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Sweden was top in ”The Good Country index”
8th place for science & technology 3rd place for culture 52nd place for International peace & security 11th place for World order 7th place for Planet & Climate 1st place for Prosperity & Equality 1st place for Health & Wellbeing www.goodcountry.org
1574 km long 9.7 million inhabitants 85% live in cities Aprox 120 000 islands Aprox. 100 000 lakes All mans right
SWEDEN
GOTHENBURG
Founded in 1621
International from the
start
Divided up into themes
Scandinavian hub
Photo: Stendahls
The Law of Lagom?
LAGOM • LAG (Team/Law) • OM (About/Around)
Swedes: • Avoid standing out
• Choose silence over words
(avoid speaking)
• Are humble in their achievements • Individualistic, whilst considering what
is best for a group
FIGHT FOR EQUALITY At home, at school and at work • No matter gender, nationality,
religious background or sexual inclination
• Sweden has the highest percentage of working mothers in the developed world.
• 480 days of parental leave (60 are reserved for each parent)
• Children’s rights
Studying in Sweden
First name basis
Academic 15 minutes
37,000 students in
GU
Speak in weeks
Group work: Meet often, Consensus
The Swedish experience
Listen – do not just speak
Recycling
Equality – not hierarchy
Go out in nature
Try new sports and activities
Diplomatic
honesty
Lunchbox Take a number
Remember lagom
Socializing with Swedes
AT HOME: • Shoes off!
• Bring a contribution?
• Informal dress
• Look into my eyes!
• Insist for Swedes to serve themselves again
EATING OUT: • Expensive • Lunch menus • Fika • Grilling • Split the bill
FORMAL DINNER: • Take indoor shoes • More than 8 guests? • Sitting to the left of the hostess
Major holidays and traditions • Easter: 14-17th of April
• Valborg/ Walpurgis Night: 30th of April
• Labour day: 1st of May
• Ascension Day: 25th of May
• National Day: 6th of June
• Studenten (High School Graduation):
The month of June
• Midsummer Eve: 25th of June
HOW DOES IT WORK? Festival Pass The festival pass gives you entry to screenings together with the film ticket. The festival pass also gives you access to many concerts, seminars, exhibitions, free entry to the festival center at Pustervik and loads of other events - quite simply all that which makes the week a true festival. The festival pass costs 50 SEK. Tickets & prices: Movie ticket 90 SEK Festival pass 50 SEK Plus Membership 350 SEK Reduced ticket 65 SEK Day screenings Mon-Fri, starting no later than 16:00 CET Day pass 650 SEK Day screenings Mon-Fri, starting no later than 16:00 CET Red Carpet screenings 160 SEK Breakfast screenings 100 SEK Opening party 195 SEK Göteborgs Lilla Filmfestival 45 SEK (gala premiere 60 SEK)
www.giff.se
Easter 14-17 April
Colourful feathers on bushes and branches
Kids dress up as old hags
Eggs filled with chocolate/sweets
Traditional food:
Paint boiled eggs
Lamb, Salmon, potatoes
National Day – 6 June Slottskogen:
Yearly celebration
Traditional dancing
Swedish Symphonic orchestra
gives a free concert
MIDSUMMER – 25th of June
Jakob Fridholm/Conny Fridh/Lena Granefelt/imagebank.sweden.se
Longest day of the year
The maypole represents the
Celebration of fertility (Oden & Freja)
Flower crown
Maiden dreams of her future husband
Traditional food
Snaps and songs
The Archipelago of Gothenburg
North Islands South Islands
Björkö Hönö Öckerö Travel by bus or car
Styrsö Brännö Donsö Vrångö Travel by Tram and boat
Gothenburg Walks & Culture MUSEUMS: - Konst museum (Fine Arts)
- Röhska museum (Design)
- Stadsmuseet (City Museum)
- Världskulturmuseet (World culture)
- Universeum (Korsvägen)
- Maritime Museum
- Natural History museum
- Konstepidemin
THEATRES: - GöteborgsOperan - Stadsteatern - GEST - Folkteatern PARKS: - Delsjön - Botanical Gardens - Slottskogen - Trädgårdsförening - Liseberg
How to behave with Swedes and other cultures to break boundaries?
Listen more than you speak
Ask questions: show interest in the person in front of you
Try and not to think in stereotypes
Be open-minded and positive to embrace differences
Fill your melting pot with new values and customs