Author

Alison Allfrey

Alison Allfrey is a British writer, linguist and communications consultant who lived in Stockholm from 2012 to 2015. She published So Sweden – Living Differently, a memoir of her time in Sweden and inspiration for ex-pats living there in October 2019, available on Amazon as below. She has also had articles published about Sweden in The Local, Nordic Style Magazine, Sverige Magasinet and fika-online.com. Alison lives with her family near Winchester in the UK. She is an avid traveller and loves exploring other cultures.

2 articles

Discover Sweden4 min read

Getting Through December

Alison Allfrey

The clocks have gone back, the winter tyres are going on, Christmas is some way off – how best do you get through December which can be the most challenging...

Discover Sweden3 min read

Midsummer In Sweden

Alison Allfrey

In a world which has, until recently, moved at an ever-faster pace, there is something very reassuring and peaceful about the way in which Sweden adheres to a well-established calendar...