Queen Silvia In 1972, the then Crown Prince Carl Gustaf met his German–Brazilian future wife, Silvia Sommerlath, who was born in 1943 in Germany. They met in Munich during the Olympic Games, where ...

Education and research Sweden’s long-term focus on education and research has had a major impact on the capacity for innovation. In 1842 the country introduced compulsory schooling for 7- to ...

1. Adjustable spanner Some Swedish brands and innovations are known around the world without most people knowing that they're Swedish. A really old Swedish innovation and a staple in many toolboxes, ...

2. Armand Duplantis – pole vault supremo Born to an American father and a Swedish mother, pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis grew up in the US. He may hold dual citizenship, but Sweden happily ...

The moose – superstar of the woods The most famous animal in Swedish wildlife is without a doubt the moose. Via organised safaris and its face featured on bumper stickers, oven gloves and t-shirts, ...

Most people think of winter when they hear of Sweden. But because of the warm Gulf Stream, the weather in Sweden can be much milder than you might expect. Spring, summer, fall and winter each have ...

What does IKEA stand for? In 1943, a 17-year-old named Ingvar Feodor Kamprad (1926–2018) got some money from his father for doing well in school, despite being dyslexic. Kamprad used the money to ...

What does the law say about national minorities in Sweden? The objective of Sweden’s National Minorities and Minority Languages Act (link in Swedish) from 2010 is to protect and promote the national ...

The Swedish economy has been relatively stable over the last few decades and has, on the whole, grown steadily since 1970. But there have been challenging times in between. In the late 1980s and early ...

Once a preserve of the rich, the Swedish crayfish party is today an occasion for all. Over the years, certain aspects of it have become a tradition. What are the origins of the Swedish crayfish party?

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5. The Swedish Tax Agency Should you move to Sweden, your everyday life here will involve the Swedish Tax Agency at some point. It is not only the government agency in charge of collecting taxes, it ...