Author theswedishlad

Forming a Swedish government

A new regering/government is formed after a former one has stepped down. The most common time is after ett val/an election, but it can also be due to a vote of no confidence or the person stepping down by own… Continue Reading →

Languages and I

When you have släktingar/relatives living in the US and Australia, as a kid I was always fascinated by språk/languages. Add to the fact that we had cable TV which meant we were able to see fler/more shows in English, than… Continue Reading →

Hej everybody

I was sitting here, getting over this nasty cold and contemplating starting a newsletter thingy. But I thought, I have this hemsida/website that I haven’t really been using much in the last year. Why not make use of it and… Continue Reading →

Cherry blossom in Stockholm

The cherry blossom in central Stockholm is underway, despite both warm sun and snow during the week. I went in on two occasions to film the 2021 video. Here is also the 2019 version.

When was the first joke told?

In this video, completely in Swedish with both Swedish and English subtitles, I contemplate whether people hundreds, even thousands of years ago generally though about progress or if they told jokes. I also acknowledge that there are many things that… Continue Reading →

Building IKEA furniture

Last week I posted the first video from our move, which included seeing the apartment for the first time and then moving in two days later. We fully packed a car at IKEA this weekend in which most will be… Continue Reading →

Long moving vlog

In November of 2020, we found out that we had to move from the apartment we were subletting, which obviously caused some stress. But with some luck, and of course, the jobs and income that both me and my wife… Continue Reading →

2021 Goals

So, my friend Sarah posted a video the other day about her goals and intentions for 2021, so I thought I’d give it a go as well. These are the first 10 I thought of and I made a video… Continue Reading →

2021 expectations

Hello everyone and Happy New Year. Here is my short video summary of 2020, a year that I have plenty to say about. But instead of rehashing the obvious, the pandemic definitely affected the game-plan I had going into 2020…. Continue Reading →

10 times Sweden was first

This is a list of 10 times when Sweden was first in the world. You can continue to read the blog post or watch the video. 1On July 1st, 1979, Sweden became the first country to ban corporal punishment, meaning… Continue Reading →

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