christmas The Gävle goat: huge straw holiday goat often gets burned down Rob Beschizza

music Swedish country music cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" Andrea James

privacy Swedish transport agency breach exposes millions, from spies to confidential informants Cory Doctorow

Sex Swedish town official proposes shag breaks for workers Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Ulna-Stina Wikander: a Swedish artist who cross-stitches household objects and makes bracelets out of toy cars Cory Doctorow

politics Wikileaks: Assange's internet access was cut off by Ecuador Cory Doctorow

china Ikea Shanghai to elderly, lonely Chinese people: buy something or get out Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Bob Dylan is the first songwriter to win the Nobel Prize for literature Cory Doctorow

Business Swedish law will let you write off the money you spend fixing things rather than trashing them Cory Doctorow

makers Swedish traditional costume made from Ikea bags Cory Doctorow

music Video premiere: music documentary about incredible late-1960s Swedish psych band David Pescovitz

law Julian Assange had promised to turn himself if the UN ruled his detention lawful Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Never Goodnight: a Swedish punk Peanuts Cory Doctorow

sweden Meet the Sweden Democrats, a creepy far-right nationalist group Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Listen: Movits! Swedish dancehall/swing/hiphop jazz Cory Doctorow

offworld Scary Swedish bedtime stories for awful children Laura Hudson