Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow

Looking for the right place in Sweden to relax on your summer vacation? Why not try the west coast? Isadora describes the idyllic scenery of spending a summer in this part of the country.

Former guest, half Swede/half Brit Sandy, explains why Swedes love to go on charter trips as well as her experience working for one and the odd things that Swedes request.

We discuss the flavors of Midsommar with Erik – new potatoes, strawberries and pickled herring. And then we discuss how to get rid of those flavors with a bit of schnapps!

For the summer, we will be interviewing Swedes to have them explain summer traditions. We start with Måns and how to celebrate, or completely ignore, Sweden’s National Day!

Heather and Monica take you through a review of what we’ve learned this season and the people we’ve met. We also have some good summer tips, including why you should ask if your Swedish friends have a REAL bathroom at their summer house.

Do you know what moose like to eat? Travis, from Australia does! He talks to us about moose farms, ethical hacking, big-city escalators and becoming a new dad.

Today we chat with a couple of Italians, mainly about food of course, but also about language and some great summer tips!

Leonel, from Argentina and one-half of the popular FB page ”Learn Swedish in a FUN way!” gives us the lowdown on how to learn Swedish through cartoons and the 90’s soap opera, Rederiet! Also included in this episode – the proper time to eat pastries and whether Viking races are better than pizza races. (Pizza ... Read more

Erika, from Canada, explains why we are seeing so many young sailors being carted off in dump trucks around the city, or as Swedes call it – graduation.

Catherine, the organizer of the Stockholm Writers Festival, talks to us about the upcoming festival, Valborg and Eurovision (yes, it’s soon!)