Our Swedish Heritage

Swedish Heritage Links

• Svenska Sidor Online, the Swedish Page, bilingual English/Swedish
• Sweden, from the soc.culture.nordic newsgroup
• Sweden Information
• Welcome to the Kingdom of Sweden, facts, figures, and a pop quiz

Culture

• Food and Drink
• Lutefisk/Lutfisk, for those who don't know, a definition from the epicurious dictionary
• Nobelstiftelsen, the Nobel home page, the man, the prize, the laureates
• Swedish Folkmusik, the traditional music of Sweden
• Swedish (Decarlian) Bagpipes, yes, even the Swedes wheeze and squeeze
• The Nyckelharpa, a uniquely Swedish folk instrument, a bowed hurdy gurdy
• A Brief History of the Nyckelharpa, with photos of instruments
• Föreningen Nyckelharpan, the Swedish nyckelharpa society
• Swedish Sami Culture

Genealogy

• Swedish Genealogy Group of Minnesota, an affiliate of the Minnesota Genealogical Society

Swedish Genealogy - Family Pages

• Norstrom, 
• Zetterberg's Family Genealogy Site, ZETTERBERG, SUMDEL

History

• A bit of Swedish (and scandinavic) history,
• Swedish Emigration to America, a history with photographs, by Ulf Beijbom

Language

• Cursing in Swedish, how to be abusive in the Swedish language

Literature

Mythology and Religion

• Swedish Folklore, holiday traditions

The Place

• The Provinces of Sweden, geography, history, and tourism

Society

• Important Swedish Laws,
• The Swedish Parliamentary System, a constitutional monarchy
• The Swedish Royal Family Home Page
• The Swedish Society, history, government, and education

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Last Updated on 20 March, 2002