Swedes prize equality, dislike boasting and often prefer to blend in. The century-old idea of Jantelagen helps explain why – and offers visitors a key to decoding Swedish culture.

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Swedes are heading to the polls Sunday for a general election that will either bring a far right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism it has long ...

When we talk, we often use our hands in addition to words. Gesturing is a phenomenon that has been observed across languages and cultures. Some cultures are typically thought to use more gestures than ...

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In 2025, Ungdomsbarometern (Youth Barometer) published findings from a survey of 17,000 young Swedes conducted the previous year, in which respondents named "Jesus" as an influencer when predicting ...

Season two of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy delivers all the beautiful chaos we've come to expect from the franchise. Amid the time traveling, sibling squabbles, personal journeys, and plot twists, ...

Asia Nader didn't know whether to worry more about being diagnosed with a hole in her heart at the age of 21, or having to wait a year for Swedish doctors to fix it. "I completely fell apart when I ...

At some point last season, a tradition was born within the Maple Leafs. They call it Swedes’ dinner. The tradition is exactly as it sounds. The Leafs have a standing dinner group on trips out of town ...