Since 2000, it only takes half an hour from Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup) to Sweden. Sometimes they say you get faster in the centre of Malmö from Copenhagen airport than …
Semlor – the Swedish Shrove Tuesday bun
Each year, my Swedish Instagram friends share loads of pictures of semlor. These Swedish pastries look really delicious. You actually eat a semla on Shrove …
MiaMarias: a great lunch spot in Malmö
After Stockholm, Malmö is the second place in Sweden where I don’t feel like a tourist anymore but dare to say that I know the …
The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared – Hundraåringen
Some time ago I went on a press trip to Sörmland. The program mentioned that we would visit Malmköping because this is where the 100-year-old Allan …
Lagom – good enough is the new perfect
One of the nicest things about the Swedish language are the words that you actually can not literally translate. I’m thinking of fika, but also …
Donald Duck on Christmas Eve
The Swedes have a lot of traditions, especially when it comes to jul or Christmas. The most important day of Christmas for them is Julafton …
How to celebrate a Swedish Christmas
While I am in Stockholm enjoying all the Christmas things, I spoil you with a post full of winter joy. December is a cold, dark month in …
Nobel Museum in Stockholm
The Nobel Museum or Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelmuseet) in Stockholm opened in 2001, on the centenary of the Nobel Prize, and is currently located in the building …
Have a Nobel menu at Stadshuskällaren in Stockholm
Restaurant Stadshuskällaren is located in the basement of Stadshuset, the town hall of Stockholm. The restaurant first opened in 1922 and reopened in 2012 after extensive …
In the footsteps of Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel – from dynamite to a peace prize Few Swedes are known worldwide and can be described as both revolutionary and controversial. Swedish chemist and …