WEIRD THINGS SWEDES DO #4

[@clemdane]

When I lived in Sweden for a year as a student I was amazed and amused by the endless list of unexpected and funny sounding holidays. This culminated one day when my colleagues asked me what I was doing for "blueberry soup weekend". To me that is the funniest example of a Swedish holiday. Yes, I understand it was the Vasaloppet! Also, I was amazed that people would say they were going to go on holiday "mellan hägg och syren." I couldn't believe everyone in Sweden would know so precisely when two types of flowers would bloom so that they would know when "between them" was. Lastly, I will never forget how much the Swedish people I knew talked about new potatoes. They talked about them all winter, saying they were longing for the day the first new potatoes would be pulled from the ground. They debated about what toppings they would put on them - sour cream or "bara en klick smör." And then one day in late May I saw that the front page of the local newspaper had a giant picture of new potatoes having been just dug up with the headline, "First new potatoes of the year dug up in Småland!" It had as much excitement as if they were announcing the end of World War II!

[@ida4899]

😂

[@AleksiHimself]

Perkele in Finland "sportlov" is "hiihtoloma" which translates to skiing holiday!

[@Nackagubben]

Perkele! That's awesome information!

[@pasiojala3227]

Hiihtoloma is not a fixed week, the southern part of the Finland has it first, then the rest. This helps spread the load of ski resorts and other travel destinations in Finland..

[@Nackagubben]

Sportlov also varies depending on which part of Sweden you live, so it sounds very similar!

[@johnlentokone7318]

First it's south Finland then central and then north. Rougly weeks 8, 9 and 10

[@miloosterberg876]

did i ask

[@KaisaKylakoski]

In Finland we use week numbers, have autumn and skiing (i.e. winter) leaves in the schools.

[@2ravens1]

Here in Hawaii the kids in Kona used to take their vacation when it was time to harvest the coffee. I think kids in many countries have been helping on the farm, etc. for a long time.

[@Aurinkohelmi]

Those school breaks are in Finland too. Winter vacation is just called skiing holiday here :) Also we want our seats too :)

[@GiovanaFariavlogs]

The week number thing reminded me of pregnant women saying how long they’ve been pregnant and i’m like 😐 i can’t do math 😂 lovely video btw. Greetings from Brazil 👋

[@zeddeka]

We have exactly the same thing in England as autumn break and, just like Sweden, it used to be called "potato picking week".

[@biba1baba2buba3]

In Slovenija, we also have a "potato break" aka "krompirjeve počitnice". Then there's the new year/christmas break, a late winter break (end of february? ski vacation usually) and the last is the May break.

[@ΔωροθέαΚαραπουρζιδου]

Thanks Very interesting! Lived there went few years in primary and high school too.!

[@chartophylacium5250]

A lot of these "weird" things sound pretty normal for me as a German. We also have the autumn break, which nowadays is called Herbstferien (autumn holidays) but had the name Kartoffelferien (potato holidays) in former times. We also have Winterfereien (winter holidays) and many people use them to go skiing. The thing with the seat number also sounds very familiar to me. The seat labeled on my ticket is my seat and I would take it, even if I was the only one in the cinema or theatre. If someone is sitting there, I would ask this person kindly to go away and take his or her seat. We also have special days to celebrate certain foods, but this is only a regional thing. So, if one region has a special kind of cheese or sausage or whatever, they often will have one day in the year to celebrate it. But this is not too common and often came up very recently for obscure marketing reasons. But having such food celebration days nationwide is kind of weird.

[@janneskrbk2405]

Im from Germany and we have autumn break, too and its also called potatoe break in some areas (for example here in bavaria)

[@mechanetik]

I guess seat numbers only apply in movie theaters. I was on a SAS plane from Stockholm to LA and some Swedish lady was in my seat. When I confronted her she persuded me to switch seats with her... not that changing spots made any difference (she was sitting next to me, both of us in the very center). Anyway, there is a huge strange thing in Sweden I would love for you to discuss... the co-ed bathroom in the shopping center (I can't think of the name of it) in Stockholm. It was like a big open room with sinks on one side and stalls on the other. Both male and females were in there. I felt very uncomfortable. Why sweden.... why.

[@reineh3477]

Uncomfortable, why? Do you gossip a lot? I know that Swedish women in the 90's often used men's bathrooms when they had to pee because the queue at the ladies was so long.

[@Nathaliwinther]

Dont you also celebrate your name day? For instance if your called Karl then your name day is January 28 ?? My Swedish mother-in-law always tells people congrats on their name day... I my self is danish and we don’t do this in Denmark...

