"On smorgasbords there is always a lot of food."

Translation: På smörgåsbord finns det alltid mycket mat.

[SirKyrxon]

Why is this structured as 'finns det?' Is it the same to switch it around as det finns?

[Pesusieni-azucar]

Not unless you put that first: "Det finns alltid mycket mat på smörgåsbord"

[EsperantoEddie]

Tack

[KungKras]

Man kan säga "det är alltid mycket mat på smörgåsbord"! :

[StephenWat314748]

Doesn't finns det make this a question rather than a statement?

[devalanteriel]

No, på smörgåsbord is the first unit of the phrase, so the verb moves to second position instead.

[ToffaBeer]

Does it have to be finns? Can food ligger?

[thoscorco]

On doesn't sound quite correct to me. Perhaps better: At a smörgåsbord...

[thunkooo]

Is it wrong to say it in plural smörgåsborder ??

[devalanteriel]

Yes - the plural of bord is still bord, and the same goes for all compound nouns using it.