Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf marks his 50-year jubilee next year, while the nation will mark the 500th anniversary of the year Gustav Vasa ascended to the throne after liberating Sweden from Danish rule. So, how is Sweden celebrating?
Sweden’s government has said it wants to develop a cultural canon to forge a greater sense of community and collective identity, but the idea has met with stiff opposition from arts sector representatives who worry that the long-held principle of keeping culture at arm’s length from politicians is under threat.
Sweden's culture minister has not ruled out questions on the planned Swedish cultural canon being included in a future citizenship test. So to give you a head start, here are our bets on the books and artworks that might be included.
The government has promised to set up a committee to develop a proposal for a Swedish "cultural canon". Foreigners may end up having to know about the works included for a future citizenship test. Here's what we know so far.
The latest instalment in the Nordic crime saga Millennium hits Swedish bookstores on Friday, with a new author seeking to shift the story's focus to the far north of the country.
Films aren't dubbed in Sweden, but that doesn't mean Swedes don't take certain liberties when translating the titles. We've collected some of the strangest examples of when titles have really been lost in translation.
Michael Lindgren, the comedian and producer behind the new Swedish TV quiz show Invandrare för Svenskar, or "Immigrants for Swedes', tells The Local how the seemingly superficial game show is actually very serious indeed.
After more than two years of pandemic-related restrictions and closures, Sweden is experiencing its first summer free of Covid restrictions since 2019. Here's some of what's going on.
The four-members of Swedish supergroup ABBA made their first public appearance in 14 years to attend the premier of their virtual show in London. The musicians, fans and critics alike were delighted by the spectacle.
A new generation of Scandinavian filmmakers is making waves, following in the footsteps of Ingmar Bergman, Lars von Trier and the Dogme movement, with three directors in competition at Cannes this year.
A Viking hoard comprising 912 coins and 40 silver items is to be sold at auction in Sweden to the disappointment of researchers, who are calling for laws to be changed to prevent similar sales in future.
IndiskFika are a group of Indians in Sweden with a shared passion: dance. Two of the group's leaders tell The Local how they came to be finalists in Talang, one of Sweden's top TV talent shows.
Even though he's still an active player, a new film premiering on Friday is attempting to tell the story of Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic by focusing on the star's childhood growing up in a poor part of the city of Malmo.
After 4 heats and a semi-final, Sweden's 'Melodifestivalen' concludes on Saturday night and the Eurovision Song Contest will have its Swedish entry for Turin.
If you are watching Melodifestivalen this Saturday night with the family, be prepared to cover your ears, as once again Swedish television allows some naughty English words to slip into the country’s biggest family entertainment show.
Swedish pop legends Abba have released their new album Voyage, four decades after they split up. Listen to the new songs here and share your thoughts in the comments.
A 45,000-person concert should be able to go ahead in October, after Stockholm authorities were putting pressure on the government to give a clear decision on events rules.
Three years after Abba stunned fans by announcing they had reunited to record their first new music in more than three decades, will we get to hear those songs in a livestream on Thursday?
