Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow Podcast

The Podcast

Heather and her expat friends discuss their experiences and humiliations among their adopted country of Sweden. We discuss tips, observations, and the type of important questions expats want to know, such as “Why are there witches on Easter?”, “Why do Swedes never take the last piece of candy?” and “Where can I find decent Tex-Mex food?”.

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The Blog

As an American living in Stockholm I’ve had lots of observations and questions about my adopted country of Sweden that I’ve been blogging about since 2009. I talk about the difficulties of finding a job, parenting, and horrible, horrible language mistakes.

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Latest episodes

# 147 – Summer Tips – Outdoor Restaurants and Bars

2025-06-23

We talk about outdoor restaurants and bars in Sweden – because you can’t waste one moment of good summer weather sitting indoors!

#146 Summer Tips – Castles

2025-06-16

In our second 3-part series on Swedish summer, we talk castles! Visit them, eat at them, stay overnight or just enjoy the grounds for free! Some of the places mentioned: DrottningholmGripsholmRosendals SlottTullgarnRoserbergSkoklosterKalmar castleOrebro slottTelleborgsslottHaringeslott