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 ...

The daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, her husband and their three children relocated to Florida in 2018 Princess Madeleine of Sweden is home for the holidays. The youngest child of ...

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 ...

Queen Silvia gathered all of her grandchildren at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Monday to decorate the Christmas tree, marking one of the Swedish royal family’s most visible holiday traditions of ...

A day after Belgium warned against eating Christmas trees, Swedish officials said that the needles can be safely used to make butter and other products -- as long as the trees are young and wild. The ...