Sweden's longest crayfish table.
August 07, 2010
If you're in Sweden, catch and cook your own crayfish or join parties along Göta Canal on August 14. READ MORE »
Swedish traditions: ‘Kräftskivan’ - your own crayfish party.
August 04, 2010
Crayfish, crawfish, in Swedish simply kräftor [kr'ef:tor] READ MORE »
Swedish traditions: Visor för kräftskivan...
August 03, 2010
As a true Swedish aquavit drinker, you are, on festive occasions, expected to sing a good many snapsvisor AKA nubbevisor (drinking songs). Every occasion has its own songs. Here are two specifically for the crayfish party, READ MORE »
Swedish traditions: Most popular 'nubbevisa' in Sweden.
August 03, 2010
As a true Swedish aquavit drinker, you are, on festive occasions, expected to sing a good many snapsvisor AKA nubbevisor (drinking songs). For every toast a different song must be sung - which makes for an increasingly joyous and noisy party. The song here, 'Helan Går' must be considered almost mandatory at any Swedish dinner where aquavit is served. READ MORE »
Gravlax, the recipe
August 02, 2010
A staple for the Swedish 'smörgåsbord' READ MORE »
Scandinavian stories in New York City
August 02, 2010
Scandinavian Storytelling was a project that recently took place in New York City, allowing 11 lucky kids with Scandinavian roots to explore and document their heritage. READ MORE »
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'Ålamörkret' - a darkness that precedes Ålagillet.
August 01, 2010
When the moon is on the wane and the nights have grown darker in the fall, people in the south of Sweden speak of 'ålamörkret' the “eel darkness” READ MORE »
Jantelagen; just so... Swedish!
July 28, 2010
Or is it? There are certain things that are so Swedish, they could be symbols for our country. READ MORE »
Midsummer in the City
June 26, 2010
To a backdrop of the ferries and the Statue of Liberty in the harbor, New York might actually be one of the greatest places ever to celebrate midsummer. And no reason to worry about the weather either - the tail end of June usually means a sun-drenched Big Apple. READ MORE »
..wherever you are, happy Midsummer!
June 24, 2010
'Svensk Midsommar' ..music, dance and the long hours of sunlight and joy. Is there anything prettier than Swedish Midsummer? Is there anything more Swedish than a maypole? READ MORE »
More are getting married.
June 14, 2010
Sambo, särbo and marriages on the rise. In 2008, 50,300 people got married in Sweden and that’s a number that has increased by 55% since 1997. READ MORE »
Celebratory weekend for both Danes and Swedes.
June 04, 2010
On Sunday, Sweden celebrates its "Fourth of July," and Denmark does the same on the day beforehand. READ MORE »
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'Surströmmingsskivan'
June 04, 2010
Travelers visiting the north of Sweden two hundred years ago, particularly foreigners with sensitive noses, spoke from time to time of the extraordinary stink that blanketed the countryside. A stink, for reason. READ MORE »
'6:e Juni Nationaldagen' / Sweden's National Day June 6.
June 04, 2010
June 6 – only since the early twentieth century considered the Day of the Swedish Flag and made National Holiday as late as 2004. READ MORE »
Ascension Day.
May 12, 2010
Swedes take religious holiday lightly, but take time off work seriously. READ MORE »
Spice up your snaps!
May 02, 2010
Most, if not all of the Swedish traditional festivities include the consumption of aquavit shots accompanied by a large amount of singing—every occasion has its own traditional songs. (Aquavit is spiced vodka and hard liquor, please drink responsibly.) READ MORE »
Valborg–Walpurgis Night: Singing by firelight.
April 29, 2010
Coral singing is a favorite pastime in Sweden, and one occasion when almost every choral singer in the country makes his voice heard is the evening of April 30—“Valborgsmässoafton” [Walpurgis Night). Today—Glad Valborg! "Sköna Maj välkommen..." READ MORE »
Gothic, Cabala in Sweden's Golden Age.
April 07, 2010
Adula runes combined Norse myths with Cabala, astrology and magic to teach Sweden's King and Queen in the 1600's READ MORE »
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'Kräftskivan' - An Ode to the Crayfish (Slurp!)
January 31, 2010
Foreign tourists visiting in August say that crayfish parties are the closest a Swede gets to really letting loose. Nowhere is the crayfish so ardently worshipped as in Sweden and August and September offer opportunities to sample the delicacy in the US. READ MORE »
Swedish Food; gravlax, herring and the smörgåsbord...
January 30, 2010
You have a love of Swedish traditions. You're smart, curious, at ease with yourself, and interested in learning. And learning about the origins of traditional Swedish food is what this story is about. READ MORE »
Viidát - The Sami national day
January 28, 2010
The national day of the Sami is the 6th of February and has been celebrated since 1992. It’s then that the memory of the first Sami congress is celebrated, which happened in Trondheim in 1917. The decision to have a national day was made at the 15th Sami conference in Helsinki. READ MORE »
East Meets West
September 18, 2009
A moment in time, an historic change: We wanted to celebrate the historic occasion of a combined Vestkusten and Nordstjernan and chose this photo of a Princess cake, omitting candles since today marks the birth of a new generation of Swedish American publishing. We’ll save the candle for next year. /Ulf Mårtensson, Publisher READ MORE »
These Brave Women
September 11, 2009
International Women’s Day will soon celebrate its 101st birthday. It is celebrated on March 8 all over the world, paying special attention to women’s achievements. READ MORE »
Våffeldagen
September 10, 2009
March 25: 'Våffeldagen' - The Waffle Day, 'Our Lady's Day' which traditionally celebrates Archangel Gabriel's announcement of the birth of Jesus. READ MORE »
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