One hundred years after August Strindberg passed away, his lifetime achievements continue to glow as brightly as ever. Strindberg is probably the most well-known Swedish author of all times (despite Stieg Larsson’s more recent success with the Millennium trilogy). The fact that it’s been 100 years since Strindberg passed away will not go unnoticed in Stockholm, which [...]
I can’t wait to see the Hollywood version of “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.” Earlier this year, I watched the Swedish version, with rapt attentiveness, despite having to follow the dialogue through subtitles (in all, there were three Swedish movies based on the Stieg Larsson trilogy, known as “The Millennium Series,” and I have [...]
With a little more than one month to go before the second version of the first film in the Millennium trilogy premieres in cinemas all over the world, the interest in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo seems to be on the rise. One Swedish retail company would like to see the whole world dress [...]
When Steig Larsson’s so-called Millennium Trilogy was sweeping the literary world and winning the widespread praise of readers around the world, it also had a secondary effect: the Swedish capital of Stockholm was suddenly thrust into the limelight in ways the tourist industry here could have only dreamed of. After all, Stockholm and its surrounding [...]
Dragon Tattoos, Vikings, and Hot-Air Balloons await Crystal Serenity guests in Stockholm Cruise guests on luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises are invited to explore pop culture through Stieg Larsson’s Stockholm, get an exclusive tour of the Vasa museum to see a restored Viking warship or float high above the city in a hot-air balloon on a Crystal [...]
