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Ole and Lena jokes in 2025
Ole and Lena jokes are a type of joke that have been shared for decades by Scandinavian Americans. These jokes focus on the imaginary lives of the characters Ole and Lena, or Sven and Ole, and their misadventures and misunderstandings. They are most popular in locations that Scandinavian immigrants laid roots and the tradition remains.
A doctor peroformed a medical procedure on Lena and then warned her, “After this, you can’t have sex for at least three
days.”
“Did you hear that?” she asked Ole. “No sex for three days.”
“Oh, I heard,” Ole said. But she vas talking to you.”
Ole wore both of his winter jackets when he painted his house last July. The directions on the can saiid “put on two coats”
A bar customer asked the bartender if he wanted to hear a Norwegian joke. The bartender pointed to a large man at the
end of the bar and said, “He’s Norwegian.” Then the bartender pointed to a burly policeman near the door and repeated,
“He’s Norwegian.” The bartender finished, “Now think about whether you want to tell that joke, because I’m Norwegian,
too.”
The customer replied, “I guess I won’t tell that joke after all. I’d have to explain it three times.”
Ole gave his mother-in-law a cemetery plot for her birthday. The next year he gave her nothing. When Lena asked why not,
Ole answered, “Well, she didn’t use the present I gave her last year.”
Lena asked Ole one day, “Ole, will you still love me when I’m old and overweight?”
Ole replied, “Yes, I do.”
After an impromptu song at church, Lena mused to Ole, “I wonder what key I sang dat song in?”
Ole replied, “I tink mosta dem.”
Ole is traveling on a train and learns that he and pretty woman who he’s never met before have to share the same sleeping
carriage.
After the initial embarrassment they both go to sleep, the woman on the top bunk, Ole on the lower bunk.
In the middle of the night the woman leans over, wakes Ole and says, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’m awfully cold and I
was wondering if you could possibly get me another blanket.”
Ole leans out and, with a glint in his eye, says, “I’ve got a better idea… just for tonight, let’s pretend ve’re married.”
The woman thinks for a moment. “Why not,” she giggles.
“Great,” Ole replies, “Get your own damn blanket!”
Lena asked Ole one day, “Ole, will you still love me when I’m old and overweight?”
Ole replied, “Yes, I do.”
Ole came home and saw a note on the refrigerator from his wife, Lena.
Lena wrote, “Ole, this isn’t working. I’ll be staying at my mother’s.”
Ole opens the fridge, the light turns on, and he says to himself, “What da hell? Da fridge is verking fine!”
Ole was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife, Lena, was really angry.
She told him, “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 PRETTY DAMN FAST!
The next morning Ole got up early and left for work. When Lena woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough
there was a gift-wrapped box in the middle of the driveway.
Confused, Lena put on her robe and ran out to the driveway and brought the box back in the house. She opened it and
found a brand new bathroom scale.
Ole has been missing since Friday
Sven and Ole were building a house. Sven was holding a board and Ole was sawing it. All of a sudden, the saw slipped and
cut off one of Sven’s ears. They both were digging through the sawdust to find it, and Ole picked up an ear.
Ole says, ” Is this it?
Sven says, “Naw, mine had a pencil behind it.”
Ole was excited when he completed a jigsaw puzzle in six months. Sven told him, “Ya know Ole, dat doesn’t sound so good.”
Ole replied, “Vell Sven, da box says right here, “two-to-four years
Sven and Ole were drinking some suds when Sven started looking peeved by the text message he’d just received.
“Ole, you ever have an ex-girlfriend that just won’t go away?” Sven asked.
“Yeah,” Ole replied. “Dat would be my wife Lena.”
Lars was staggering home after a night in the tavern. A Lutheran minister saw him and offered to help him get home safely.
As they approached the house, Lars asked the minister to step inside for a moment. He explained, “I vant Lena to see who I
have been out vith.”
