I love words that's all

Pretending to learn languages, mostly reblogging cute guys

[lauras-whimsy-nook]

Pettson and Findus

[thydungeongal]

I think I have a few Swedish followers and/or mutuals so let me show you the most funny Swedish thing in existence I think

[allthingseurope]

Stockholm, Sweden (by Cam Stockdale)

[eleniror]

It must be spring in Reykjavik. The grass is shouting green, the dandelions have taken over, and statues stand proud under cloudless skies. Puffins twirl in shopfronts, towers rise like something out of a fairytale, and bronze vikings strike a pose. Everything feels both brand new and centuries old.

[lekythoi]

december 2024 • iceland

[maureen2musings]

Northern lights at Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe

jamesspiper

[lekythoi]

january 2025 • goðafoss, iceland

[everythingremembered]

rugged and beautiful, as far as the eyes can see

[spectrologie-deactivated2023041]

Antarctica // Nick Bondarev

[coupleofdays]

The Gävle goat is getting a lot of attention around here, but I would like to make a case for a couple of other Swedish Christmas goats: The Kävlinge "Horny Goats".

It has been a Christmas tradition in the town of Kävlinge since 2015 to put up a pair of goats in a traffic circle. And for just as long, there has been a somewhat more inofficial tradition that someone will move those two goats into a mating position, giving them the nickname "kåtbockarna" (literally "the horny goats", a Swedish term similar to the English "horndog").

One year an unknown person even put up three smaller goats around the two large ones, to indicate that they've had children.

This year, however, the goats have been positioned in a somewhat less intimate position, simply kissing eachother:

Swedish television news did a short feature where they interviewed citizens of Kävlinge about this latest change, and most of them expressed disappointment, apparently preferring the "horny" version.

Considering that "bock" usually refers to males of the species, this means that Kävlinge has had a public display of gay sex each Christmas for several years, enthusiastically supported by its citizens. I think that's a Christmas tradition well worth celebrating.

[coupleofdays]

One the one hand, I was somewhat surprised that of all my posts, this has apparently become the most popular one. One the other hand, no, I'm not actually that surprised.

Anyways, since 'tis the season again, I thought I should reblog this, to make sure that everyone remembers the true message of Christmas:

Or, alternatively:

[allthingseurope]

Stockholm City Hall, Sweden (by Fotonio)

[berkeleygirl3]

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Stockholm, Sweden (by mohamed)

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Stockholm, Sweden

[xanaxfarts]

Illuminated gravestones at a cemetery in Hafnarfjörour, Iceland

[allthingseurope]

Stockholm, Sweden by Stories

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Stockholm, Sweden