When it comes to baked goods, minimalist design and baby names, the Swedes just do things right. OK, I might be a bit biased, since I’m Swedish myself. Nevertheless, I’m eager to share how our ...

Although the main event is celebrated on Christmas Eve, Swedes know that waiting and preparing is half the fun. On Advent Sunday (four Sundays before Christmas), the first of four candles is lit to ...

This is “Small Bites,” a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene — because we know that sometimes you just don’t have room for a long article. You want a ...

Saturday is the Julmarknad, or Swedish Christmas Market Day, from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. The market is sponsored by the Scandinavian Studies Program and will be held in Jamestown Community College’s Hamilton ...

Of all the Christmas traditions around the world, perhaps one of the most surprising is that every year, at just after 3:00 in the afternoon of Christmas Eve, upwards of 3 million people across Sweden ...

Glögg is traditionally served with blanched almonds and raisins. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT It's not Christmas in Sweden without glögg – the spiced wine drink served warm, often in little cups about ...