This guide covers things that can help you plan your move and settle in once you arrive – from healthcare and practical matters in your home to arranging childcare and getting around. Swedes are known ...

Swedish meatballs, or köttbullar, must be prepared, above all, with love. This is why homemade meatballs are a widespread concept in Sweden, and there are many different favourite recipes – with and ...

Sweden is part of the Nordic region in northern Europe, together with the countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is large in size, small in population. Sweden is a democracy and a ...

Chalmers University of Technology has one of Europe's most advanced quantum computers – a platform with the potential to revolutionise artificial intelligence, among many other fields. Photo: Sofia ...

There are many different kinds of taxes in Sweden. Most people pay only local tax on their annual income. This tax rate varies depending on the local authority and ranges, roughly, from 29 to 35 per ...

Most Swedes speak English, but learning Swedish will help make you feel at home. Lesson 1: The Swedish language has three extra letters: Å, Ä and Ö.

In the Swedish school system, children go to school for at least ten years from the year they turn six, as mandated by the Swedish Education Act (link in Swedish). Sweden's long focus on education is ...

In fact, coffee is something of a social institution in Sweden. Ever heard of fika? That’s the practice of gathering together over coffee or tea, often with something sweet on the side. It can involve ...

Sami country – known as Sápmi – stretches across the northern parts of Sweden, Norway and Finland, and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. The original settlement was even larger, but the indigenous Sami were ...

We'll start this journey through the history of Sweden in the period of 8,000 BC to 6,000 BC. This is when Sweden as a whole became populated by people who lived by hunting, gathering and fishing, and ...

In Sweden, Halloween has grown rapidly since the late 1980s. It’s now a major highlight of the year for many children and teenagers – especially the thrill of trick-or-treating. ‘Official’ Swedish ...

People may know Swedish brands and innovations without knowing that they're Swedish. A really old Swedish innovation and a staple in many toolboxes, the adjustable spanner or wrench, also popularly ...