20 Mar 2025
Swedish Culture
Community Swedish Culture

The love of fika: kanelbulle & Butterkaka

Ever since my first visit to Sweden, I fell in love with many things Swedish including the beautiful countryside, nature, food and its people. This love at first sight happened over eleven years ago on a sunny day in June when I came to visit one of my closest Swedish friends. I was smitten with […]

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Community Swedish Culture

Fika | Swedish traditions

For those that are new to the city, here’s a little info on the Swedish FIKA. This is one word that on entering your vocabulary, will probably remain forever:-)

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Community Swedish Culture

Surströmming – a fishy affair

The infamous Surströmming or Scandinavian rotten fish, is part of the rich culinary landscape in Sweden … are you brave enough to try it? Our contributor has faced a tasting herself so read more ..

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Community Swedish Culture Weddings

Swedish wedding traditions: dinner & cake

In part 3 of our four part series on Swedish wedding traditions, we look at the Swedish wedding cake and banquet …

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Community Swedish Culture

Politics in Sweden, an American perspective

Understanding Swedish politics is quite a difficult task. With over 240 different local, municipal and country wide parties, its hard to keep it straight. Shirley Å Johannson shares her understanding of Swedish politics after a historical election year…

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