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Eleven Cultural Events to Look Forward to in 2025

Kikki Danielsson becomes theater, First Aid Kit meets the Radio Symphony Orchestra and Lukas Moodysson releases his first poetry collection in nearly two decades. Here are the cultural treats of 2025.

Eleven Cultural Events to Look Forward to in 2025

The Government: This is What Children Should Read in School

From Astrid Lindgren's classics to contemporary authors such as Nora Khalil and Ann-Helén Laestadius. Now, the National Agency for Education and the Arts Council are presenting the reading lists with 250 works of fiction that have been developed to support teachers.

The Government: This is What Children Should Read in School

The Astrid Lindgren Prize goes to a "tough-boiled" author

Tough-boiled, easy to read, and immediate. This is how the jury describes this year's Astrid Lindgren prize winner Petter Lidbeck, who is awarded the prize of 100,000 kronor for an authorship that "grabs you from the very first page".

The Astrid Lindgren Prize goes to a "tough-boiled" author