{"id":4432,"date":"2015-08-11T19:41:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T18:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=4432"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:11:39","slug":"typically-swedish-page-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typically-swedish-page-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Typically Swedish #26 &#8211; 50, Page 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4433\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Typically-Swedish-page-2-600x300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7095\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Typically-Swedish-page-2-600x300.png\" alt=\"Typically Swedish page 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Typically-Swedish-page-2-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Typically-Swedish-page-2-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Typically-Swedish-page-2.png 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Typically Swedish #26-50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What is typically Swedish?\u00a0Page 2 of 4<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typically-swedish\/\">Here back to page 1\/4, #1-25<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>26. You know in which year the Olympic Games were in\u00a0Stockholm<\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Olympische-Sommerspiele-Schweden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Olympische Sommerspiele Schweden\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Olympische-Sommerspiele-Schweden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>1912<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>27. You consider it completely normal that every Easter, children dressed as <em>p\u00e5skk\u00e4rringar<\/em> (Easter-witches) knock on your door to trade\u00a0a colorful\u00a0piece of paper against candy<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring-600x440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6914\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring-600x440.jpg\" alt=\"P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring-600x440.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring-200x147.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P\u00e5skk\u00e4rring.jpg 1557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>28. When you write a date, you start with the year followed by the month and then the day: <em>August 23rd 2015<\/em>\u00a0is written <em>150814<\/em> in Sweden<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/schwedisches-Datum-Schreibweise-600x300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6890\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/schwedisches-Datum-Schreibweise-600x300.png\" alt=\"schwedisches Datum Schreibweise\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/schwedisches-Datum-Schreibweise-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/schwedisches-Datum-Schreibweise-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/schwedisches-Datum-Schreibweise.png 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>29. Until just a while ago you were still allowed to use your mobile phone while driving<br \/>\nThis\u00a0was originally number 29, since there is a new law that doesn&#8217;t allow you to do so\u00a0anymore, there is space for a new 29. Send me your suggestion to matthias (at) hejsweden.com<\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/polis-bil\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-678\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Polis bil\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Polis-bil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>30. You find it completely normal that people can find out your date of birth publicly on the web. The only thing they need to know is your name and city of residence<\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/birthday-se\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"birthday-se\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/birthday-se.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>www.birthday.se<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>31. When you are in the elevator and want it to go to\u00a0the first floor, you obviously push the &#8220;2&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-hiss\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-693\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden hiss\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-hiss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>32. You believe you&#8217;re very skilled\u00a0throwing rounded wooden sticks at\u00a0square-edged ones\u00a0while holding\u00a0a bottle of beer or cider your left hand. Swedes call this\u00a0<em>kubb\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/schweden-kubb-hej-sweden-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Schweden-Kubb-Hej-Sweden\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Schweden-Kubb-Hej-Sweden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>33. K\u00f6ttbullar<br \/>\nAnd you don&#8217;t pronounce it right. It&#8217;s <em>shoetbuellaer<\/em>, or so.<br \/>\nJust check out the vid below. The IKEA-woman from Sweden does a much better job&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tv4J3y8Kz8o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>34. Plenty of <em>kombis<\/em> (estate wagons) on the streets and parking lots in front of local supermarkets &#8211; most of them being Volvos, of course<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-parkplatz-volvo-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-746\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden Parkplatz Volvo\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-Parkplatz-Volvo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>35. You have been watching\u00a0&#8220;Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen&#8221; with your family or friends and felt the urge to sing along<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JEPvZBDOjdc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>36. Already on the flight to your holiday destination you open the first bottle of wine or beer. Justifying it with the words <em>det \u00e4r ju semester<\/em>, \u00a0&#8220;after all it&#8217;s holiday&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-drink-im-flugzeug\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-890\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden Drink im Flugzeug\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-Drink-im-Flugzeug.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>37. Your folders have a weird locking system (reminding on crocodile teeth)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-schweden-erleben-aktenordner\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-933\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden Schweden erleben Aktenordner\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-Aktenordner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>38. Last July you have been working fewer days than being on vacation. Makes sense, since perceived 90% of the whole Swedish population is out trying to enjoy the sun during this month\u00a0&#8211; so there&#8217;s no one to actually work with<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-im-juli-urlaub\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden - im Juli Urlaub\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-im-Juli-Urlaub-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>39. <em>R\u00f6da stugor<\/em> with <em>vita knutor,<\/em>\u00a0red (little) houses with white wooden beams<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-schweden-stuga\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden Schweden Stuga\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-Schweden-Stuga.jpg\" alt=\"Schweden Holzhaus - Stuga in Falunrot (falur\u00f6d)\" width=\"399\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>40. When you&#8217;re in a caf\u00e9 and don&#8217;t pay any tipp, your waiter\u00a0won&#8217;t punish you with an angry look<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Caf\u00e9-in-Schweden-nicho-s\u00f6dling-mahogny-coffee-bar-1099-600x395.