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April 2026

2026-04-29 / Last updated : 2026-06-02 woodenhouseupnorth timeline

2026-04 Full Time Swedish Learning

This month I started the government SFI course while looking for work, and the weather has been warming up. Weather The first week of April had brief snowfall. It stayed cold in the second week but became sunnier with slush and snow piles remaining in the shade in hedgelines and on the roads. The weather […]

2026-04-24 / Last updated : 2026-04-24 woodenhouseupnorth reference

Spring Tasks in Northern Sweden

These are the tasks we run around and do each year as we transition from below zero weather to the start of the summer sun. Property Gear Garden Personal

2026-04-22 / Last updated : 2026-04-27 woodenhouseupnorth reference

Learning Swedish – SFI Course B

This is a laypersons guide to what is covered by the Swedish For Immigrants (“Svenska för invandrare” – SFI) course that is provided for free by the Swedish government to help immigrants ingrate. SFI has 4 levels, lettered from A to D. I want to describe the course to people that don’t study Swedish and […]