Not many U. S. citizens know that the Delaware Bay region was colonized by Sweden nearly 40 years before the pious arrival of long-haired William Penn. In 1638 Sweden’s Mayflower, the Kalmar Nyckel, ...

Although the government is cutting funds to libraries and art schools, it is investing in scholarships for artists and creatives. Stockholm's Moderna Museet, the city's contemporary art museum, is one ...

Work in progress on Cheng Dapeng’s “Ao” outside the Örebro’s historic castle (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) ÖREBRO, Sweden — Festivals and biennials are typically ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Most of the subway stations in Stockholm, Sweden, have been ...

In most hotels, if the temperature dropped to -5 °C (23 °F) inside the room, there would be complaints made to the front desk, but that's the whole point of the Icehotel in northern Sweden. The annual ...

If a work of art can be judged successful by the amount of discussion it provokes, then two students at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design, in Stockholm, could not have started ...