A government initiative to create a Swedish “cultural canon” concerned many in the country’s cultural world. The final list has sparked debate over the choices.
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A government initiative to create a Swedish “cultural canon” concerned many in the country’s cultural world. The final list has sparked debate over the choices.
By Alex Marshall
What are the 100 things that unequivocally define Swedish culture?
Flat-packed furniture from IKEA? Of course. “Pippi Longstocking”? Indeed. The touchstone films of Ingmar Bergman? Absolutely.
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