1. Sweden Stockholm Tensta
Ross Tensta Gymnasium

2. Culture
Our school and the surrounding area is very
multi-cultural. The school has over 60 different
ethnicities and 90 languages. We can’t talk about
all these, but mention the most common. We
have many students of
Arab, Kurdish, Turkish, Somali and Afghan
origines.

3. Department
Two vocational programs: Buisness &
administration, Health & care.
Three preparatory for higher education programs:
Social science, Natrual science, Economy.
We also have a language preparatory programe.

4. The Suburb of Tensta
Tensta is a suburb in which almost all houses were
built during the 1960s. The name ”Tensta”
comes from the name of traditional fishing
equipment used by the vikings. The majority of
all who live in Tensta are immigrants or second
generation immigrants. Therefor, you can find a
lot of shops and fashion in this suburb which
you can’t find in city. The Swedish Royal family
formally opened the school in 1984.

5. Traditional Swedish Food
Meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberries
Herring with different sauces, often served with
potatoes and sour cream.
Pork with potatoe pancakes
But, this is all TRADITIONAL food. Actually, we
mostly eat…

6. …kebab-pizza, McDonald’s, sushi, thai-food…

7. Holidays and traditions
Christmas
Midsummer
Easter
Ramadan
Eid
St. Lucia’s Day

8. Sports
In memory of the king who united Sweden, Gustav
Vasa, every year there is a skiing competition
that lasts 87 km.
The most popular sports are Football and Ice-
hockey. The most famous Swedish footballer
must be the heroic Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And the
most famous hockey player is Peter
Forsberg, also called ”Foppa”.

9. Celeberties
Examples of famous Swedes today:
Swedish House maffia, Joel Kinnaman,
Robyn, Loreen, ABBA,
Mikael Persbrandt, Dolph Lundgren…