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🩵💛 One of Sweden`s most iconic breakfast products just changed its look for the first time in 72 years.

Kalles kaviar, the smoked cod roe paste sold in that iconic blue and yellow tube, has been part of Swedish breakfasts since 1954. And the smiling boy on the front? That`s Kalle.

For the very first time in the brand`s history, Kalle is getting a friend on the tube.

The redesign is a collaboration with Friends, one of Sweden`s biggest anti-bullying organisations. The timing is intentional: the message is aimed at the start of the school year, when many children experience anxiety about not being welcomed or included. The new tubes are designed to spark conversations at the breakfast table about kindness and safety at school 🩵

The "friend tubes" are already showing up in some shops. The official campaign runs from week 35 to week 45.

72 years alone. Now he`s got a friend.

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🇸🇪 Some countries put basil on pizza. Sweden looked at a banana and chose violence 🍌🍕😂

Yes, we’re talking about the legendary Swedish banana & curry pizza.

Depending on the pizzeria and your personal level of culinary bravery, you’ll find versions with banana + curry + ham OR chicken, sometimes pineapple… and quite often peanuts.

I can already hear the Italians mobilising 🇮🇹⚔️😭

But HOW did Sweden even get here?

There’s no single documented moment when someone woke up and decided pizza needed bananas. Swedish food historian Richard Tellström connects it to the country’s fascination with “exotic” flavours during the 1960s-80s, when combinations involving bananas, pineapple and curry became surprisingly fashionable.

And Sweden was COMMITTED.

In 1976, Flygande Jacob entered Swedish food history: a casserole combining chicken, banana, bacon, chilli sauce and peanuts. So honestly, putting a similar combination on pizza was less of a revolution and more of a natural next step 😂

And yes, I support this important piece of Swedish culinary heritage so strongly that we have an entire banana pizza collection in the LikeSweden shop 🍌🍕😂

T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags… because eating it apparently wasn’t enough. Now you can wear it too.

Comment BANANPIZZA and I’ll send you the collection 👇

Have you actually TRIED Swedish banana pizza, or are you judging it without evidence? 👀🍕

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🇸🇪 Some countries put basil on pizza. Sweden looked at a banana and chose violence 🍌🍕😂

Yes, we’re talking about the legendary Swedish banana & curry pizza.

Depending on the pizzeria and your personal level of culinary bravery, you’ll find versions with banana + curry + ham OR chicken, sometimes pineapple… and quite often peanuts.

I can already hear the Italians mobilising 🇮🇹⚔️😭

But HOW did Sweden even get here?

There’s no single documented moment when someone woke up and decided pizza needed bananas. Swedish food historian Richard Tellström connects it to the country’s fascination with “exotic” flavours during the 1960s-80s, when combinations involving bananas, pineapple and curry became surprisingly fashionable.

And Sweden was COMMITTED.

In 1976, Flygande Jacob entered Swedish food history: a casserole combining chicken, banana, bacon, chilli sauce and peanuts. So honestly, putting a similar combination on pizza was less of a revolution and more of a natural next step 😂

And yes, I support this important piece of Swedish culinary heritage so strongly that we have an entire banana pizza collection in the LikeSweden shop 🍌🍕😂

T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags… because eating it apparently wasn’t enough. Now you can wear it too.

Comment BANANPIZZA and I’ll send you the collection 👇

Have you actually TRIED Swedish banana pizza, or are you judging it without evidence? 👀🍕

1️⃣ Comment BANANPIZZA for the merch 🍌🍕
2️⃣ Send this to an Italian you want to emotionally damage 🇮🇹😂
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more questionable Swedish culinary decisions 🇸🇪
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🎭 This week in Swedish theatre and musical theatre:

🐶 Legally Blonde – The Musical may have held the cutest casting of the season. Tocca Entertainment invited dogs to audition in Stockholm for the production’s four-legged role. Star quality required, previous experience not so much 🩷

⚡ Pussy Riot brings Riot Days to Uppsala on 7 November. Based on Maria “Masha” Alyokhina’s story, the acclaimed production mixes theatre, music and spoken word to explore protest, imprisonment and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

🌍 Dramaten welcomes two international productions for the Bergman Festival: Croatian Football Boot Tongue, exploring elite football, depression and toxic masculinity, and Angélica Liddell’s ritualistic SEPPUKU, inspired by Yukio Mishima.

