July 31 in Swedish History
The anti-Nazi song 'The Infamous Horse from Troy' by Karl Gerhard premieres at the Folkan Theater in Stockholm. The song was soon to be prohibited by the Swedish government. More»
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Father's Day in Sweden
The second Sunday of November is Fars dag (Father's Day) in Sweden, this year on this coming Sunday, Nov. 11. More»
March 12 in Swedish History
1932: Engineer, financier, entrepreneur, and industrialist Ivar Kreuger is found dead in Paris. More»
March 7 in Swedish History
The von Sydow murders; at the time, in 1933, one of the most gruesome crimes in Swedish 20th century history. More»
February 10 in Swedish History
The possibly only person in history to die from eating too many of the popular semla dies on this date. More»
February 6 in Swedish History
'Bondetåget,' in response to the decision to slow down Sweden's armament, 30,000 Swedish farmers demonstrated in Stockholm. More»
God Jul - Hyvaa Joulua - Gledelig Jol
Jultomten (Swedish) - Santa Claus (English) - Julemanden (Danish) - Joulupukki (Finnish) - Jólasveinn (Icelandic) - Julenissen (Norwegian). Christmas is and was for a long time one of the most important holidays of the year in all of Scandinavia. More»
November 20 In Swedish History
1700: The Swedes defeat the Russians at the Battle of Narva, a victory memorialized through a new monument as late as in the year 2000. More»
November 11 in Swedish History
Wedding bells are ringing at Kalmar Castle. More»
October 30 in Swedish History
Orphei Drangar is founded in Uppsala during a cholera epidemic in the mid nineteenth century. More»
October 27 in Swedish History
Soviet submarine S-363 becomes 'Whiskey on the rocks' More»
November 19 In Swedish History
Sweden becomes a member of the United Nations in 1946. More»
October 15 In Swedish History:
Annika Sörenstam wins her fist LPGA title in 1995 a year after being Rookie of the Year. More»
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October 14: 'The Day of the shrimp sandwich'. Are you 'gliding along on a shrimp sandwich?' Meaning .. More»
October 13 in Swedish History
Nobel laureate Harry Martinson's epos 'Aniara' is published for the first time. More»