It’s the date on which Gustav Vasa was elected king in 1523. Through his election, Sweden left the so-called Kalmar Union with Denmark and Norway, and once again became independent, which the country ...

Acclaimed writer Johannes Anyuru returns with a searing meditation on love, loss, fiction and dreams. Ixelles is a shimmering, polyphonic novel that follows Ruth, a young single mother whose job for ...

Walpurgis Night – Valborg in Swedish – is a kick-off for spring. On the last day of April, people sing songs of spring and bonfires are lit across the country. The Walpurgis celebrations are not a ...

The Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) is Evangelical Lutheran and has its secretariat in Uppsala, a city that has been the centre of religion in Sweden since the Middle Ages. The Church of Sweden has ...

In fact, coffee is something of a social institution in Sweden. Ever heard of fika? That’s the practice of gathering together over coffee or tea, often with something sweet on the side. It can involve ...

The Swedish health system performs well in general, life expectancy in the country is high and the general health among the population is good. Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...

Swedish film and TV – from Ludwig Göransson to 'Young Royals' 5 stories behind the success of gaming in Sweden ...

Laws and regulations have a big impact on everyday life. Over the last decades Sweden has taken important steps to ensure that the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community ...

Some say the switch to the summer house is a ritual deeply engrained in the Swedish psyche. Before there was cheap and accessible international travel, many Swedes took advantage of something else ...

Strawberry cake is one of the classic Swedish recipes for summer celebrations. This recipe works best using a charcoal grill with lid. You will need one small wooden plank, which you allow to soak in ...

You might swap meatballs (köttbullar) for mini sausages (prinskorvar) or pick cured salmon (gravlax) rather than smoked, but your smorgasbord wouldn’t be complete without pickled herring (sill). This ...

Wisdome, a 'science theatre' at Sweden's National Museum of Science and Technology, is a prize-winning building designed by Elding Oscarson. Its curved wooden roof spans 48 metres and is completely ...