[@LaumishSaysHey]

You Swedes are weird, but that's why I love you. ♥

[@torresongs2]

March 25 is also known as the feast of the immaculate conception because exactly 9 months till Christmas!

[@Darkwell0071]

there is a potato break in Maine arustic county

[@ida4899]

Sport lov is more for the teachers to learn and for the students to chill andvits also called höstlov

[@linajurgensen4698]

Damn... this „Sport Break“ is an awesome idea! :) wish we had that here in Germany. 4:06... I totally understand that, in Germany it’s forbidden to change seat even if you’re the only one in the whole cinema, since you payed for this exact seat, the waiter or a person from the cinema will call you out if you go on a different seat.

[@mirelleximenasoriano3668]

Swedes get awkward if you seat next to them in public transport, or anywhere in general if there is another option. Why would you like to intrude that poor Swede's peace? Greetings from Mexico!!!!

[@carlav5607]

Seats nr rules in Movies are the same in South Africa

[@Idiothub]

I think it's weird that we celebrate "lucia" with a "luciatåg". So we basically celebrate an Italy Saint, for no god damn reason we just wanted another holiday.

[@sirawydler9127]

we have a similar holiday to sportlov too in Switzerland

[@parallax_6162]

we had potato week in the uk when i was a kid but they dont do it now

[@theGoldjey]

In Switzerland we also have sportlov for the same reason, I grew up in Germany until I was 12 and to me this was very strange. Everyone would go to ski camps together and if you can't ski you would be seen as weird or people would question your upbringing haha

[@karolotiniano1287]

I love your videos 😊 I'm quite interested in Swedish culture and want to learn to speak Swedish too. Your videos help me a lot. Greetings from Peru 😁

[@Nackagubben]

I am glad to hear that! :D Rock on!

[@Schlaktad]

Just dont come here

[@edlenelima5957]

Nackagubben i am learning a lot with your videos . I love Sweden.

[@groovejett88]

@@Schlaktad bruh

[@jessicavaleriano4750]

My boyfriend is Swedish and he do the week number thing. I always get like hmm when the fuck is this haha.

[@_the_hockey_girl_9422]

We have 'sportlov' in Switzerland :))

[@elisabethbugge2652]

We also have the Autumn break, or Høstferie, which also came from potato things

[@Nackagubben]

"Potato things"! LOVE IT!

[@liasadventure]

You are like the swedish version of kickthepj. I don’t know why you remind me of him so much :D

[@81to32]

hur många här är på steg 17 engelska

[@LoudCitizen]

I would love to see (and hear) a video about how Swedish actors try to play an American character with an American accent. I know British people are often easy to spot when mimicking "American" (one clue is that the R's are too 'harrrd'). I wonder how you Swedes (and we Americans) can spot a Swede doing the same. Any thoughts?

[@espnoberg6130]

There are some very unfortunately played Swedish characters by Americans actors too. The one in “tall girl” is boarder line offensive

[@noral-l4086]

Våffeldagen är faktiskt på Maria bebådelsedagen

[@edwinpedersensvard3264]

it is called: Första torsdag i Mars believe me I am Swedish

[@zeddeka]

A lot of English people would do exactly the same in a cinema too! It would be viewed as very rude for someone to come and sit in the seat you'd reserved.

[@upcyclucie]

Hey you’re back!? Freckles are gone :(

[@haze154]

Ye

[@queenofwales_]

If a Latvian will have an oppurtunity to say another Latvian that they’re taking first one’s place... ofc, we will say that they’re wrong. Even tho, if whole theater is empty. 😂👍🏻

[@fabi0681]

What if somebody else has exactly the same seat number as you? 🤔

[@Anakianaj]

that doesn't happen cause systems won't let it happen. - Think about it as a list of available places and every time someone buys a ticket the place is changed from available to unavailable. - You can often (in movie theatres especially - and at least in the case of Germany also for the long distance trains and busses and many other things) pick from the list of available seats yourself so it's usually not that seats are just blindly assigned and you end up with something you don't want even though there were places more to your liking available when you bought the ticket.

[@constantines3238]

Why Paradox has endless summer vacation

[@jessicasheskey1605]

These videos are seriously underrated and deserving of WAY more views!

[@theoeriksson4369]

all i see is cap my friend

[@Lithrilla]

Sportlov burde vært innført overalt. Vi har også høstferie her, men har aldri hørt om sportlov. Høres ut som en kanon ide!

[@mayaung674]

Yey, song strange for me because I have never heard of these words . Thanks anyway Nackagubben.

[@cynthiaquintana9660]

Wuoffendag Noo, Häagen-Dazs please lol !!! I LOVE KANELIPULLA nami nami Day

[@lommedeboeck]

In Belgium we also have 'höstlov' called 'herfstvakantie' and 'sportlov' is called 'krokusvakantie', I think, after the flower that blooms in that period.

