Sweden is a small kingdom that has very
many castles. For several centuries, the Swedish nobility was
strong and during Sweden’s time as an empire, many castles were
built throughout Sweden, especially in the southern parts of the
kingdom. Crown Princess Victoria has visited Strömsholm Castle and
the Strömsholm Riding School. The Crown Princess also met with
students and staff at the…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters,
History and Antiquities was founded by Queen Lovisa Ulrika in 1753.
The Academy’s main purpose is to promote and fund research in the
humanities and social sciences as well as cultural environmental
care. On March 21st 2022, Crown…
Organized students activities have been
important in the Nordic nations and are still culturally important
for most universities. In Sweden, the Swedish National Union of
Students works as an umbrella organisation of students’ unions at
higher education facilities in…
Prince Daniel of Sweden is known for his
strong support of business and entrepreneurship. This week, the
Swedish prince has been on a four-day trip to western USA to
strengthen entrepreneurship and cooperation in this area between
the USA and Sweden. Prince Daniel is visiting Silicon Valley and
the Seattle area with a delegation of young entrepreneurs and
business leaders associated with the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has given an
audience to the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Matti Vanhanen,
who was in Sweden on an official visit. The Speaker of Finland has
been invited to Sweden by the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament,
Andreas Norlén. During the visit…
Bocuse d’Or Europe is a qualifying
competition for the World Cup of Chefs, he world’s most prestigious
cooking competition. On March 14th 2022, Prince Carl Philip of
Sweden participated in the tasting of the competition menu ahead of
the Bocuse d’Or…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
marked her Name Day at the Royal Palace. The Crown Princess was
able to celebrate her name day, on 12 March, with the public for
the first time since the global health crisis began two years ago.
Victoria was joined by her husband, Prince Daniel and their two
children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, in the Royal Palace’s
Inner Courtyard where…
Sweden's Royal Family visits military and refugee experts as they put all their focus on supporting Ukraine
11th March 2022
The Swedish royal family has already
showed its support for people in Ukraine following the Russian
invasion with both direct messages and an increased focus on how
Sweden must react and change as a neutral state in Europe. As the
conflict continues, the King and Queen of…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has been
fined for speeding after being caught by cameras at the end of
2021. The prince, who has driven professionally in rallies for
several years, did not contest the fine. A speed camera in
Stockholm captured the prince driving above…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
paid a visit to the Stockholm School of Economics, one of Europe’s
leading business teaching institutions with a focus on community.
Their Royal Highnesses were welcomed by Rector Lars Strannegård on
Wednesday, 9th March 2022. They received an initial briefing on the
development of the School in recent years and an overview of the
key points of…
