Sweden is a Scandinavian country renowned for its stunning scenery, history and culture. Its landscape is filled with lakes, mountains and forests and in urban areas magnificent architecture mixes ...

Explore the best of Stockholm in 3 days: wander historic Gamla Stan, enjoy Djurgården's museums and savor Swedish cuisine.

Lanman, Jonathan A. 2012. The Importance of Religious Displays for Belief Acquisition and Secularization. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 27, Issue. 1, p. 49.

This tall wooden pole, often adorned with birch leaves and wildflowers, becomes the centerpiece of the festivities and is a real icon of Swedish culture. People of all ages gather around the ...

Alicia Isabel is Sweden’s best 18 year old! With a tight little body and an attitude made for sin, this bombshell is very excited to hear about your tastes and your choices so that she can bring ...

Need an explainer on the Swedish royal family? Like most European monarchies, there are plenty of princes and princesses that hang from the branches of the House of Bernadotte family tree—many ...

Sámi writer Linnea Axelsson’s AEdnan uses the ancient form to critique Sweden’s historical mistreatment of its indigenous ...

Photo: Becky Waterton/The Local The Local joined Indian-Swedish cultural organisation Sambandh at its Durga Puja event in Helsingborg to discuss how sharing your own culture with Swedes can make you ...

Sweden was the first country to introduce paid parental leave also to fathers in 1974. According to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, today, fathers take around 30 per cent of the paid parental ...

In November 2022, the Swedish government rolled back its climate bonus program (Klimatbonus), which subsidized the purchase of electric cars in the country. New electric vehicle purchase ...

Analyses of pesticide residues in a wide range of marine organisms from the coastal waters of Sweden show that there is a marked contamination in the Baltic. There are signs of an increase in ...

Sweden's central bank cut its key interest rate a quarter-point to 3.25% on Wednesday as inflation now sits below the official target. "Inflationary pressures have fallen over the year and are now ...