm

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:50 pm
    I had two more Löv teas on my to-try-list - well, there might be more but these were the ones that sounded flavour appealing to me - when I saw that wee sweet organic shop I regularly pass by on my way home had finally re-stocked all flavours I obviously had to pop by and have a sniff. Several non-appealing sniffs and a few nice ones (although I think I've found all my favourites already; red

  • strawberries in snow

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:50 pm
    Not to worry, it's not as strange and unwanted as wild strawberries growing outdoors in December, it's just me very much enjoying the light we've had since the snow fell the other day. Yesterday it was Ms Strawberry with friends, today it's a rekindle with amigurumi. It's been a while. I made a few more strawberries and before two of them move to their new home tomorrow I thought it would be

  • mr broccoli, ms strawberry, mr carrot and naked bobbaloos

    24 Jan 2012 | 12:21 pm
    With snow comes an abundance of light and opportunities for photo sessions. The three larger fellas in this photos have been biding their photo op time since a few months now, since they arrived as a lovelt gift - time to meet Mr Broccoli (previously seen posing with blue boots), Ms Strawberry and Mr Carrot. A dreadfully fine trio from a place I'm not a fan of, ya' know, very blue and yellow,

  • random sunday musings

    22 Jan 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Life is a lot about thinking right now - and kittens plus blue boots, oh how I adore them all in their own ways - so here goes another post on this and that ~ :: Enjoyed reading your different views on blogging and blogetiquette the other day very much. And yes, to put it plainly, as someone clever said, "do what is right for you, blogging isn't an obligation". :: I find it mind-baffling
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Swedish Language Blog

  • Swedish swear words

    Katja
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:56 am
    The first words many foreigners learn in a new language are usually swear words. I don’t think this is uncommon for anybody, no matter where you come from or what language you want to learn. The point of this post is not to encourage swearing but to explain the degree of different swear words in Swedish vs. English. In Swedish there are four “real” swear words. Jävlar, Satan, Fan and Helvete. All of these are religiously related words. Jävel (Jävlar), Satan and Fan are all synonyms for the devil. Helvete is the Swedish word for hell. All these have become down-toned over the years…

  • Svenska Samtalsbordet

    Marcus Cederström
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    We’re always looking for learning language tips here at Transparent. It’s why everyone who works so hard on the various language learning software is so proud of what they do (if you haven’t already, check out what Transparent has to offer). But sometimes, some of the best things in life are free. Or, at least they don’t cost any money. When it comes to learning a language, there are some easy activities you can arrange to help you practice your new language. One such way is the language conversation table, or samtalsbord. It’s a simple enough idea. Grab a few language learning…

  • Why does ‘hand’ become ‘händer’ in plural?

    Steve
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    This is one question that boggles the minds of many learners of the Swedish language (as well as the other Nordic languages). Why doesn’t ‘hand’ just become ‘hander’ or ‘handar’ in plural? The answer to this lies in a major change that occurred throughout Germanic Europe in the Early Middle Ages (which in Scandinavia was the middle of the Iron Age, 450~500 AD). The process is known today as the i-omljud in Swedish (in English the Germanic umlaut, i-umlaut, or i-mutation). What happened during this change was that an unemphasized i (prounced like…

  • “This” and “these”

    Katja
    19 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    In Sweden there are lots of different dialects, and of course people use different words for the same thing. Something as simple as “this” you’ll find lots of variations of and for someone learning Swedish that can be a bit confusing. Especially if the word everybody is using in some areas is grammatically incorrect, and never before mentioned in a textbook. Swedish English equivalent   detta denna det här this  Swedish English equivalent   dessa domma de här dom här  these Domma is said especially around Jönköping and maybe Stockholm a little bit(?) but is found in…

  • Helpful Swedish Phrases

    Marcus Cederström
    18 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    We try to give you a basic understanding of Swedish here at Transparent Language. We mix vocab in with grammar in with culture in with news. It’s always a challenge trying to make sure that these posts have a little bit for everyone. And we realize that that is nearly impossible. Some of you have been studying Swedish for years and come here to just clean up a few of those nagging little questions. Some of you just started learning Swedish recently and are trying to absorb as much as possible. And some of you have no interest in the language at all and come here to just check in on Swedish…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Photos From Haninge

  • Miniature Trains

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:46 pm
    The commuter train is always fun to photograph. This one is a bit different. Shot earlier this week from the newish bridge crossing the Tungelsta commuter station. To spice the photo up a bit I added a fake tiltshift effect.

