Fact sheets
The Nobel Prize
Language: English
Topics: Famous Swedes, Innovation
Activities: Answering the public
Author: Sweden.se
Publisher: Swedish Institute
Size: 4 pages
Edition: 2021
The Nobel Prize
Every year in early October, the world turns its gaze towards Sweden and Norway as the Nobel Laureates are announced in Stockholm and Oslo. The Nobel Prize, which has been awarded for discoveries such as radioactivity and penicillin, is arguably the world’s most prestigious award.