Snaps, not schnapps, is a Swedish must. A highly alcoholic beverage, it is rolled out at every traditional Swedish meal – that’s Christmas, Easter, Walpurgis Eve, Graduation, Student Parties, Midsummer, Crayfish season […]
How to make Swedish snaps
Mini March Travel Diary
What a month it’s been. Here’s a mini diary from spring so far. Sweden Two weeks ago I was sitting in Stockholm overlooking one of the capital’s many waterways. The sun had […]
Why it’s better to be a business woman in Sweden than the UK
My latest for The Guardian is up on the Sustainable Business Social Impact Hub now: Why it’s better to be a business woman in Sweden than the UK Gender inequality is prevalent […]
BQ HYPE: ROBYN & RÖYKSOPP
Play it again… again… again… I’m hooked. I’m on the juice. I can’t stop listening to this. Nordic Music Gods Röyksopp and Robyn have collaborated once more and the outcome is a […]
BQ HYPE: LINDA PIRA
These women have me in complete trance. It is a rare thing but I am actually struggling to express in words my admiration for the tune that I am about to present […]
Mello Madness
Då var det dags igen. Dags att plocka fram lördagsgodiset, koppla in laptopen till TV-skärmen, slå på SVTPlay, se till att familjen är online på Whatsapp och bänka sig framför Melodifestivalen. Frågar […]
The Reluctant Rock Star
Live Review: Frank Ocean at Bråvalla Festival 28 June 2013 Whispers and speculations about who might have secured an interview with him have been going round the press centre at Bråvalla Festival […]
HIP HOP HERO
The teenagers of Bråvalla are pouring into the pit in front of the festival’s main stage and once the area is proclaimed full, kids start jumping fences. Security guards are having a […]
Eurovision: Gay For All The Wrong Reasons?
You no doubt won’t have missed the fact that The Eurovision Song Contest is going ahead in Sweden this evening and as a true Eurovision fan* I am obviously preparing for the […]
Did you catch me on the radio this morning?
Don’t worry, it was early. Catch it on BBC iPlayer here (about 90 minutes in) and hear me celebrating Eurovision Swedish style – singing Waterloo and all… Some of the goodies I […]
