What are six similarities between Sweden and Scotland?

Hamilton family in Scotland is one of the aristocrats closely related to Sweden. In the Hamilton family, there are Carl B. Hamilton, a professor who is a former member of the Swedish Liberal Party, and Eva Hamilton, a former president of the Swedish Television Station (SVT). She was named by Veckans Aff, a famous Swedish business magazine, in 2007. Rer was named "the most influential woman in Swedish media".

Baron John Bond of Charlton family in Fife, East Scotland, whose ancestors were members of the Swedish royal family. Most importantly, his godfather was King Gustav Adolf of Sweden, and Gustav VI married two British princesses.

2. Language

Some Swedish words sound similar to Scottish words. For example, the word "bairn" in Scotland is similar to the word "barn" in Sweden, and both mean children.

And some words are spelled and pronounced exactly the same, such as "het" and "efter" (later).

3. Because of Furness

There is a residential area called InFurness in Danderyd, north of Stockholm. Although it doesn't look like Scottish Highlands at all, it does have the same name as Furness, the northernmost city in Scotland.

It seems that no one can tell exactly why this small Swedish town has such a name. According to Martin Stugart, a Stockholm scholar, this area was once called "Ingvarsn? S ",he thought it was because a group of British people who had worked there found it difficult to pronounce this Swedish word, and later changed the Swedish name to InFurness.

Another view is that the former owner of this land married a Scot from Furness.

4. Separatism

Both Swedes and Scots may have some separatist tendencies.

Finland has a semi-independent archipelago Oran (? Land), the residents are basically Swedish, Oran Future (Swedish:? Lands Framtid) is a separatist party in Oran, whose main appeal is that Oran Islands become an independent country.

At the same time in Skaner (Sk? Ne), anti-immigrant right-wing populism Sk? Nepartiet party has always pursued full sovereignty, and its policies include forcing all Muslims to leave the region and abolishing Systembolaget's monopoly on alcohol products.

As for the Scots, at least some people look to the north. Before the Scottish independence referendum, there were rumors that Scotland would establish strong political ties with Northern Europe.

Angus Robertson, a defense spokesman for the Scottish National Party (SNP), even suggested in the Guardian that Scotland join the Nordic Council.

He said: "As Scotland is located in the north of Europe, bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the North Sea in the east and Iceland across the sea in the north, we should undertake the environmental and national defense challenges we face."

But this proposal was ruled out, but who knows what will happen in the future?

5.mutton offal and whisky

Yes, Swedes also use internal organs as food. It's true, Swedish p? The taste of Lsa may not be the same as the traditional Scottish food mutton offal, but it is quite close. Interested European immigrant friends can have a taste.

p？ The traditional cooking formula of Lsa includes animal liver and heart, onion, hulled barley, often accompanied by beef or minced pork, and the seasonings are black pepper and marjoram. Generally speaking, p? Lsa is also served with boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes, pickled beetroot and an fried egg.

Like Scots, whisky makes Swedes proud. Mike Milla whisky, as the first brand of Swedish whisky, inherits the purity of Scandinavia and perfectly combines traditional technology with modern technology.

6. Nordic black crime novels VS Scottish black king

We have all heard of Nordic black crime novels. Nordic people promoted the tradition of "defective detective" to a new height, added new elements and created many persevering and weather-beaten detectives. The famous Swedish crime novelists include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell, whose best-selling book has been adapted into the English drama Vilander.

However, some Scottish crime novelists are famous for their "blackness" in recent years, including ian rankin, known as Nidhogg of Scotland, who is one of the best contemporary detective novelists.

Other Scottish writers related to "black" are William McIlvanney and Denise Mina, who will attend the Crime Fiction Festival in Gothland, Sweden at the end of this year.