"God Fortsättning på nya året" - Happy Continuation of the New Year! Another of the common well-wishes in Sweden this time of the year. "Gott Slut" is just a wish for a happy ending of the old year, in preparation for the new.

We are wishing all our friends, readers, contributors, advertisers and suppliers all the very best for a safe, healthy, happy and successful 2016!

Nordstjernan The Swedish Newspaper in America, is now entering its 144th year of continuous publishing after 47 months of continuous growth in readership.
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The greeting "God Fortsättning" can, according to Swedish Språkrådet, be used any time of the year for a multitude of reasons but is, however, most common around the time of Christmas and early January.

Source: Institutet for Språk och Folkminnen: http://www.sprakradet.se