Lördagsgodis, meaning Saturday's candy, is very much still an expression here in Sweden. It was started as a slogan from the Swedish Public Dental Service that (successfully) tried to improve the dental hygiene of the Swedish population. You can learn more about it - as well as the dark history that lead us to the…

Actually he IS doing an "Elvis move." Done for example here on the the Frank Sinatra show in 1960 https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Are you sure you are referring to the Swedish Academy that only chose the winner of the literature category? I know the Norwegian Nobel Committee has made several populist choices for the Peace Prize.

We are definitely moving towards a cash free society over here, but I know very few people who shop with a credit card. Most people (including me) are quite happy with a debit card. I work as a cashier in retail and from my experience most of the people that use credit cards are really well off. In Sweden we learn…