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Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren is, without doubt, Sweden’s most famous and influential author of children’s literature. A rare combination of high literary quality, great popular appeal and a propensity for innovati ...

August Strindberg: "I'm a devilish fellow who can do many tricks"

A hundred years after his death, August Strindberg (1849-1912) continues to fascinate. He was a trailblazer and innovator in his time and still manages to provoke audiences in theaters around the worl ...

Children’s literature: Swedish children’s books not afraid to tackle difficult subjects

Every tenth book published in Sweden is a children’s book. Covering a wide variety of themes from dancing cows to single urban fathers, Swedish children’s literature inspires, informs and entertains y ...

Design: Swedish design knows no bounds

Diversity is a vital component of contemporary Swedish design. Aesthetic norms and traditional ways of working are constantly being reassessed and tested. And emotional values are now just as importan ...

Fashion: The Swedish fashion wonder

“Less is more” accurately describes much of Swedish fashion. There’s a fondness for discreet colors and a pared-down, refined look. As with so many aspects of life, Swedes tend to take a practical app ...

Film: Swedish film in focus

Swedish cinema is known for its intensely personal meditations on the human condition, but the question has always been how to move from art house into the mainstream. Now a new generation of Swedish ...

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman is unquestionably among the best known Swedes in the world. He is not only Sweden’s foremost filmmaker of all time, but is generally regarded as one of the foremost figures in the entir ...

Ingmar Bergman — full-length version

by Maaret Koskinen Ingmar Bergman is unquestionably among the best known Swedes in the world. He is not only Sweden’s foremost filmmaker of all time, but is generally regarded as one of the foremos ...

Modern Swedish literature: Crime and social criticism

Swedish is one of the ten most translated languages in the world when it comes to works of fiction. Between 2006 and 2010, more than 3,300 titles were translated into other languages. International in ...

Sweden in brief: Facts, emblems and map

Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe, with great diversity in its nature and climate. Its distinctive yellow and blue flag is one of the national emblems that reflect centuries of history ...

Tracing your Swedish ancestry

The aim of this brief study is to provide prospective travelers to Sweden, or students of Swedish family history, with the basic guidelines by which they can plan their journey before actual departure ...

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