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If the Swedish language could be distilled to a word, it might be ‘lagom’, which means to live a balanced and happy life. The word dates to Viking times, when it is said to have been used as a measure of how much to drink, so everyone got their fair share.
Watch this short video and let the chemist and founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel, be your guide to the history of the Swedish language.
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