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🎉 SAVE THE IDIOM 🎉

Each week, I’m sharing an image that creatively interprets a popular Swedish idiom.

I’ll be posting a new idiom every Monday (due to Easter we’re late this time), so keep an eye out and test your knowledge of Swedish expressions each week. It’s all about having fun, learning a bit of Swedish culture, and maybe even impressing your friends with your idiom knowledge! 💭✨

Köpa grisen i säcken – translates literally to buy the pig in the sack. Figuratively, it means to buy something without knowing what it really is and therefore how valuable it is; to do something costly without knowing what you will gain from it.

Examples:
✅ Han köpte bilen osedd. Han köpte grisen i säcken. (He bought the car unseen. He bought a pig in a poke.)
✅ Fråga mer om jobbet. Köp inte grisen i säcken. (Ask more about the job. Don’t buy a pig in a poke.)
✅ Hotellet var dåligt. Vi köpte grisen i säcken online. (The hotel was bad. We bought a pig in a poke online.)

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🎉 SAVE THE IDIOM 🎉

Each week, I’m sharing an image that creatively interprets a popular Swedish idiom.

I’ll be posting a new idiom every Monday (due to Easter we’re late this time), so keep an eye out and test your knowledge of Swedish expressions each week. It’s all about having fun, learning a bit of Swedish culture, and maybe even impressing your friends with your idiom knowledge! 💭✨

Köpa grisen i säcken – translates literally to buy the pig in the sack. Figuratively, it means to buy something without knowing what it really is and therefore how valuable it is; to do something costly without knowing what you will gain from it.

Examples:
✅ Han köpte bilen osedd. Han köpte grisen i säcken. (He bought the car unseen. He bought a pig in a poke.)
✅ Fråga mer om jobbet. Köp inte grisen i säcken. (Ask more about the job. Don’t buy a pig in a poke.)
✅ Hotellet var dåligt. Vi köpte grisen i säcken online. (The hotel was bad. We bought a pig in a poke online.)

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🔴 Why am I not recording in Swedish?

This question pops up sometimes in the comments or my DMs and there are two main reasons:

✅ My mission is to reach Internationals in Sweden - there are bigger chances to do so in English. While Swedes are more than welcome here 🫶 it’s easier for them to understand English than for newcomers or tourists to understand Swedish. And there are already plenty of Swedish-speaking sources 🥰

✅ Despite of living here for 4 years and learning Swedish even longer, even tho I feel pretty comfortable in my everyday life conversations or professional contacts with my Swedish-speaking clients, speaking Swedish in front of the camera still feels uncomfortable and a bit embarrassing so this was a huge step out of my comfort zone (at the same time it’s so much needed - I want to feel more self-confident in every situation).

My main goal for 2025 is to improve my Swedish, let’s call it my first step. Do I make mistakes? Of course. But we never stop learning. And let this be a message to all of you learning Swedish as well - the more you try, the better you become ❤️

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🔴 Why am I not recording in Swedish?

This question pops up sometimes in the comments or my DMs and there are two main reasons:

✅ My mission is to reach Internationals in Sweden - there are bigger chances to do so in English. While Swedes are more than welcome here 🫶 it’s easier for them to understand English than for newcomers or tourists to understand Swedish. And there are already plenty of Swedish-speaking sources 🥰

✅ Despite of living here for 4 years and learning Swedish even longer, even tho I feel pretty comfortable in my everyday life conversations or professional contacts with my Swedish-speaking clients, speaking Swedish in front of the camera still feels uncomfortable and a bit embarrassing so this was a huge step out of my comfort zone (at the same time it’s so much needed - I want to feel more self-confident in every situation).

My main goal for 2025 is to improve my Swedish, let’s call it my first step. Do I make mistakes? Of course. But we never stop learning. And let this be a message to all of you learning Swedish as well - the more you try, the better you become ❤️

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You either leave the påskbord… or the påskbord leaves you💀🐣💛
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There’s no in-between. One moment you’re politely trying a little sill, the next you’re 12 deviled eggs deep and questioning your life choices.⁠
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Swedish Easter isn’t just a holiday. It’s a full-on food adventure featuring mysterious casseroles, bottomless bowls of candy, and your yearly reminder that “just a taste” never really means that. ⁠
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Tag someone who always ends up in a food coma after Swedish holidays🐥👇

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You either leave the påskbord… or the påskbord leaves you💀🐣💛
⁠
There’s no in-between. One moment you’re politely trying a little sill, the next you’re 12 deviled eggs deep and questioning your life choices.⁠
⁠
Swedish Easter isn’t just a holiday. It’s a full-on food adventure featuring mysterious casseroles, bottomless bowls of candy, and your yearly reminder that “just a taste” never really means that. ⁠
⁠
Tag someone who always ends up in a food coma after Swedish holidays🐥👇

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🚨Göteborgs new favourite TikTok niche?

Greengrocers filming their fruit prices like influencers - and it’s working.

It all started with one shop offering 10 limes for 10 kr (and many more other deals). The video blew up, customers flooded in, and now others are jumping on the trend.

Regular price updates, quality checks, taste tests - all via TikTok.

