Beyond Fika: The A–Z of Swedish Habits Demystified

Axelsson, Mattias

Travel

Fear and Falukorv: On the road to #becomingswedish

Spragg Nilsson, Tomas

More than 300 essential Swedish concepts, events and insights, to help you navigate Swedish work cultureAre you new in Sweden or considering moving to this Nordic country? This practical guide is designed to help you smoothly integrate into the Swedish job market. It is the book that has been missing to help bridge the cultural and language divide, explaining what you need to know and what you can expect at Swedish workplaces.- Boost your professional confidence by familiarising yourself with Swedish business and social etiquette.- Learn about Swedish holidays and traditions and the impact they have on the business calendar.- Discover the underlying values which shape Swedish society and form the basis of unwritten codes and communication.- Fast forward your adaptation to your new working environment by learning about local habits.- Know your rights and responsibilities as an employee and learn what organisations and public authorities can assist you.In a simple A–Z format, this handbook is essential reading for your first year in Sweden.Anne Pihl, originally from Ireland, moved to Sweden in 1998 and now works as a relocation consultant. Sofi Tegsveden Deveaux is born in Sweden and is helping international professionals into the Swedish job market since 2008.

Working in Sweden: The A–Z Guide

Pihl, Anne

Tegsveden Deveaux, Sofi

Reference

This Land is No Stranger: A Nordic Thriller

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Reavill, Gil

Hollisyer, Sarah

Mystery

Words shape and redefine reality, a constantly evolving and fluid interpretation of social rules and ideas. Foreign words expose us to other realities, unfamiliar practices and exotic beliefs. They can help us discover feelings that are not expressible in our native language. They can inspire us to adopt a new lifestyle, or question the way we live. They may seem obvious, obscure, quirky, unnecessary, universal, or remarkably niche. 
Swedish has enriched the English language with moped, ombudsman, and smorgasbord. While culturally, Abba, Ikea, Spotify, and Volvo have become part of the global lexicon and in many ways transcend their Swedish origins. But it is more recent words like lagom (moderation) and fika (coffee breaks) which have pushed Swedish language and culture deeper into the global consciousness. 
But Sweden is more than lifestyle trends and technical solutions. It is the country of fredagsmys (cosy Friday), kosläpp (release of the cows), lillördag (little Saturday, Wednesday), and where the average citizen dreams of a villa, Volvo and a vovve. Explore the Swedish lifestyle beyond the cliches, with the help of more than 100 Swedish words, translated into English. Learn more about the country where yes is just another word for no, where the word for poison is the same as for married, and where words without meaning are described as mashed snow. Listen to three different Swedish dialects with complementary audio files, and wrap your tongue around the pronunciation tricks you need to master to sound like a local. Be challenged with language quizzes, word games and crossword puzzles. Enjoy the silliness of direct translations, false friends and other quirky features of the Swedish language — and learn more about the origins of those words we think of as Swedish today. 
Villa Volvo Vovve is inspired by The Local Sweden’s popular ‘Word of the day’ column which continues to explore Swedish language and culture beyond global stereotypes and buzz words.

Villa Volvo Vovve: The Local's Word Guide to Swedish Life

Edwards, Catherine

Löfgren, Emma

We Can English: Sweden's Biggest Fails Using English in Ads

Humor & Entertainment

Kelly, Paddy

Humor

After the death of his best friend, a young man vanishes from the United States, seeking a fresh start in France. He stumbles upon work at a vineyard, and thinks he has found a way out in a land of ancestral beauty. 
But he quickly discovers Europe alone can’t solve his problems. Haunted by his past, he has to come to terms with his own and his society’s expectations of adulthood. Dark enchanted truths about love and friendship complicate the story of how he lost his best friend — a sister, a girlfriend, a lodestar. 
In this coming-of-age novel, we are faced with the life choices of the millennial generation, the postponement of traditional benchmarks in our twenties, and the queer or asexual attitude towards contemporary loneliness. 
“A memorably original work, full of mystery, madness, and wicked laugh-out-loud humor.” 
—Stephen McCauley 
The Object of My Affection 
“Engrossing insights—such as how the loss of a close friend is not considered as significant as the death of a romantic partner [...] Intriguing.”—Kirkus Reviews 
“I read To: All The Friends I Killed in a single sitting, and when I finished the last page I felt as if I’d woken from a startling and evocative dream. In less than two hundred pages, Bookman gives one of the most gripping, haunting accounts of guilt and the search for belonging that I can remember reading in a very long time. His prose is razor-sharp, and his eye is unrelenting. This isn’t a book to miss.” 
—Grant Ginder, author of Let’s Not Do That Again and The People We Hate at the Wedding

to: all the friends I killed

Bookman, Joshua Kent

Parenting & Relationships

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