Glad Lucia! Swedes celebrate Saint Lucy’s Day on December 13. With candles in their hair, songs, and saffron buns. One of these women was Hulda Sundberg. They were photographed in 1914 by Ingeborg Enander, who had a studio in Stenungsund, Gothenburg and Bohus County.
Explore the days, foods, and traditions of Swedish Christmas—from the Viking Age to the early 1900s.
Alma Kjellander and her family On 11 October 1895, Alma Kjellander set off on a journey to emigrate from Sweden to America. Alma Kjellander lived…
Today is the last day of Christmas in Sweden. January 13 is Twentieth Day Knut, when the Christmas tree is thrown out, the decorations are…
Let’s face it. Genealogy isn’t cheap. It is still possible to research your ancestry in Sweden with these free tools.
The main emigration port One day, over a century ago, your ancestor stepped on a ship to leave Sweden. Hopefully it was a clear day…
Scandinavia Did you know that Scandinavia only is three countries? Well, it depends on whom you ask. But Norway, Denmark and Sweden make up Scandinavia….
