A record-warm May and sunny start to June has hit the holiday industry as Swedes stay at home to enjoy the weather and opt against booking last-minute trips abroad.
If the darkness of winter's already starting to get you down, the light and merriment of a Swedish Advent should help pick you up. Here the SI News Service answers some key questions about Swedish Advent decorations and celebrations ahead of a key weekend in the country's calendar.
It's August in Sweden, meaning that it is time for the annual and very traditional crayfish parties. The Local's Isabela Vrba explores the origins of the kräftskiva and the ingredients for a perfect party.
A hotel in the popular Swedish ski resort Åre advertised through a website, on travel blogs as well as being featured on a tourist website of the area, turned out to be fake when a local paper revealed that there has never been a hotel in that location.
The Greater Stockholm Fire Brigade has announced the introduction of a ban on open fires in the areas in and around the Swedish capital following a spell of warmer weather which has left the ground extremely dry.
With forecasts indicating a continued bout of warm, dry weather in much of Sweden, authorities have urged caution following reports of a number of grass fires over the Easter weekend.
Swedish business leaders enjoyed an average of 22 days holiday last year, two days less than their Dutch counterparts and almost double the leave taken by US bosses, a new survey by consultancy firm Grant Thornton shows.
Stockholm is the city destination of choice for Swedes this summer, beating Gothenburg into second place while Gotland and the west coast are the most popular resort destinations, a new survey by rail operator SJ shows.
Former model Elin Nordegren will visit her family in Sweden over the holidays along with her two children, while husband Tiger Woods is retreating to the Bahamas on his private yacht named 'Privacy'.
With an average of 33 days annual leave, Swedes are streets ahead of their European counterparts when in comes to taking holidays, a new report from a European Union body shows.
With many people in Sweden desperate to shed their raincoats for swimming trunks and bikinis, tour operators are reporting a surge in interest for sun holidays.
Swedes plan to spend a combined total of 38 billion kronor ($5.4 billion) on their holidays this year, according to a new survey commissioned by Nordea bank.
Almega, an organisation that supports service companies in Sweden, has proposed a move away from public holidays based on Christian beliefs. It should instead be up to employees to decide which holidays to take on the basis of their own religious faith.
It's one of the busiest times of the year on Sweden's roads, but this summer there could be no traffic police on duty in many parts of Sweden, as too many police have taken holiday at the same time.
Pär Nuder, finance minister, was hoping that June 6th, National Day, would be an opportunity to create a greater sense of community in Sweden and strengthen the Swedish identity. But according to a Temo research done for SAS, seven out of ten Swedes like the idea of being off on national day, but only one out of ten will wave the Swedish flag.
