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Swedish listeners are changing their tune – and ‘Aftonbladet’ has launched a radio station to stay on their wavelength
Sweden’s Aftonbladet has decided that, in an ever-diversifying media climate, a direct channel to its audience’s ears is the way forward. Here’s how its newly launched radio station is positioning itself for success.
As the country rethinks its defence strategy, the Swedish Army Band marches to a new tune
Meet the band providing the soundtrack to Sweden’s efforts to modernise its defences and reinvent the role of its military.
Sweden’s first psychological defence strategy readies citizens for the worst
The first-ever national strategy of its kind makes a bid to strengthen resilience against foreign interference and disinformation.
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?