It’s fun. It’s viral.
But could it also mean pressure on the big chains to finally drop their prices?

Maybe the market is back.
Maybe it just took a crate of lemons and a phone camera.

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🚨Göteborgs new favourite TikTok niche?

Greengrocers filming their fruit prices like influencers - and it’s working.

It all started with one shop offering 10 limes for 10 kr (and many more other deals). The video blew up, customers flooded in, and now others are jumping on the trend.

Regular price updates, quality checks, taste tests - all via TikTok.

It’s fun. It’s viral.
But could it also mean pressure on the big chains to finally drop their prices?

Maybe the market is back.
Maybe it just took a crate of lemons and a phone camera.

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🌸 HERE YOU CAN FIND SPRING IN GÖTEBORG 🌸

It feels like I blinked and opened my eyes in different reality.
Göteborg is blooming at the moment and here are my favourite (and I think most beautiful) places to enjoy spring in the city.

🌸 Järntorget
🌸 Botaniska Trädgården
🌸 Seminarieparken

…and many others! Just take a walk around the city and enjoy cherry blossom, daffodils and a whole host of other stunning flowers 🥰

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🐣 SWEDISH PÅSK SURVIVAL KIT 🐣
 Essential items include:

✔️ Påskmust - A mysterious soda that tastes like Christmas got lost in April.
 ✔️ Snaps - Because…family gatherings 😅
 ✔️ Senapssill - Pickled herring with mustard… or any other seasoning - because in Sweden, there is literally never enough sill.
 ✔️ Easter witches - Yes, kids dress up in headscarves and paint freckles on their cheeks to go door-to-door handing out cards and getting candy. Basically Halloween’s spring cousin.
 ✔️ A rainbow of eggs, daffodils, and colorful twigs - Because aesthetics matter, even when you’re just trying to survive the smorgasbord.

🇸🇪 Swedish Easter: come for the traditions, stay for the confusion (and the carbs).

💬 What’s YOUR number one Easter survival item in Sweden? Or what totally surprised you the first time you experienced it? Drop it in the comments! 👇

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🐣 SWEDISH PÅSK SURVIVAL KIT 🐣
 Essential items include:

✔️ Påskmust - A mysterious soda that tastes like Christmas got lost in April.
 ✔️ Snaps - Because…family gatherings 😅
 ✔️ Senapssill - Pickled herring with mustard… or any other seasoning - because in Sweden, there is literally never enough sill.
 ✔️ Easter witches - Yes, kids dress up in headscarves and paint freckles on their cheeks to go door-to-door handing out cards and getting candy. Basically Halloween’s spring cousin.
 ✔️ A rainbow of eggs, daffodils, and colorful twigs - Because aesthetics matter, even when you’re just trying to survive the smorgasbord.

🇸🇪 Swedish Easter: come for the traditions, stay for the confusion (and the carbs).

💬 What’s YOUR number one Easter survival item in Sweden? Or what totally surprised you the first time you experienced it? Drop it in the comments! 👇

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What does Finland’s most controversial Easter dessert really taste like? 👀 I finally tried memma - a traditional Finnish sweet dish made from rye flour, malt, and molasses - and let me tell you… I was NOT prepared 😳 This classic Finnish Easter food has been around for centuries, but can modern taste buds handle it? Would YOU try it? 🇫🇮🍫

✨ In this video, I share my first reaction to memma, talk about its origins, and let you know if it’s a hidden gem or just something only Finns could love! Whether you’re into Scandinavian cuisine, weird desserts, or you’re just curious about Nordic Easter traditions, you’ll love this taste test!

🎥 Watch the full video now on my YouTube channel LikeSwedenCom - link in bio.
 Let me know in the comments if you’ve ever tried Finnish Easter food or if you want me to test other traditional dishes from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, or anywhere else in the Nordics!

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What does Finland’s most controversial Easter dessert really taste like? 👀 I finally tried memma - a traditional Finnish sweet dish made from rye flour, malt, and molasses - and let me tell you… I was NOT prepared 😳 This classic Finnish Easter food has been around for centuries, but can modern taste buds handle it? Would YOU try it? 🇫🇮🍫

✨ In this video, I share my first reaction to memma, talk about its origins, and let you know if it’s a hidden gem or just something only Finns could love! Whether you’re into Scandinavian cuisine, weird desserts, or you’re just curious about Nordic Easter traditions, you’ll love this taste test!

🎥 Watch the full video now on my YouTube channel LikeSwedenCom - link in bio.
 Let me know in the comments if you’ve ever tried Finnish Easter food or if you want me to test other traditional dishes from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, or anywhere else in the Nordics!

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🔴 Summer beer may be now illegal?

Just as the sun comes out and the outdoor terraces start filling up - here comes the buzzkill ☀️🍻

A recent court ruling is now being used to block alcohol licenses for places with only outdoor seating. No indoor area? No booze.

It all started with one case in Karlstad - and now some municipalities, like Stockholm, are saying it’s the law.
Restaurateurs and legal experts are pushing back hard.
 They say the law was never meant to exclude open-air venues - and that the courts are reading it way too narrowly.

Meanwhile, seasonal bars are left waiting… and hoping someone rewrites the rules before summer slips away.

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