The uniquely Scandinavian way of enjoying life's simple pleasures can be summed up in one word: fika. Fika is the act of taking a break, enjoying a snack, and clearing your mind or catching up with ...

Swedish death cleaning, a decluttering method made popular by author Margareta Magnusson, can be a great way to get rid of the things that you don't actually need. The method focuses on discarding or ...

This is not a new thing, the Swedes have been doing this for awhile. What is new, is its growing popularity in America, much like the pickle pizza craze of early September (what amazing and strange ...

3 Swedes tidily take on the sentimental stuff — and sense of obligation — weighing down many American households A show about death cleaning sounds like something Lord Voldemort ordered up to terrify ...

Despite writing lyrics that only half its audience understands, Swedish band Dungen plays in a musical language that psych rock fans around the world easily and eagerly comprehend. The group’s languid ...

The 66th annual Swedish Days festival returns to Geneva, celebrating the town’s unique Swedish heritage. Two hundred thousand people will visit the festival during the course of six days, which runs ...

A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an article about a topic I had never heard of before: döstädning, a Swedish word meaning “death cleaning.” I ended up reading several different articles to find out ...

When author and interior design blogger Niki Brantmark traded her bustling city life in London for a beachside hamlet in Malmö, Sweden, 13 years ago, it was an adjustment that took some getting used ...