So I’m cruising the Net today, reading the webpage of Svenska Dagbladet for language practice. And I see that it’s possible to subscribe to the print edition even if you live outside of Sweden - a very tempting idea indeed. But they want you to send your money to a “postkonto”, and I’m totally lost as to how that works.
Eurodopers, can ya help?
Let me first say that I applaud your idea of learning Swedish. Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) normally has a very correct language, and their column on language språkspalten is very informative. (Personally I prefer the other morning paper Dagens Nyheter (DN), which I think is less focused on Stockholm, but that’s another issue.)
Reading their website, they claim that the easiest way to pay from abroad is to transfer the money to their account: [
I guess any bank would be able to work it out based on that. No doubt they’ll charge you for it though. Transferring money from an account in one country to another can be costly - Don’t be surprised if they want USD10 for the pleasure!
Another tip: I know that DN offers the service if subscribing to a subset of the paper - I used to get only the Sunday paper. I’m sure that SvD can do the same.
If you do decide to subscribe, you’re in for a treat. Swedish newspapers have one feature that I’ve been looking in vain for elsewhere: They don’t fall apart! All the pages are stapled (or glued) together, so you don’t end up with umpteen loose sheets around your feet.