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EatThePath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3943 Posts
July 08 2014 08:13 GMT
#1
My friend is visiting there for a weekend and asked me what I want as a gift. What are some things particular to Sweden that would be cool and exclusive to have in the U.S.?? gogo TL swedes, plz! ;D

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GeckoXp
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Germany2016 Posts
July 08 2014 08:31 GMT
#2
Good schools.
Tufas
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Austria2259 Posts
July 08 2014 08:58 GMT
#3
Snus and weed, believe me, both is readily available in sweden
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Deranes
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany75 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-08 09:17:41
July 08 2014 09:08 GMT
#4
Can only think of two swedish items right now.

Dalahäst (wikipedia):
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Trätofflor (wikipedia):
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Someone else can probably think of something more usefull/cool.

Edit: Nyckelharpa (wikipedia): If you play music and have some more cash to spend.
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Julmust
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Sweden4867 Posts
July 08 2014 09:18 GMT
#5
I would say ask them to buy some Swedish candy. We have candy that I fucking love, but you will find disgusting (salty liquorice) but also things like... polagrisar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polkagris
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EatThePath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3943 Posts
July 08 2014 09:35 GMT
#6
Haha, thanks guys, some interesting stuff in here so far... oO like that picture of a violin that swallowed a wooden fish skeleton.

I like euro liquorice okay, will probably add that to the list.

On July 08 2014 17:31 GeckoXp wrote:
Good schools.

Well played.
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TOCHMY
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden1692 Posts
July 08 2014 10:00 GMT
#7
Yeah definitely some candy. I can recommend Kexchoklad, Ahlgrens Bilar, Polly, Lösgodis. Just google em
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Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24604 Posts
July 08 2014 10:54 GMT
#8
A polar bear cub. They're pretty cheap this time of year.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
July 08 2014 11:03 GMT
#9
Try to eat some typical Swedish food. I recomment a Swedish favorite fish dish which is called "Rökt Böckling"
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mdb
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Bulgaria4059 Posts
July 08 2014 12:38 GMT
#10
Swedish woman ofc.
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-08 13:04:31
July 08 2014 12:53 GMT
#11
On July 08 2014 20:03 Integra wrote:
Try to eat some typical Swedish food. I recomment a Swedish favorite fish dish which is called "Rökt Böckling"


yeah, rotten fish it's the best!!! [/trollface]

i wanted to try it really bad when i visited friends in sweden... but they wouldnt let me
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Gowerly
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United Kingdom916 Posts
July 08 2014 13:18 GMT
#12
Yeah, the Candy is pretty good. Marabou chocolate is really nice, and there's nothing like all the candy with its insane quantities of salt/pepper.
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itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9179 Posts
July 08 2014 13:48 GMT
#13
the canned spoiled fish that is actually really good
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virpi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany3599 Posts
July 08 2014 14:15 GMT
#14
I really liked the Swedish beer. To get the stronger stuff, you need to buy it in those special liquor stores. While the prices in Norway were absurdly high, Swedish beer actually was kind of affordable. And the cans look badass.
Swedish candy is also really awesome.
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Provocateur
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden1665 Posts
July 08 2014 15:44 GMT
#15
On July 08 2014 21:53 Cele wrote:
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On July 08 2014 20:03 Integra wrote:
Try to eat some typical Swedish food. I recomment a Swedish favorite fish dish which is called "Rökt Böckling"


yeah, rotten fish it's the best!!! [/trollface]

i wanted to try it really bad when i visited friends in sweden... but they wouldnt let me

"Rökt böckling" is just smoked fish though, it tastes really nice. The rotten fish is called "surströmming" and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, at least not without plenty of seasoned snaps along with it :p

OT: I would get your friend to bring some liquor, like Aquavit OP Anderson or Skåne, you can find it at "Systembolaget", the only stores in Sweden which sell beverages above 3,5% alcohol. Otherwise I guess the candy is nice
iSometric
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
2221 Posts
July 08 2014 15:50 GMT
#16
SwedishFish yes.
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docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
July 08 2014 16:15 GMT
#17
The nyckelharpa looks cool, and seems like a hilarious thing to bring out at parties to serenade potentials with. I always say go with chocolate or the dessert of choice there. I never regret doing that.
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DannyJ
Profile Joined March 2010
United States5110 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-08 17:28:10
July 08 2014 17:12 GMT
#18
On July 08 2014 17:31 GeckoXp wrote:
Good schools.


Judging by Sweden's appalling plummeting in global school rankings over the last 10 years it seems like those would have to come from some other country

I second what people said about the candy. I'm sure there are some great ones, but be weary, in college my swedish roommate purposely ambushed me with some of the most revolting "candy" I've ever had. I guess it was just salty liquorice but it seemed like something even more insidious.
Heartland
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Sweden24604 Posts
July 08 2014 19:32 GMT
#19
I think it's always fun to just ask your friend to "bring you something really stupid" and see what you get.
Oboeman
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3980 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-09 00:09:06
July 09 2014 00:03 GMT
#20
On July 09 2014 01:15 docvoc wrote:
The nyckelharpa looks cool, and seems like a hilarious thing to bring out at parties to serenade potentials with. I always say go with chocolate or the dessert of choice there. I never regret doing that.

nyckelharpa is amazing, but believe me that's no ukulele

but you could bring back nyckelharpa music, because it is beautiful
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
July 09 2014 02:48 GMT
#21
Swedish fish cans are banned by several airlines, so it's probably not a good idea. Although opening a can of Surströmming in the US is really tempting.
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itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9179 Posts
July 09 2014 03:13 GMT
#22
you cant bring it in checked luggage?
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sertas
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden890 Posts
July 09 2014 03:50 GMT
#23
trocadero, a soda. My favourite soda, yes ahead of coca cola.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
July 09 2014 04:03 GMT
#24
On July 09 2014 12:13 itsjustatank wrote:
you cant bring it in checked luggage?


I think the problem was not the smell in the passengers cabin, but the risk of explosion due to highly pressured fermentation gases in the cans.
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EatThePath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States3943 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-09 04:09:52
July 09 2014 04:09 GMT
#25
On July 09 2014 13:03 endy wrote:
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On July 09 2014 12:13 itsjustatank wrote:
you cant bring it in checked luggage?


I think the problem was not the smell in the passengers cabin, but the risk of explosion due to highly pressured fermentation gases in the cans.

That would be so worth it for the story. "Our plane had to emergency land due to exploding fish I was bringing back."

Now I want a picnic with beer and fish and candy and swedish violin nyckelharpa music.
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quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
July 09 2014 11:02 GMT
#26
An album of a Swedish metal band.
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nakam
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden245 Posts
July 09 2014 16:33 GMT
#27
Nyckelharpa would be cool, but I imagine it's quite hard to play. Here's a video of a man playing one of the most beautiful swedish songs on it:
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