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25 June 2025Summer content for social media
Looking for ideas on what to post on social media? Here are some summer themed videos and posts from the Sweden channels. You can translate video subtitles and captions to your local language.
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Sharing Sweden takes a summer break
From 30 June to 8 August, Sharing Sweden will have a summer break. Please note that no applications will be processed and no payments made until after the break. The Sharing Sweden inbox will not be monitored during this time.
27 May 2025Inspiration from the Sweden channels
Are you looking for inspiration on how to use the new strategy for strengthening Sweden's image abroad to create content for social media? Here are some recent examples from the Sweden channels where we have used the brand promise and different strategic qualities as starting points.
Sweden Brand strategy
Sweden has a new nation brand strategy since May 2025. It has been developed through collaboration with representatives from many different sectors in Sweden.
The new strategy for strengthening the image of Sweden abroad
28 April 2025Webinars: Introduction to the Sweden brand strategy
Welcome to a webinar about the new strategy for strengthening the image of Sweden abroad. At the webinar, you will get a first presentation of the strategy and the accompanying workbook.
The webinar will be held in English and headed by communication strategist Andrea Rabus and brand strategist Christian Biller from the Swedish Institute.
Join us for any of the following dates:
22 May at 09:00 CEST.
23 May at 15:00 CEST.
28 May at 09:00 and 15:00 CEST
The strategy is now available in both Swedish and English. The presentations in May will be followed up by digital workshops in September.
Sweden brand strategy
Register to the webinar
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8 April 2025New support to promote Sweden as a destination from Visit Sweden
Tourism is one of the largest export industries in Sweden. It does not only boost local businesses, but also helps shape a positive image of Sweden internationally. You can now find new material on Visit Sweden’s website that you can use to promote Sweden as a destination.
Communication materials and inspiration
Visit Sweden offers communication materials that market Sweden as a destination in various ways. On their website, you can download videos, campaign materials, and print materials in English.
You can also find articles that you can use as inspiration to create your own content. The articles cover, among other things, Swedish food and beverage, culture, and nature.
Sharing destination Sweden toolkit on corporate.visitsweden.com
About Visit Sweden
Visit Sweden is the national marketing organisation for Sweden as a destination. They are a company owned by the Swedish government. Visit Sweden's mission is to promote Sweden as a destination to the world and strengthen the conditions for a growing, competitive tourism industry.
About Visit Sweden on corporate.visitsweden.com
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/waffle///2092#detail\">Tina Stafrén/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/the+roma+flag///8758#detail\">Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/cargo+bike/g%25C3%25B6teborg/gothenburg/8459#detail\"> Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"caption": "Photo: Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/world-book-day/",
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/freedom+of+information///8411#detail\">Plattform/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"height": 1653,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/sweden+and+the+eu///8129#detail\">Lieselotte van der Meijs/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"height": 1654,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/equal+rights///3057#detail\">Carolina Romare/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/idahot/",
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"recurring_date": "2026-05-17"
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/meadow+in+full+bloom///595#detail\">Erik Leonsson/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"date": "2026-05-24",
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/social+kids///9752#detail\">Folio/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/stockholm+pride//stockholm/5454#detail\">Magnus Liam Karlsson/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"height": 667,
"caption": "HM The Queen. Photo: Linda Broström/Kungl. Hovstaterna",
"title": "2022-03-29, Kungliga slottet; H.M. Drottningen"
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"caption": "A family dressing a outdoor Christmas tree and having a Swedish Christmas fika with sweet saffron bun. Photo: OTW/imagebank.sweden.se",
"title": "Christmas traditions"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/guldbagge-awards/",
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"caption": "Photo: Hans Berggren/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se",
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"caption": "Photo: Thomas Karlsson. <a href=\"https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/forum_for_levande_historia/images/tag/foerintelsens-minnesdag\">The Living History Forum media archive</a>",
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"caption": "Europe's lead singer Joey Tempest. Photo: Roger Turesson",
"title": "Joey-Tempest_Photo-Roger-Turesson-1.jpg"
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"caption": "The colours of the Sami flag from 1986 (blue, red, yellow and green) are those most commonly found on traditional Sami garbs. The circle derives from the sun, in red, a symbol appearing on many shaman drums. The blue half of the circle represents the moon. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/sami+flag///8406#detail\">Mikael Svensson/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/bike+in+winter/northern+sweden/%25C3%25B6stersund%252C+j%25C3%25A4mtland/10959#detail\">Håkan Wike/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"recurring_date": "2027-02-12"
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"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/winter+break/northern+sweden/dalarna/10984#detail\">Hilla Aspman/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/valentines-day/",
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"date": "2026-02-14",
"month": "Feb",
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"recurring_date": "2027-02-14"
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"description": "Fat Tuesday",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2023/12/magnus_carlsson-freshly_baked_semla-6443.jpg",
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"height": 1653,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/freshly+baked+semla///6443#detail\">Magnus Carlsson/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
"title": "magnus_carlsson-freshly_baked_semla-6443"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/fat-tuesday/",
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"date": "2026-02-17",
"month": "Feb",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2027-02-09"
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"src": "/app/uploads/2023/11/lieselotte_van_der_meijs-ramadan_in_sweden-8449.jpg",
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"width": 2480,
"height": 1653,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/ramadan+in+sweden///8449#detail\">Lieselotte van der Meijs/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
"title": "lieselotte_van_der_meijs-ramadan_in_sweden-8449"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/ramadan/",
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"date": "2026-02-17",
"month": "Feb",
"year": 2026
