Alla helgons dag is Sweden's autumn festival of light, and it works differently from All Saints' Day elsewhere. What happens when, which candles are allowed on graves and what's closed in Gothenburg that Saturday.

Friluftsliv is more than hiking. It shapes school curricula, employment contracts and everyday life in Sweden. Here's what you should know about it when you move here.

Midsommar is the most important celebration in Sweden, and it's about more than flower crowns and dancing. Understand what's behind it and you'll understand why Sweden is the way it is.

Valborg on 30 April is not a minor date in the Swedish calendar. It is the day the whole country says goodbye to winter, with bonfires, singing and a sense of relief you only understand once you have felt it yourself.