COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The two straw goats of Gavle, Sweden's most endangered Christmas decorations, have gone up in flames after surviving nearly a month on a downtown square. The animals are a ...

When my family emigrated to Malmö, I wanted to stick to our traditions, but my husband was keen to embrace the local customs. Why were we butting heads? It was 3pm on Christmas Eve and already getting ...

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 ...

Christmas traditions vary around the world. For example, in Sweden the whole country basically shuts down to watch a 1958 Donald Duck holiday special? Would you like to know more about Swedish ...

The Christmas holiday was extra merry for a veteran northern lights photographer, who captured yuletide auroras shimmering across the sky over Sweden's Abisko National Park. The Christmas northern ...