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The newsletter is a summary of events in both Sweden and America, usually mailed on Wednesdays.
The newsletter is a summary of events in both Sweden and America, usually mailed on Wednesdays.
Main stories
- A traditional Swedish Christmas
- Tomasdagen, Tomas Day, Dec. 21.
- Swedish Lucia, the Queen of Light
- Christmas in Sweden: Holiday like no other
- Season of Light
- Christmas in Scandinavia
- All Saints' Day Traditions
- 'Kraftskivan' - An Ode to the Crayfish
- Swedish traditions: 'Kraftskivan' - your own crayfish party
- Crayfish season in Sweden
- A Swedish Midsummer!
- A Swedish Easter, the start of Holy Week
- Salmon for Easter
- Preparing for Easter
- What does Knut have to do with the holidays?
Upcoming events in Sweden & America
- 02.18.2026 - 02.22.2026 / WA: NW Flower and Garden Festival
- 02.18.2026 / NY: Nordic & Baltic Oscar contenders
- 02.19.2026 / NY: Paper Sculptures | Art Workshop
- 02.19.2026 / NY: Music on Park Avenue
- 02.20.2026 - 02.22.2026 / MA: Sauna Week Session
- 02.20.2026 - 02.22.2026 / MN: Midwinter Folk Festival
- 02.20.2026 / NY: Sentimental Value
- 02.23.2026 / CA: Väsen on Tour
- 02.25.2026 / NY: Film Talk - Mr. Nobody Against Putin
- 03.01.2026 / IL: Herring Brunch
- 03.07.2026 / IL: Lunchtime Concert with Oskar Stenmark
- 03.08.2026 / MN: International Women’s Day Music & Dance
- 03.08.2026 - 02.08.2026 / NY: International Women's Day
- 03.10.2026 / MI: How Swede It Is
- 03.15.2026 / MI: Murder, Finnish War Children and the Journey to America
- 03.21.2026 / KS: Våffeldagen
- 03.22.2026 / CT: Swedish Waffle Day
- 03.27.2026 - 03.29.2026 / KS: 145th Messiah Festival of the Arts
- 04.03.2026 / IL: Good Friday Swedish Service
- 04.12.2026 / MI: Book talk
