Start exploring Sweden here!
Quick facts about Sweden
How we live in Sweden
Visit Sweden
Work & live in Sweden
Business Sweden
Swedish education
Skip to content

Editors' pick

Enjoy some of the highlights at Sweden.se right now!

Facts about Sweden Sustainability blog Music room Film room

Today's weather

Today's weather in Sweden

North
-1°C / 30°F
Central
6°C / 43°F
South
8°C / 46°F
More weather
 
 

THIS WEEK´S FEATURE

Sweden leads text messaging market

by: Jack Aaronson

I write from Sweden, where my ignorant American eyes are constantly being opened wider by how much text messaging, or SMS is used for everyday purposes here.

 

BLOG

Who defines what’s environmentally friendly?

by: Sara Jeswani

Can a car really be environmentally friendly? Well, it all depends on who decides what "being green" actually means.

 

People depicted

People Depicted (Folk i bild) is a documentary suite that provide a telling snapshot of Sweden today. Involving both newcomers and leading Swedish filmmakers, the project demonstrates that the recipe for a successful documentary is characters with their own story to tell. You can watch a selection of the films in full here, but we add them one at a time so be sure to check back for more.

 

DreamHack — a 40 gigabit per second party

by: Nicholas Claude

It’s the last weekend in November and more than 10,000 computer-mad gamers invade the Swedish city of Jönköping to join the world’s largest LAN party, DreamHack Winter.

 

News from The Local — Sweden's news in English

Sweden cracks down on underage drinking

by: Cari Simmons

A new approach to juvenile drinking has led to fewer intoxicated youngsters and less vandalism and crime on Swedish streets.

 

My father's country

by: Martin Ådahl

Curiosity is the most effective weapon against xenophobia, writes journalist and head of think tank FORES Martin Ådahl, as a comment on the Sweden Democrats’ future role in Swedish politics.

 

The rise of geek civilization

by: Anna Sandelin

Tired of finding herself in the minority at computer conferences, Heidi Harman decided to set up a network of her own. So she co-founded Geek Girl, a social network for women who are into IT. Interest exceeded expectations and the group’s October meeting was over-booked within a week. Sweden.se met her to talk about women and the web.

 

Swedes active about passive houses

by: Jasper Kelly

Passive houses are the hottest trend among Swedish environmentalists. These ultra-low energy buildings rely on recycled heat and high-level insulation for most of their power needs. Hence “passive” — they require less active contribution of external energy sources.

 

Social entrepreneurs

by: Sprong

Growyn is one of many start-up companies in Sweden that are working for social change. This short film takes a look at the social activist and entrepreneur as one individual. It examines the ambitions and goals of the people behind Growyn, as well as the unique conditions for social entrepreneurship that exist in Sweden today.

 

First Annual Web Film Festival

Sweden.se and Uppsala International Short Film Festival proudly present a selection of streamed short films. Sweden produces a lot of short films today. For years now, Swedish short films have been screened at major film festivals around the world, regularly winning top prizes.

 
 

Sweden.se is administered by the Swedish Institute. It is a cooperative effort by:

A part of the official gateway to Sweden