The Swedish North Star, continuously published since 1872. Volume 146 No. 6, April 15, 2018. Price per copy $3.50.
There’s no such thing as bad weather ... At a very young age Swedes learn “there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes” (Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder). /P18, 20
Trip Down Memory Lane
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Anders Andersson was 11 years old when he emigrated from Sweden nearly 70 years ago. His new life in the United States wasn’t as full of cowboys as he expected, but his family adjusted and lived successful lives in their adopted country. Like many proud Swedish immigrants, they assimilated to American ways but didn’t forget their heritage. Fast forward to present day and Andersson’s American-born son Erik is proud of his Swedish roots. Which made the trip he and his father took to the homeland all the sweeter. / P12 Reading=Hope x Change, says newest Astrid Lindgren award winner / p4
Swedish architects, and homeowners, often put nature first /p14
zLAtan is making himself at home in the Galaxy / p27
Come rain or come shine
Swedes – and other Scandinavians – have a veritable reverence for nature, no matter the weather. As a culture, they enjoy as much time outdoors as they can while also respecting it, preserving it – and learning from it. That attitude may be a product of both nurture and nature, but it does start early on. The decades-old Skogsmulle program has traversed the continents to take hold in Scandinavian schools in the U.S. as well, and our contributor shared his experience during one such field trip in nature. / P18