What do we know about the Swedes? They
have a monarchy. They are fairly successful in the music business. They also do
quite well whenever someone sets out to measure the efficiency of European
educational systems or rates of immigrant integration. But apart from that,
many people’s knowledge of Scandinavia ’s
central country is shockingly limited (And still, could we imagine a world
without it, given the fact that an estimated fifty percent of our furniture is
of Swedish origin?). It’s high time to bring some light into
the darkness! When I traveled to Stockholm in the fall of 2011, I was surprised to find
myself in a city that could easily rival London
or Paris
