Still Shocked by These 6 Weird Things About Sweden!

In this video, I share six surprising things I've encountered during my 3 years living in this beautiful country!

Join me as I explore all aspects of Swedish culture as expat. Whether you're planning a visit or just curious about life in Sweden, this video is for you!

[ItachiKyoGaming]

week counting is a work thing related. "Lördags godis" is a way to not let kids eat to much candy, its up to each parents to apply it. Its good way to not over consume candy.

[MrFelixify]

Well. they didn't "restrict" candy. Just created a campaign of "lördagsgodis"

[Nubbe]

Background to Saturday candy is "the Vipeholm experiments" and the conclusions drawn from these horrific experiments on mentally disabled persons. There are some videos about it on Youtube for those who are interested.

[Ollerecovery]

Yea not a restriction, it is all the parents doing this rule, it is kindof a tradition to not eat candy on any other day than saturday.
One could do any other day too but "lördagsgodis" sounds good in swedish

[larka]

as the week thing, I still google week numbers but there is a simplicity in "week" definition.
Vacation week 25 is easy to remember.

[spocktn]

Outlook have the setting for week-numbers if you activate it. Also go to the bank and get a few mini calendars for your wallet and desk for free every year. And when someone start to planning their vacation pull it up and you are in the circle.

[ann-sofinielsen]

In our calendars, you can see what week it is, so you never have to remember yourself.

[adamkant]

You can lock your bicycle next to the bus stop then when you get come back you ride home again not really an issue here.

[tommiejonsson]

The "candy on saturday"-thing has lately been challenged by a word coined by one of the snacks-companies in Sweden: "Fredagsmys". Now, in English, the word "snack" refers to a light, unspecified meal, but in Swedish it's a collective term for chips and similar products. Many families include candy with the snacks, making friday the new "candy-day".

[donkfail]

Great insight on how our country can be experienced.
Don't worry about the week numbers. I'm born Swedish and am always confused and have to ask for the date when someone uses the week numbers.

[SvengelskaBlondie]

7:01 As someone else pointed out, it's now generally allowed on buses cause bikes take up allot of space and they would rather not have to deal with that. Trains are easier cause they can have specific cars that allow bikes to be stored. This is why it's always good to call if you are unsure, at least its better than being told you are not allowed to bring a bike with you.

8:42 Ive never felt good about companies here in Sweden that sell such personal data, mostly cause I feel that it's private and something id rather not share or something that people should have access to (at least not without very good reasons). Income has long been one of those things that people don't really talk about, think it's deemed a touchy subject. Only time i'd care about someone's background is if I was hiring someone for sensitive work, like if they are gonna work with money and/or children (I aint gonna hire the next Jimmy Saville).

[AndreasSweden]

7.24 That scream is normal. It's just a guy that realised that summer is over and we are now heading to the eternal darkness of Ragnarök (winter). Happens every year.
Jokes aside, this was interesting to listen too. That thing about Lördagsgodis (saturday candy) is so true. One time i bought some candy for work and i actually felt a bit embarresed about it. And my coworker said something like "oh, you brought candy. Nice. It's okay" like she just reacted to the weirdness of eating candy on a weekday but reasured me that it was okay to do it lol.
But i think every country is weird in one way or another. Makes the world interesting.

[Dennan]

its not really an event, its just more normal for ous that you only eat candy on friday or saturday, somebody that buys candy on other days people gonna look at you like your have no discepline.

[Tybold]

When I grew up in the 60's I had virtually never access to sweets or chocolate. This was also the case for most of my friends.
I am perhaps odd that I never used weeks myself and got no feeling for it - rarely in work related matters am forced to check it out in calendar but it is strange and as I see it imposed by "society" more than a cultural thing for common persons.

[Alex_Gordon]

don't worry about the week numbers, most Swedes don't know what number of week it is either! I certainly don't! lol. never have. and nobody I know knows it either.
it's just one of those silly things, I guess

[Theonly_z_Official]

Im also living in Sweden but im originally canadian. I still don't know much about why my family moved

[MewDenise]

Saturday candy is for kids only so that they don't eat candy everyday

[kjelljohansson]

Hi, counting weeks are really simple, The year begins in January First week is week 1 and its only to count days In month if you wish that. But a easyer way is to look in a swedich calender they will come as small cards for wallet, in work callenders . and as flipchart to hang on a wall . the best ones are they hwo have date, month, weeks and nameday its convinient to mark for vacation days birthdays and so on. so its not rocket research. simple as that.

[ingvartorma]

As for this with meeting friends and what week they can, only happens in southern Sweden.
I live up in Lapland and in the city of Kiruna, here you call your friend and ask if they are home and if you can come by for a cup of coffee. If that doesn't work, a date is agreed upon when they can and not which week.

When it comes to queuing, whether it's in a shop or to rent an apartment, or getting a parking space with engine heaters or other queues. That way, we Swedes don't waste energy on getting angry or irritated. But we wait politely for when you arrive or arrive at the front. Because we also think about how others would feel if you jump ahead in a walk or try to get ahead of everyone else. This would make everyone else angry and they would hate the person who doesn't follow the rules about standing in line.

When it comes to us Swedes cycling or walking a lot, it is because we care about our health. You complain about how it is in Gothenburg and that it is hilly, if you were to visit Kiruna and cycle here, you would stop complaining about how it is in Gothenburg. Because old Kiruna center was built on a hill, as well as all of Kiruna there are many more hills. So we Kiruna residents naturally have the strongest leg muscles naturally and the best fitness, precisely because of all the slopes Kiruna has.
Then why you are not allowed to bring a bicycle on the bus has to do with safety, partly if the bus crashes and the bicycle is not attached to something, then it flies away from the G-force and injures other people. Or if the bus catches on fire, the bicycle is an obstacle and people can be burned to death because a bicycle prevents people from getting out. You need to think more than just lamenting about not being able to bring your bike on a bus.

[KjellEson]

1:25 Eating sweets only on Saturdays began
in the early 1960s.
You speak as if it has recently happened but it has
a concept that is 60 years old.
it is 60 years since tnd doctors came up with the proposal!

2:55 There are four weeks in a month.
It can't be that hard to calculate.
January, February, March are twelve weeks
plus one week in April = 13 weeks.

In Sweden, like many other European countries, we use an official system to determine which week it is.
The weekly issue is replaced on Mondays and ends on Sundays.
In the US, the week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.
It is not common in Europe. We start the week with the first erbetsday.

3:45 Generalization, it does not apply to larger cities!

5:52 This is because there is a shortage of apartments in
center of a city. Gender brings justice.
In Sweden, you cannot buy yourself a seat further forward.
We like everyone to be entitled to their share of society.
In the United States, if you have money, you can buy anything.
You can't do that in Sweden.

7:15 If everyone wanted to transport their bike on a tram
then there would be problems.
You talk about it as if you come from a country where bicycles are used
was a vehicle that you could carry with you anyway.
You come from a country where you can barely use a bicycle.

8:03 Wait a minute, that's right but you have to register
with name and birth number so that you are not anonymous.
You also have to pay for the data.
Do you know what it's called that you can find out things about other people?
It's called Democracy! You're not used to that.

8:36 It is up to you to stop all information.
Stopping all information is completely free.
There are many people in Sweden who have
stopped the information about himself.
you can do that too. Don't talk so much
before you find out what the relevant facts are.

8:43 No you can't!
What are you talking about?
Where are you getting all the false information from?