🇺🇦 Ukraine Artistic Meetings returns to Kulturhuset Stadsteatern with new Ukrainian drama, art, conversations and music, including staged readings of The Egoist and Sworn Virgins.

🎄 Nassim Al Fakir brings Barnens Julvärld back for Christmas 2026. The family show filled with live music, comedy and festive chaos comes to Karlshamn on 29 November.

🎶 GöteborgsOperan took over Götaplatsen during Göteborgskalaset with a free preview of its new season, featuring Wicked, La traviata, The
Barber of Seville, Luisa Miller and more.

🪩 And over in Norway: after playing to full houses in Kristiansand, Saturday Night Fever is heading to Oslo! Atle Pettersen becomes Tony Manero when the musical opens at Chateau Neuf on 15 January 2027.

Which story caught your attention this week?

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🎭 This week in Swedish theatre and musical theatre:

🐶 Legally Blonde – The Musical may have held the cutest casting of the season. Tocca Entertainment invited dogs to audition in Stockholm for the production’s four-legged role. Star quality required, previous experience not so much 🩷

⚡ Pussy Riot brings Riot Days to Uppsala on 7 November. Based on Maria “Masha” Alyokhina’s story, the acclaimed production mixes theatre, music and spoken word to explore protest, imprisonment and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

🌍 Dramaten welcomes two international productions for the Bergman Festival: Croatian Football Boot Tongue, exploring elite football, depression and toxic masculinity, and Angélica Liddell’s ritualistic SEPPUKU, inspired by Yukio Mishima.

🇺🇦 Ukraine Artistic Meetings returns to Kulturhuset Stadsteatern with new Ukrainian drama, art, conversations and music, including staged readings of The Egoist and Sworn Virgins.

🎄 Nassim Al Fakir brings Barnens Julvärld back for Christmas 2026. The family show filled with live music, comedy and festive chaos comes to Karlshamn on 29 November.

🎶 GöteborgsOperan took over Götaplatsen during Göteborgskalaset with a free preview of its new season, featuring Wicked, La traviata, The
Barber of Seville, Luisa Miller and more.

🪩 And over in Norway: after playing to full houses in Kristiansand, Saturday Night Fever is heading to Oslo! Atle Pettersen becomes Tony Manero when the musical opens at Chateau Neuf on 15 January 2027.

Which story caught your attention this week?

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2️⃣ Tag your theatre bestie
3️⃣ Follow @likeswedencom for more Nordic Curtain Call
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⚠️ Youth workers in Sweden are warning parents about a dangerous trend: teenagers getting drunk on hand sanitiser.

Field workers from Umeå municipality in northern Sweden say they`ve noticed a clear uptick, with some children as young as 12 and 13 involved. The evidence: empty sanitiser bottles found at party spots, tips from police and worried members of the public, and overheard conversations among the young people.

Why it`s genuinely dangerous:
➡️ Hand sanitiser usually contains around 70% ethanol, much stronger than regular alcohol
➡️ Some versions contain isopropanol, which causes even worse intoxication
➡️ Risk of acute poisoning, aspiration into the lungs, and death

Sweden`s national Poison Information Centre gets around 50 calls per year about young people and hand sanitiser. Nationally, the number has stayed roughly constant but Umeå`s team say they`re seeing more of it locally right now.

The plea from youth workers: talk to your teenagers. Set boundaries. Pay attention.

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⚠️ Youth workers in Sweden are warning parents about a dangerous trend: teenagers getting drunk on hand sanitiser.

