MISCELLANEOUS SWEDISH INFORMATION

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Easy to know which side of the family these people come from.

RELATION             ENGLISH                    SWEDISH

Fathers father           Grandfather                 farfar

Fathers mother         Grandmother               farmor

Mothers father          Grandfather                 morfar

Mothers mother        Grandmother               mormor

Fathers sister            Aunty                           faster

Fathers brother         Uncle                           farbror

Mothers sister           Aunty                           moster

Mothers brother        Uncle                           morbror

CEMETERIES

Many graves have “family grave” (in Swedish) written on them. This means that any family members could be buried there and their names might not be on the stone.

The government taxes pay for you to be buried for 25 years. It is your family's responsibility to maintain the plot. If you cannot look after it then you can pay the church to. In front of each plot is a little garden so flowers can be planted. Nearby you will find watering cans so people can water the flowers they plant. That is much better than trying to plant flowers in pots.