by Sofi | 18,06,05 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, NEWS & EVENTS, Swedish Work Culture
The first summer I was about to spend with my then boyfriend, now husband, I was surprised to learn he had very few days of holiday available. I couldn’t figure out how, as he had, apart from a couple of weeks when he had been really sick in the flue, not taken... 
by Sofi | 17,10,30 | ARTICLES, FEATURED
How to survive the dark months in Sweden To celebrate the change of clocks this weekend, please find this guide to help you through the tunnel, that will be the experience of your Swedish life up until mid-April next year. Why? Like most people, I believe that it is... 
by Sofi | 17,06,19 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Featured: VOICES, Language Learning, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
It is late mid morning, and your Swedish colleague you are working together with, suddenly says: Hejurere? Jörenåt aja ätelunch nu? Jae ungri. You will need to answer with: Reelungt. Gårebra omja joinarej? Your colleague, a bit distracted on their phone, goes: Vasaru?... 
by Sofi | 17,06,16 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Pronunciation, Swedish Language Training
There are some more complicated and some less complicated challenges when it comes to Swedish pronunciation. I have collected five particularities of the Swedish language, that should be rather easy to master technically, as soon as you have recognised their... 
by Sofi | 17,06,02 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, featured: SUMMER, Grammar, Swedish Geography, Vocabulary
If you have visited Sweden, and particularly the northern parts, you must have heard people talking about mygg, or myggor. Both would translate as [mosquitoes]. And the question you will ask your hosts is of course, what is the difference? Normally, referring... 
by Sofi | 17,05,30 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Featured: VOICES
Being Swedish was probably the most boring way of being I could imagine, as I was growing up in a mediocre place called Jakobsberg, just north of Stockholm. At E18, the big road stretching east-west not far from my home, the speed limit changed from 90 to 110 km/h for... 
by Sofi | 17,05,02 | ARTICLES, Expressions, FEATURED, Language Learning
Ten Swedish insect-related expressions you should master Why? Idiomatic expressions are useful in many ways. First of all, the will teach you something of the local culture or history. Second, remembering and knowing an expression by heart will help you to... 
by Sofi | 17,04,14 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Language Learning
Do you remember your first class in Swedish? You probably learnt how to introduce yourself, talk about where you come from, and ask others about the same topics. When you walked out of your class, you were probably on a bit of a high. Swedish is an easy language, you... 
by Sofi | 17,03,10 | ARTICLES, FEATURED, Language Learning, Vocabulary
Learning Swedish Vocabulary Although most of you would agree that any language is made up with – well, words, I encounter endless numbers of students that have a difficult time integrating vocabulary learning in their Swedish studies. Although some... by Sofi | 17,02,03 | ARTICLES, FEATURED
I used to live in Edinburgh. For seven years. Homesickness did not strike until the last few months. I started taking walks in the parks, dreaming of Swedish woods and lakes. The air was still somehow not fresh enough, the sky not bright enough. The food was somehow... 