Several European countries are opening their borders to some or all EU tourists on Monday, but Swedes are still not allowed to visit its Scandinavian neighbours Denmark, Norway or Finland – with only a few exceptions.
Recent comparisons of the world’s tallest nationalities have shown that Swedes are left looking up to their Scandinavian neighbours, but that may be about to change.
Large-scale whaling may have taken place in Scandinavia many centuries earlier than previously thought, according to new findings from archaeologists in Sweden and York.
The North Sea region's maritime economy employs more than 850,000 people, but in order for Brexit to cause as little damage to it as possible cooperation must be strengthened, the North Sea Commission writes.
The tradition of young Swedes flocking to Norway to find work appears to be coming to an end, with an estimated 60 percent decrease in recent years suggesting the slowing of the oil boom has stemmed mass movement west from Sweden in search of employment.
More foreign tourists chose to spend a night in Sweden than any other Nordic country last year, with tourism up compared to 2015, according to a new round of statistics.
Sweden and Norway may have been completely separate since 1905, but billionaire tycoon Petter Stordalen has suggested he would prefer to see them reunited as part of a larger Scandinavian nation.
Asylum seekers travelling to Scandinavia are finding chillier welcomes as their numbers surge and far-right parties increasingly assert their influence on immigration policy, analysts have said.
Swedish people have been ranked as the fifth happiest in the world, but still don't show off their smiles as often as the Danes and the Norwegians, who finished in the top two places, according to a new report by Columbia University's Earth Institute.
A Norwegian man has reported Stockholm to the Swedish consumer ombudsman (Konsumentombudsmannen – KO) claiming that the slogan "Stockholm – the Capital of Scandinavia" is "misleading".
A YouTube video of Swedish magicians promoting Stockholm using iPads and trickery has taken the internet world by storm, leaving audiences baffled and event organizers beaming.
When the French Guide Michelin published its guide on Wednesday, Stockholm remained in the lead as the main gastronomic city of Scandinavia, with two restaurants retaining their two star status.
When foreigners are prompted to share what they think of Sweden their thoughts wander to the great outdoors, shopping, snow and beautiful women, according to a new survey from VisitSweden.
While visitor numbers to Sweden continue to climb and the country is the most visited among the Nordic nations, Swedes elect to retreat to their country cottages for their holidays, new figures from two tourist organisations show.
<b>Swedish has been spoken in Finland for hundreds of years, yet declining numbers of speakers and a lack of support from many Finnish speakers mean the language is under pressure like never before, writes Carina Chela.</b>
<b><i>When Stockholm's Mayor donned a t-shirt proclaiming the city 'Capital of Scandinavia', the reaction from the neighbours was predictably indignant. Daniel Boman looks at how Stockholm and Copenhagen are battling to prove who's biggest and best.</b></i>
