Swedish dads are taking paternity leave — and turning up the heat. Meet the Nordic nation’s so-called ‘latte dads’ — stroller-pushing, baby-wearing hunks who spend their days on generous paid time off benefits sipping coffee in cafes, chatting about diaper rash, and somehow looking like H&M models while doing it. “One of the things that … Read more
This went from sweet to sour. A Swedish candy craze that took over TikTok and local confectionaries has resulted in a shortage of the Swede sweets around the globe. As a result, New Yorkers flocked to candy stores late at night, opting for a sweet treat instead of going out to bars on the weekends, … Read more
It’s as Swedish as banana pie. Thought putting pineapples on pizza was controversial? Pizza-philes are going nuts over Swedish people’s predilection for topping their slices with — wait for it — bananas. While this pie-in-the-sky trend has been around for years, pie-hards are only learning about it now, which has sparked heated debates over whether … Read more
A mom woke up speaking like a member of ABBA. Georgina Gailey, 60, noticed her Swedish twang while chatting to her sister on FaceTime. Hospital medics suspected a stroke, but two weeks later she was diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome, The Sun reported. The mom-of-two from the UK, said: “I had a heart attack a few months … Read more
They’re trying to break the ice in chilly Scandinavia. A city in northern Sweden where the sun barely shines all winter long has come up with a simple way of connecting lonely residents — by asking everyone to say “hello” to each other, the Guardian reported. The idea comes as the planet grapples with post-pandemic … Read more
LIVERPOOL, England — Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo,” at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine. The diva from Stockholm beat acts from 25 other countries to take the continent’s pop crown at the competition … Read more
Furuvik Zoo in Sweden is facing backlash for fatally shooting four of seven chimpanzees that escaped their enclosure Wednesday. Marksmen and several police officers were called to help contain the situation, with the zoo defending why it didn’t use sedatives. “Sleeping is not an option when a chimpanzee goes outside his enclosure, risking human safety. To … Read more
Last month, word spread that a drug was finally shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease, and overnight a 73-year-old Swedish professor made $350 million. The lucky man, Lars Lannfelt, was not particularly famous. He had done pioneering work on the disease, but it was in the 90s and belonged to a sub-field that, after a litany … Read more