Sweden’s attitude towards innovation is perhaps best exemplified by the Swedish innovation agency, Vinnova, a government agency founded in 2001 based on a series of predecessors going back to at least ...

“Vanguard,” a drama about Swedish mogul Jan Stenbeck, has sold to TG4 (Ireland), ERR (Estonia), Viaplay SVOD on Amazon Prime (U.S., U.K., Poland), Viaplay Select on Cindie (LatAm), Prima+ (Czech ...

From the front, Mikael Persson was largely indistinguishable from the rest of the Sweden fans. Standing amid a sea of yellow shirts outside O’Learys bar, where ABBA’s Mamma Mia is playing, it was only ...

In international football, you often hear of the idea that a team should be ‘built around’ a player. This is almost exclusively a retrospective request, a regret that a nation hadn’t appreciated its ...

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne on Sept. 15, 1973. He is the longest-reigning king in the history of ...

As the debate sharpens in the U.S. Congress over Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s proposed $700 billion bailout package, Washington policymakers would be wise to lift their gaze beyond the Beltway ...

Sweden heads to the ballot box Sunday for one of its most important elections in living memory. If polls are correct, a country long known for a strong welfare state and social democracy could see the ...

The “new Nordic cuisine” movement has put Scandinavian flavors on the menu internationally and sparked interest not just in innovative culinary creations but also their provenance. Much like the ...

STOCKHOLM – Rinkeby, where Iraqi immigrant Hussein Jawadi owns a small grocery story in a suburb of this Scandinavian capital, is not what might be called traditional "storybook" Sweden: white, ...

Americans of a certain age who grew up on the Muppets often adore the Swedish Chef. He is a touchstone of sorts, we can hear his voice in our minds, we can repeat the gibberish-sounding words and ...