  • Winter VS. Spring

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:22 am
    Two views of the Mulsta Länsmansboställe and the two magnificent trees that makes the entrance a bit special. Mulsta is an old village in Tungelsta. Länsmansboställe is a very old word that translated to English means something like the place where the Vassal lived. And for centuries this was where the local police lived. The old building was destroyed in a fire, and the one you see to the right here was built in 1893. I shot the winter photo two days ago and the spring view is from May of last year.Skywatch Friday.

  • A Truck with a Difference

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am
    Back in the 1940s it was obviously difficult to get parts to your farm vehicle and that's when the EPA-tractor was invented. Here is what Wikipedia has to say:An EPA tractor was simply an automobile, truck or lorry, with the passenger space cut off behind the front seats, equipped with two gearboxes in a row. When done to an older car with a ladder frame, the result was not dissimilar to a tractor and could be used as one. After the war many teenagers in Sweden used a loophole in the law which made it legal for a sixteen year old kid to drive an EPA-tractor on the roads without a license.

  • Yin & Yang

    24 Jan 2012 | 5:25 pm
    It took three weeks, but I finally shot my first street portrait of the year yesterday. This is Rontti. I spotted her in Handen. She had a bit of a yin &yang thing going I think. And clearly a unique style and that is often one of the things I am looking for in a portrait. Rontti is studying Aesthetics at the Fredrika Bremer secondary school, and enjoys painting. I figured her for someone that would listen to rock, but she said she was more in to techno music. It is always fun when you can connect people, and it turns out that one of her best friend is The Pink Pop Punk Girl that I met…

  • Iron Age Gravefield

    23 Jan 2012 | 5:52 pm
    Just north of the church in Tungelsta you will find a grave field from the Late Iron Age. It consists of 25 stone graves. The people living in the village, close to the burial site, were farmers and hunters. The dead were cremated on funeral pyres. In one grave here archeologist have found remains from a bear. The conclusion is that the person who was cremated here was resting on a bearskin. After the cremation, the bones were put in a a clay urn and a tomb were built over the cremation layer. The modern brick church was built in 1974.Taphophile Tragics.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Anne's Food

  • Dinner!

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:19 am
    Oh, this was good. It's a regular mushroom risotto, made with ordinary button mushrooms, and some dried (and re-constituted in warm water) funnel chanterelles. On top is a boneless chicken thigh, wrapped with prosciutto de parma. I browned that in a hot pan, then added a little apple cider and let it braise until the chicken was cooked. I finished off with a spoonful of cream, and let it reduce into the gorgeous caramelly syrup you can see on top of the chicken. Very good, indeed.© Anne's Food, all rights reserved.

  • Giveaway! Electrolux Ultramix Pro

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am
    So, like I wrote last night, yesterday was the biggest professional chef competition in Sweden, Chef of the Year, or Årets Kock. One of the main sponsors is Electrolux, and they had provided each finalist with a new mixer, the Ultramix Pro. Each one used yesterday was engraved with each chef's name, and after the contest, cleaned and returned to their boxes. And now one of them can be yours! I've been asked to giveaway Fredrik Lagberg's mixer, to one lucky reader. Fredrik didn't win, but was voted "people's favorite". He made a gorgeous roasted beetroot purée with brown butter in his mixer.

  • Congrats Klas Lindberg!

