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Exhibition at Museum of World Culture
Exhibition at the Museum of World Culture.
Photo credit: Carl Jirestedt
Culture, history and art
Find out more about the culture, history and art of Sweden, such as cultural must-sees in various cities and regions, as well as the history of famous writers and designers.
Last updated 31 August 2021
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Swedish cultureSwedish culture

Culture in Gothenburg

Sámi handicraft

The Nobel Prize – over a century of innovation

Stieg Larsson and Millennium

Top 5 cultural attractions in Malmö

Music events in Sweden 2025

Wallander’s Ystad

“The people are what make Stockholm cool”

Experience Sweden from home

Swedish crime fiction and Nordic noir

Crime fiction West Sweden

Anna's top Stockholm cafés and restaurants for people with visual impairment

Malmö and The Bridge

10 places in Sweden connected to inspiring women

Swedish hits – the Eurovision winners' favourite spots

Stockholm, a design city – interview with artist Aia Jüdes

Films from Sweden
Swedish museumsSwedish museums

Vasa museum and Skansen in Stockholm

Stockholm’s best under-the-radar museums

ABBA The Museum in Stockholm

Culture, art and museums in Stockholm

Unique Swedish homes you can visit

Discover the modern art worlds in southern Sweden

Rörstrand Museum in Lidköping – the porcelain city

The Nordic Watercolour Museum

Kata Farm and Varnhem Monastery

Sweden’s key modern museums – from north to south

Sweden has history museums about almost everything
Swedish traditionsSwedish traditions

15 festive Christmas markets in Sweden

When and where to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden 2025

Sample the delights of Swedish Christmas food

Waffle Day – how to celebrate 'våffeldagen' in Sweden and recipe

How to celebrate Christmas in Sweden

Welcome spring on Walpurgis Night (Valborg)

All you need to know to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden

Midsummer in Dalarna: step by step

Swedish Easter – a joyous foodie feast

Salmon, snaps and strawberries – how to do Midsummer like a Swede

St. Martin’s Day

Lucia – bearer of light, hymns and Swedish treats
