z stands for zlatan

Day 30; Z stands for Zlatan – a rough diamond “It is not the number of goals that are most important, but how I made them.” Zlatan Ibrahimović So what do we have to offer in Sweden that starts with …

y stands for y;et

Day 29; Y stands for Y;et –  ugly or not???!!! “Art is a mystery” Bengt Lindström “Y” is created by Bengt Lindström and can be considered a giant extending his arms to the sky in joy or victory sign as …

x – stands for “x-cons”

  Day 27; X stands for X-cons; support after freedom  “I DON’T LIKE JAIL; THEY GOT WRONG KIND OF BARS IN THERE” CHARLES BUKOWSKI This is a re-published post – from last years “A-Z challenge” – because I can in …

w stands for wallenbergaren

Day 26; W stands for Wallenbergaren – a posh Swedish hamburger “That is all written in the jus” Werner Vögeli This one of my absolute favorite dishes; a very Swedish traditional dish – that have been looked at as the …

v stands for vasaloppet

Day 25; V stands for Vasaloppet – in a memory of a Royal escape. “Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.” Steven Wright • Start: 61°6′32″N 13°17′50″O • Finish: 61°0′25″N 14°32′44″O All people from all …

u stands for universeum

Day 24; U stands for Universeum - visual learning  “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin UNIVERSEUM Södra vägen 50 400 20 Gothenburg, Sweden Phone 031-335 64 50 Prices; Under 3 …

t stands for trädhotellet – the treehotel

Day 23; T stands for Trädhotellet – to be one with the nature  “Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” Kahlil Gibran Most people knows about our fantastic Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi– the first of it’s kind, …

s stands for “sagan om livet” – the miracle of life

Day 22; S stands for ”Sagan om livet” – “life’s very first dance” “A photographer must register, not directing” Lennart Nilsson I just felt I had to this post too when I was working on my post about Hasselblads cameras, …

r stands for rolf lassgard

Day 20; R stands for Rolf Lassgard – a passionate ice hockey fan and actor “A series of bloody strange circumstances” Lars Martin Johansson, A Pilgrim’s Death Rolf Holger Lassgård, born in 1955, Östersund, in county Jämtlands, in the north …

q stands for q-bull

Day 19; Q stands for Q-bull, a winner “Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.” William Shakespeare We, Swedes, are known for liking our drinks and snaps … we love a good party and any excuse to …

p stands for pacemaker

Day 18; P stands for Pacemaker – listen to your heart “The doctor must have put my pacemaker in wrong. Every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goes up.” Minnie Pearl In 1958, Arne Larsson (1915–2001) became the …

o stands for orrefors

Day 17;  O stands for Orrefors of Sweden – clear as crystal  “I like to do things I’ve never done before.” Karl Lagerfeld, Orrefors 2010 Sweden have quite a few glassworks and had even more; 31 in total. The 3 …

n stands for niklas zennström

Day 16; N stands for Niklas Zennström – a very influential person “I think it is boring to have time off” Niklas Zennström Niklas Zennström (born 16 February 1966) is a Swedish entrepreneur best known for founding several high-profile online …

m stands for mälaren

Day 15; M stands for Mälaren – the most beautiful archipelago in the world.  “Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake” Wallace Stevens. “Lake Mälaren”, Sweden’s third largest lake after Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern. Lake Mälaren is …

l stands for lasse hallström

Day 13; L stands for Lasse Hallström – when Sweden came to Hollywood “I love mixing amateurs and professionals.” Lasse Hallström Lars Hallström , is 6′ 0½” (1.84 m) tall and with the clearest blue eyes. Born in Stockholm in …