Neither too much nor too little: the right amount of coffee, salt or heating. An everyday word, not a slogan.
Sweden up close
Five cities that show how Sweden changes from south to north: the light, the climate, the pace.
Sweden right now
The time is the same across the country. Weather and daylight change dramatically from south to north.
Time in Sweden
Checking the sky…
Checking the sky…
Interactive map of Sweden
Santiago sits at 33° south and Stockholm at 59° north: roughly 13,000 km and a 4 to 6 hour time difference, depending on the season.
Svealand
Stockholm
A capital spread across fourteen islands, with the archipelago on its doorstep: museums, parks and water everywhere.
Six hours of light in December
In Stockholm, a day in late December lasts about six hours; in June, more than eighteen. In Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, there are winter weeks with no sun above the horizon and summer weeks when it never sets.
Which is why light matters so much at LuciaThree historic regions
Sweden is traditionally divided into Götaland in the south, Svealand in the middle and Norrland in the north. Norrland covers more than half the country but holds a small share of its people.
Three words to begin
A coffee break, often shared with others and sometimes accompanied by something to eat.
The right to walk through nature, even on private land, and to camp for a night or two away from houses, without disturbing or damaging anything. The constitution mentions it; the rules come from custom.