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This second episode of the documentary Fika: to Have Coffee looks at the social aspect of the Swedish coffee break.
Is it really about the coffee and treats? Or is it more about the people and a place to hang out? Perhaps it is more about taking time for a break to reflect on life whether it is with friends or by yourself.
Find out in this episode.
Fika. I love trying to explain what fika is to my American friends. I never seem to convey the experience accurately. Thankfully, Fabian Schmid has started a 6 part documentary on the Swedish art of fika.
Here is the first episode, covering the ritual of fika and what it is, and why it is so important.
Fika is probably one of the first words you want to learn when you go to Sweden, just so you can start to connect to others.
What has your experience been with the Swedish fika?
Chokladbollar recipe Chokladbollar (formally known as negerbollar, which has been appropriately changed to something more racially appropriate), are one of the best treats to have during a fika. If I had known how easy these are to make, I would have made them sooner. Yum! Ingredients 250g butter 2.5 dl (1 cup) sugar 8.0 dl … Read more
We want to build a sustainable society, that takes on climate change while creating new jobs. Well, sign me up! The Swedish Green Party (Miljöpartiet) sounds pretty, well, green. Equality is huge in Sweden, and the Swedish Green Party is no different, with two spokespersons, a man and a woman, instead of a party leader. The … Read more
Better late than never! Thanks to the Internet you can watch the live Eurovision show in Stockholm. It is also going to be shown on Bravo in the United States if you still have cable.
Eurovision is pretty huge in Sweden, and Sweden’s If I Were Sorry sung by Frans is #9 going in.
It’s at noon Arizona time, which means noon PST and 3pm EST. Watch it on Eurovision.tv.
In the mean time, you can watch Frans. Lycka till!
I love it when I find an awesome Swedish video. Of course, GoSwedish is pretty awesome, so it is hard to go wrong. I love this Swedish tongue twisters video she does.
Here are the tongue twisters she goes over:
Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor.
Holy wow, my mouth hurt just writing that! The translation is:
Seven seasick seamen were cared for by seven beautiful nurses.
Not as hard in English.
Sex laxar i en laxask. Six salmons in a salmon-box.
Geez, English seems easy at this point. Here are more awesome Swedish tongue twisters.
Ställ det i stället istället. Put it in the rack instead.
Flyg, fula fluga, flyg! Och den fula flugan flög. Fly, ugly fly, fly! And the ugly fly flew.
Får får får? Får får inte får, får får lamm. Do sheep get sheep? Sheep don’t get sheep, sheep get lamb.
Knut satt vid en knut och knöt en knut. När Knut knutit knuten var knuten knuten. Knut was sitting in a corner and tying a knot. When Knut had tied the knot the knot was tied.
Dessa dagar kan man inte kalla kalla, de borde heta heta. These days can’t be called cold, they should be called hot.
Love it. Awesome job GoSwedish!
What are some of your favorite Swedish tongue twisters? Any not listed above?
Wow, it seems that Sweden’s royal family has been busy. Another royal baby was born yesterday, this time a son to Prince Carl and his wife, Princess Sofia. Everyone is in good health and we can’t wait to see more baby photos!
It has been too long since we have done a giveaway here at Swedish Freak! I thought, why not give away some Swedish godis! These godis came directly from Sweden from my good friend Johan who was just out here visiting. How do you enter? Use one of the methods below. Good luck! [RF_CONTEST contest=’2031′]
Finnish has officially been Sweden’s second language when it comes to mother tongues for over 1,000 years. With the new wave of immigrants from Arabic speaking countries and with the Finnish immigrants dying off, Arabic will soon be the second most spoken language in the country. Surprisingly Sweden does not officially collect data about what … Read more