Midsummer is a very important holiday in Sweden and there are a lot of traditions around it. This year we spent it with Fredrik’s family at their home and it looked like this:

If you want to know more about how we celebrate midsummer you can go here:

Today is Mothers day in Sweden. I got a drawing from Freja and a beautiful glass bowl. Thank you!

Swedish people drink a lot of glögg around Christmas. It’s wine with special spices, you can choose if you want no alcohol, alcohol or more alcohol. : )

We always drink with no alcohol.

In Sweden we light a candle every Sunday until Christmas, starting 4 weeks before. It´s called advent.

People usually have a special candleholder but I make a different one every year. This one I made with the help of one of my colleague.

This is a colour picture…without colours…

November is the worst time of the year. All the colourful leaves have fallen to the ground, it’s cold and rainy. I really hope the snow will come soon.

Fika is a Swedish word that means having a cup of coffee and something to eat.

This Friday me and Fredrik left Freja at her grandparents and went to a Halloween party. Really nice. : )

In Sweden we don’t traditionally celebrate Halloween. We have “all saints day” were we light candles on the graveyards but we don’t dress up and go “trick or treating”.

But the last few years it’s getting more and more popular to dress up and have a party and some kids even go “trick or treating”. However the event is not as big as in the US. : )