Swedish Culture

Culture basics & societyEthnic Make-

up: Swedes, Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks.

Religions: Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%.

Holidays and traditions

Swedish kitchen

Music & DanceTraditional music : folkTraditional instrument :

fiddle, nyckelharpaTraditional dance : polska

Literature & cinema Sweden's writers : Selma Lagerlöf,

Vilhelm Moberg, Pär Lagerkvist and Astrid Lindgren( Pippi Longstocking).

Among Bergman's masterworks are Wild Strawberries, Smiles of a Summer Night, Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata, Scenes from a Marriage, and Fanny and Alexander.

The Nobel PrizeAlfred Nobel

(1833-1896) - the Swedish inventor of dynamite

5 different categories: Chemistry, Physics, Medicine or Physiology, Literature, and Peace

Famous brands : H&M, Odd Molly, Acne Jeans, Filippa K, Cheap Monday, WeSC, Carin Wester, The Local Firm, Whyred, Stylein

Fashion.