by Sofi | 16,06,25 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Featured: VOICES, Interviews, Language Learning, Swedish Language Training
Has it ever happened to you during your Swedish classes, that suddenly there are German words coming out of your mouth, although you have not said one single word in that language since you finished high school? Does your teacher tell you over and over again that you... by Sofi | 16,06,15 | ARTICLES, FEATURED
Is fika a dying phenomenon? A recent article in Business Insider suggests that fika is not what the international hype is suggesting. In fact, Swedes themselves tell of fika as a dying concept, something they do with their grandmother once a year. Is... 
by Sofi | 16,06,02 | ARTICLES, Featured: VOICES, Pronunciation, Swedish Language Training
Recently, one of our Facebook posts caught much more attention than I expected. The question: how to pronounce number 27 – tjugosju – like a Swede. Most Swedes would not spell out the whole tjugo, but would shorten it to tju – making 27 tju-sju.... by Sofi | 16,05,23 | ARTICLES, Reader's Question
Hi @beeswedish, I will be moving to Sweden this fall. Is Swedish a difficult language to learn? /S I do not know if I am the right person to answer this question. After all, I do not know if learning your mother tongue even counts as learning a language. I can... 
by Sofi | 16,05,10 | Featured: VOICES, Swedishness, Uncategorised
Far too many times, I have listened to international professionals telling me how unsatisfied they are with their salaries in Swedish companies. Many of them have started a new position with a rather low salary, in the belief that they have better chances getting a...