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17.01.08 It’s the Yummy Falukorv!
Filed: Food and Dining, Sweden
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A well known traditional sausage in Sweden, falukorv simply means sausage from falun. It is made in the 16th and 17th centuries in the copper mine of Falun. This is the place where the ox hide was formerly used for wires and some of the meats that were left were then used for sausages.

The meat […]

12.01.08 A View from the Top of the High Coast
Filed: Places to Visit, Attractions, Sweden
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Welcome to High Coast or commonly known by the Swedish as the Hoga kusten. The High Coast is a portion of the Swedish coast found on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is located in the municipalities of Kramfors, Hanosand and Ornskoldsvik. The place is considered as the area for research on isostasy.
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6.12.07 Listening to the Swedish Music
Filed: Music, Sweden
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The music in Sweden is said to share the traditional Nordic folk dance music along with the other music in its neighboring countries like polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. Among the common musical instruments in the country are the accordion, clarinet, fiddle and the nyckelharpa.
It was in the 1960s when Swedish youth sparked a […]

5.12.07 Gearing up for Swedish Sports
Filed: Sweden
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Considered as the national pastime in Sweden, sport has definitely become part of the Swedish lifestyle. The Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Olympic Committee are the organizations for sports in the country and about 2,000,000 people in the country are members of a sports club.
Among the sports that have numerous of participants are football, […]