    25 Jan 2012 | 1:37 pm
    Klas Lindberg is Årets Kock - Chef of the Year - 2012! He's actually the only one of the six finalists I have met, as I was lucky enough to cook with him right before Christmas. He's a super nice guy, and I was definitely rooting for him today. I was at the competition for a few hours today, and went to a pretty interesting seminar about Sweden as a culinary country. Nordic cuisine is very popular right now, and no doubt we have some brilliant fine dining restaurants - but we also have a lot of mediocre or downright bad food, and that needs to change. Another thing that needs to change..

  • Favorite finds at Formex Spring 2012

    23 Jan 2012 | 11:48 am
    I spent yesterday at the Formex fair with Lena and Dagmar. Formex is a huge fair for all sorts of interior decorating, mostly geared towards shops. Agents for all sorts of brands are there, and show off their new products. (And no direct selling allowed!) I was mostly interested in the food-related things, obviously, but it's fun to walk around and look at kid stuff, jewelry, handbags, and all the other stuff... Here are some of my favorite things! First photo above is my favorite, ServeItUp from Fusionbrands. SO SMART! It's a loose cake stand - that can be attached to any plate. Bad…

  • A quick dinner

    22 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    So, my blogging frequency: way down. Sorry. Can't say it'll change, because right now, being pregnant with my second, I'm not feeling 100% and I'm definitely not cooking a whole lot. (If it was up to me, I'd probably live off bagels.) Still, I want to keep the blog going, and I'll definitely make an effort to post at least a few times per week. For now, here's a really simple but delicious dinner idea, perfect for a weeknight. The base is risoni pasta (called orzo in some places - basically it's rice-shaped pasta) tossed with pesto (and an optional spoonful of cream), topped with whatever you…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Daniel´s birdblog

  • Little Bunting video

    8 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    The Little Bunting yesterday got caught on video as well.

  • Sweden´s 2:nd Dusky Thrush

    7 Jan 2012 | 3:49 pm
    Only a little more than a month ago since Sweden saw it´s first Dusky Thrush, the 2:nd is found. check this video from yesterday!

  • Little Bunting

    7 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    The Little Bunting in on a feeding site Gävle appeared close an nice today.

  • 3 Golden Eagles on video

    5 Jan 2012 | 12:08 pm
    5 different Golden Eagles have been seen in the area the last month and these 3 individuals on this video are from last week and taken from our new photo hide. Drop me a mail (daniel@birdsafarisweden.com) if you want to book it. The ringed Eagle is 8 years old and was ringed as a nestling in a clutch of 2 up in northern Sweden near bode, june 2003. Interestingly it had never been reported anywhere before now.

  • 19 Dec 2011 | 7:20 am

    19 Dec 2011 | 7:20 am
    2 juv Golden Eagles in the area lately. Lovely birds, only winter visitors here.
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Lost in Stockholm

  • 10 Favorite Posts About Sweden {Around the Internets}

    Sapphire
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    Here’s my list of ten fun posts to ready by bloggers and journalists around the interwebs. Enjoy! Snuskhummer – The Filthy lobster The Swedish language is colorful! About the Swedes love for smashing nouns together. by OhioGirl at Tales of Södermalm I’m so excited…! A witty, costume expert Abby, gets engaged to a Swede. She fell in love, moved to Sweden, moved back to America, Swedo visited, and blushingly proposed. Another good AWWWWWWWW piece. By Abby at Stay-ing Alive When a Swede is in India… The iconic Hairy Swede writes a post about being molested in…

  • Goodbye Year of the Rabbit – Hello Year of the Dragon

    Sapphire
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:14 am
    The Year of the Rabbit is finally over. When the year started, I was expecting an amazing one. We got married during the first week and considering our love for bunnies, it shouldn’t be anything less than stellar. Drawing by aquineth. Not true. It’s turned out to be the worst year of my life. We lost our rabbit, Bunny, during the year. It was a no bunny policy evidently. Then I lost my mom. And really when you lose 40% of your family in one year, the year couldn’t be any crappier. There is so much gone from our lives that we will never recover. There was neither a honeymoon…