Every year for the 17th of May parade the Swedes line up on one side of the road for the parade, the Norwegians on the
other side. Those crazy Swedes would throw firecrackers at the Norwegians. Of course the Norwegians would get mad and
light the firecrackers and throw them back.
Ole tells Sven that somebody stole his credit card a few months ago.
Sven asks, “Dat’s terrible Ole. Did you report da card stolen?”
“Heck no!” says Ole. “He spends less than Lena!”
Ole decided to get a tattoo and had some words tattoed on his back. A few hours later the tattoo artist gets a call from an
angry Ole. “Ya bum, you did my tattoo backvard!”
The tattoo arist is confused, “It’s backward?”
Ole continues, “Ya I’m looking at it in da mirror right now!”
Sven was filling out an application when he appeared stuck. “Ole,” asked Sven, “What should I put for length of residence?”
“Oh,” said Ole, “I tink yours is about forty feet.”
Ole walks into work, and both of his ears are all bandaged up. The boss says, “What happened to your ears?”
Ole says, “Yesterday I vas ironing a shirt ven da phone rang and I accidentally answered da iron.”
The boss says, “Well, that explains one ear, but what happened to your other ear?”
Ole says, “I tried ta call da doctor.”
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Where Are They Most Used?
There are some areas of the USA that these are most common, though they are considered to be a traditional Scandinavian joke and have been passed down through families over the years. Areas in the upper Midwest of the US are the most common regions to hear the best Ole and Lena jokes. This includes areas of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and both North and South Dakota. As immigrants settled in certain areas to build their lives, they often found friends or family to live near, helping to ensure they have a community around to support each other. In these areas the top Ole and Lena jokes as they are traditionally shared among friends and family, keeping them not limited to the area but more well known in some regions than others.Sweden and Norway are not places that you would expect to hear any corny Ole and Lena jokes, as they are based around the experience of people who moved to a new place and found difficulties in learning the language and systems and fitting in. A large part of their popularity growth occurred due to their presence in Ole and Lena joke books that were created at one time. Full of the funniest Ole and Lena jokes, or Ole and Lena and Sven jokes, they allowed for more people to come in contact with them and expand the demographics of those familiar with them. Their current use may be somewhat limited to older generations, however like many traditional and familiar things, they are still passed down families and some will find them amusing and continue to share them.
What Can be Learned from Them?
As silly Ole and Lena jokes are centred around their experiences adapting to a new way of life in a new location, they can be used to shed light on the experiences of immigrants and of those who move to begin again. Many cute Ole and Lena jokes are stories based upon miscommunications, misunderstandings, and language or other barriers. While exaggerated for affect, they are rooted in what are often shared or familiar experiences that people have had when they arrive somewhere new and are not fully fluid in the language or the cultural expectations. Immigration jokes, language jokes, and miscommunication jokes are all funny for the same reasons.Ole and Lena jokes for kids are presented as a silly story of people who are learning about new things, and that are meeting new people. They are intended to be light hearted and quaint, and are not intended to insult any one or to make fun of anyone, but rather to show understanding.
Why Are They Funny?
One liner Ole and Lena jokes are funny because of their kind jest about the misadventures that can be had by people. They are relatable, as everyone at some point has a miscommunication or can’t find the right words to say what they mean. Either presented as a longer story or as a shortened version of a longer story, they are easy to relate to and to find truth or acceptance in their innocence. Their intended purpose was to help people to stay self aware and notice how they are interacting with other people and places, as well as to show that those things happen to many people and can happen to anyone.They are fun, light, and engaging, without becoming insulting or making fun of anyone. Cute Ole and Lena jokes are enjoyable for anyone who has to move or visit somewhere new and is learning their way around the new location. They are learning about language, culture, activities, and more. With so much to learn about and things to adapt too, there are sure to be funny stores, and some of these funny stories, based upon real or expected experiences, make the best Ole and Lena jokes.