[@lillablomman81]

Hahaha... Du måste ju lära dig att säga fössta tossdan i mass så äte vi massipantåta. En fantastiskt rolig uppfinning ändå =D

[@aedrict81]

You got me at cinnamon buns

[@sebastiandanielsson1487]

Im aslo from kunskapskolan and they have this as a learning clip. xD

[@theoeriksson4369]

did i ask

[@sonnyasmr7143]

Cinnamon bun day doesn’t sound weird. In fact now I have heard of it I think it’s weird that we don’t have a cinnamon bun day in my country:(

[@fieldandstream9362]

I have a Swedish boyfriend and I am American...they are the best. I regret ever dating American men.

[@Potet50]

Rip, NoScandinavs

[@insane_adrenalin_junke]

your weard to

[@anniinanikkila7042]

you are my fauvorite foreigner youtuber :D greetings from finland :)

[@Nackagubben]

Kiitos! :D :D

[@theoeriksson4369]

stop the CAP

[@isakbjorklund9723]

hi dude

[@mayaisa5139]

Du har fått typ 120 visningar på denna video från 6:an på min skola. Vi har någon engelska uppgift där vi ska recensera denna video på engelska. Tacka oss senare 😂

[@LeoHaasLarmen]

mycket mer bro steg 17 populärt

[@miloosterberg876]

hello man

[@ida9756]

sportlovet hittades på av Magnus Hagelstam i Finland

[@aleksandeho4195]

om sportlov och vinterlov är det samma, då har vi det i Norge också

[@johananas8407]

Vi har höstlov, jullov, sportlov, påsklov och sommarlov i Sverige. Det var ett tag sedan jag gick i skolan så jag kan ha glömt något lov.

[@aleksandeho4195]

@@johananas8407 då har vi samma sak i norge. Høstferie, vintererie, påskeferie och sommerferie

[@Aurinkohelmi]

@@aleksandeho4195 And same goes to Finland. So seems to be more of a Nordic thing :)

[@Bermeslivre]

It'd be great if you made these in swedish and add subtitles in english afterwards

[@jonhcherring6456]

Pedro Montoto García Good morning GOD bless What in swedish?

[@Bermeslivre]

@@jonhcherring6456 His videos, in general

[@Nackagubben]

I have heard this from other people as well! I will definately consider it :D

[@Bermeslivre]

@@Nackagubben There's this Swedish youtuber/tv presenter called Clara Henry I discovered when moving to Sweden. She does exactly this and her videos helped me a lot learning Swedish!

[@reineh3477]

@@Bermeslivre your name sounds Spanish. Do you know any Spanish KZbinr that does the same thing? (Talk about their own country) I tried to search for it but everyone seem to have the thumbnail in Spanish and I don't speak that. It would be very good if they speak English or have English subtitles.

[@johnlentokone7318]

Ordet pulka är hämtat från finskan där det har formen pulkka. Kanelbulle är örfil! Kan jag få en örfil tack! Google örfil.

[@mariellejansson3118]

Jag kan prata svenska

[@ilovelife1370]

#7:36, I'm dying😂

[@miloosterberg876]

no your not

[@groovejett88]

Do. Not. Laugh. Of. Smålandska! Uptown boy. 😁

[@Nackagubben]

Ja tyar inte mer!!

[@jonhcherring6456]

Good morning to all i thing that some one can have a telephone number maybe like mine but mine is my haha

[@bobbyggare8364]

nice a new video :)

[@theoeriksson4369]

its not nice kid becuse his videos are shit

[@urmom-tt6jw]

omg weird things swedes do omgggggg omg omg omg wowowowow yayay oiaiaiaoa

[@edwardzsiga4659]

eeeh du är på steg 17 på kunskapsporten :D

[@corianderbros6290]

yup

[@jusp99892]

Tvåa

[@charliebjorkman3195]

jag såg det här på en engelska uppgift hahhahahahaahhahahahahahahahaha

[@Jager_jaafoure]

Your tongue changed a bit

[@maximusforsbergfreij212]

hahahaha

[@insane_adrenalin_junke]

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@Hhhh-lc7nn]

First

[@Nackagubben]

Dammit. I wanted to be first :(

[@edvinengstrom5980]

gilla den här kommentaren om du är här från Kunskapsskolan.

[@mariellejansson3118]

Du kan börja prata svenska i dina vidior

[@olsa76]

Hur tänker du att utländska tittare ska ta del av innehållet då? Tror du att poängen är att lära svenskar om Sverige?