A Swedish Crayfish Party Is a Spectacle of Shellfish and Savagery
Sooner or later, every crayfish party turns into a macabre spectacle of boozed-up beasts in silly hats, brutalizing an inferior species.
We Asked Diehard Swedish Metalheads What They Consider to be 'Metal'
WE went to the Swedish Gefle Metal Festival, spoke to some die-hards, and collected the Big Data on religion, non-metal music, and fruit.
Why Swedes Are Trying to Preserve a Pastry That Could Break Your Teeth
Skånsk Spettkaka is a Swedish egg-based pastry that looks like housing material and has been described to taste like a cross between styrofoam and straight sugar.
This Seafood-Stuffed 'Sandwich Cake' Perfectly Encapsulates Sweden
Sweden's smörgåstårta—a "sandwich cake" stuffed with cream cheese, butter, mayonnaise, sour cream, and crab— might render you comatose, helpless, and mortally constipated.
Trækasser og sex-kontrakter: En kort historisk gennemgang af svenske kidnapninger
Fra forgiftede jordbær til et overraskende stort antal trækasser. VICE Sverige kigger nærmere på de sære hændelser, der har gjort Sverige til et uofficielt mekka for bizarre kidnapninger.
Secret Bunkers and Sex Contracts: A Horrifying History of Swedish Kidnappings
Kidnappings might not be that common in Sweden, but when they do happen, they're pretty fucked up.
Rockere og røde pølser på booze cruise mellem Danmark og Sverige
En beretning fra 'tura' på Scandlinesfærgen mellem Helsingør og Helsingborg.
Biker Gangs and Red Hot Dogs on the Strangest Swedish Booze Cruise
Tura is when you get on one of the ferries between two Swedish and Danish port cities and stay aboard for hours to eat fiery red hot dogs and guzzle booze with all walks of life.
How to Cook Aboard a Swedish Navy Warship
If you think cooking on a warship is no different than cooking on land, just wait until the knives start flying on the rocky seas. One Swedish navy cook shares his experiences on prepping meals aboard the HMS Sundsvall.
Salty Licorice Is Beloved by Swedes and Reviled by Everyone Else
One of the most popular candies in Sweden is salmiak, licorice flavored with ammonium chloride. It's salty and it might make you shit yourself, but it's still delicious.
I Fell Under the Drunken Spell of Midsummer's Pagan Magic
The old pagan sun-worshiping festival known as Midsummer is often plagued by bad weather in Sweden, but we make up for it by eating a smorgasbord and drinking enough aquavit to forget the songs we sing dancing around a pole.
I Attended Stockholm's ABBA Dinner Party
After the first serving of bread, Greek salad, and an unidentified sausage when an old lady materialized on a balcony over the bar. Two minutes later, we were all thanking ABBA for the music and delighted waiters who strutted around clapping their...