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Congrats Pippi!

For 75 years Astrid Lindgren’s fictional character Pippi Longstocking has entertained, astonished, questioned and provoked audiences all over the world.
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Images that change the world

This toolkit examines norms and stereotypes in images. These can be about age, ethnicity, disability, sex and sexual orientation.

Pioneering women in film

This toolkit pays tribute to women that have contributed to making the film industry a more gender-equal place.

Eat Smart Challenge

Eat Smart Challenge is an online activity with challenges made to help people understand why their choice of food matters.

Calendar

Apr 2

International Children's Book Day

Apr 2

International fact-checking day

Apr 9

Maundy Thursday

Apr 11

Holy Saturday

Apr 30

Walpurgis Eve

May 3

World Press Freedom Day
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Inspirational stories

7 Day Challenge in Indonesia

Following the successful collaboration between Kenya (the Green Teams Initiative Nairobi) and Sweden (Swedish Institute and Swedish Incubator) to run a 7 days’ challenge of sustainable living, Alumni Swedia with…

Accepting the challenge – 2030 Agenda in Lithuania

Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius worked with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and linked the information campaign to the celebration of 100 years of Lithuanian independence in 2018. Essay competition…

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Sami lives – Stories from today

The indigenous Sami people have a long and complicated history in Sweden. Photographer Joel Marklund gives us three personal stories…

Stories from Sweden – Fighting anxiety through a podcast – Trailer

What began as pure anxiety became a podcast! Five years ago,  Ida Höckerstrand and Sofie Hallberg started the now very…

Swedish waste disposal – a love story

Sustainable waste management is a huge challenge all over the world. But how come Sweden has no ‘waste mountains’? This…

How to apply for Swedish Institute scholarships

Swedish Institute scholarships for master’s studies Swedish Institute (SI) provides fully-funded scholarships for ambitious professionals from about 50 countries to…

Stories from Sweden – The world’s smartest shower? – Trailer

He worked on NASA’s Mars mission project – which inspired him to take care of Earth. So Mehrdad Mahdjoubi designed…