September... fall season kickoff Summer isn't over but 'Glad arbetsdag' - Happy Labor Day weekend to one and all! READ MORE » |
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Swedish News in Brief
NBC renews Welcome to Sweden. Tweating at @sweden. Royal boycott.
Assange leaving for Ecuador? Sweden increases ties to NATO. READ MORE » |
Princess Estelle starts preschool Like many other Swedish 2-year-olds, the young successor to the Swedish throne started school on August 25. READ MORE » |
Power Lunch in San Francisco
Lunch in good company offers local resources to gain and maintain a competitive edge in the Bay Area. READ MORE » |
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The all-new Volvo XC90 revealed
Design, technology, environmental performance and safety converge in the all-new XC90 revealed on August 26. READ MORE » |
A love story from southern Sweden Where pigs and cows are happy and food is healthy. Ecological farming in southern Sweden. READ MORE » |
Annual ScanFest Vasa Park at Budd Lake, NJ is home to the largest Scandinavian celebration in the northeast this weekend. READ MORE » |
First IKEA Miami-Dade store in Sweetwater
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA opened the doors of its first Miami-Dade store today. It's... READ MORE »
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More business than pleasure
More than half of interviewed Swedes stated they work during their time off. READ MORE » |
Swedes are having big babies
Swedish media reported a new diet trend among mothers in Norway
to birth smaller babies. Sweden is experiencing the opposite trend and
birthing bigger babies. READ MORE » |
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Time for 'surstroemming'
Move over crayfish! Time to throw out the crayfish paraphernalia .. READ MORE » |
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The world's most smelly fish
One 18th-century merchant wrote home complaining that on these journeys through Sweden, it was... READ MORE »
Too soon for a cashless society The development toward a cashless Sweden is going too fast. READ MORE » |
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Sweden to compete in next America's Cup
Artemis Racing under the leadership of Torbjön Törnqvist will compete once again. READ MORE » |
Combining history with bruises
Performing Viking games and the entertainment of common people
way before the computer, the Telge Glima group introduces outrageous,
daring acts. READ MORE » |
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Swedish traditions: 'Kraftskivan' - your own crayfish party
Crayfish, crawfish, in Swedish simply kraeftor [kr'ef:tor] READ MORE » |
A Trip To Nittkvarn .. a Forest town in Dalarna, Sweden. Present local population: 3 to 20... READ MORE » |
Reinventing the Game of Golf in Sweden
A Swedish entrepreneur responds to an industry crisis: Balancing
environmental, economic and lifestyle issues in the golf industry. READ MORE » |
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Most beautiful women in Sweden Beauty is more than appearance - charisma and personality were accounted for in this year's list. READ MORE » |
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Swedish summer mixes
Deliciously Swedish summer mixes with seafood or smoked meat:
Skagen, Old Man's Mix and Suovas. Perfect for a late snack, a light
lunch or an appetizer for steamy afternoons in the summer of 2014. READ MORE » |
Most influential Swede in history
The list of the people who today are considered influential has been analyzed by... READ MORE »
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Less culture on the countryside
Not surprisingly, where you live will determine how much culture you're exposed to. READ MORE » |
Gamla Stan: The Cultural Heart of Stockholm .. island in the middle of Stockholm and no doubt the city's cultural core. READ MORE » |
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Press conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh
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Baking with Skansen
A playful way to bake some traditional Swedish cookies and breads, virtually and in the oven. PLAY »
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Summer of 2014
A summer of plenty of sunshine in Sweden to be remembered for a loong time.
Dalarna: the Very Essence of Sweden
The traditional church boats of Siljan Lake in Dalarna
The orient express on water
Traveling in style from Göteborg to Stockholm and vice versa; Sweden's Göta Kanal offers a unique experience of the country.
Aerial Stockholm
Sweden's
capital is one of few major cities where hot air ballooning over the
town is till allowed. (Not while President Obama visits but most of the
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Sometimes touring the country
..will offer surprise encounters along the way, such as this one, just north of Umeå, European Cultural Capital in 2014.
Traveling in the Summer
..through Sweden can offer the most amazing sceneries, the colors and experiences out of this world.
Nordic Delicacies
This
piece of Norway in the heart of Brooklyn - located at 6909 3rd Avenue.
Find Scandinavian homemade and imported food and gift items. 
Just Scandinavian
Josef Frank fabric, Gustavsberg and Bruno Mattson - New York's answer to Stockholm's Svenskt Tenn! 
Camilla Läckberg in New York
Swedish
best selling crime writer Camilla Läckberg, left, in New York for book
signings and the launch of a newly translated title, "The Stonecutter"
Chicago's Andersonville
The sign at the entrance to the Swedish American Museum leaves very little to the imagination - "Välkommen" / Welcome!
Summer of 2014
A summer of plenty of sunshine in Sweden to be remembered for a loong time.
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