{"id":4423,"date":"2015-08-10T19:46:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=4423"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:33:09","slug":"typically-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typically-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"Typically Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Typically Swedish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is typically Swedish?<\/h2>\n

During the last couple of years, I have been collecting several “things” that I consider typically Swedish. These things can be actual products or behaviors of Swedish people that you encounter regularly when you live in Sweden.<\/p>\n

The complete\u00a0list in German, here<\/a><\/p>\n

Typically Swedish – Page 1 of 4 – #1-25<\/h2>\n

1. You have discussed with your friends how to correctly pronounce KEX:\u00a0“kex” or “shex”?<\/h3>\n

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2. You know what the Latin word “Volvo” actually means<\/h3>\n

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3. You avoid meeting your neighbors in the\u00a0stairway<\/h3>\n

4. You think it’s totally normal (and even o.k.) that your fellow Swedish citizens can check your personal income<\/h3>\n

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5. You carry your laundry in a blue IKEA-bag to the laundry room<\/h3>\n

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6. To spread butter on your bread you don’t simply use a normal knife. No! You pick a very special sm\u00f6rkniv<\/em> (butter-knife)<\/h3>\n

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7. You have thought about which custom\u00a0numberplate you would pick for your car. But then you decided that paying\u00a0SEK 6000 for a this kind of fun is just a waste of money<\/h3>\n

8. You are very proud of\u00a0the Swedish football team that made it to the 3rd place in the 1994 World Cup. You even still know the name of the goalkeeper (Thomas Ravelli)<\/h3>\n

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9. At the last day of school before summer, back when you were a child, you sang Idas Sommarvisa\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n