Swedish Culture Canon

The Nobel Prizes are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The original Nobel Prizes covered five fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace, specified in Nobel's will. A sixth prize, the Prize in Economic Sciences, was established in 1968 by Sveriges Riksbank in memory of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards available in their respective fields.

heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid

international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe

1957 film by Ingmar Bergman

major work by Carolus Linnaeus

official residence of the Swedish monarch

central bank of Sweden

waterway in southern Sweden

castle in Strängnäs Municipality, Sweden

building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm with the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren inside, wherein is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet

Swedish fighter aircraft

1963 film by Ingmar Bergman

1921 film by Victor Sjöström

liberty granted to the public to access land or bodies of water for various purposes depending on jurisdiction

'''''' (Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the central part of the province. It is the oldest cross-country ski race in the world, as well as the one with the highest number of participants.

Parliament House of Sweden

1945 novel by Astrid Lindgren

Folkhemmet (, ) is a political concept that played an important role in the history of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Swedish welfare state. It is also sometimes used to refer to the long period between 1932 and 1976 when the Social Democrats were in power (except for a brief period in 1936 when Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp from the Farmers' League was prime minister) and the concept was put into practice, but also works as a poetic name for the Swedish welfare state. Sometimes referred to as "the Swedish Middle Way", folkhemmet was viewed as midway between capitalism and socialism. Th

Christian hymn

type of heating device for warmth in a room

novel by Selma Lagerlöf

medieval abbey

Kallocain is a 1940 dystopian novel by Swedish novelist Karin Boye that envisions a future of drab terror. Seen through the eyes of the idealistic scientist Leo Kall, Kallocain is a depiction of a totalitarian world state. An important aspect of the novel is the relationships and connections between the various characters, such as the marriage of the main character and his wife, Linda Kall, and the feelings of jealousy and suspicion that may arise in a society with heavy surveillance and legal uncertainty.

The opera house is one of the few 18th century theatres in Europe that is still used as a theatre with its original stage machinery.

Swedish-language Bible translation published in 1541

book by Olaus Magnus

1902 play by August Strindberg

expedition by Carl Linnaeus in 1732

Gustavianum is the oldest standing building at Uppsala University. It was built between 1622 and 1625, and was used as the main building of the university between 1778 and 1887. Since 1997, it has been used as the university's museum.

dam in Jokkmokk Municipality, Sweden

dictionary of the Swedish language

1971 novel by Sjöwall and Wahlöö

Swedish 1938 labour market agreement

collection of portraits of famous Swedes

addition to the border treaty of 1751 between Sweden (including Finland) and Norway (Denmark-Norway).

1968 Swedish film directed by Stefan Jarl

Sweden's first constitution adopted on 29 July 1634

One of four parts of Sweden's constitution

constitution used by Sweden between 1809–1974

Swedish law regarding religion

museum about the painter Carl Larsson in his former home in Sundborn, Sweden

church building in Enköping Municipality, Sweden

Legal code (c. 1341) of Magnus IV of Sweden

code of law ratified by the Swedish riksdag

15th-century astronomical clock in Lund Cathedral

principle of Swedish law guaranteeing access to public documents, the right to attend court proceedings, etc

opera by Karl-Birger Blomdahl

symphonic rhapsody composed by Hugo Alfvén

agricultural land reform in Swedish Empire

song written and composed by Evert Taube

Collection of short stories by August Strindberg

album by Jan Johansson