August 23: Köttbullens Dag
Whether or not a person can claim any Swedish heritage has little bearing on their knowledge of Swedish meatballs.Read more »
The Swedish Newspaper of America
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SWEDEN TODAY
Rocket Maxus: budget space science.
A small Esrange rocket relieves high costs for simple weightless experiments in space.Read more »
Stockholm, 6th best in the world!
..population density, air quality, green space, how the city is built from a point of view of “natural resources”Read more »
Three of the world's top restaurants are in Sweden
A recent list by British Restaurant Magazine puts two Stockholm restaurants and one in central Sweden on its list of the top 100.Read more »
Heritage Travel
Being able to find your Swedish relatives and visit the homeland is a dream for many Americans. It is also a dream for Swedes to travel to the U.S. to learn more about what happened to their family members that left the homeland.Read more »
Late summer celebrations in Sweden
Crayfish season! Sweden is known for its various seafood specialties, especially in the late summer when certain crustaceans are mature and fresh.Read more »
Summer salad with salmon
Swedes love fish and what's not to love when it's combined with fresh, spicy ingredients?Read more »
Swedish Tiger Cake (Tigerkaka)
In the Nordic countries, a vanilla and chocolate marble cake is known as a Tigerkaka, an appropriate name with its striped appearance but also, so much more exciting than marble cake.Read more »
Lakeside with a seaside vibe in Sweden
In northern Lake Vättern, a relatively unknown archipelago of small islands, narrow straits, crystal clear water and an unbroken horizon awaits.Premium content Read more »
Strawberry Cake with White Chocolate Cream
Strawberries are essential to a Swedish summer celebration, symbolizing the season’s sweetness and abundance. Their bright color and seasonal freshness capture the joyful spirit of the season, making them a cherished part of Sweden’s beloved summer traditions.Read more »
When did Swedes go blond?
What do Emil in Lönneberga, Anders Zorn’s “dalkullor,” and Kalle on the tube of Kalles Kaviar have in common? They’re all Swedish, blond, and blue-eyed.Read more »
Deep in the forest
The Holavedsleden trail between Tranås and Gränna runs in beautiful, hilly primeval forest. It’s the same idyllic landscape with bath-friendly lakes that inspired the great artist and illustrator John Bauer, the same forest in which thieves once lurked behind every other tree. Nordstjernan's Emil Sergel and Roger Borgelid instead encounter a magical tranquility in the deep forests of the Småland province.Premium content Read more »
Allemansrätten - 'Everyman’s right'
There are certain things that are so Swedish, they could be symbols for the country. Not just traditional ornaments like a midsommarstång or a Lucia krona...Read more »
The Swedish Bowl
Ludwig Tjörnemo, Chef of the Year 2020, created the 'Swedish Bowl' — a Swedish interpretation of a poké bowl that has become a popular dish among Swedes. "“I wanted the dish to feel modern, contemporary, healthy and consist of easily accessible ingredients. It is easy to prepare and it is also easy to vary the ingredients according to the seasons and add your own favorite greens, herbs or spices.”Read more »
Reed between the lines
When Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh set out to design a nature center with a difference, he didn't need to look much further than the shore of the lake it would stand on.Premium content Read more »
Bountiful garden with a touch of the exotic
A lavish arboretum in the northern Stockholm archipelago — a fertile Eden where magnificent flowers and beautiful deciduous trees bend and bow wherever you turn your gaze.Premium content Read more »
The lucky Swede.
One of the classic stories of rags to riches to rags is the career of the Swedish immigrant Erik Olof Lindblom.Read more »
Swedes and citrus in the Sunshine State
They're a symbol of the Sunshine State. When you think oranges in the United States, you think Florida. You certainly don't think Sweden.Premium content Read more »
Walkabout Tour of Stockholm I
.. walk in the city of my youth: Leif Rosqvist goes for a walk through his old neighborhoods in the heart of Stockholm.Premium content Read more »
Building on tradition
From the Royal Family and their summer mansion on the island of Öland, to the apartment-dwelling Swede who spends summer evenings on the outskirts of town at a quaint little "shed" in his own miniature garden - the act of getting away from conventional residential surroundings is a passion built into the Swedish national mentality.Premium content Read more »
Record number of people shop food online
Not surprisingly the online food trade has doubled in Sweden during the pandemic.Read more »
Orienteering: It's all about finding your way
Orienteering is a sport that mirrors the Scandinavian spirit - a love of the outdoors, a rational approach to detail and a respect for healthy competition.Premium content Read more »
Mountain Hiking in Sweden
- it’s for everybody not just for survivalists and hardcore connoisseurs.Read more »
Hiking trails in Sweden
Some are 4 or 5 hours away by car, others accessible from any of the major cities by night train or an hour and a half by air.Read more »
Food in the wintry north
Sami culinary traditions in Jokkmokk, kaffeost (coffee cheese) in Kangos and food served on ice in Jukkasjarvi.Premium content Read more »
Learning (and teaching) Swedish
As we work on offering you more opportunities to practice your Swedish, we had the opportunity to hear from a teacher of Swedish in Sweden.Read more »
Moving to Sweden
What is it like to actually move to Sweden? A recently relocated Californian about his first year in Stockholm.Read more »