Find out how well you know Sweden by answering these 10 questions. If you answer 8 or more questions right, you can officially call yourself “Hej Sweden’s Sweden Quiz Champion”. :) Find the correct answers … Read more
Sweden has about 10 million inhabitants. About 80% of the population live in the bottom 20% of the country. Why? Here is an attempt to answer the question why most Swedes live in the south, … Read more
Swedes, just as citizens from any other nation, are afraid of … certain things. To understand the Swedish psyche a little bit better, read the following list of “phenomenas” that many Swedes feel very uncomfortable … Read more
New disclaimer (2026): This post was written in 2017, when there was absolutely no Swedish citizenship test on the horizon. Well, things have changed, and in Summer 2026 Sweden introduced one. What actual test questions … Read more
This post is written by a German who also happens to be Swedish. Are there actually any differences between Swedes and Germans? Yes! But aren’t these nations at least culturally very similar? No! Well, except, both consume lots of … Read more
I tried to describe Sweden with a few words. And this is what I came up with. And for those who live in Gothenburg or Malmö feeling underrepresented in the description above, here is another … Read more
You might have heard about the Swedish rotten fish called Surströmming, “soured herring”. It’s fermented herring in a can. In many Swedish buildings you’re not allowed to open these cans, because the awful smell won’t disappear. It’s not … Read more
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