Alexander Arthur

24/01/2025

Två rödrosiga barn åker kälke i Humlegården i Stockholm 1921, där ett tjockt lager av snö täcker mark och grenar. När den första snön faller brukar barn i alla åldrar skynda sig ut för att leka. Redan för hundra år sedan var vintersport som kälkåkning och skidor ett kärt nöje för både vuxna och barn. Den ena drar den andra på en kälke av järnsmide med stoppad sits. De har nog åkt länge i backarna vid Floras kulle och är kanske på väg hem. Snön har fastnat på kläderna – kan det vara en hemstickad tröja och mössa efter mönster från den halländska Bindslöjden? Foto: Gustav Heurlin/ Nordiska museet

15/11/2024

12/07/2024

Beautiful Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪

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11/07/2024

11/07/2024

Sweden is closed for the summer! 🇸🇪🚫☀️

July is a special month in Sweden. Schools are closed, the sun is shining (hopefully), and many people go on a long summer holiday to recharge.

But the sun is not the only reason Swedes take an extended break in the summer. The story is a little bit more complex.

🏭 With the industrial revolution, many Swedish farmers moved to the cities for industry-based work, but there was still a need to maintain farms and take care of harvests. How to solve this dilemma?

🚜 In the 1930s, the industry and trade unions agreed to give workers paid holidays. It was decided that all factories should close for holiday at the same time as the haymaking season, because then workers could return to the countryside to help with the farm work during the busiest season.

🧘 As workers all had their holidays at the same time, managers also took time off to visit their families – leading to a relaxed approach among managers, which still exists today.

Summer holidays are still an important part of the year for most people in Sweden, and until the beginning or middle of August, many companies will be out of the office. 🏖️

Photo: Henrik Trygg/imagebank.sweden.se