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I don't think we lost many Swedes during the Winter War since we were a "non-fighting" nation (not neutral, but our army wasn't actually involved). Our role was mostly to supply the Finns with weapons, though we did have nearly 10 000 Swedes volunteering to fight in the war.

A mile in Sweden is 10 kilometers, or 6.2 miles.

Hej Karl! Tack så mycket för välkommnandet! I'm Fredrik and is currently living in Lund; I originally come from Stockholm. It would be great to be added to the Swedish ping list.
Can I add other pings by myself or do have to find the list master for those? Hmmm... I really need to find that newbie thread I was tipped about.

Would be cool if it was, but I'm guessing the only thing haunting it is bad conservation. If you wan't to read more about it their webpage is pretty good.

This obviously depends on a lot of different factors like are you living in the city, how old is your child etc. But usually kids go to school by themselves once they are six or maybe seven and are usually allowed to "roam". They are of course told the usual things like "don't talk to strangers" and "don't hop into a strangers car" but I wouldn't expect anything else from a worrying parent.

Norwegian sounds almost like a Swedish dialect and you usually need a little bit of practice to fully understand what they are saying. Danish is a completely different matter. I've been living pretty close to Danemark for a year now and I can't understand a single word. I can read Danish though so it's just the pronunciation I don't get.

Thanks for the welcome :)
The answer to your questions are that Swedes in general have quite a lot of pride in regards to Saab and Volvo, while also feeling sad for the meagre state the companies are in today. When it comes to Saab specifically we feel hopeful that the Spyker deal will work out, but most people are a bit sceptic whether or not this will succeed in reviving Saab and make it competitive (Which it hasn't been in some 20 years).

I think it's supposed to be "ofta" which means "often".

I know the answer to this one! Because he's Swedish! All Swedish guys are hot ;)

Yes, of course.

Thanks for the tip!

I think they designed them that way to make some money. As soon as the odometer hits 400,000 miles the car dies which means you'll have to buy a new one. We're a very business minded people, don't you think? ;)

I have no reason to believe that he was. As far as I know he died of a heart-attack.

The current perception is pretty neutral I’d say. Really few people are excited about him, but I guess most people think he’s doing fine. Nothing more nothing less.

Thanks for the welcome :)

Thanks for defending me. Being zot! doesn’t sound very nice. I’m guessing it’s a ban maybe?

Depends on where in Sweden you are. There is a huge difference between the northern and southern parts when it comes to day temperature. Usually though the temperature will only go above 26C a few days each year so using your definition we don’t have summer.

Heating our homes is usually either electric heating (Hydro/Nuclear), Geothermal and District Heating. I hope that last one is correct.

Thanks for the welcome!

No idea. I guess we do live pretty close to each other, have similar cultures and our languages are pretty much the same. I guess they are closer to us than the Swiss which is the other nationality we frequently get confused with.

It’s called surströmming and is actually fermented. Personally I don’t eat surströmming because I can never get close enough. Apparently it tastes quite good if you manage to fight the stench and taste it.

Depends on what you mean by winter. The seasons in Sweden are actually pretty varied and I personally like the way the length of the day varies during the year. During the summer the sun is up during most of the night. During winter the sun is really low which makes the landscape really beautiful during the short time of daylight.