Norrtälje is a city in Stockholm County
in the Kingdom of Sweden. The City was founded in 1622 by Gustav II
Adolf and in 2010, the city had 17,275 inhabitants. Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden visited the city of Norrtälje on March 29th 2022
to draw attention to the fact that it is 400 years since the city
received its city privileges from King Gustav II Adolf. The Crown
Princess was…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden have attended a support concert for Ukraine at the Concert
Hall in Stockholm. At the concert, on March 27th 2022, the
Ukrainian string ensemble “The Kyiv Soloists” performed. The
ensemble was on a European tour when…
Queen Silvia has awarded scholarships for
a cause close to her heart – dementia. Queen Silvia of Sweden
handed out scholarships from King Gustaf V’s and Queen Victoria’s
Masonic Foundation for research for the elderly on 24 March. During
the ceremony…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
participated in the Swedish Parliament’s celebration of Nordic Day.
The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) held a seminar on 23 March,
and the Speaker of the Riksdag invited several people to mark the
70th anniversary of the Nordic Council. Those invited included the
Nordic Council’s Swedish delegation, members of parliament and
officials.
The first plans have been announced for
the celebrations of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee
set to take place in 2023. The Royal Court has invited people to
create an emblem for the jubilee to enter into a competition to be
used for the entire…
Crown Princess Victoria teams up with Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle on World Water Day
23rd March 2022
World Water Day is a United Nations day
celebrated on March 22 each year to raise awareness of the lack of
clean drinking water in many parts of the world. Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden highlighted the day this year with two events.
Ahead of World Water Day, the…
The war in Ukraine has forced millions of
people to flee their homes. While most have travelled to
neighbouring countries such as Poland, Romania and Moldova,
refugees are now beginning to arrive in European nations further
away from the war, including Sweden. On March 22nd 2022, Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visited Nynäshamn to talk to
authorities and volunteers working to receive…
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…
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 Sweden. On March 19th 2022, Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden spoke at their 100th anniversary.
Representatives from…
