Sweden

Ph3n0m

Thinking of going to Sweden for a short break, but I heard the off licences close for the weekend - any truth in this?

javelin

it depends on where you go..
but its usually open til like 1pm on saturdays..
closed sundays..

Rockee

Yep, was living in Malmo, Sweden for 2 months before Christmas, the offys are called 'Systems Bolaget' It sucks! Looking for a take out on a Saturday and the fecker is closed!!! Im not sure what age you are but they ask EVERYBODY for I.D. Myself(Im 24) and 2 other friends went into the 'Systems Bolaget' and I was buying the beer, just because the lads were beside me in the queue they were asked too! Different age groups are alowed different percentages of beer. If you're 18-20 you can only drink whats called '3 percenters' between 20-23 you can then get '4/5 percenters'...after that you are entitled to buy spirits etc....Hope Ive helped!:)

Our man in Havana

The reason for that is that the swedes and other nordic types drink far too much. Alcohol is not cheap either, they have very high taxes in sweeden and worse still in Norway.

javelin

rockee..nah that's wrong..
when your 20 you can buy spirits and everything..
and under that your almost not allowed into systembolaget

mise_me_fein_V2

What's Sweden like to go out in?

I'm going somewhere for a weekend in May and I'm thinking about Stockholm.

Zebra3

Sweden's a great place.

As for the off-licences...you can get beer in the local supermarket, but it's only up to about 3.2%.

Don't worry about it, just go!!!! (Especially if you like blondes ).

jonny68

Zebra3 wrote:

Sweden's a great place.

As for the off-licences...you can get beer in the local supermarket, but it's only up to about 3.2%.

Don't worry about it, just go!!!! (Especially if you like blondes ).

Doesn't look too good on the gargle front but im sure those stunning blondes would more than make up for it,was thinking of going myself someday,is Stockholm dearer than Dublin?Are the locals friendly to tourists?

Any Swedes ive met have been sound enough.

Rockee

javelin wrote:

rockee..nah that's wrong..
when your 20 you can buy spirits and everything..
and under that your almost not allowed into systembolaget

Terribly sorry then...knew it was something like that anyway. In Sweden you gotta watch out for the bicycles more than the cars! EVERYBODY f@cking cycles!!! Went to a nightclub a few days before I went back to Ireland and all these gorgeous girls pull up outside with their bikes...was kinda weird to see, especially as I was in the land of Irish girls with fake tan a few days later!!! The Swedes have a strange manner, they can be nice but you always get the feeling that you cant step on their toes. By the way, all the girls arent blonde...and they dont mind talking about sex!

Rockee

mise_me_fein_V2 wrote:

What's Sweden like to go out in?

I'm going somewhere for a weekend in May and I'm thinking about Stockholm.

Maybe javelin could help cos she's Swedish! But when I was living there it was good craic! Mind you I was MILES away from Stockholm.Living in Malmo was cool because Copenhagen, Denmark was 30mins by train away. Malmo is a small, easy to get around city and the transport system is second to none. (as is the case almost everywhere in Sweden.) I was only in Stockholm for a few hours...what part of Sweden are you from javelin???

javelin

I'm from a bit north of stockholm..like 2 hours drive..
havent really been out drinking in sthlm though so I'm not the best of help in that subject..
but tbh..the swedes who are out travelling are always nice and friendly..but the swedes who stay in sweden(espec sthlm) are a bit posh I must say.
but they might be charmed by the cute irish accent..
if you just leave the tracksuit home!

mise_me_fein_V2

are they really all great looking?

By the way, I've heard, on average that Swedish women have the smallest breasts in Europe.

Can you advise?

campers

jonny68 wrote:

Is Stockholm dearer than Dublin?

Yes, but it's worth it. It's a beautiful city; infinitely cleaner than Dublin.

We paid about €6 for (less than) a pint of local brew in both Gamla Stan & Södermalm. Spirits and cocktails are dearer again.

Bond-007 wrote:

The reason for that [high prices] is that the swedes and other nordic types drink far too much.

That might be true on average; but they certainly don't binge drink like us.
In all my time there, the only drunken @ssholes I ever came across were Brits.

It's a class place, definitely go.

javelin

mise_me_fein_V2 wrote:

are they really all great looking?

By the way, I've heard, on average that Swedish women have the smallest breasts in Europe.

