Notes from a workshop

Last night, Bee Swedish hosted a workshop in collaboration with expat community Girl Gone International. With attendees from Scotland, Australia, Colombia, the US, Germany, Romania and Pakistan, who had lived in Sweden from anything from one month and one day up to...
Jack Morgan on being Swedish

Jack Morgan on being Swedish

Jack Morgan is a young Brit (eligible for an Irish passport, following Brexit fears), who ended up living in Stockholm by chance. He works as a project manager for FNUF, which is short for Norden Association Youth League Sweden. Besides having the best-sounding...

Top ten attributes in Sweden

  Reader’s Question: In the hierarchy of perceived attributes in Sweden is humble No1…and what are the other 9 in the top 10? /R     This is my list, based on theoretical research (Åke Daun, Geert Hofstede), personal experience, anecdotal...

Why your teacher matters more than ever

Imagine you arrived to Sweden one hundred, or even twenty years ago Understanding the necessity of learning the local language, you would probably try to get hold of a Swedish teacher, joining group sessions or paying a little extra for private tuition. Your budget...