  • Ten Reasons Why I Love The Swede

    Sapphire
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    This is going to be an incredibly sappy post but as it is about Swedish men, love, and bunnies, I have to write it. I love my husband for a zillion reasons. Some of them are related to being a Swede, and many are just because who he is. Cue, sappiness. Let’s all say it together, “Awwwwwwwwww.” Photograph by Christopher Grant. 1. He gives the look. I feel like the only person in the world that matters. 2. Everyday before he leaves for work, I get a kiss and everyday when he returns from work, I get a kiss. Unless we’re actually apart in different time zones, there…

  • Thanks for Your Support for the SOPA Blackout Protest

    Sapphire
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:18 pm
    Just a thanks to you readers who supported our blackout to protest SOPA and PIPA. More than 4.6 million people signed the Google petition alone. And Twitter.com CEO Dick Costolo, said Wikipedia’s blackout is: “… just silly. Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.” Who’s foolish now poop head? Should these laws ever go into effect, even if rewritten, sites like mine may never see the light of day again. Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, WordPress, and even Google will have one hellava of a time. But, first a public service…

  • Swedish Culture Win – Shoes Off Please

    Sapphire
    17 Jan 2012 | 5:06 am
    There’s this ongoing battle in many countries. The dispute can destroy dinner parties and make friendships awkward. Some people compare this battle to the War of the Roses, eternal until death do us part. It is called – The Battle of Wearing Shoes Indoors! I for one, do not allow shoes in the house. I never have. I never will. Here’s why: I am Indian, and like all other Asians, our home is our sanctuary.   To not takes shoes off is a sign of disrespect to the owners of the house. I am a Hindi and a Jain, and as such, our home is also a place of worship.   God doesn’t…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Blog of Ronnestam

  • Got Kids? Get Culture! Introducing Buildo Museum.

    ronnestam
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:35 am
    Today is a great day. Over at JAJDO we’re releasing our third app. Buildo Museum is aimed to get kids all over the world interested in culture. Get your free copy in the appstore before the 6th of febrary!

  • Gotland Grand National 2011. Ett av mitt livs största utmaningar.

    ronnestam
    13 Jan 2012 | 7:13 am
    This post, written in Swedish tells the tale about my 2011 start in Gotland Grand National. För 32 år sedan gick jag i skolan med Marie Hessel. Sedan dess har vi setts någon gång då och då i samband med någon klassåterträff eller i liknande sammanhang. Sen plötsligt står hon där och hänger i baren på Scandic Anglais Hotel i Stockholm. Lika sprudlande glas som vanligt berättar hon glatt att om 14 dagar ska hon åka till Gotland och köra Grand National på sin endurohoj. Ju mer hon berättar desto mer minns jag de klassiska bilderna från 1989 när Grand National var lerigare…

  • 15 keys to deliver a fantastic keynote presentation on stage

    ronnestam
    12 Jan 2012 | 4:51 pm
    Inspired by Swedish blogger Fredrik Wass who stated that he will blog for a 100 days in a row I felt I had to get my blog going again. So here we go! Photographed by Paulina while forecasting trends at the Creative Summit together with among others Brian Solis and Alf Rehn. In 2011 I was honored to be selected as the keynote speaker for events all over Europe. I delivered more than 80 keynotes on entrepreneurship, creative ideas, future branding, communication and business development, some of them shared here on Slideshare. In more than 90% of the occasions I was given the highest ranking…

  • Merry Christmas from me and the JAJDO team!

    ronnestam
    23 Dec 2011 | 2:17 am
    One day left. What’s up with this time thing. It felt like we passed midsummer only days ago. Scary! I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. I’ll also take the opportunity to tell you that over at my other company JAJDO we’re giving away our apps for free as a christmas gift to children all over the world. So if you’ve got access to an iPhone or iPad. Head over to JAJDO and grab your gift!

