Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow

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?"

Episodes

#129 From Valborg Fires to Friendly Faces

May 7, 2024 • 47 mins

It’s a two for one special today! We’ve got Lee and Alan, both from the UK. We chat about Valborg, defend Systembolaget and share some tips on meeting people through […]

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#128 Diving into Sweden

April 22, 2024 • 42 mins

Today, we talk to Maisie, from Malaysia, about scuba diving in Sweden, learning the language, and we take a deep ‘dive’ into some Swedish word meanings!

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#127 Sad Norwegian Sandwiches

April 8, 2024 • 31 mins

New season, old voices! We question whether Finland is actually the happiest country, talk about solo camping and whether we feel like we belong in Sweden, or if we are in constant limbo.

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#126 Summer Stories Part Two

July 10, 2023 • 21 mins

We’re talking to some of our guests from this past spring. We hear a bit about exploring the viking island of Birka in the summer, Italy and the archipelago, plus square watermelons and road trips to Norway.

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#125 Summer Stories Part One

June 26, 2023 • 14 mins

In this special summer edition, we find out how former guests Adam from Australia, Matteo from Argentina and Diana from Latvia spend their summers, both in Sweden and around the world.

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#124 Attack of the Giant Potato

June 12, 2023 • 20 mins

Today we chat with Ben, who works in comedy, about living in part-time in Linköping, voiceover work, and making a film about all the big things in the small towns across Sweden.

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#123 This is Week 22

May 29, 2023 • 16 mins

Justin moved around from Colorado to Louisiana to Seattle and finally to Sweden. And what does he find the strangest? Week numbers!

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#122 The Suburbs of Copenhagen

May 15, 2023 • 25 mins

Steph lives in Malmö, but is originally from London. We discuss living in the south of Sweden, falafels, and startups.

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#121 Living Your Best Life

May 1, 2023 • 20 mins

Karan, originally from India, has worked as a sous chef in Stockholm with some very well-known chefs. We obviously get some restaurant tips and learn why he hates putting raisins in lussekatter.

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#120 Rebel WITH a Cause

April 17, 2023 • 20 mins

Before starting a life in Sweden, Naoko, from Japan, had already done a lot.

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#119 Maybe Means No

April 3, 2023 • 20 mins

Marco, from Italy, talks to us about Swedish house parties and importing Italian wine.

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#118 Sister Act

March 20, 2023 • 22 mins

This week we talk with two sisters who moved to Stockholm, both with very different journeys. And they both happen to run the LAMB coworking space!

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#117 My First Latvian

March 6, 2023 • 26 mins

Diana is most people’s first Latvian. And the podcast's first Latvian as well! She talks to us about dating in Sweden, Latvians around the world and more!

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#116 Swedish Malicious Compliance

February 20, 2023 • 20 mins

Adam from Australia shares his suspicion of ice cream trucks that operate in the winter. What is really going on there?

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#115 Belonging

February 6, 2023 • 20 mins

Matteo is from so many countries that we lost count. He talks to us about his international journey and the importance of belonging.

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#114 Holidays Around the World

December 12, 2022 • 29 mins

on 4 guests about how they celebrate the holidays where they come from: Egypt, Manchester, Cape Cod, Sri Lanka, Essex and France.

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#113 The Trouble With Visas

November 28, 2022 • 24 mins

Today’s episode was recorded remotely, but not for the usual reason. This time our guest, Sheona, got deported! She gives us the whole story and more.

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#112 Meatballs for Every Occasion

November 14, 2022 • 18 mins

Ameury from France wants to know why the same food is served for every Swedish holiday.

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#111 Brexpat

October 31, 2022 • 27 mins

We talk to Luke from Essex in the UK about southern Sweden, Halloween and All Saints Day.

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#110 Waterproof

October 17, 2022 • 24 mins

Vajeen is from Sri Lanka and wanted to move to another country. His wife wanted Australia, but they ended up in the opposite hemisphere.

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Episodes

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#127 Sad Norwegian Sandwiches

#126 Summer Stories Part Two

#125 Summer Stories Part One

#124 Attack of the Giant Potato

#123 This is Week 22

#122 The Suburbs of Copenhagen

#121 Living Your Best Life

#120 Rebel WITH a Cause

#119 Maybe Means No

#118 Sister Act

#117 My First Latvian

#116 Swedish Malicious Compliance

#115 Belonging

#114 Holidays Around the World

#113 The Trouble With Visas

#112 Meatballs for Every Occasion

#111 Brexpat

#110 Waterproof

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#129 From Valborg Fires to Friendly Faces

#128 Diving into Sweden