Can you advise?

haha. I dunno..its mixed I suppose..some of my friends have small, some have big and some have really big. :cool:

alot of ladies are good looking. but watch out; the swedish guys are great looking as well :rolleyes:

mise_me_fein_V2

To be honest javelin, I'm not really interested in the Swedish guys.

If you say they're great looking, that's fair enough, but just not my scene man

Rockee

mise_me_fein_V2 wrote:

are they really all great looking?

By the way, I've heard, on average that Swedish women have the smallest breasts in Europe.

Can you advise?

From my experience, you're right! Still, whatever! It was a fun time.:)

Rockee

javelin wrote:

I'm from a bit north of stockholm..like 2 hours drive..
havent really been out drinking in sthlm though so I'm not the best of help in that subject..
but tbh..the swedes who are out travelling are always nice and friendly..but the swedes who stay in sweden(espec sthlm) are a bit posh I must say.
but they might be charmed by the cute irish accent..
if you just leave the tracksuit home!

Yeah, in Skane my friends Per and Klas were giving out shít about 'those f@cking Stockholmians!' The accent did work, although a lot of Swedes still think that Ireland and the U.K. are joined at the hip! The tracksuit definitly stayed at home!:D

javelin

rockee, what reason did you have to live in sweden?

Rockee

I was tired of Ireland javelin and I fell in love with a Swedish girl at my friends wedding! We kept in touch with phone calls and emails and stuff..so I decided to give it a try, worked out for a while but you are 100% correct, its very hard to find work in Sweden. Ireland is so easy! Will you be watching Ireland v Sweden on Wednesday???:D

javelin

Yeah I really want to.
but there's no tickets left..but we're gonna try it anyway..see if someone is selling outside..
that's just a match that we can't miss

otherwise I'll suppose it could be fun watching it in a pub as well?

Rockee

javelin wrote:

Yeah I really want to.
but there's no tickets left..but we're gonna try it anyway..see if someone is selling outside..
that's just a match that we can't miss

otherwise I'll suppose it could be fun watching it in a pub as well?

My friends are looking for tickets too..I go to all the games so Im ok for a ticket! Yeah, the pub would be great fun...especially for you if you start shouting 'Sverige! Sverige! Sverige!' Lads in the pub wouldnt know what to think!!!:D

javelin

Rockee wrote:

My friends are looking for tickets too..I go to all the games so Im ok for a ticket! Yeah, the pub would be great fun...especially for you if you start shouting 'Sverige! Sverige! Sverige!' Lads in the pub wouldnt know what to think!!!:D

haha nah. but I suppose they can guess if we're comin there with blue and yellow outfits and shouting in a weird language
who do you think will win? honestly..

Rockee

OOhhh!
Do I have to say???:p I think Ireland would be very lucky to win....Zlatan and Larrsson are playing well at the moment. Then again the players will be wanting to prove themselves to Steve Staunton the new manager...should be interesting!

javelin

hehe, yes it will be most def.
I just wish I had a massive swede flag or big swedish thing..but we have nothing..well well..
just hope we dont end up right in the middle of all aggressive green and orange people

Rockee

javelin wrote:

hehe, yes it will be most def.
I just wish I had a massive swede flag or big swedish thing..but we have nothing..well well..
just hope we dont end up right in the middle of all aggressive green and orange people

Aggressive? Not at Irish football games javelin! We've been voted best supporters at every tournament we've qualified for.:) Enjoy the game, I'll either congratulate or comiserate you tomorrow!

javelin

completely unbelivable...
I'm outta words really..

Rockee

javelin wrote:

completely unbelivable...
I'm outta words really..

What a great game, Ireland played so well!!! Im so happy. My friend in Lund texted me and said that Sweden were so bad that he had to turn off the tv. Liam Millers goal which was the 3rd one was an absolute rocket!!:D Yippeeee!!!

MiCr0

i've been up to sweden twice last month (work then holiday)
stockholm is a great city - food/bars/clubs/art/shopping/transport/everything else

beer isn't that expensive any more - its about 52sek a beer - and 9sek -> 1 euro

spirits are dear though - you can pay around 82sek for 4cl of spirits

MiCr0

MiCr0 wrote:

i've been up to sweden twice last month (work then holiday)
stockholm is a great city - food/bars/clubs/art/shopping/transport/everything else

beer isn't that expensive any more - its about 52sek a beer - and 9sek -> 1 euro

spirits are dear though - you can pay around 82sek for 4cl of spirits

i've also lived in sthlm for around 6 months in total over the last 6 years