  • History in the making

    ronnestam
    16 Dec 2011 | 4:44 pm
    Earlier today we (my other company JAJDO), launched our second iPad and iPhone app. This one is called Buildo History or as in the picture below if you’re Russian. (we’ve translated it into 18 languages) Buildo History. This one translated into Russian. This is the second app in the Buildo Series. Our idea has been to create a simple yet creative app that allows for kids to create their own stories with as little guidance as possible. True creativity isn’t about us grown-ups creating rules that they need to follow. Our children will have plenty of that when they grow older. The…
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    Swedish Golf Online

  • Sörenstam Shines at Seminar

    18 Jan 2012 | 2:54 am
    A must read for me every morning is the blog of Geoff Shackelford. Geoff is an author of numerous books on golf and his blog is usually the first thing I read in the morning, after my overnight e-mails. Any one who is interested in golf and golf course design or the issues facing golf today and tomorrow should make a point of heading over to his website. Today he is doing a re-cap of the Clinton Foundation's hosting a conference on all things health and wellness. Among the distinguished panel, hosted by President Clinton, was Sweden's own Annika Sörenstam. I'll let Geoff tell you, himself.

  • I Got a "Kikk" Out of These

    13 Jan 2012 | 3:34 am
    First post of the year, and we began the 2012 campaign with a New Year's jaunt down to Costa del Sol. The area lived up to its name, as the area around Estepona gave us warm and sunny days and cool and clear nights, perfect for golf and we took advantage. I'll be filing some reports over the next few days. But as winter finally settles in here in Sweden, golfers will be thinking of warmer days to come, or like I did, escape for some time to warmer climes for a few rounds of golf. Whatever the reason, a new season might mean you'll be looking to upgrade your equipment, and a new pair of golf…

  • Särö Has a Different Idea

    22 Nov 2011 | 4:22 pm
    Golf clubs in Sweden are fighting against the lack of interest in the sport of golf and feel they need to increase their membership fees to make ends meet financially. Some clubs are also raising daily green fees for guests, as well. Särö Golf Club is doing something contrary. They are making their club more accessible. Golf Digest (Sweden) did a story on Särö a few years ago. The Club had just upgraded its par three course greens to USGA standards and redesigned the layout by a rather ingenious way. The Director of Golf at Särö was Johan Hampf. Johan's father, Jan had founded the club…
 
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    No Shoes Indoors

  • Bryan Adams on the Pan Pipes (or why I am learning to love the Swedish queue system)

    irishkanin
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:16 am
    The fun starts here! Queueing, queueing, queueing… if it was possible to queue to be in a queue I’m sure Swedes would find a way to do it. In virtally every daily interaction with a service provider in Sweden you will have to enter a queue system to be served. You quickly are conditioned upon entering a location to scour the room predator-style for a ticket machine to secure that precious number that puts you in line to be attended to. You then join the haphazardly scattered group of people clutching tickets worshipping at a numbered display indicating who is currently being…

  • Sweden in 360 degrees

    irishkanin
    14 Jan 2012 | 8:12 am
    If you do not have the pleasure of living in or visiting Sweden (and even if you do) you will really enjoy these sites which feature fabulous panoramic shots (most 360 degrees) of various cities and locations in Sweden. Virtual Sweden - a photoblog from Jonas Carlson Almqvist. Amazing selection of high quality full screen panoramas and virtual tours. 360 cities, Sweden – thousands of user submitted panoramas. Check out the gorgeous shot of cherry blossoms in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm and the winter market in Swedish Lapland. Panoramic Sweden (sweden.se) – photographed by…

  • The hidden gem of Lund Cathedral

    irishkanin
    13 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Lund cathedral is such a beautiful calming space to spend a few minutes away from city life.  Personally, the biggest attraction of this peaceful building is the stunning astronomical clock and calendar known as the Horologium mirabile Lundense. If you are ever passing through Lund I recommend popping in to experience the cathedral and this clock in person. Located immediately to the left when you enter the main door to Lund cathedral, this clock is estimated to have been made in 1424. From the photo below you can see the clock consists of two main parts. The upper part is an…

