{"id":6125,"date":"2018-03-16T18:16:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T17:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/?p=6125"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:10:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:10:49","slug":"long-dark-swedish-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6160\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\" alt=\"Winter in V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winter in V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actually, I do like winters in Sweden. Finally, after a few years of mediocre, rather warm winters, this year, in 2018, cool air and snowy clouds came and stayed for a little longer than usual. But now it&#8217;s already the middle of March and, watching out the window, there is a big snow storm going on.<\/p>\n<p>I understand that a &#8220;good winter&#8221; is not only joyful snowballfights, relaxing walks in idyllic landscapes and warm coziness in caf\u00e9s or at home on the sofa, but also icy roads, slippy pavements and ideal conditions for a flourishing flu.<\/p>\n<h2>What I don&#8217;t like about winter in Sweden<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s too long<\/strong>. I&#8217;d prefer a winter that&#8217;s only two to three months long. Say, December to the end of February. Then it should abruptly finish and the first of March should welcome Springtime with sun and snow melting 15\u00b0C.<br \/>\nIn times of quickly developing Artificial Intelligence, I wonder, if future technologies can allow humans to control weather conditions. Who knows. However, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised, if it was a Swede who invented a weather regulating app.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s too dark<\/strong>. To see the sun go down around 15.00 in December and go up around 08.30 (in the south of Sweden) is very annoying. In the late afternoon your body tells you, &#8220;got to bed now!&#8221; and in the mornings, &#8220;nooo, don&#8217;t wake up already, can&#8217;t you see it&#8217;s still dark outside?!&#8221;<br \/>\nJust a few months later, when ligth hours become more &#8220;energy beneficial&#8221;, it will start messing up your morning sleep by telling you around 04.00 to &#8220;get up and get going!&#8221; Very confusing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blue plastic bags on shoes<\/strong>. Once you have gotten the flu and want to see the doctor, you make an appointment at the <em>v\u00e5rdcentralen<\/em> (helthcare center) to get an examination. A few meters in, in the entrance hall, you will likely find a bin with blue plastic bags which you are supposed to wrap around your wet, snow dripping shoes to avoid dirt and slippery surfaces inside the building. Makes sense. But walking in those bags makes you feel like you&#8217;re a virologist walking around in a contaminated area or some kind of clown that forgot to put on the rest of his costume. Plus, you won&#8217;t have to ring a bell at the desk to let the nurse know you&#8217;re there, your presence has already been announced by your blue shoe bag crackling sound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More articles from Sweden, subscribe to my <a href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/newsletter\/\">Hej Sweden Newsletter, here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Apart from that, Sweden isn&#8217;t that bad during winter times. After writing this article above, I have to admit that &#8211; although I do love watching dancing snow flakes and the sound of walking through fresh snow &#8211; I am really looking forward to a warm spring now.<\/p><div id=\"hejsw-269765949\" 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>What are your experiences and impressions of the Swedish winter? Let me know in the comment section below or tweet me\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hejsweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@hejsweden<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actually, I do like winters in Sweden. Finally, after a few years of mediocre, rather warm winters, this year, in 2018, cool air and snowy clouds came and stayed for a little longer than usual. &#8230; <a title=\"Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[681],"tags":[958,967,966],"class_list":["post-6125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sweden-blog","tag-climate-in-sweden","tag-swedish-winter","tag-weather-in-sweden","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Swedish Winter - 3 Things I Really Don&#039;t Like About It - Hej Sweden<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swedish Winter - 3 Things I Really Don&#039;t Like About It - Hej Sweden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Actually, I do like winters in Sweden. Finally, after a few years of mediocre, rather warm winters, this year, in 2018, cool air and snowy clouds came and stayed for a little longer than usual. ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hej Sweden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HejSweden\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-16T17:16:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-06-03T13:10:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matthias Kamann\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HejSweden\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HejSweden\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matthias Kamann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Matthias Kamann\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e8f4b3178d654a231be87f48bb6e8f77\"},\"headline\":\"Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-16T17:16:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-03T13:10:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":519,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Climate in Sweden\",\"Swedish Winter\",\"Weather in Sweden\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Matthias' Sweden Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/\",\"name\":\"Swedish Winter - 3 Things I Really Don't Like About It - Hej Sweden\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-16T17:16:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-03T13:10:49+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Winter in V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/long-dark-swedish-winter\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Matthias' Sweden Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/category\\\/sweden-blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hej Sweden\",\"description\":\"Experience Sweden &amp; Swedish Culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hej Sweden\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Hej-Sweden-Logo-2020-03-3-blue-menu-HS-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Hej-Sweden-Logo-2020-03-3-blue-menu-HS-2.jpg\",\"width\":597,\"height\":162,\"caption\":\"Hej Sweden\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/HejSweden\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HejSweden\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/schwedenbilder\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/hej-sweden\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/hejsweden\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/HejSwedenTV\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e8f4b3178d654a231be87f48bb6e8f77\",\"name\":\"Matthias Kamann\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4862c0a95d3ddb73f8d3fb1f8a03f809da53b4c2b40aff4f5c337a5de3a55832?s=96&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4862c0a95d3ddb73f8d3fb1f8a03f809da53b4c2b40aff4f5c337a5de3a55832?