Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the classic “frog ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Every year around the summer solstice, Swedes gather to ...

In the mid to late 1800s when Swedish immigrants, such as the Chellberg family, arrived in Northwest Indiana, they brought along with them many special Christmas traditions. On Saturday, Chellberg ...

LINDSBORG — It's almost time to raise the Majstång as Little Sweden prepares to host Midsummer's Festival this weekend. Celebrated every year in June, Midsummer brings the traditions of the Swedish ...

Of all the Christmas traditions around the world, perhaps one of the most surprising is that every year, at just after 3:00 in the afternoon of Christmas Eve, upwards of 3 million people across Sweden ...

Idyllic Österlen is to Sweden what Emilia-Romagna is to Italy. With its fairytale landscapes, quaint old towns and outstanding gastronomy, this is a must-visit part of Sweden. ByIsabelle Kliger, ...

In Brookline, N.H., David Schur and his daughter Jenny Lewis are keeping their family’s Swedish baking traditions alive through their cottage business, Hulda’s Swedish Baked Goods.