Stina Persson at New York’s Gallery Hanahou. Stina Persson from Lund opens her solo show "Perfectly Flawed" at the Gallery Hanahou in New York City on September 9. READ MORE »
Simple Simon - 'I rymden finns inga känslor'
The Swedish contender for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film was selected on September 7. Andreas Öhman's 'Simple Simon' starring Bill Skarsgård, Martin Wallström, Cecilia Forss, Sofie Hamilton, Lotta Tejle and others will represent Sweden in the 2010-2011 Oscars READ MORE »
Sweden-USA: gay weddings aboard SAS in stratosphere
Going both ways between Sweden and America, SAS becomes first gay wedding chapel in the heavens. READ MORE »
Wouldn’t be in the same government as a Communist
“I would never be in the same government as a communist,” said Center Party’s... READ MORE »
Hockey – favorite sport in Sweden
For 17 years in a row, soccer has been the biggest spectator sport in... READ MORE »
Talk of the town: Sofia Hellqvist
Carl Philip’s (controversial) new girl friend, Sofia Hellqvist, made her debut on the red... READ MORE »
Salmon burger with cucumber salad
For these days in between the dog days of summer and fall, we might... READ MORE »
Record breaking rug.
It's a couple of days old now but so far, the record is holding up... At almost 800 feet, the Guiness first class record rag rug was rolled out on a busy Stockholm sidewalk the other day. READ MORE »
Exhibit in Chicago captures Swedish landscape.
'Nordic Light' - a collection of 50 paintings and watercolors by Swedish artist Johan Thunberg, opens Friday, Sept. 3, at the Swedish American Museum. READ MORE »
Allemansrätten - 'Everyman’s right'
There are certain things that are so Swedish, they could be symbols for the country. Not just traditional ornaments like a midsommarstång or a Lucia krona... READ MORE »
'Kräftskivan' - An Ode to the Crayfish (Slurp!)
Foreign tourists visiting in August say that crayfish parties are the closest a Swede gets to really letting loose. Nowhere is the crayfish so ardently worshipped as in Sweden and August and September offer opportunities to sample the delicacy in the US. READ MORE »
Swedish lipstick – Iranian women’s 'weapon'
In Iran lipstick is more than just lipstick. It’s a political message, a weapon in the opposition against the mullahs. READ MORE »
Swedish News Record number of tourists in Stockholm. Film director Jan Halldoff dies. Annika – the woman who guides the image of Sweden. Victoria – hottest among princesses. READ MORE »
Welcome to the Scandinavian School in New Jersey!
On a calm and attractive little street in Jersey City there’s a corner building with huge floor-to-ceiling windows, and on one sunny, sleepy Sunday, I peeked in through those windows and what I saw made my heart melt: Cubbies in yellow and blue, standing easels and rows and rows of Swedish books. It’s the new Scandinavian School in Jersey City. READ MORE »
Ground piercing radar unveils Stockholm's 1897 expo.
Stockholm archeologists and amateurs are looking for remains of the 1897 expo that thrilled crowds back then with a replica of the original town and futuristic things like movies and x-rays. READ MORE »
N.Y. Times on post-Stieg Larsson writers..
The New York Times has zeroed in on Swedish Noir, post-Stieg Larsson. Although Swedish... READ MORE »
