![Östgöta Nation Spex: Photo Credits, Tim and August and Spex crew, Östgöta Nation](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2018/11/46217162_2287594394803859_467639195989442560_n.png-1920x.jpg)
Written by Emma
13 Nov 2018
This week in “I have lived in Sweden for one year and still have not done this super-Swedish thing*”, I’m going to guide you through what a Spex is!
The student nation I’m a part of (Östgöta Nation, Uppsala) have their annual Spex showcasing this week. But what is a Spex? Why should you go to one?
I haven’t been to one before (to my SHAME), so I’ve enlisted the help of Östgöta’s two Spexmästares Tim and August to help explain what a Spex is and why you should go and see one (and get involved with one too):
![](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2018/11/IMG_8494-e1542118849913-768x1024.jpg-1920x.jpg)
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What makes a Spex special? What about it is particularly Swedish?
How are the themes of a Spex particularly oriented towards students?
Are there many roles for international students?
Where in Sweden is this a tradition**?
When is Östgöta Nation’s Spex on?
![Poster for Spex](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2018/11/46217162_2287594394803859_467639195989442560_n.jpg-1920x.jpg)
* Maybe I’ll also do blog posts on “How am I surviving here when everyone is obsessed with Swish and I don’t have it” and “I want to live in Sweden forever but if you put surströmming in front of me I am going back to the UK.”
**Did a quick Wikipedia search, and Linköping and Gotebörg are two other Swedish students communities who also do Spex!