Got a Christmas meal still to come with work, or wondering how to navigate your first Christmas with your in-laws? Here's a simple guide to help you navigate the Swedish Christmas meal..
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Julen närmar sig och en tradition för många är att gå ut och äta julbord tillsammans med familj, vänner eller kollegor. Gefle Dagblad har listat 21 restauranger i och omkring Gävle som serverar ett klassiskt julbord –…
Mer showande och nya smaker – men också mycket klassiskt. Det kan man förvänta sig från de lokala krögarnas julbord, som redan har känt av en stor efterfrågan.
Sweden's state-owned train operator SJ is set to release its Christmas tickets at 9am today.
Letters to Santa, twinkling lights on houses, and Christmas trees in the public square: on the face of it, Swedish Christmas looks pretty similar to Christmas in North America or the UK. But underneath the surface, there…
The nordic postal service company Postnord has released information on what has topped the Christmas lists sent to "Santa" by Swedish kids this year. It's a lot of social media driven trend toys – and some classics.
It's not Christmas in Sweden without glögg – the spiced wine drink served warm, often in little cups about the size of Turkish tea glasses. But what's the difference between the umpteen different glögg bottles on the she…
Three million households in Sweden buy a Christmas tree every year, either from one of the stalls that pop up in town squares across the country, from an out-of-town retailer, or direct from a grower. Here's how to get y…
The Pogues' Fairytale of New York, the gritty tale of love gone wrong many consider the greatest Christmas song ever written, has its origins in Sweden, at least according to a new commemorative plaque erected in the cit…
Typical items used in Swedish Christmas baking like flour, butter and chocolate have seen major price increases over the past five years, while coffee in Sweden has risen by 100 percent since 2020.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Make sure to look up on Wednesday: you might just catch sight of an airborne Christmas tree.
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As of November 10th, passengers flying with Europe's biggest budget airline must check their luggage at least an hour before departure.
The Social Democrats and Green Party are due to meet with both the Centre Party and the Left Party today to discuss ways to overcome the obstacles to forming a viable government coalition.
Sweden's national weather agency, SMHI, has issued yellow weather warnings for snowfall on Thursday and Friday across parts of the country.
The Centre Party won the trust of foreign-born voters by promising to stand up for their rights and keep the Sweden Democrats out of power. If it abandons these central election pledges, many will see it as a betrayal th…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson still has his eyes set on the prime minister role in four years' time – and SMHI issues yellow warnings for first major snowfall of the season. Here's the latest news on Wednesday.
Arguably untranslatable into English, svek covers a wide span of situations where trust has been breached, from treachery and betrayal to infidelity, to just letting someone else down.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Jackie Rulander, a cross-cultural strategist from Barbados who is based in Jönköping.
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson has said that she is ready to again try to form a government – but needs more time.
On Friday, the Sweden Democrats dropped their demand for ministerial posts. The Left Party hasn’t budged on its own. Between them, they’ve given the Centre Party the cover it needs to back Ulf Kristersson as the least il…