Sweden News » Jamtland News Sweden » Jamtland » Culture: What Is Swedish Culture? An Attempt to Answer Stirs Debate.
News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/arts/sweden-culture-canon.html
Published on: Sunday 25 May 2025
Is it Abba? Saunas? Plays by Strindberg? A government initiative to define an official cultural canon has unsettled many in the arts scene. By Imogen West-Knights Reporting from Stockholm What is ...
News Sweden » Jamtland » Culture: What Is Swedish Culture? IKEA? Yes. Abba? Not This Time.
News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/arts/music/swedish-culture-ikea-abba.html
Published on: Tuesday 02 September 2025
A government initiative to create a Swedish “cultural canon” concerned many in the country’s cultural world. The final list has sparked debate over the choices. By Alex Marshall What are the 100 ...