Traditional bread baking is becoming increasingly popular in London. There is a growing number of bakeries and cafés that serve homemade sourdough bread and several of them are Swedish. Some say it is very easy to make sourdough bread, but if you want the perfect bread it is always good to seek guidance from true experts.

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Learning more about Carl Linnaeus is always a fascinating experience especially when it happens at the Linnean Society in London. There are few people throughout history that have had such an impact on natural sciences as Linnaeus.

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Lucia is very much a favourite tradition in Sweden. The candlelit Lucia procession on 13 December is perhaps one of the more exotic-looking Swedish customs, with girls and boys clad in white full-length gowns singing songs together.

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Last Sunday I had the pleasure of hosting a private view of “Rembrandt – The Late works” – together with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Sweden – and with the kind permission of the trustees and Director of The National Gallery.

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In 1895 Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be divided into five parts to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace to “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.”

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In 2013, the Swedish firm White Arkitekter won an international competition for the relocation of Kiruna – an Arctic town in the very north of Sweden. Kiruna 4-ever is a unique project and involves every citizen of Kiruna who is affected by the move. This is a project where a systems approach has been taken to its extreme.

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Today I gave evidence in the Select Committee on the Arctic in the House of Lords together with the Finnish Ambassador Pekka Huhtaniemi and Mr Alan Kessel, Deputy High Commissioner for Canada.

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Last week the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström received her British counterpart Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.

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There is something special about Christmas fairs and there is something very special about the Swedish Christmas fair in London. It is one of the best!

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Lars-Eric Aaro, President and CEO at LKAB was the keynote speaker at yesterday’s Industrial Forum. LKAB is a Swedish state owned high-tech international minerals group and world leading producer of processed iron ore products for steelmaking. The company produces 90% of all iron ore in the European Union and is a major factor in Swedish exports. We got a really…

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