Three words sum up the Swedish weekend: fredagsmys, lördagsgodis, söndagsångest. The first is getting cosy on the couch, the second is eating sweets on the sofa, and the third is … well, let’s put it this way, when the time comes, you won’t hear too many Swedes saying, ‘Thank God it’s Monday’. A normal way to start off the working week is the early Monday morning meeting. Swedes attend so many meetings that by the end of the week the conference room feels like a second home.