Sweden

Bohuslän: a journey into an archipelago of granite and light

Bohuslän: a journey into an archipelago of granite and light

16.09.2026

On Sweden’s west coast, Bohuslän stretches along a spectacular shoreline between Gothenburg and the Norwegian border. Facing the Skagerrak, the....

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10 swedish books to have in your library

10 swedish books to have in your library

07.09.2026

Swedish literature is about far more than its Nobel Prizes or the international success of its crime novels. It has a geography all of its own....

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Lagom, what does it mean?

Lagom, what does it mean?

07.09.2026

Some words seem to contain an entire way of looking at the world. In Sweden, lagom is one of them. Impossible to translate perfectly into English...

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Gunnar Asplund, the architect who shaped Stockholm’s modernity

Gunnar Asplund, the architect who shaped Stockholm’s modernity

05.09.2026

Gunnar Asplund occupies a unique place in the history of Swedish architecture: he was one of the leading figures in the transition from Nordic archite

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Funkis: what is it?

Funkis: what is it?

24.08.2026

In Stockholm, you sometimes only have to look up to notice an architectural style very different from the colourful façades of Gamla Stan,...

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Ferdinand Boberg, an architect at the dawn of modernity in Stockholm

Ferdinand Boberg, an architect at the dawn of modernity in Stockholm

19.08.2026

When visiting Stockholm for the first time, one immediately notices the harmony of its façades, the diversity of its neighbourhoods and the city’s ...

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