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6915\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Caf\u00e9-in-Schweden-nicho-s\u00f6dling-mahogny-coffee-bar-1099-600x395.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 in Schweden nicho+s\u00f6dling-mahogny+coffee+bar+-1099\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>41. Talking to a taxi driver, politician or professor: simply address everyone by\u00a0their first name<br \/>\nOnly exception: the royal family<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-schweden-erleben-merkel-reinfeldt-hej\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Hej Sweden Schweden erleben Merkel Reinfeldt\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-Merkel-Reinfeldt-Hej.jpg\" alt=\"Hej Sweden - Angela Merkel, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Photo: BundesregierungOnline \/ Guido Bergmann\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>42. In your kitchen drawer, you have at least one <em>osthyvel<\/em>, cheese slicer<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/K\u00e4sehobel-Osthyvel-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-600x450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6916\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/K\u00e4sehobel-Osthyvel-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"K\u00e4sehobel Osthyvel Hej Sweden Schweden erleben\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/K\u00e4sehobel-Osthyvel-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/K\u00e4sehobel-Osthyvel-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/K\u00e4sehobel-Osthyvel-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>43.\u00a0<em>Kanelbullar<\/em>, cinnamon buns, a pastrythat is considered so important by the Swedish people\u00a0that they dedicate one\u00a0day each year to celebrate its existence &#8211; \u00a0October 4th<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2199\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Schwedische-Kanelbullar-Rezept-Zimtschnecken-selber-backen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6699\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Schwedische-Kanelbullar-Rezept-Zimtschnecken-selber-backen.jpg\" alt=\"Schwedische Kanelbullar Rezept - Zimtschnecken selber backen\" width=\"500\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Schwedische-Kanelbullar-Rezept-Zimtschnecken-selber-backen.jpg 1842w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Schwedische-Kanelbullar-Rezept-Zimtschnecken-selber-backen-241x200.jpg 241w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Schwedische-Kanelbullar-Rezept-Zimtschnecken-selber-backen-600x498.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Schwedische-Kanelbullar-Rezept-Zimtschnecken-selber-backen-1240x1029.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Schwedische Kanelbullar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>44. Each year, on December 13th, you go to church to watch\u00a0how Swedish girls balance candles on their head, trying hard not to get hot wax in their hair. Often with little success<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/santa-lucia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Santa-Lucia-176x200.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Lucia\" width=\"263\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSanta Lucia<\/p>\n<h3>45. You get slightly bad conscious when you drink alcohol during the week.<br \/>\n(When you don&#8217;t drink any alcohol on the weekend, you get bad conscious, too.)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/2011\/08\/typisch-schwedisch\/hej-sweden-schweden-erleben-110-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Hej-Sweden-Schweden-erleben-110-266x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hej Sweden Schweden erleben (110)\" width=\"400\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Die Schweden und der Alkohol \u2013 ein zwiesp\u00e4ltiges Verh\u00e4ltnis\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/the-swedes-and-alcohol-about-drinking-in-sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedes and alcohol &#8211; about drinking in Sweden<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>46. To eat a piece of cake, you choose a little spoon over a fork<\/h3>\n<h3>47. You find it rather difficult to pronounce the Swedish word\u00a0for Switzerland &#8211; Schweiz &#8211; correctly. Instead saying &#8220;Shwejz&#8221; you say &#8220;Zwejjtsh&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hej-Sweden-Schweiz-246x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Hej-Sweden-Schweiz-246x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hej Sweden - Schweiz\" width=\"301\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>48.\u00a0Every time you eat <em>chokladbollar<\/em> with a person from another country, you feel\u00a0urged\u00a0to explain how they were\u00a0originally called\u00a0back when you were a child<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Schwedische-Chokladbollar-jakob_fridholm-chocolate_balls_with_coconut-1888-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chokladbollar Schwedische Schokoladenkugeln Rezept\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>49. Every Easter you built a kind of candy-grenate by putting\u00a0lots of <em>l\u00f6sgodis<\/em>, loose candy, into a colorful cardboard egg. Then you give it to loved ones, to make them\u00a0gain more weight (than you)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bild-3-150x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bild-3-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"bild 3\" width=\"301\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>50. To obey your thirst, you don&#8217;t drink water out of the bottle. Nope, you count on the clarity of fresh tab water. Before you start filling the glas\u00a0you make sure to let the first drips from the tab go down the sink<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leitungswasser-kranvatten-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-266x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leitungswasser-kranvatten-Hej-Sweden-Schweden-266x200.jpg\" alt=\"Leitungswasser kranvatten Hej Sweden Schweden\" width=\"399\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typically-swedish-page-3\/\">Next page, 3\/4, #52-75<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here back to&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typically-swedish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page 1, #1-25<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/typically-swedish-page-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page 2, #26-50<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Check Hej Sweden&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Twitter Hej Sweden\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hejsweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter <\/a>or\u00a0<a title=\"Facebook Hej Sweden\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/hejsweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook-Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is typically Swedish?\u00a0Page 2 of 4 Here back to page 1\/4, #1-25 26. 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