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4862c0a95d3ddb73f8d3fb1f8a03f809da53b4c2b40aff4f5c337a5de3a55832?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Matthias Kamann\"},\"description\":\"Matthias, a professional new-Swede, was born and raised in Germany before going to Sweden for a semester abroad. One semester turned into more than a decade. In 2011 he started the blog Hej Sweden in order to share his Swedish experiences and love for Sweden and the Swedes with others who are keen to learn more about this beautiful country.\u00a0 One result of his constant attempt to discover what it means to live in Sweden like a typical Swede, is the book How to be Swedish - A Quick Guide to Swedishness - In 55 Steps (here on Amazon, also available in German)\u00a0 For more about Matthias and Hej Sweden, have a look at the About page.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/hejsweden\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@hejsweden\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hejsweden.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/matthias-admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Swedish Winter - 3 Things I Really Don't Like About It - Hej Sweden","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Swedish Winter - 3 Things I Really Don't Like About It - Hej Sweden","og_description":"Actually, I do like winters in Sweden. Finally, after a few years of mediocre, rather warm winters, this year, in 2018, cool air and snowy clouds came and stayed for a little longer than usual. ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/","og_site_name":"Hej Sweden","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HejSweden","article_published_time":"2018-03-16T17:16:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-06-03T13:10:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Matthias Kamann","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@HejSweden","twitter_site":"@HejSweden","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matthias Kamann","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/"},"author":{"name":"Matthias Kamann","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/e8f4b3178d654a231be87f48bb6e8f77"},"headline":"Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It","datePublished":"2018-03-16T17:16:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-06-03T13:10:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/"},"wordCount":519,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","keywords":["Climate in Sweden","Swedish Winter","Weather in Sweden"],"articleSection":["Matthias' Sweden Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/","url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/","name":"Swedish Winter - 3 Things I Really Don't Like About It - Hej Sweden","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","datePublished":"2018-03-16T17:16:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-06-03T13:10:49+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":900,"caption":"Winter in V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/long-dark-swedish-winter\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Matthias' Sweden Blog","item":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/category\/sweden-blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Swedish Winter &#8211; 3 Things I Really Don&#8217;t Like About It"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/","name":"Hej Sweden","description":"Experience Sweden &amp; Swedish Culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Hej Sweden","url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hej-Sweden-Logo-2020-03-3-blue-menu-HS-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hej-Sweden-Logo-2020-03-3-blue-menu-HS-2.jpg","width":597,"height":162,"caption":"Hej Sweden"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HejSweden","https:\/\/x.com\/HejSweden","https:\/\/instagram.com\/schwedenbilder\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hej-sweden\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hejsweden\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/HejSwedenTV"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/e8f4b3178d654a231be87f48bb6e8f77","name":"Matthias Kamann","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4862c0a95d3ddb73f8d3fb1f8a03f809da53b4c2b40aff4f5c337a5de3a55832?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4862c0a95d3ddb73f8d3fb1f8a03f809da53b4c2b40aff4f5c337a5de3a55832?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4862c0a95d3ddb73f8d3fb1f8a03f809da53b4c2b40aff4f5c337a5de3a55832?s=96&r=g","caption":"Matthias Kamann"},"description":"Matthias, a professional new-Swede, was born and raised in Germany before going to Sweden for a semester abroad. One semester turned into more than a decade. In 2011 he started the blog Hej Sweden in order to share his Swedish experiences and love for Sweden and the Swedes with others who are keen to learn more about this beautiful country.\u00a0 One result of his constant attempt to discover what it means to live in Sweden like a typical Swede, is the book How to be Swedish - A Quick Guide to Swedishness - In 55 Steps (here on Amazon, also available in German)\u00a0 For more about Matthias and Hej Sweden, have a look at the About page.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hejsweden\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@hejsweden"],"url":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/author\/matthias-admin\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Dark-winter-in-Sweden-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Matthias Kamann","author_link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/author\/matthias-admin\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}