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An hour north of Stockholm, Uppsala fits Scandinavia's oldest university — where the Celsius scale was born — into one walkable Saturday. 13 photos.

Jet-lagged and wandering, I found a window seat at Expresso House — Sweden's answer to Starbucks — and somehow spent my whole first day there.

Two genuinely good video tours of Stockholm — local history, meatballs, and honest tips on where to eat and drink coffee while visiting.

Sweden's food scene is fresher than its reputation suggests. The specialties worth seeking out — and what Swedes really eat day to day.

When winter darkness hits, Sweden sets the Julbord: a Christmas table piled with meats, cheeses, and dishes eaten straight through to Boxing Day.

Swedes drink coffee morning, fika, and night. A tour of the rituals — plus kokkaffe boiled over a campfire and two drinks Sweden invented.

Swedes still eat by tradition — yellow pea soup and pancakes on Thursdays, staples shaped by long dark winters. A tour of the weekly menu.

Swedes average ten books a year — and it might explain a lot. Fourteen research-backed ways reading lowers stress and sharpens your mind.

A rich country where the cities feel small and a weeknight dinner runs $35. Quick, no-fluff facts about Sweden from my first months here.

I landed on a Sunday evening and went walking through a dark, closed-up Stockholm. My first impression of Sweden: simple sophistication.

How does Sweden actually run? A short primer on the Swedish political system, plus five genuinely odd things about it — from an American's view.