Field workers from Umeå municipality in northern Sweden say they've noticed a clear uptick, with some children as young as 12 and 13 involved. The evidence: empty sanitiser bottles found at party spots, tips from police and worried members of the public, and overheard conversations among the young people.

Why it's genuinely dangerous:
➡️ Hand sanitiser usually contains around 70% ethanol, much stronger than regular alcohol
➡️ Some versions contain isopropanol, which causes even worse intoxication
➡️ Risk of acute poisoning, aspiration into the lungs, and death

Sweden's national Poison Information Centre gets around 50 calls per year about young people and hand sanitiser. Nationally, the number has stayed roughly constant but Umeå's team say they're seeing more of it locally right now.

The plea from youth workers: talk to your teenagers. Set boundaries. Pay attention.

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2️⃣ Share with a parent of a teenager in Sweden
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🇸🇪 A very normal Saturday in Gothenburg: free stuff, theatre, kebab and a failed mission to find THE Polish mother bowl 😂

We started with some breaking news: Dogman @dogmanbackaplan had opened a new veterinary clinic in Gothenburg. And they were giving away freebies.
So naturally, as responsible representatives of the Polish nation, we went immediately 🫡

Roco came along for some extra socialisation because there were dogs EVERYWHERE. We got some treats, had his teeth checked, weighed him and, most importantly, secured the promised freebies. Mission accomplished 😂

Then we dropped Roco off and headed to Backa Teater @backateater for the new premiere of Mira går genom rummen 🎭

I genuinely loved this one. It’s warm, funny, a little weird in the best way and somehow makes you laugh, get a tiny bit emotional AND gives you something to discuss afterwards ❤️

It touches on family and relationships without feeling heavy or trying to teach you a lesson. Just a cosy, heart-warming show that works for both kids and adults. Definitely a recommendation from me!

Obviously theatre required fuel, so I had kärleksmums before the show, still my absolute favourite Swedish cake, and afterwards my beloved chicken kebab at Dunder Döner. 10/10 😂 @dunderdoner

Our final mission was Dollarstore @dollarstoresverige because I needed THE BOWL™.
Big enough for a Polish mother to make sałatka jarzynowa in, soak someone’s feet in and, several family parties later, have someone throw up in it.
One bowl. Generations of responsibilities 🇵🇱💀

They didn’t have it.

I left with preserving jars and a plastic storage box instead.

And then we went home because unfortunately work has this terrible habit of still being there when you come back 🫠

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🇸🇪 A very normal Saturday in Gothenburg: free stuff, theatre, kebab and a failed mission to find THE Polish mother bowl 😂

We started with some breaking news: Dogman @dogmanbackaplan had opened a new veterinary clinic in Gothenburg. And they were giving away freebies.
So naturally, as responsible representatives of the Polish nation, we went immediately 🫡

Roco came along for some extra socialisation because there were dogs EVERYWHERE. We got some treats, had his teeth checked, weighed him and, most importantly, secured the promised freebies. Mission accomplished 😂

Then we dropped Roco off and headed to Backa Teater @backateater for the new premiere of Mira går genom rummen 🎭

I genuinely loved this one. It’s warm, funny, a little weird in the best way and somehow makes you laugh, get a tiny bit emotional AND gives you something to discuss afterwards ❤️

It touches on family and relationships without feeling heavy or trying to teach you a lesson. Just a cosy, heart-warming show that works for both kids and adults. Definitely a recommendation from me!

Obviously theatre required fuel, so I had kärleksmums before the show, still my absolute favourite Swedish cake, and afterwards my beloved chicken kebab at Dunder Döner. 10/10 😂 @dunderdoner

Our final mission was Dollarstore @dollarstoresverige because I needed THE BOWL™.
Big enough for a Polish mother to make sałatka jarzynowa in, soak someone’s feet in and, several family parties later, have someone throw up in it.
One bowl. Generations of responsibilities 🇵🇱💀

They didn’t have it.

