There’s a certain hush that falls across Sweden when the first summer raindrops begin to dance on rooftops, tap softly against windows, and slip through the green fingers of birch branches...

If you’ve ever found yourself at a Swedish crayfish party donning a pointy paper hat, bib askew, trying to belt out a drinking song with a mouth full of dill-scented shellfish...

In Sweden, we don’t just eat and drink we sing. Especially during kräftskiva, the beloved late-summer crayfish party, where tradition calls for paper hats, crown dill, and rounds of loud snapsvisor the short, joyful songs sung before (and sometimes after) a shot of snaps...

The warm evenings are slowly fading, and across Sweden, a cherished tradition returns with a joyful clatter of claws and clinking snaps glasses kräftsäsongen, the crayfish season, is finally here!

Nestled in the peaceful town of Tōbetsu, about a 40-minute drive northeast of Sapporo, Hokkaido, lies an unexpected and charming community: Sweden Hills. This idyllic neighborhood was inspired by a visit in the late 1970s by Sweden’s...

There’s a Kind of Longing Only the Sea Can Answer

If you grew up in Sweden or even just spent a few golden summers there chances are, that...

According to Swedish folklore, if you pick seven different wildflowers on Midsummer’s Eve and place them under your pillow, you’ll...

Ah, Swedish Midsummer—a time so deeply embedded in the soul of Sweden that even IKEA probably has seasonal trauma from it. Everyone shows off the magical side: flower crowns, green fields, strawberries, laughter. But what they don’t tell you is that...

Simple, festive, and full of Scandinavian charm

Midsummer in Sweden is a time for sunshine, flower crowns, laughter and of course, delicious food shared with loved ones...

For many Swedes living abroad, there’s one daily ritual that never gets lost in translation: fika. It’s more than coffee. More than a cinnamon bun. It’s a rhythm — a cultural heartbeat...

Swedes are known for many things — minimalist design, deep forests, crispbread, and of course… candy. But not just any candy. In Sweden, sweets are woven into the cultural fabric...

For many people, indulging in creamy chocolate, buttery cookies, or traditional Swedish fika comes at a cost: digestive discomfort, bloating, or worse. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone...

When you move away from the place you call home, some things stay with you — and for many Swedes abroad, food is one of the strongest threads connecting them to their roots.We recently connected with Caroline, a warm, creative soul living in Switzerland...

There’s something wonderfully nostalgic and uniquely Swedish about pickled food. Whether it’s tangy dill-pickled cucumbers, sweet pickled red onions, or the ...

Swedes are known for their love of lagom, fika, and… controversial culinary creations? When it comes to food, Sweden has a knack for mixing things up — literally...

What’s better than chocolate cake? A Swedish Kladdkaka dressed up for Easter with pastel-colored candy eggs, of course...