This chapter is only a fragmentary presentation of our most well-known artists, musicians and writers, dead and alive. It's a small taste of Swedish culture but Sweden is so much more. The chapter will also try to describe what Swedes and foreigners often regard as 'typical Swedish' when it comes to traditions, attitudes and lifestyle.
Pick seven different sorts of flowers from seven different places and place them under your pillow on Midsummer night. Your very own Prince Charming will then reveal himself to you in your dreams. Every Swedish girl knows that and it has been passed from mother to daughter for generations. Photo: Jeppe Wikström