13 Dec 2025
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Community Expat Cookbook Uncategorized

Expat Cookbook: Spiced Lobster Soufflé

When I plan a dinner for friends with sophisticated palates decidedly fond of the king of crustaceans, I dust this recipe out of my treasure trove of time-tested dishes bearing my signature twists and fusions to serve as a winning appetizer for five, for the complex depth of flavours embedded within this soufflé’s deceptively light […]

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Community Lifestyle Movies

Getting our Nerd on at Comic Con

Comic Con is the place to be for all of us who like nerding over stuff like comics, superheroes, movies, TV series, gaming, fandom and cosplay. The Stockholm Comic Con was once again held at Kistamässan on the first weekend of November, and the event drew a large crowd, many of them all dressed up for […]

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Community Culture Expat Traditions Family Activities Videos

Día de Muertos – Day of the Dead festivities at Etnografiska

The Mexican Day of the Dead comes back to Etnografiska Museet for its annual celebration. The Mexican Society in Sweden together with Etnografiska bring us these traditions, that combine the remembrance of the departed with music, performances and colour. They have set up an altar with offerings dedicated to Juan Gabriel, one of Latin America’s biggest selling singers/composers, […]

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Community Religion Swedish Culture

Alla helgons dag – All Saints’ Day

Dark, dark, dark, rain rain dark and ho, what do you know…snow! Ok so November is not my favorite month. There is however a reason why the eleventh month of the year does not completely suck. Whether you call it Halloween and dress up as a pumpkin, or Dia de muertos and decorate an altar […]

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Community Finding a Job Networking Work & Money

Andreas Wennberg helps newcomers in their quest for a job in Sweden

I had the opportunity to contact Andreas, a man who dreams about making the world a better place. But dreaming is not helping anyone to achieve what you want, so he launched a startup where he was the one to seek for funding, involved in the marketing, web development and so on. But let’s take a […]

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Community Culture Expat Traditions What's on: Stockholm

Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) – when the dead meet the living

It’s almost like a trend now. We see references everywhere to the Mexican Day of the Dead; in Halloween costumes with skull face-paint better known in Mexico as ¨Catrinas¨, but also in Hollywood films like the latest James Bond movie, Spectre, 2015, where the opening sequence shows a Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City. […]

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Community Family Pregnancy & Baby

Baby Talk: The First of Many Top 10 Lists

Baby Talk: The Top 10 Things I’ve Learned since becoming a Mom In no particular order Always shop around.  Try to withstand the appeal of beautifully laid-out baby shops and look online as well.  Gently used second-hand products can be found on Facebook – use the search function to find groups or pages.  The closed […]

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Culture Swedish Culture Uncategorized What's on: Stockholm

November’s Art Inspirations

We continue to use the fascinating theme of Swedish-based artists and their art in determining November’s selection of exhibitions. This time with a focus on the myriad range of mediums, techniques and points of inspiration employed, along with the messages they endeavour to communicate. And hopefully, these in turn will inspire many of you to […]

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Community Networking Networking Work & Money

Interview: Marie Wetterstrand, coach and mentor

Marie Wetterstrand says she’s working with people who would like to be the best version of themselves. Her work through her own company covers areas like coaching, mentoring and leadership development. We talked with her about her insights into personal development. Marie explains she can for example help people with questions like I am not happy in my […]

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Community Health

FIGHTING S.A.D

Whether we like it or not, summer ended and autumn is here.  Autumn is actually not that bad when you think about it, it’s all about brown and orange leaves, pumpkins, spices and hot chocolate (with marshmallows)! However, with the colder weather and the lack of light it is important to listen to your body and […]

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