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Oct 31, 2012

Swedish House Mafia break up — after one last tour

by: Nanushka Yeaman
Less than a year after selling out 20,000 seats at Madison Square Garden in nine minutes, Swedish House Mafia are set to call it quits. But fans can take comfort in a farewell album, Until Now, and a ...
Aug 22, 2012

Swedish music — the sound of success

by: Rikard Lagerberg
Sweden is one of the world’s biggest exporters of music. While most people know the national origin of ABBA, it may be less known that Swedes lie behind many of the chart successes of today as well. W ...
Jun 27, 2012

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May 10, 2012

Swedish folk music — different traditions and modern influences

by: Sweden.se
Bands such as Frifot (literally Footloose) and Hedningarna (The Heathens) have certainly helped pique an international interest in Swedish folk music over the years.
May 10, 2012

Alternative bands set the tone in Sweden

by: Sweden.se
Regardless of whether you prefer well-produced pop, laid-back singer-songwriters or falsetto singing over a melodious electric guitar riff, the Swedish indie scene will satisfy your hunger.
May 10, 2012

Swedish jazz breaking borders

by: Sweden.se
Swedish jazz has a rich, venerable tradition of celebrated musicians with an international reputation. Although Swedish jazz has been accused every now and then of keeping a bit too close an eye on th ...
May 10, 2012

Sweden rocks — especially in the rest of the world

by: Sweden.se
Swedish rock of the harder variety has an incredible range, with world names in a number of subgenres: In Flames (metal), HammerFall (heavy metal), Backyard Babies (hardcore rock), Entombed (death met ...
Apr 24, 2012

Swedish dance music better than ever

The bass covers the dance floor like a thick carpet. Happy faces everywhere. Dancers with record company T-shirts and colorful outfits. It’s Saturday in Sweden, and it doesn’t matter where you are. El ...
Apr 24, 2012

Classical music traditions meet new currents

by: Sweden.se
Swedish ensembles like the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir have become important ambassadors for Swedish classical music abroad. In all of Sweden, there are eight symphony ...
Apr 24, 2012

Daring talents bring Swedish hip hop forward

by: Sweden.se
There’s a lot happening in Swedish hip hop. Developing young talents are daring and have a sense of playfulness.
Dec 27, 2011

Life After E

Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström were both part of the internationally acclaimed band EST, which abruptly dissolved when leader Esbjörn Svensson died in 2008. Sweden.se met with Berglund and Öström to t ...
Jan 21, 2011

Robyn — Swede of the Year 2010

by: Elsa Westerstad
Why Robyn is a role model for both young and old people. Why she is making society a better place, and why she was proclaimed Swede of the Year 2010 by Swedish news magazine Fokus.
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