Alice and William Top name in Sweden 2012

Top ten girls' names in 2012, with total number.1. Alice - 938
2. Elsa - 756
3. Julia - 683
4. Ella - 681
5. Maja - 670
6. Ebba - 653
7. Emma - 631
8. Linnea - 623
9. Molly - 606
10. Alva - 595

Top ten boys' names in 2012, with total number.
1. William - 918
2. Oscar - 917
3. Lucas - 908
4. Hugo - 778
5. Elias - 770
6. Alexander - 754
7. Liam - 722
8. Charlie - 717
9. Oliver - 691
10. Filip - 673

The hunting season is on!

Moose

The moose is common all over Sweden, except for on Gotland. It is the largest deer animal in the world, 2 metres in height and weighing up to 400-500 kilograms. Show more

The moose is common all over Sweden, except for on Gotland. It is the largest deer animal in the world, 2 metres in height and weighing up to 400-500 kilograms.

Sweden has a very large population with about 250,000 moose, that makes Sweden the country with the highest density in the world. There are good chances of getting to see moose in the wild, and there are both guided tours and special Moose parks for visitors interested in meeting the King of the Forest. The fact that the moose is very common and also a very large animal is also a great security problem on the Swedish roads. Warning signs are put up along extra frequent crossovers and, fences protect the main highways.

 

Soure: imagebank.sweden.se

2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent".

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Students in Sweden

Thirty percent of the Swedish population between 30 and 64 has the equi-valent of a Bachelor’s degree, representing three years of full-time study and more and more people want to pursue higher education in Sweden. The number of applicants for full-time studies has increased by almost 85,000 over the past five years. 

Seven kind of cookies

 

 

Everyone in Sweden knows about - Sju sorters kakor (Seven kinds of cookies)
The tradition has been known since the 19th century. In 1720, Stockholm already had 15 so-called “kaffehus” (cafés), where coffee was served with buns in a French manner. From time to time drinking coffee was prohibited in Sweden, and wheat wasn’t much harvested until the 19th century. When coffee again became legal to drink in 1822, it also became a custom to serve “småkakor” (little cookies), but the ingredients in those were usually too expensive for most people. During the 19th century more and more recipes for cookies came out and a certain competitiveness was developed between hostesses, which in turn lead to the seven kinds of cookies at each visit.

Text from: Nordstjernan.com

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Kurbits

The kurbits paintings places of origin
The painting started in Leksand and Rättvik around 1780 and during the 19 th century it was even practised in Mora. The trade was carried out by church decorators, school teachers, soldiers etc, but sometimes because of different kinds of disability, people chose painting as a way of earning a living.

The typical kurbits looks like a vase which explodes into firework display of flowers and petals, the painters were self taught using a style which was both charmingly naïve and colourful.

Read more: http://www.grannas.com/mainframe.php?page=historia&lang=eng

The Swedes

 Swedes healthier but many still overweight

More Swedes have quit smoking but inactive lifestyles and fatty foods continue to pose a health threat.


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