Sweden

Sweden preserves rural folk arts, seasonal celebrations and the living culture of the Indigenous Sami of the north.

Crafts Spirituality & rites Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Dalecarlian horse carving

Dalecarlian horse carving

Hand-carved and painted wooden horses from the Dalarna region, a folk craft turned national emblem.

Sami duodji craft

Sami duodji craft

Indigenous Sami handicraft working reindeer horn, leather and roots into tools, knives and adornments.

Midsummer celebration

Midsummer celebration

The solstice feast of raising and dancing around a flower-clad maypole, one of the year's central rituals.

Spirituality & rites

Kurbits decorative painting

Kurbits decorative painting

A folk painting style of stylised flowers and biblical scenes adorning the homes of Dalarna.

Fika coffee break

Fika coffee break

The everyday social ritual of pausing for coffee and a sweet bun with friends or colleagues.