Living traditions

Lacemaking involves braiding threads with the aid of lace-bobbins and a number of flax threads. The threads are braided and patterns are created on a…

Peppermint rock is a (most often) white mint-flavoured confectionery stick with a red spiral along the whole stick.

A funfair is a form of amusement park that is often moved around to various locations in Sweden.

In Sweden Vasilica is primarily celebrated by Roma who have come to Sweden from the Balkans. The purpose of this tradition includes wishing people go…

Student farce is a form of theatre with comical and satirical elements that has been performed at both Swedish and Finnish universities.

The tradition of weaving rag-rugs grew during the first half of the 19th century and is connected to the tradition of placing rugs on the floor. Init…

The right of public access is an old customary law dating back to the Middle Ages that governs the right to pick berries and mushrooms etc. and appli…

LARPing or live action role-playing is a form of improvised theatre without an audience where everyone participates.

The Zorn badge is an appreciated badge issued to merited musicians.

The tradition of hanging up a love lock can be considered a symbolic ritual of love that takes place in a number of different countries across the wo…

Building clinker boats is an ancient technique in the Nordic shipbuilding tradition. The old technology is still in use along parts of the Swedish co…

Laxsätt is type of a coastal salmon fishing with fixed gear that is conducted in the archipelago outside the mouth of the Mörrum River.