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Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Fika breaks, forest silence, and lagom — 'just enough.'
Daily life
Work stops around 3 PM for fika — coffee and a cinnamon bun with colleagues. Summers mean midnight sun and cabins by the lake; winters mean candles, wool, and mys (cozy time).
Food
- Köttbullar (meatballs)
- Gravlax
- Kanelbullar (cinnamon buns)
- Smörgåsbord
- Surströmming (fermented herring)
Family values
Egalitarian parenting is the norm — dads take long parental leave (latte pappas push strollers everywhere). Kids are trusted with independence early.
Holidays & traditions
Midsummer (Midsommar)Lucia (Dec 13)Christmas (Jul)Easter (Påsk)Walpurgis Night
Religion & spiritual life
Historically Lutheran, now one of the most secular countries in the world. Church of Sweden remains culturally present at weddings and funerals.