LONDONDERRY — Nordic Harmoni, a locally-based Scandinavian-American chorus, invites everyone to bring in the holiday season with some the traditional Swedish and American songs at 7 p.m. on Friday, ...

Julmarknad (Christmas Market) returns to Bishop Hill this holiday season, bringing Swedish enchantment to visitors and ...

A child wearing a halo of candles. Songs and dances in the native tongue. Those are the hallmarks of the traditional Scandinavian Lucia Festival, part of the Christmas tradition in Sweden, Norway and ...

The event includes representations from all countries in the region, folk dress, traditional music, a silent auction and a fika with cultural food. The Swedish choir performs in the 2024 Nordic Review ...

Picture is of the Procession of the Midsummer Pole. Jamestown’s Scandinavian Folk Festival will take place this summer, after a two-year COVID hiatus, while moving to downtown Jamestown. The festival ...

More than 200,000 visitors are expected to visit the city of Geneva next week for its 73rd annual Swedish Days Festival. "The Granddaddy of Illinois Festivals" will run Wednesday through Sunday, June ...

It is year 75 for the holiday experience at the American Swedish Institute. The Turnblad Mansion is decked out. Each room ...

When my musician friend Patton James called me and said, “John there is a friend of mine that is visiting me from Sweden. He plays something called the nyckelharpa. I have never heard or seen any ...