I left with preserving jars and a plastic storage box instead.

And then we went home because unfortunately work has this terrible habit of still being there when you come back 🫠

1️⃣ Save this for some Gothenburg inspiration
2️⃣ Send it to someone who immediately knows THE BOWL™
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more everyday life & things to do in Sweden 🇸🇪
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Gothenburg · Göteborg · things to do in Gothenburg · life in Sweden · Backa Teater · Mira går genom rummen · Swedish theatre · Dogman · kärleksmums · Dunder Döner · Polish in Sweden

🇸🇪 Five years in Sweden and apparently the weather still has vocabulary to teach me 😭

Guess how I learned the word “oväder”?
Definitely NOT because Swedish House Mafia had to cancel their Gothenburg concert yesterday because of the weather.
Absolutely unrelated 🫠😂

And this is one of my favourite things about learning a language: different parts of your vocabulary develop at completely different speeds.

You can discuss work, bureaucracy, politics or something ridiculously specific in Swedish…
…and then one day discover a VERY normal word and think:

Excuse me??? Where have YOU been for the last five years? 👁️👄👁️

Apparently I haven’t participated in enough advanced Swedish weather small talk. Which, considering I live in Sweden, is actually quite an achievement 😂

And yes, I know “dåligt väder” and “oväder” aren’t exact synonyms 😂 But Swedish apparently has a whole level beyond my trusted “dåligt väder” for when the weather gets REALLY bad.

You can spend YEARS learning a language in classrooms, courses and textbooks, but real life will always eventually show up and humble you.

And I think that’s beautiful 🇸🇪✨

What embarrassingly basic Swedish word did YOU discover way later than you should have? 👇😂

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🇸🇪 Five years in Sweden and apparently the weather still has vocabulary to teach me 😭

Guess how I learned the word “oväder”?
Definitely NOT because Swedish House Mafia had to cancel their Gothenburg concert yesterday because of the weather.
Absolutely unrelated 🫠😂

And this is one of my favourite things about learning a language: different parts of your vocabulary develop at completely different speeds.

You can discuss work, bureaucracy, politics or something ridiculously specific in Swedish…
…and then one day discover a VERY normal word and think:

Excuse me??? Where have YOU been for the last five years? 👁️👄👁️

Apparently I haven’t participated in enough advanced Swedish weather small talk. Which, considering I live in Sweden, is actually quite an achievement 😂

And yes, I know “dåligt väder” and “oväder” aren’t exact synonyms 😂 But Swedish apparently has a whole level beyond my trusted “dåligt väder” for when the weather gets REALLY bad.

You can spend YEARS learning a language in classrooms, courses and textbooks, but real life will always eventually show up and humble you.

And I think that’s beautiful 🇸🇪✨

What embarrassingly basic Swedish word did YOU discover way later than you should have? 👇😂

1️⃣ Save this for your next Swedish vocabulary crisis
2️⃣ Send it to someone learning Swedish
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more Swedish language struggles & discoveries 🇸🇪
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🇳🇴 King Harald V of Norway has died.

He passed away peacefully at the National Hospital in Oslo this morning, Friday August 28th, at 6:35am, at the age of 89.

The king had been hospitalised just over a week ago for haemolytic anaemia. During treatment he developed a bacterial blood infection, sepsis. Crown Prince Haakon was at his side.

King Harald had reigned since January 1991, 35 years on the Norwegian throne. His son now succeeds him as King Haakon VIII of Norway.

Sweden`s King Carl Gustaf, Haakon`s godfather, released a statement calling King Harald a lifelong friend to himself, his family, and to Sweden. He wrote that Harald gave "alt for Norge", all for Norway.

Our thoughts are with the Norwegian people and Queen Sonja 🕊️

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🇳🇴 King Harald V of Norway has died.

