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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

Wallander’s Ystad

Films from Sweden

Sámi handicraft

Stieg Larsson and Millennium

Swedish crime fiction and Nordic noir

Music events in Sweden 2025

Swedish hits – the Eurovision winners' favourite spots

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

Stockholm, a design city – interview with artist Aia Jüdes

“The people are what make Stockholm cool”

Culture in Gothenburg

Experience Sweden from home

Crime fiction West Sweden

Top 5 cultural attractions in Malmö

10 places in Sweden connected to inspiring women

The Swedes and their summer house

Malmö and The Bridge

The Nobel Prize – over a century of innovation
Swedish museumsSwedish museums

Kata Farm and Varnhem Monastery

Vasa museum and Skansen in Stockholm

ABBA The Museum in Stockholm

Rörstrand Museum in Lidköping – the porcelain city

Stockholm’s best under-the-radar museums

Unique Swedish homes you can visit

Discover the modern art worlds in southern Sweden

Sweden’s key modern museums – from north to south

Sweden has history museums about almost everything

The Nordic Watercolour Museum

Culture, art and museums in Stockholm
Swedish traditionsSwedish traditions

St. Martin’s Day

Welcome spring on Walpurgis Night (Valborg)

All you need to know to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden

15 festive Christmas markets in Sweden

Midsummer in Dalarna: step by step

When and where to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden 2025

Sample the delights of Swedish Christmas food

Lucia – bearer of light, hymns and Swedish treats

Swedish Easter – a joyous foodie feast

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

How to celebrate Christmas in Sweden

Experience a Swedish crayfish party
