When my family emigrated to Malmö, I wanted to stick to our traditions, but my husband was keen to embrace the local customs. Why were we butting heads?

Every country has different Christmas traditions, but Zara Larsson says one of the most beloved traditions in her home country of Sweden involves something very American. "Every Christmas [Eve] at 3 p ...

The Thule Lodge is the Swedish organization formed 118 years ago in the Jamestown-Falconer area to help the Swedish ...

For Elli AvrRam, Christmas has always been more than a festival — it is a feeling rooted in family, tradition and togetherness. Born and raised in Sweden, her childhood Christmases were spent amid ...

A Christmas in Stockholm when there was actually snow. Photo: Image Bank Sweden Letters to Santa, twinkling lights on houses, and Christmas trees in the public square: on the face of it, Swedish ...

When Gittan Kuiper, 28, and his girlfriend, Manon Blankendaal, 29, packed their car in July 2025 and drove north to ...

Need some motivation to polish off that last truckle of Christmas cheese? Paul McNamee is here with some good news.

Minnesotans shop at Minneapolis’ Ingebretsen’s to keep Scandinavian holiday traditions alive with food, gifts and family ...

One woman was killed in the city of Boden in northern Sweden, while two other people were taken to the hospital, police said, adding that the suspect was shot dead during the intervention. Police were ...

BISHOP HILL, Ill. — In Bishop Hill, more than 150 people gathered at a historic 1848 church to celebrate a Swedish Christmas tradition that connects them to their heritage. The community gathered for ...

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Labubu dolls were at the top of children's Christmas lists in Sweden this year. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT The nordic postal service company Postnord has released information on what has topped the ...