When it comes to baked goods, minimalist design and baby names, the Swedes just do things right. OK, I might be a bit biased, since I’m Swedish myself. Nevertheless, I’m eager to share how our ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The two straw goats of Gavle, Sweden's most endangered Christmas decorations, have gone up in flames after surviving nearly a month on a downtown square. The animals are a ...

Although the main event is celebrated on Christmas Eve, Swedes know that waiting and preparing is half the fun. On Advent Sunday (four Sundays before Christmas), the first of four candles is lit to ...

A straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the ...

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? It was 3pm on Christmas Eve and already getting ...

Families celebrated a Scandinavian Christmas tradition in Petaluma on Sunday, observing “Lucia Fest” with pageantry, songs and sm?g?bord. St. Lucia Day on Dec. 13 begins the Christmas season in Sweden ...

The daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, her husband and their three children relocated to Florida in 2018 Princess Madeleine of Sweden is home for the holidays. The youngest child of ...

Christmas traditions vary around the world. For example, in Sweden the whole country basically shuts down to watch a 1958 Donald Duck holiday special? Would you like to know more about Swedish ...

With the days darkening and December just around the corner, The Local offers up a guide to must-visit Christmas markets in Sweden's major cities – and elsewhere. Normally, First Advent, the first ...

In December 2018, a rumor that Sweden had begnu referring to "Christmas" as "Winter Celebration" in an effort to appease their "extremist" Muslim population started to circulate on social media: This ...