  • A fishy kind of mix up (gravad lax vs. rökt lax)

    irishkanin
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:52 pm
    So there I was sitting down to tuck into my lovingly prepared smoked salmon pasta when I realised that it was not actually smoked salmon but some odd raw-tasting version. Beware the perils of confusing rökt lax, smoked salmon, for gravad lax, it’s dill-cured equivalent! To non-swedish speakers gravad lax cunningly disguises itself as smoked salmon in the fish aisles of ICA and other local supermarkets. In its see through packaging you see lovely slices of salmon with some kind of herb sprinkled on top. Do not be fooled! In order to know your enemy one must study it in great deal and I…

  • Deer tracks in the snow

    irishkanin
    4 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am
    Deer tracks in the snow at sunset, Norrland
  • add this feed to my.Alltop

    transatlantic sketches

  • Life in Sweden, as usual? | The Expat Blog

    Kate
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    When I think about the events of 2012 so far, what strikes me most is how normal it all feels. A friend asked me recently when you stop being an expat and start being something else. I’m not sure that I have a good answer to that yet, but I think I’m on my way to whatever that is. Everyday life doesn’t feel weird anymore. I have a full time job, friends (both Swedish and international), and a family, if not the one I was born to. I speak passable Swedish. I eat weird Swedish snacks, like leverpastej on Wasa crackers, without thinking twice. When I think about my life here, I don’t…

  • No Shoes Indoors! | The Expat Blog

    Kate
    16 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    To read the whole post, check out “No Shoes Indoors” on The Expat Blog at Sweden.se Finally, you arrive in Sweden. Maybe you’re meeting someone—maybe an old friend. A friend who could be more than a friend. A lover. You’re welcomed at the airport, and on the trip towards his or her home, you’re almost shaking. It could be the tiredness, the effects of the long flight, the rough-edged emotions that can’t be quieted at this particular moment. You recognize these feelings. Excited. Nervous. Overjoyed. You’ve felt them before, but never like this. Then you arrive,…

  • Balmy Wintertime Malmö

    Kate
    10 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    I’ve been saying that the weather has been pretty mild here, and now I have proof. All you naysayers who were like, Kate has finally lost her marbles once and for all, poor thing thinks that it’s warm in Sweden during the winter. Next thing you know, she’ll be telling us that there aren’t any polar bears there, either.  Proof, I tell you! PROOF! I took this photo on Malmö’s main shopping street, Södra Förstadsgatan, during the period between Christmas and New Year—conveniently called the “mellandagar,” or “in-between days,” in…

  • “American Soda”

    Kate
    9 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Simon and I went for a quick grocery run on our way home today and came across this at the ICA Malmborgs in Lund. Simon pointed out that the list of American sodas should probably be a lot longer than this, but I guess Vanilla Coke and Mountain Dew are extra-American. American Soda ("Amerikansk Läsk") according to ICA: Vanilla Coke and Mountain Dew. Speaking of which, does anyone still drink Vanilla Coke? I feel like that was a fad for a hot second in high school that died once we realized that it’s disgusting. Mountain Dew, though… that stuff is gross but powerful.

  • 5 things that are already making my 2012 fantastic | The Expat Blog

    Kate
    8 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Click here to read the whole article on the Expat Blog at Sweden.se I love the idea of New Year’s resolutions. Keeping them is another thing altogether. I don’t think I’ve ever kept a New Year’s resolution that has been life-changing… or kept one at all, if we’re being honest. I’m much better with Lenten promises. It’s really hard to forget what you promised to do in just 40 days. This year is going to be different, though. I swear. I have only two resolutions, and I’ve got a plan for at least one of them. The plan for resolution #2 is still in the works, but I…
Log in