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Swedish

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Discover Sweden4 min read

Productive things to do when you’re bored

Lydia Hallie

Free time is very important in the Swedish way of living.. but it can also be a bit boring from time to time. What productive things can you do in...

Learn Swedish3 min read

10 struggles when learning Swedish

Lydia Hallie

Before you move to another country, it is good if you have some understanding of the language, at least to a certain extent. We are so lucky that we have...

Discover Sweden2 min read

Learning Swedish through Jazz

Totto Pastime

Learning Swedish through Jazz? Yes why not:-) A year has passed since I came to this northern hemisphere, and I have to admit it took nearly one year for me...

Learn Swedish5 min read

“Learning Swedish isn’t difficult”

Lydia Hallie

If you’re planning on moving to Sweden, you have to start learning Swedish. Yes, Swedes are very good at English, but you really have to know Swedish for many small...

Learn Swedish4 min read

Are Swedish curse words punchy enough?

Samuel Adams Reitman

Jävlar! Fan! Helvete! Sitting around a table of fellow Newbies the topic of Swedish curse words came up. Not everyone shared my opinion that this set of Swedish words can...

Learn Swedish3 min read

Instant fluency with conversation fillers

Joakim Andersson

Every language has its very own way to stall a conversation. When the speaker suddenly comes to a halt because the brain can’t keep up, there is this short buffer...

Parenting5 min read

Svenska for Children, Immersion or Bilingual Education?

Jessica Arifianto

English is the language my entire family speaks. Only English. I know a smidgeon of French from high school, but that is it. My husband speaks both his primary language...

Newbie Stories4 min read

Maria, Ukraine

Career Sweden Team

After exploring different universities and countries, I fell in love with Sweden; 1.5 months later I got on a train to a little town in the middle of Sweden....

Newbie Stories5 min read

Moving from Syria to Sweden – Rawa’s story

Career Sweden Team

Rawa arrived in Sweden two years ago. Back in Syria, she was leading a happy life, working as an teacher and enjoying life with her family....

Learn Swedish3 min read

No cow on the ice and other confusing Swedish expressions

Career Sweden Team

Every country has its fair share of weird expressions and Sweden is no different. As a Newbie who speaks Swedish you will soon encounter Swedish expressions that will make you...