SSON (meaning son of) plays on typical Swedish surnames, like Kjellsson, which “is a common worker’s name in Sweden, one that ...

The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity — and now represent an aesthetic ideal.

With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if ...

Swedish underwater art exhibit highlights rising water levels Defiantly flipping off both middle fingers, a mermaid made of recovered metal scraps with hair fashioned out of red plastic tubes was ...

Jack Huston gives props to Hilma af Klint, a mysterious Swedish artist and mystic celebrated for her vibrant portraits and ...

Vladimir Putin views his country’s cultural sphere like any other sector: a subordinate dominion, which should submit to the ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked a turning point, expanding Germany’s artistic influence and cementing Berlin’s status as a global hotspot for artists in the 1990s.

“It’s the ice saying hello!” says Joakim Malm, our jovial 61-year old skating guide. “In Swedish, of course.” It — Sweden’s Lake Orlången — rumbles again. Malm, using one of his ...

Photo: Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se Investment in research pays off. Swedish innovation is ranked in the world top. Sweden ranks among the world’s most innovative nations and investment in research ...

Swedish design is about making beautiful things for everyday life – in a green way. Here are some old and new pioneers. There are certain characteristics that set Swedish design apart. One is a long ...