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The official Instagram account of Sweden. Here we share Swedish sayings, ingenious words and famous quotes. 🇸🇪 www.sweden.se
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#wordoftheday “Princess cake” is as Swedish as it gets in the sweets department. Comprising layers of yellow sponge cake lined with jam and vanilla custard, and then finished off with a heavy topping of whipped cream, the cake is carefully sealed with a thin layer of sugary sweet marzipan. The marzipan comes in a variety of colours –yellow for Easter, red at Christmas, orange for Halloween and white for weddings. Green all other days of the year. We give you princess cake today on July 14 – Crown Princess Victoria’s birthday. Now 40 years young! 🎉👑 Photo: Jakob Fridholm/imagebank. Sweden.se
#swedishquote This line is from the great Olle Ljungström. We’ll use it as a little celebration of summer, which - honestly - is quite short in Sweden. But oh so intense! Have a wonderful summer, wherever you are! 🌞 Photo: Clive Tompsett/imagebank.sweden.se
The #Swedishsaying “Gråt inte över spilld mjölk” takes a while to grasp, even for the Swede. Basically, there’s no use crying over a mishap that’s already taken place. Move on and be brave, like a good ole Lutheran! ;-) Photo: Susanne Walström/imagebank.sweden.se
The 26-letter long (!) #wordoftheday is a method for voting when there are more than two equal proposals. The voting is done in several steps to eventually reach a winning proposal. Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se
In summer Swedish #wordoftheday, snowflake, is a distant winter memory. We do enjoy the occasional 'flinga', breakfast cereal, though. Photo: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se
Standing next to a stream, you hear the water 'porla' as it meanders towards the nearest lake. #wordoftheday Photo: Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden
Swedish #wordoftheday means dawn. This time of year, Sweden is the land of early dawns. 🌄 Photo: Anders Tedeholm/imagebank.sweden.se
The blink of an eye, that's what Swedes like to call a moment – #wordoftheday. Don't blink, or you'll miss it. 😉 Photo: Clive Tompsett/imagebank.sweden.se
Swedish #wordoftheday is nearly as pretty as the flower that bears its name. We trust you haven’t forgotten the English word 😉? Photo: Mona Loose/SI
Since the #wordoftheday means west wind, it might be a god idea to set sails for the east. Sailing is a popular pastime among many Swedes in the summer. Photo: Tuukka Ervasti/imagebank.sweden.se
Swedish #wordoftheday is melancholy in English. From the country that brought you Bergman. Photo: Anders Tedeholm/imagebank.sweden.se
Swedish #wordoftheday means glade, that wonderful grassy spot that suddenly appears among the trees. The sunlight pouring down through the surrounding leaves makes for a magical moment. Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se
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