Swedish people dance in a traditional ring around the birch leaf clad Midsummer pole at a traditional Midsummer festival. With English so widely spoken and the country home to several global companies ...

Sweden has sought to set the record straight after Donald Trump linked immigration to a supposed rise in violence in the Scandinavian country, publishing "facts" to correct "simplistic" and ...

Eating candy is an integral part of Swedish culture. Photo: Anna Hållams/imagebank.sweden.se In Sweden, candy is more than just food – it’s a cultural phenomenon. From a medical scandal that gave ...

Sweden will set up its first emergency grain stocks in the north of the country, a region that risks being isolated in a conflict, the government said Tuesday. In its 2026 budget, Stockholm plans to ...

Driven by the flygskam (flight shame) trend of switching from short-haul flights to rail, Swedish train travel was booming prior to the pandemic. Now that travel restrictions have been lifted across ...

On Saturday, commoner Sofia Hellqvist married Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden and became Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland. In other words, she's kind of like the Swedish Kate Middleton, ...

STOCKHOLM — The United States beat Sweden 6-2 to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. In Sunday’s final, the U.S. will play Switzerland or Denmark, who meet in the late ...

Sweden’s off-premise channel is dominated by state-owned retailer Systembolaget. With hundreds of outlets across the country, Systembolaget is the exclusive seller of all alcohol above 3.5% abv in ...