Sweden’s national objective of disability is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Sweden's policy is to ‘achieve equitable living conditions and full participation in ...

Video: Have you ever experienced a singing Swedish Lucia procession?

The annual celebration of Lucia in Sweden involves girls and boys clad in white full-length gowns singing songs together. The candlelit Lucia procession on 13 December is perhaps one of the more ...

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 ...

The Swedish Fiscal Policy Council audits the government’s policy decisions regarding public finances, and ensure that these remain consistent with the goals of growth, employment and long-term ...

Work–life balance is one of the overarching principles for gender equality in Sweden. Everyone, regardless of gender, should have the right to work and support themselves, as well as to balance career ...

Sweden has long been a pioneering promoter of gender equality. The overarching Swedish principle is that everyone, regardless of gender, has the right to work and support themselves, to balance career ...

The Swedish health system performs well in general, life expectancy in the country is high and the general health among the population is good. Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...

Sweden is known for its undeveloped wilderness and archipelagoes, stretching from the European mainland to the Arctic. Meeting the environmental challenges of the future is not just about protecting ...

It is early morning, and 31-year-old Daniel Silberstein collects his bike from the storeroom in his block of flats. But not before he has separated out his empty ...

Renewable energy could be power generated from water, wind or the sun, or any other source that is replenished through a natural process. The share of renewable energy used in Sweden keeps growing.

You might swap meatballs (köttbullar) for mini sausages (prinskorvar) or pick cured salmon (gravlax) rather than smoked, but your smorgasbord wouldn’t be complete without pickled herring (sill). This ...