{"id":5080,"date":"2016-07-14T17:17:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T15:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5080"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:34:14","slug":"love-swedish-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/love-swedish-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Swedes Love Their Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Love-nature-How-to-be-Swedish-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5086 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Love-nature-How-to-be-Swedish-2-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Love nature - How to be Swedish \" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Love-nature-How-to-be-Swedish-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Love-nature-How-to-be-Swedish-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Love-nature-How-to-be-Swedish-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Love-nature-How-to-be-Swedish-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swedes love to spend their time\u00a0outside. They enjoy being in touch with the beautiful\u00a0Swedish nature.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0let&#8217;s start with some facts about nature in Sweden&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Facts about Swedish nature<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>More than half of the country is forrest<\/li>\n<li>Sweden has <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_lakes_of_Sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">95,700 lakes<\/a> larger\u00a0than 2 acres. That&#8217;s a lot. And a good reason why Sweden is so attractive for mosquitos and Germans<\/li>\n<li>There are 30,000 Swedish islands,\u00a0but the only two you need to know are \u00d6land and Gotland, both in the Baltic Sea, which is connected\u00a0to Russia<\/li>\n<li>Sweden has a long coast line (7000 km\/4350 miles)<\/li>\n<li>Swedes often have nature related names. <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/popular-swedish-girl-and-boy-names\/\">Swedish first names<\/a> such as <em>Bj\u00f6rn<\/em> (bear), or <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-surnames\/\">surnames<\/a> like <em>\u00c5slund<\/em> (little forrest on a\u00a0ridge) and\u00a0<em>Blomqvist<\/em> (flower twig)<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-national-anthem-lyrics-swedish-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swedish national anthem<\/a> describes the beautiful Swedish nature, which is described as &#8220;<em>do die for<\/em>&#8220;. <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-national-anthem-lyrics-swedish-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here the anthem and lyrics in\u00a0English and Swedish<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Swedes are highly skilled about identifying\u00a0flowers, toxic mushrooms, animals and\u00a0all kinds of insects that you don&#8217;t want to share your sleeping bag with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Medical advice<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>When you go to a Swedish doctor, because you suffer from stress or even\u00a0anxiety, the advice he\u00a0will give you is probably &#8220;Go out for a walk and enjoy the nature!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Beautiful nature in Sweden<\/h2>\n<p>In Sweden, to go out for a walk to find some relaxation\u00a0is actually not a bad idea. Swedish nature indeed is a beauty. And will certainly have a calming effect on your stressed soul.<\/p>\n<p>You will probably fall in love with the idyllic\u00a0lakes surrounded by forests; archipelagos with their stone-islands rising from the water surface and little cottages, painted in red embedded in vast green landscapes. Ideal for everyone who wants\u00a0to be by oneself once in a while.<\/p><div id=\"hejsw-3597204668\" class=\"hejsw-content-sfa-desktop-and-tablet-1 hejsw-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eu3RS1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png\" alt=\"Book about Sweden - How to be Swedish\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1.png 900w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HtbS-ad-main-220420-1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>No wonder then why Swedes spend so much time outside in the nature, hiking, fishing, hunting, going by boat or camping.<\/p>\n<h2>How to win any discussion with a Swede<\/h2>\n<p>When you have a serious discussion with Swedes &#8211; you probably won&#8217;t notice you&#8217;re having one, because it feels like a normal conversation for you &#8211; just\u00a0make clear\u00a0your point of view\u00a0is better for the environment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In Sweden, everything is good, as long as it\u2019s good for\u00a0the environment<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Dangerous animals in Sweden<\/h2>\n<p>Now that I hopefully convinced you to spend some time in Sweden&#8217;s\u00a0nature, you\u00a0probably ask yourself: are there any dangerous\u00a0animals in Sweden you should be afraid of &#8211; like\u00a0bears and wolves?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is <strong>yes<\/strong>. There are bears and wolves. But don&#8217;t worry. You&#8217;re (rather) safe. They\u00a0won&#8217;t eat you unless you try to cuddle with their babies.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Useful Swedish vocabulary for your time in the nature of Sweden<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>kv\u00e4llsdopp &#8211; evening dip <\/em>(jump into the water on a warm summer evening)<\/li>\n<li><em>myggn\u00e4t &#8211; mosquito net<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>varg &#8211; wolf<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Oj, titta vad s\u00f6t! En bj\u00f6rnunge! &#8211; Oh, look how sweet! A little bear!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hopsan! &#8211; Ooops!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Spring s\u00e5 fort du bara kan! &#8211; Run as fast as you can!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swedes love to spend their time\u00a0outside. They enjoy being in touch with the beautiful\u00a0Swedish nature. 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