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Paper napkin with Younger Futhark (also known as Scandinavian runes), folded twice, napkin unfurled 33 × 33 cm by Runologe. This was the alphabet used during the Viking Age.

I don’t know what these runes mean, but they look nice.

Some more Swedish abbreviations

F.d. - Före detta - Former or ex.

Bl.a. - Bland annat - Among others

K:a - Kyrka - Church

OSA - Om svar anhålles - literally translates to “if an answer is received” and is written on invitations where OSA refers to the last date one can answer whether one will attend or not.

S.k. - Så kallad - So called

St. - Styck/en - Each or pieces depending on the context. You can say that tomatoes is 5kr st (5 kronor each) or that you buy 5st tomatoes (then meaning five “seperate things”)

STHLM - Stockholm

MKT - Mycket - much/a lot

Pok - Puss och kram - Kiss and Hug

Min - Minuter eller minimum - Minutes or minimum.