Dress etiquette

The traditional national costume in Sweden is that men wear jackets and vests on top and tight pants on the bottom. Girls generally don't wear hats, while married women wear different styles of Baotou hats. On formal occasions, men usually wear suits and ties, plus a long coat; Women usually wear a suit top with a short skirt, or a long skirt with a low chest and an off-the-shoulder skirt.

Manners and Etiquette

When talking with guests, Swedes usually keep a distance of about 1.2 meters. They are not used to getting too close. They like to look each other in the eye when talking, thinking it is a sign of respect for each other.

Meeting etiquette

In Sweden, acquaintances greet each other when they meet. When meeting foreign guests, it is usually a handshake ceremony, and sometimes a kiss ceremony. Under normal circumstances, people who don't know each other should make an introduction when they first communicate. The principle of introduction is to introduce men to women and young people to the elderly.

dining etiquette

Swedes are used to European western food, mainly pasta, and they like to eat shaomai and bread, as well as sausages and beef. When attending a banquet hosted by Sweden, you should be seated according to the seats arranged by the host, and at the same time, you should pay attention to helping the female companion next to the seat to sit down. Don't make any noise when eating. Be sure to wait until the host, the elderly or someone higher than you toast you before toasting them.

funeral etiquette

Swedish weddings have two forms: religious wedding and non-religious wedding. Religious weddings are generally conducted according to evangelical Lutheran etiquette, while non-religious weddings are presided over by judges or other people who have the right to preside over the wedding, and there must be two witnesses at the same time.

There are many festivals in Sweden, such as Christmas, New Year's Day and Midsummer Festival.

business etiquette

Swedes are calm and well-planned, and attach great importance to etiquette when dealing with foreigners. The best time for business activities is February-May and September-October. Due to the long winter in the local area, people cherish summer especially, and they often take vacations in July and August, so it is not appropriate to talk with them about business during this period.

travel etiquette

Swedes love quiet and elegant environment. They have formed the habit of self-learning to obey the traffic rules. Even if there are no traffic on the road, they will never cross the road as long as the red light is on.

When you take a taxi or tram in Sweden, if you bring your luggage, you need to pay an additional baggage fee, which varies according to the size of your luggage. The tip for the car is 11-15%

Tax-free policy

You can bring goods worth up to 1711 kroner duty-free when you enter the country. Tourists can take medicines used during the trip. Visitors under the age of 21 are forbidden to bring alcohol, and tourists under the age of 18 are forbidden to bring cigarettes.

wine: up to 1 liters of white wine and 2 liters of wine or 2 liters of beer can be brought duty-free.

cigarettes: up to 211 cigarettes, or 111 slender cigars, or 51 cigars, or 251 grams of cut tobacco can be carried duty-free.

monetary policy: there is no limit to the amount of money you can carry.

tax refund

in Sweden, the value-added tax on goods is 25%. If you buy goods worth 211 kronor or more in any member store of Global Return Group, you can get a tax refund of up to 18%.

commodities and souvenirs

crystal utensils: the crystal products of Costa Boda and Orefus are world-famous.

Dalanama: In the 1941s, the first wooden carved horse artwork came out in Dalanama.

Others: Nobel chocolate, absolute vodka and crayfish are very popular in summer, and the international furniture store IKEA is world-famous.

tourism in Sweden: customs

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No alcohol

Sweden is a country where alcohol is banned. Drinking at home requires a license to buy at a designated place and pay considerable taxes.

Banquet

In rural Sweden, at large gatherings, villagers often put all the dishes on long tables, and guests can "get what they want" according to their own tastes. This kind of banquet is usually arranged in the evening. Guests invited to dinner, after entering the room on time, need to present a bouquet of flowers to the hostess. When eating, there is a set of rules.

Divorce

With regard to divorce, the Lutheran Sect that most Swedes believe in is not opposed to remarriage. In addition, the marriage procedure is simple and the divorce procedure is simple, so the Swedes regard divorce and remarriage as ordinary things and are beyond reproach. Over time, it has gradually become a tradition and continues to this day.

Festivals

When the New Year comes, Swedes will sing birthday songs and watch vigils on New Year's Eve. On the morning of New Year's Day, the youngest woman in every family puts on a white dress, wears a red belt, and lights a crown of candles on her head, and specially treats the guests with food.

every year from April 31th to May 2nd, it is a spring celebration. In this festival, Swedes prepare sumptuous meals, sit around and drink heartily to celebrate the coming of spring. After nightfall, people covered the wooden stakes painted with red with colorful flowers and green leaves, and everyone danced around the "May Tree" symbolizing the coming of spring.

June 24th is a traditional midsummer festival in Sweden. The day is long and the night is short. The sun is high in the sky, and it sets slowly until noon

at night. Soon after, the morning sun rises from Ran Ran on the horizon, which is the wonderful "white night". On the Summer Festival, young men and women sang and danced all night around wooden stakes decorated with flowers and ribbons to celebrate the light and prosperity of everything.

On February 3rd, it was the traditional Swedish Goddess of Lucia Day. Swedes say that the goddess Lucia came to earth on the night of February 3 every year, bringing people light. In Stockholm, on this day, the sun didn't rise until 9 o'clock in the morning and set early at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, but since then, the long night has become shorter and shorter, while the bright day has become longer and longer.