Traditions and everyday life in SwedenFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Sweden. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
69 keepsakes from Sweden · page 2 of 3
Midsommer fesivities. Cellebrated on a friday in June 19-25 th. In our village starts with flowerpicking going by traktor and vagina om thursday afternoon and dressing the midsummerpole afterwords. On friday att 11 am people meet…
Shared by Villemoda
Skånelaholms Castle is a small but very cute little castle that you can find in a small town just minutes from Stockholm Arlanda airport! It's not known by many but those who do know about it love it! it's pink color with white…
Shared by Moonchild123
The whole village gathers, takes their snowmobiles and sleds, and drives toward a common destination where competitions await (like throwing of axe, running in the deep snow, ice fishing). You drive through the forest and along…
Shared by Norrlander
This is the night of the bonfire, traditionally believed to ward off evil spirits, but now a festive way of getting rid of excess gardening odds and ends.a traditional spring celebration. For students, it's a foretaste of summer…
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Fettisdag or Shrove Tuesday in English is a day that can occur on a Tuesday between February 3rd and March 9th. Traditionally it is a christian holiday but today in Sweden it is mainly an excuse to feast on my favourite pastry…
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In Sweden we have a tradition that almost every student does when they end Gymnasium (Secondary school, High school) they ride something called studentflak. Studentflak is that everyclass rent a trailor off some sort, that you…
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A lot of people in Sweden have summer houses - a place where you spend time during your vacation in the summer and on weekends during the warmer months. People escape from the big cities and enjoy the peace and quiet in the…
Shared by Anna Na
The Gothenburg Museum of Art offers a rich art experience with permanent and limited collections from different epochs and countries. The French collection includes works by Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Chagall and many others, but…
Shared by Jenjenjoojee
Midsummer is my favourite tradition. It takes place in June, when we almost don´t have any night at all. People dance, drink and eat traditional food, many of them with flowers in their hair. I and my family always spend…
Shared by Jessan
On Saint Lucia day the swedish population celebrate the italian saintess Lucia with a "Lucia tåg" and choir singing traditional songs. In sweden Saint Lucia is seen as a bringer of light in the dark swedish mid winter and also…
Shared by kaseppan.01
It’s a tradition to celebrate the summer. Midsummer is the longest day in Sweden. We dress up, often eat strawberries and then dances around a pole that’s dressed with flowers while singing and dancing. We also make wreaths out…
Shared by Saraa08
In my Christmas i’m with my Grandmother in her house in Stockholm. On Christmas i like to watch Donald Duck, opening presents and be with my family. Here’s a photo of my mum falling asleep on the sofa on Christmas Eve.
Shared by Jonatan123
One of the oldest and most influential mines in the history of Sweden. Dating back to more than 1000 years ago, it has been a workplace that has helped modernise Sweden. Today it is on the UNESCO world heritage list
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Midsummer night is a fun celebration for everyone in Sweden. You dance around a pole with flowers in a ring, and everyone is singing. After this, you eat traditional Midsummer food such as herring and potatoes.
Shared by sofiaathefirst
Every Saturday almost every Swedish kids, and also many grownups, run to the grocery store to buy their stack of Saturday sweets. Originally it was invented to stop caries. Ok, I admit, I love it too.
Shared by Stockholmian
We dance around a midsummer pole / maypole, sing "we are musicians" and "small frogs are so fun". We put flowers in our hair and for some Swedes, the sun do not set at all, we have sunshine all night.
Shared by Norrlander
Ice hockey is big in Sweden, for active players and the audience both. A game can have the flair of a public festival, at which both young and old meet to have fun and cheer on their team.
Shared by Lakeswimmer
The archipelago in Stockholm (Sweden) is very beautiful and relaxing to visit. Take a trip with one of the historical steamboats and experience the swedish summer at its best!
Shared by Elizsabet
We dance around a pole filled with flowers june 21 and we sing songs and dance togerher with people. Something I do is riding a truck with hay and sing midsummer songs
Shared by gunillismen
My traditional dress from my hometown of Tranemo. Our folkdresses vary from place to place. Mine is the Kind variant with a red bodice and striped skirt.
Shared by hopelessdreamer
Swedish fika, translated swedish "snack", is a tradition that is normal to every swede. They drink coffe and eat sweets gathered with friends.
Shared by asiraa_111
We celebrate that the summer has started. We meet up with faimily and friends and dance around the maypole and eat food. And alot of snaps :)
Shared by DASE01
Go kicking is great fun! We use it a lot at home, when the ground is a bit icey. With the dogs in harnesses, we get a speedy day outdoors.
Shared by LetterLover
Here I am hiking in a national park in the middle of Sweden, close to the biggest lakes Vänern och Vättern. Beautiful old forest.
Shared by Morrigan
At midsummer in Sweden, we dance around a gigantic pole decorated with flower and sing silly songs. We also eat pickled herring.
Shared by BlissfulAnguish
In the afternoon we eat fika in sweden wich usualy consists of diferent baked goods and to that we drink coffe, tea or saft.
Shared by Slurp111
Sweden is not like the schools in the us, we go in school for 10 years (until were 16) we have free food and free education.
Shared by idajirhede
Sometimes when someone moves out of a family home, you have a whole daytrip to IKEA to set them up for adult life :)
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