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Finding a Home in Sweden: What to Know First
Latest16 October 2026

Finding a Home in Sweden: What to Know First

The housing queue, first-hand and second-hand rentals, safer search routes and the practical checks that matter before you sign.…

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This Week in Scandinavia — 13–19 October

13–19 October 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 13–19 October

Autumn exhibitions in Malmö and Copenhagen, cheese in Göteborg, Bob Dylan at Scandinavium …

This Week in Scandinavia — 6–12 October

6–12 October 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 6–12 October

Copenhagen after dark, jazz across Stockholm, Nobel Calling and photography in Malmö — a c…

This Week in Scandinavia — 28 September–4 October

28 September–4 October 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 28 September–4 October

An art fair reached by boat in Stockholm, mime across Göteborg, Halloween at Tivoli and th…

This Week in Scandinavia — 22–28 September

22–28 September 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 22–28 September

A new look at the sea in Stockholm, Malmö Gallery Weekend, the Göteborg Book Fair and fina…

This Week in Scandinavia — 15–21 September

15–21 September 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 15–21 September

September light, the return of Östasiatiska museet, art in Folkets Park and a major Henrik…

This Week in Scandinavia — 8–14 September

8–14 September 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 8–14 September

September light, Copenhagen’s Golden Days, a new exhibition in Malmö’s Kungsparken and the…

This Week in Scandinavia — 1–7 September

1–7 September 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 1–7 September

September arrives with Copenhagen's Golden Days, art in Göteborg and Malmö, a free Friday …

This Week in Scandinavia — 24–30 August

24–30 August 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 24–30 August

Late August brings free music to Göteborg, contemporary art to Copenhagen and a new season…

This Week in Scandinavia — 18–24 August

18–24 August 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — 18–24 August

The festival crowds have thinned, the stages have come down, and Scandinavia is exhaling i…

This Week in Scandinavia — Way Out West, Malmöfestivalen's Final Days & a Sculpture Park Worth the Ferry

11 August 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Way Out West, Malmöfestivalen's Final Days & a Sculpture Park Worth the Ferry

August in Scandinavia has a particular quality — the light is still long but it has soften…

This Week in Scandinavia — Copenhagen Pride, Way Out West & August in Full Bloom

8 August 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Copenhagen Pride, Way Out West & August in Full Bloom

There are weeks when Scandinavia simply hums with energy — and this is one of them. Copenh…

The Bridge That Changes Everything — Why the Öresund Region Is One of Europe's Most Interesting Places to Live Right Now

2 August 2026

The Bridge That Changes Everything — Why the Öresund Region Is One of Europe's Most Interesting Places to Live Right Now

Most people who move to Sweden choose Stockholm by default. But the Malmö–Lund–Copenhagen …

This Week in Scandinavia — Late July, Amber Light & Arriving in Skåne

28 July 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Late July, Amber Light & Arriving in Skåne

Stockholm's rooftops are glowing with the particular amber light of late July — long eveni…

This Week in Scandinavia — White Nights, Fire & a Legend's Return

21 July 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — White Nights, Fire & a Legend's Return

The white nights have reached their peak in Stockholm, casting a long, pearlescent glow ov…

This Week in Scandinavia — High Summer, Open Flames & the Season's Best Tables

15 July 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — High Summer, Open Flames & the Season's Best Tables

Midsummer has settled into something slower and richer — the frantic energy of the solstic…

This Week in Scandinavia — Rooftop Aperitifs, Midnight Strolls & Summer's Most Anticipated Openings

7 July 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Rooftop Aperitifs, Midnight Strolls & Summer's Most Anticipated Openings

Stockholm's rooftop terraces are earning their keep, and Copenhagen's cobbled Indre By hum…

This Week in Scandinavia — Rooftop Terraces, Jazz & a New Michelin Constellation

30 June 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Rooftop Terraces, Jazz & a New Michelin Constellation

Stockholm's rooftops are finally earning their keep. Copenhagen vibrates with Jazz Festiva…

This Week in Scandinavia — Three Stars, New Heights & Summer in Full Bloom

23 June 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Three Stars, New Heights & Summer in Full Bloom

Kadeau earns three Michelin stars, CODA lands in Tivoli, EXO opens above Göteborg, and Sca…

This Week in Scandinavia — Midsummer, Royals & a New Culinary Map

16 June 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Midsummer, Royals & a New Culinary Map

Golden jubilees, offshore races, three-star ascents, and a new high above Gothenburg — Sca…

This Week in Scandinavia — New Benchmarks & the Season's First Warmth

9 June 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — New Benchmarks & the Season's First Warmth

Stockholm's rooftops glow blue at midnight, Copenhagen's canals shimmer, and the region ex…

This Week in Scandinavia — Midsummer Light & Electric Weeks

2 June 2026

This Week in Scandinavia — Midsummer Light & Electric Weeks

Copenhagen erupts with Distortion's street parties; Stockholm's Gamla Stan fills with baro…

Maj i Sverige — When the Birches Turn Gold-Green

22 May 2026

Maj i Sverige — When the Birches Turn Gold-Green

May in Sweden brings the magic of extended daylight, outdoor living, and the season of fri…

Spring Awakening in Scandinavia

24 April 2026

Spring Awakening in Scandinavia

Easter traditions, spring design fairs, and the return of outdoor culture across Sweden, N…

19 March 2026

Design Week & Spring Renewal

Stockholm Design Week, new galleries opening, and the first signs of spring in Scandinavia…

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