ScanFest at Vasa Park Food, entertainment, crafts, gifts, kids' activities, re-enactors - the annual New Jersey heritage festival has it all. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The world's most expensive cities
Living in Stockholm is expensive, but here’s some good news: There are 55 other cities in the world that are more expensive to live in. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Summer salad with salmon
Swedes love fish and what's not to love when it's combined with fresh, spicy ingredients? READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Filling up your car in Sweden Expensive yes but far from the most expensive and on par with several other countries in Europe. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Ö till ö
Synergy in Sweden - Q&A with Swimrun champions Helen Wikmar and Emma Wanberg READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Recognizing a treasure
Birger Sandzén is one of the greatest Swedish-American artists. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The Nordic Way I
Part 1 in a series of The Nordic Way, on inequality and well-being in the Scandinavian nations. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Heading to Sweden?
Ideas for your trip and thoughts on what to experience in Sweden this summer. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Natural Cycles in the U.S.
The first intelligent birth control app that may prevent pregnancy without hormones is available in the U.S. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Documenting Swedish America
The photography of Lennart Setterdahl - depicting a lifetime of recording our mutual history in the United States. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

New Glass Now
The Corning Museum of Glass offers a blueprint of contemporary glass in a highly anticipated exhibit opening on May 11. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The Herring lovers' cake The most popular kind of herring for Midsummer is the Matjes herring and over 1,500 tons will be served this weekend. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Building tall in Sweden
Today, there are not many skyscrapers in Sweden, but this may change within a few years. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Orienteering: It's all about finding your way Orienteering is a sport that mirrors the Scandinavian spirit - a love of the outdoors, a rational approach to detail and a respect for healthy competition. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Suspected money laundering Multi-billion amounts may have been laundered through Swedbank, according to an investigative reporting team... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

No help for ISIS Swedes Donald Trump has urged European countries to take back their respective IS members captured... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Russian jet provocation A Russian fighter jet flew just 70 feet (20 meters) from a Swedish signal... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

More foreign students The number of international students at universities and colleges in Stockholm keeps rising and... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Best burgers in Europe
The list of 50 Best Burgers in Europe from Big 7 readers. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Sweden ranks high among Best Countries
Best in the world for women, raising children and green living. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Learning (and teaching) Swedish As we work on offering you more opportunities to practice your Swedish, we had the opportunity to hear from a teacher of Swedish in Sweden. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Blue and yellow: the Swedish national costume
We wanted to offer a little history on nationella draekten, the national costume, and in our research we discovered there is more to the blue and yellow than meets the eye. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Moving to Sweden What is it like to actually move to Sweden? A recently relocated Californian about his first year in Stockholm. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

A Swedish Midsummer! 'Svensk Midsommar' - the traditions, the table and a selection of the most popular recipes. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Chalmers and Berkeley
Chalmers teams up with Berkeley to help Volvo Cars READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Midsummer 101
A Swedish midsummer is "endless" summer with sun, fun, great food, flowers, dancing and joy ... a piece of Swedish culture to be proud of. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

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