The Mundus Take: Sweden’s economy holding up in the short term. Will the long term suit it?

History was not ending, it was just buffering. As streaming recommences we shall see if Sweden’s future is to be as good as its past. One of the pleasures of Mundus’ ...

by Sean Williams

• 1 June, 20202 June, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

The Mundus Take: Have both sides got it wrong on Sweden’s strategy?

Will Stockholm reach herd immunity? As Mundus News detailed last Friday, wide-scale testing for corona amongst 60,000 Spaniards found that only 5% had antibodies, and the percentage of those infected ...

by Sean Williams

• 18 May, 202020 May, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief: April 2020 in Review

In April, Sweden found itself fighting for its international reputation. The world was suddenly reevaluating Brand Sweden, no longer as a place of safe, stable consumables like Volvo cars and ...

by Sean Williams

• 6 May, 20201 June, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

The Mundus Take: Corona Crisis an Economic Snapshot

In our March Brief, Mundus highlighted the words of Swedish epidemiologist, Johan Gisecke – “The reason Sweden’s strategy distinguishes itself internationally is because everyone else is wrong.” That was definitely ...

by Sean Williams

• 17 April, 202020 May, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief: March 2020 in review

The Mundus Brief is your chance to read a summary of what happened in Sweden last month and our chance to let you know what we’ve been looking into in ...

by Sean Williams

• 8 April, 202020 May, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

The Mundus Take: 26 March 2020

In just a few weeks the crisis has had a profound effect on the way Sweden organises itself and does business. High schools and higher education have been moved off ...

by Sean Williams

• 26 March, 202020 May, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief: February in Review Plus Coronavirus update

Reading our brief last month, it is clear that it was going to take something big to push crime and the politics around it off the front pages. It turned ...

by Sean Williams

• 9 March, 202020 May, 2020 • The Mundus Blog

Swedes indulge in semla buns with record-breaking cake on display in Stockholm

Tuesday 25 February is Fettisdagen (or Semmeldagen), when Swedes tuck into one of the nation’s most iconic sweet treats. Traditionally, the Semla was eaten on Fettisdagen (which literally translates as Fat Tuesday) as ...

by Jessica Nilsson Williams

• 24 February, 202020 May, 2020 • The Mundus Blog