The Local List

25 more vaguely interesting stats you didn’t know about Sweden

SWEDEN

25 more vaguely interesting stats you didn’t know about Sweden

28 brilliant and bizarre world records held by Sweden and the Swedes

THE LOCAL LIST

28 brilliant and bizarre world records held by Sweden and the Swedes

From statistics about coffee and twins to plainly unbelievable skills in frog-jumping and match-throwing, this country and its citizens got a lot of interesting things to offer. Here are 28 of the most interesting world records held by Sweden and the Swedes.

Warning: 8 faux pas to avoid committing as a newbie in Sweden

SWEDISHNESS

Warning: 8 faux pas to avoid committing as a newbie in Sweden

Are these the 10 most beautiful spots in Sweden?

TRAVEL

Are these the 10 most beautiful spots in Sweden?

THE LOCAL LIST

Seven things I still find weird about the Swedes

Seven things I still find weird about the Swedes

SWEDISHNESS

How to be Swedish – in ten easy steps

How to be Swedish – in ten easy steps

CHILDREN

From giant beetles to a mini harbour: 11 of Stockholm’s best playgrounds

From giant beetles to a mini harbour: 11 of Stockholm’s best playgrounds

DATING

Top ten expat complaints to their Swedish partners

Top ten expat complaints to their Swedish partners

Essential vocabulary to help you get dressed (and undressed) in Swedish

FASHION

Essential vocabulary to help you get dressed (and undressed) in Swedish

Ten words you (maybe) didn’t know came from the Vikings

HISTORY

Ten words you (maybe) didn’t know came from the Vikings

Five ways to cure homesickness as a German in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM

Five ways to cure homesickness as a German in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM

Five irks and quirks for a Czech in Sweden

Five irks and quirks for a Czech in Sweden