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"src": "/app/uploads/2024/02/ann-sofi_rosenkvist-primary_school_classroom-4840.jpg",
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"width": 1500,
"height": 1000,
"caption": "During the 2022–2023 school year, 178,000 schoolchildren in Sweden took part in mother tongue tuition, according to statistics from the Swedish National Agency for Education. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/primary+school+classroom/stockholm//4840#detail\">Ann-Sofi Rosenkvist/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/international-mother-language-day/",
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"date": "2026-02-21",
"month": "Feb",
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"recurring_date": "2026-02-21"
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"recurring_date": "2027-02-21"
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"height": 974,
"caption": "Torne river marks the border between Sweden and Finland. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/torne+river/northern+sweden/torne+river/5679#detail\">Asaf Kliger/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/sweden-finns-day/",
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"date": "2026-02-24",
"month": "Feb",
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"recurring_date": "2027-02-24"
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"description": "World Wildlife Day",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2025/02/fox.jpg",
"alt": "A fox in the wild behind bushes.",
"width": 2480,
"height": 1395,
"caption": "Photo: Johan Gustafsson/imagebank.sweden.se",
"title": "Fox"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/world-wildlife-day/",
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"date": "2026-03-03",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2026-03-03"
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-03"
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"src": "/app/uploads/2025/03/robotics.jpg",
"alt": "A woman working on a robot.",
"width": 2480,
"height": 1653,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/robotics//v%25C3%25A4ster%25C3%25A5s/8417#detail\">Plattform/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
"title": "Robotics"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/international-womens-day/",
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"date": "2026-03-08",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2026-03-08"
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-08"
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"src": "/app/uploads/2025/02/young-in-sweden.jpg",
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"width": 2480,
"height": 1653,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/young+in+sweden/g%25C3%25B6teborg/gothenburg/10474#detail\">Plattform/Johnér/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
"title": "Young in Sweden"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/international-day-of-happiness/",
"dates": [
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"date": "2026-03-20",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-20"
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"description": "World Down Syndrome Day",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2023/12/scandinav-music_in_sweden-8557.jpg",
"alt": "A young girl with Downs syndrome listening to music.",
"width": 2480,
"height": 1653,
"caption": "A young girl listening to music. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/music+in+sweden///8557#detail\">Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
"title": "scandinav-music_in_sweden-8557"
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"date": "2026-03-21",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-21"
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"description": "World Glacier Day",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2025/01/sarek-national-park.jpg",
"alt": "A person on the top of a snow-covered mountain.",
"width": 2480,
"height": 1651,
"caption": "Sarek, in northern Sweden, is known for its mountain ranges, glaciers and wild rapids. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/sarek+national+park/northern+sweden/sarek+national+park/5968#detail\">Fredrik Schlyter/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/world-glacier-day/",
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"date": "2026-03-21",
"month": "Mar",
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-21"
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"id": 33660,
"description": "World Water Day",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2025/01/playground.jpg",
"alt": "A girl is drinking from a water fountain at a playground.",
"width": 2480,
"height": 1673,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/playground/stockholm/stockholm/6670#detail\">Ulf Lundin/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
"title": "Playground"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/world-water-day/",
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"date": "2026-03-22",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-22"
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"earliestDate": "2026-03-22"
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"description": "Music moment 1990: The movie ‘Pretty Woman’ with theme song by Roxette premiered in the US",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2023/09/Swedish-music-moments-Roxette-thumbnail-e1694599873774.jpg",
"alt": "Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson of Swedish band Roxette.",
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"height": 900,
"caption": "Roxette. Photo: Mattias Edwall",
"title": "Swedish-music-moments-Roxette-thumbnail.jpg"
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"month": "Mar",
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"recurring_date": "2026-03-23"
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"src": "/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map_calendar.png",
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"caption": "",
"title": "Nordic-Day-Map_calendar"
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/nordic-day/",
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"date": "2026-03-23",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2026-03-23"
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-23"
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"description": "Waffle day",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2023/11/tina_stafren-waffle-2092.jpg",
"alt": "A waffle with jam and whipped cream",
"width": 2480,
"height": 1653,
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/waffle///2092#detail\">Tina Stafrén/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/waffle-day/",
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"date": "2026-03-25",
"month": "Mar",
"year": 2026
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"recurring_date": "2025-03-25"
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"recurring_date": "2026-03-25"
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"recurring_date": "2027-03-25"
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"description": "Zero Waste Day",
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"src": "/app/uploads/2024/02/city_of_stockholm-vacuum_recycling-6408.jpg",
"alt": "Children recycling",
"width": 800,
"height": 448,
"caption": "A Stockholm neighbourhood with easy recycling through automated vacuum collection stations. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/vacuum+recycling/stockholm/stockholm/6408#detail\">City of Stockholm/imagebank.sweden.se</a>",
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"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/event/zero-waste-day/",
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