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Swedish Sport

Årsta skog

April 5, 2009

One of the reasons I decided on Årsta was the fact it had some nice surroundings, oh and I could not afford Södermalm!
I was keen to take a look at Årsta forest – Årsta Skog. I think Årsta woods would be a better description but it was a lovely walk. We walked all the way [...]

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Hooligans, snobs and underdogs

April 3, 2009

Almost sounds like a title for another awful reality TV show, however its how the Local describes the three Stockholm teams in its guide for foreigners on the Allsvenskan.
It would have been nice to have seen some fresh insight on the clubs, calling AIK ‘Millwall’ is nothing new, Djurgården – posh toffs and Hammarby fans [...]

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Nu är jag verkligen Bajen!

March 8, 2009

On Saturday I bought a season ticket for my local football team Hammarby!
Why I hear some of you ask?
Well one of the things I have really missed this winter is watching real live football. Yes I know the Allsvenskan isnt that great a standard, well not compared with the English Premier or Championship but still [...]

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Football can be educational!

March 6, 2009

Learn Swedish with the goalkeeper!

Målvakten – The Goalkeeper
To be a great keeper you must be fast, agile and brave, and you must also be able to throw yourself at the ball. You should not be afraid of getting bruises. You should also be clever in working out whether the opposition player is planning to shoot [...]

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Swedish Comedy

February 17, 2009

A colleague sent me the below clip called The Ambassador, by Swedish comic Robert Gustafsson. Its a bit too ‘carry on’ like but without the class but nonetheless its very rare to see the Swedes take the piss out of themselves, especially in English  so its worth a watch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&v=M2ez11LkUwM

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Dedicated to the people of Åre and Östersund…

February 11, 2009

Not sure I would be so flattered if I came from there..Mooosee!

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AIK and other football Songs

December 28, 2008

Miss Palin apart from having dodgy political views and questionable taste also supports AIK! (Says a lot really!)
I asked in the post Just idag är jag stark for other Swedish football songs and she has sent us the following AIK songs:
Lyrics to “Å vi e AIK”:
http://aik.pi.se/ramsor/
Fans singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_iq8D5kBBo
Official version (though unfortunately not the entire song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee4OlF3Vx5s
Leaving tribal [...]

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What is Bandy?

December 27, 2008

The last time I heard the word ‘bandy‘ was when Del Boy was telling Rodney to ‘knock ‘em bandy’ down the Nags Head in the legendary sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’.
However bandy is a very serious activity here in Sweden, its a sport played in the winter on ice. Miss Palins’ dad is a former [...]

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