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The Quiet Culture of Swedes

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on November 18, 2025November 17, 2025

  Timber strained and wheezed, aching in the fresh salt water. The sea lulled gently…

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Sweden – a land of extreme light and darkness – and Ramadan

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 22, 2022June 21, 2022

Yesterday at 11.13am, Sweden had its summer solstice. From that point in time, the days…

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On Sweden’s national Day today I say – Sweden, THIS is why I love you

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 6, 2019June 4, 2019

Blaise Pascal said ‘Love Has Reasons That Reason Knows Not’ and ‘The Heart Has Reasons…

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Swedish citizenship

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 7, 2017June 6, 2017

On the 6th June this year (Sweden’s national day), it was three years since my…

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Traffic jam in northern Sweden

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 22, 2015April 18, 2015
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Swedish Citizenship Ceremony

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on June 6, 2014May 29, 2025

  I bought myself a little flag in the gift shop to commemorate the day,…

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Aerial Photographs of Stockholm

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 6, 2013March 7, 2013
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10 things to know before visiting Sweden – from CNN

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on February 14, 2013February 14, 2013

Enough with the DIY furniture and “Dancing Queen.” Learn to relax, recycle, queue up, spot…

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Julian Assange

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 5, 2012December 6, 2012

I am not going to write about Wikileaks or Julian Assange’s rape trial. I have dealt with…

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