He passed away peacefully at the National Hospital in Oslo this morning, Friday August 28th, at 6:35am, at the age of 89.

The king had been hospitalised just over a week ago for haemolytic anaemia. During treatment he developed a bacterial blood infection, sepsis. Crown Prince Haakon was at his side.

King Harald had reigned since January 1991, 35 years on the Norwegian throne. His son now succeeds him as King Haakon VIII of Norway.

Sweden's King Carl Gustaf, Haakon's godfather, released a statement calling King Harald a lifelong friend to himself, his family, and to Sweden. He wrote that Harald gave "alt for Norge", all for Norway.

Our thoughts are with the Norwegian people and Queen Sonja 🕊️

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🇵🇱 A package from Poland arrived in Sweden… and it might have solved my “water tastes too much like water” problem 😂💧

If you’ve been here for a while, you probably know: I don’t like plain water. So I’m constantly looking for ways to trick myself into drinking more of it 😭

This time I decided to try HOLY, super popular in Poland, but not really available in Sweden. This is NOT a collaboration, I bought everything myself, but since they ship to Sweden too, I thought it was worth sharing! 🇵🇱➡️🇸🇪

I ordered one flavour each from:
➡️ Hydration - flavoured drink powder with electrolytes, minerals, coconut water & goji berry juice. One 500 ml serving has only around 20 kcal.
➡️ Energy - sugar-free powdered energy drinks with 160 mg caffeine + vitamins.

They also have Iced Tea and Milkshakes, but I decided to actually TEST whether I like this stuff before ordering the entire website. Character development 😂

And so far? YES. They’re quite sweet, so I’ll probably use more water, but they taste REALLY good. The peach Energy tastes almost exactly like my favourite peach energy drink 👀

And the cute insulated bottle was half the reason for this order 😂 It works for both hot AND cold drinks, which was exactly what I needed.

I also got some Hydration samples + a notebook and pencil case from their Back to School campaign, so there’s plenty left to test!

And YES, this reel is in Swedish again 🇸🇪 Editing it and hearing all my mistakes is still painful 😂 but apparently speaking Swedish and speaking Swedish naturally to a camera are two completely different skills.
We’re learning both 🫡

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🇵🇱 A package from Poland arrived in Sweden… and it might have solved my “water tastes too much like water” problem 😂💧

If you’ve been here for a while, you probably know: I don’t like plain water. So I’m constantly looking for ways to trick myself into drinking more of it 😭

This time I decided to try HOLY, super popular in Poland, but not really available in Sweden. This is NOT a collaboration, I bought everything myself, but since they ship to Sweden too, I thought it was worth sharing! 🇵🇱➡️🇸🇪

I ordered one flavour each from:
➡️ Hydration - flavoured drink powder with electrolytes, minerals, coconut water & goji berry juice. One 500 ml serving has only around 20 kcal.
➡️ Energy - sugar-free powdered energy drinks with 160 mg caffeine + vitamins.

They also have Iced Tea and Milkshakes, but I decided to actually TEST whether I like this stuff before ordering the entire website. Character development 😂

And so far? YES. They’re quite sweet, so I’ll probably use more water, but they taste REALLY good. The peach Energy tastes almost exactly like my favourite peach energy drink 👀

And the cute insulated bottle was half the reason for this order 😂 It works for both hot AND cold drinks, which was exactly what I needed.

I also got some Hydration samples + a notebook and pencil case from their Back to School campaign, so there’s plenty left to test!

And YES, this reel is in Swedish again 🇸🇪 Editing it and hearing all my mistakes is still painful 😂 but apparently speaking Swedish and speaking Swedish naturally to a camera are two completely different skills.
We’re learning both 🫡

1️⃣ Have you tried HOLY? Which flavour should I try next?
2️⃣ Save this if plain water also tastes suspiciously boring 💧😂
3️⃣ Follow LikeSweden for more life in Sweden & my Swedish-speaking adventures 🇸🇪
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