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18 year old woman assaulted for speaking Swedish
An 18-year-old woman was assaulted on Wednesday evening by a pair of Finnish-speakers because she was speaking Swedish. The incident happened in at restaurant Amarillo in Åbo-Turku. According to news… more →
Svenskfinland in English
Swedish-speaking Finns "too happy to be liked"
Jonas wrote 2 weeks ago: This is the conclusion of sociologist Thomas Rosenberg from Lovisa on why some of the Finnish-spea … more →
18 year old woman assaulted for speaking Swedish
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Jonas wrote 3 weeks ago: An 18-year-old woman was assaulted on Wednesday evening by a pair of Finnish-speakers because she w … more →
Starkare by Sara Löfgren
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Esmava wrote 3 weeks ago: I think Starkare can be translated as “Stronger” in swedish… and that´s the title … more →
SFP positions itself as the equality party - but will it win them votes?
Jonas wrote 2 months ago: SFP Party Conference 2009 in Helsingfors The Swedish People’s Party (SFP) held its party conf … more →
Signage Part II - Cheaper bus travel for Swedish-speakers?
Jonas wrote 2 months ago: From the newspaper Vartti. Helsinki City Transport has said it is a simple mistake and will replace … more →
Swedish lessons
Sandra in Sweden wrote 2 months ago: As many people who know me know, Swedish has not been an easy language for me to learn. In fact, it … more →
Do Swedish-speakers have better eyesight than Finnish-speakers?
Jonas wrote 2 months ago: It would be fair to assume that the answer to this question is yes. At least if you base your concl … more →
Centre not even interested in their own Swedish-speakers, yet alone others
Jonas wrote 3 months ago: The twist over whether the town of Karleby (Kokkola) will align itself with Uleåborg (Oulu) and Lap … more →
Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte (The Tryst, "The girl came from meeting her lover")
Paul wrote 3 months ago: "What has made your cheeks so pale?" So often, songs are about young love and the loss of … more →
The meaning of the phrase ’thank you’ in Swedish!
swedenfinest wrote 7 months ago: People who visit Sweden are often surprised how much Swedes thank each other for even the most obvio … more →
Will Swedish become Swenglish?
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shane75 wrote 8 months ago: I read an interesting article today on the future of the Swedish language, title ‘Is it cool t … more →
No more trials!
mattyjc wrote 11 months ago: Sorry I have neglected to come here and treat you guys to a blog post. I must say, I have been so bu … more →
Soldier's Home forbade employees to speak Swedish
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Jonas wrote 11 months ago: Two Swedish-speaking girls employed by the Soldier’s Home at the naval base in Obbnäs (Upinni … more →
112-alarm centres still putting lives at risk
Jonas wrote 11 months ago: Many Swedish-speaking callers are still being requested to speak Finnish when making emergency alar … more →
When in Rome, do as the Romans...?
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Jonas wrote 1 year ago: I recently discovered an interesting blog called ‘Migrant Tales‘. The author of whi … more →
OULU and the things I'd like to do in Finland
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mattyjc wrote 1 year ago: So I found this really spiffy cool blog. It’s called Oulu Daily Photo, and you can check it ou … more →
I Really Don't Think I Can Contain My Excitement!
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mattyjc wrote 1 year ago: So I was looking at the Rotary Youth Exchange Program page for Finland, and we get to go on this MAS … more →
Swedish-speaking Finns more bilingual than ever before
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Jonas wrote 1 year ago: Swedish-speaking Finns are becoming all the more bilingual. That’s according to the latest tr … more →
Swedish tv news again forced to cut programmes
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Jonas wrote 1 year ago: The Swedish-language department of Finland’s public service broadcaster, Yle, is again being … more →
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