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

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

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#146 Summer Tips – Castles

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

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#146 Summer Tips – Things to Do

Swedish summer is finally here! We have a few tips for activities in Stockholm as well as around the rest of southern Sweden.

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Valborg in Sweden: Burn the winter away!

For Swedes, Valborg represents burning away things like winter, cold and witches. Learn more about this odd tradition & why you should go.

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Semla: The greatest of all Swedish pastries

There was once a Swedish king who died from eating 16 semlor.  If you don’t control yourself, it might happen to you too.

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Lost and Found in Stockholm

One thing that’s nice about Stockholm is that when you lose something, about 95% of the people will put it somewhere in the hopes that you will find it.