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Essentials
Health
Tourist Information
Skåne: the Sweet Song of Sweden’s Deep South
- by YLC Stockholm
- 25 Jun 2014
YLC’s Amy Johansson take us on a tour of her new stomping grounds – the deep south or the Texas of Sweden… Surrounded by sea on 3 sides, the southernmost part of Sweden has been a much contested borderland between Sweden and Denmark. With the treaty of Roskilde in 1658, the area was finally ceded […]
Community
Swedish Culture
Tourist Information
What's on: Stockholm
The Lowdown: Midsummer in Stockholm 2014
- by YLC Stockholm
- 16 Jun 2014
Looking for a place to dance around the May pole this weekend or just want to learn more about Midsummer in Sweden?
Family
Lifestyle
Daddy State: Fuzzy Math
- by YLC Stockholm
- 2 Jun 2014
“Why is your hair fuzzy?” my daughter asked me. Sweden, I thought. Another thing to blame on Sweden. As an American, prices here in Sweden seldom fail to surprise me. After 13 years here, I still convert price tags into dollars and I’m still hurt by what the computation works out to. The pain doesn’t […]
Fiction
Love Refugee
Love Refugee: Lost in Translation?
- by Claire Duffy
- 23 May 2014
I had a little speech prepared – well, perhaps not quite as formal as a speech as such, but… remarks, just in case. The usual: we work together, pressure of launch, you’re really great but let’s not make things complicated…
Sports and Fitness
Videos
What's on: Stockholm
Color Me Rad is coming to Stockholm
- by YLC Stockholm
- 8 May 2014
Thousands of excited runners and about 5,000 pounds of dye-colored cornstarch – Color Me Rad is coming to Sweden! YLC is going to be there – will you?
Community
Essentials
Family
Health
Tourist Information
Sweden’s Summer Scourge: the Tick
- by Rebecca Martin
- 8 May 2014
That’s right, people, the ‘fästing’ fest is going on – and you might just be invited!
Elections 2014
Elections 2014: European Parliament
- by Danny Chapman
- 6 May 2014
2014 is a “super” election year in Sweden with four elections taking place. First out is the European Parliament Election on May 25th.
Fiction
Love Refugee
Love Refugee: Potato Pot-aah-to
- by Claire Duffy
- 2 May 2014
Love Refugee is YLC’s new fiction serial; a romantic comedy about expat and confirmed singleton Ellie, determined to avoid commitment at any cost…
Community
Swedish Culture
Easter in Sweden: the YLC Lowdown
- by YLC Stockholm
- 17 Apr 2014
The YLC run-down of some Swedish traditions that have left many expats scratching their heads. Glad Påsk!