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See the best of the Swedish capital with Monocle’s guide to Stockholm
Planning a Nordic sojourn? Our guide to Stockholm invites you into the city’s most celebrated restaurants, retail outposts and unbeatable natural landscapes.
The commute: Travel into the city with Ingka Group’s creative director Marcus Engman
The creative director of Ikea’s retailer welcomes us on his daily journey from the Swedish countryside to his office in the city.
Before ‘Japandi’ and New Nordic cuisine, two Swedish restaurants quietly pioneered Scandinavian cooking in Japan
In an age when Scandinavia is synonymous with sophisticated dining and wooden, minimalist design, it might come as a surprise that Japan’s two enduring Swedish restaurants are as homely as they are traditional.
Summerhouse rules: Scandinavian nuances and where the smart money is spent
The annual shift of Scandinavians to their summerhouses has begun. How the nationalities choose to holiday is subtly revealing.
In the balance
A rugged archipelago in the Baltic has been demilitarised since 1856 but as war rumbles on in Europe, can it retain its peaceful status?
Culture
Why Parisians want a taste of Sweden, a radio station building a global neighbourhood and a spin around Rome’s brand-new vinyl shop.
Bubbling under
Speculation about the blasts that wrecked the Nord Stream gas pipelines has been rife. Is the truth about to surface?
Mellow yellow
Amid economic chaos and geopolitical shifts, Jesper Brodin is transforming Ingka Group, the firm behind Ikea, with serenity.
Civic beauty
Sweden’s Eslöv Civic Hall is a monument to ambition. As the mid-century building is restored, we find out how it is making elite architecture a part of everyday life.
The hard or soft option
When war tests diplomacy's limits, which nations wielded cultural influence most effectively? Our annual survey reveals surprising winners in the soft-power stakes.
