The Swedish Culture RSS


All illustrations are from the books "The Swedes" and "Working with Swedes"

The Swedish Socia...

Swedes tend to have their friendships organised in social bubbles. Each of these social bubbles is linked to a particular activity, place or time in a Swedes...

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A Swedish first date

Source: "The Swedish Toolkit" In many countries around the world You will invest time and effort to make the woman you like feel special on your first dat...

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My Swedish Neighbour

Do not be surprised if your Swedish neighbour passes just in front of you without looking at you nor greeting you, as if you did not exist, as if you were in...

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The Swedes was pr...

This is when you know that a Swedish bus is fulland that you need to stand! Swedes love their personal space. Swedes was prepared way before Corona

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Swedish hairstyli...

Swedish women are free. They are free to decide their hairstyle at any age. Yet there seems to be a pattern. Can anyone explain where this comes from?

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A typical Swedish...

A typical Swedish workday: Most employees arrive at work any time between 7 and 9 am. Some choose to start the day early, some go training before work, some ...

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Good enough is en...

Source: "The Swedes" -- In Sweden, we try not to make anyone feel better or worse than others We make people feel good Good enough Good enough is enough I...

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Do not miss the S...

Fika is more than just a coffee break. For Swedes it represents a lot. It is at the core of the social web at work It is a frame for socializing.  Never mis...

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Swedish women are...

In many countries around the world you will invest time and efforts to make the woman you like feel special. You want her to feel like you really care about ...

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A Swedish Julbord

The first time it happened to me I did not know how to react. All my Swedish colleagues and supervisors lined up one after the other to tell me how good of a...

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Expressing Swedis...

Swedes are often more subtle in their praise and careful in their expression of feelings. While in many countries we learn to express feelings openly from...

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Being Gallant in ...

Gallant: (of a man) charmingly attentive to women. Ever since I was 12 years old I have been told to open doors for women, to walk on the right side of the s...

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Swedes and Week n...

Swedes love meetings. They even have meetings to plan other meetings. Meetings start exactly when they are supposed to and finish exactly when they are suppo...

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Swedes and small ...

Source: "The Swedish Toolkit" -- Sometimes Swedes greet each other by saying “Hej Hej” Sometimes they just smile Sometimes they look down Sometimes they do ...

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