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Want to escape to an uninhabited island? Sweden is searching for custodians for five islands

The competition, run by Visit Sweden, offers winners ‘one-year rights’ to one of five uninhabited Swedish islands

Evening Standard · Mar 21

Sweden is giving away private islands. Billionaires are banned from applying

Visit Sweden has said the initiative is about sharing ‘a very Swedish perspective on freedom and responsibility in nature’.

Euronews · Feb 17

Why Sweden is hoping tourists will get bored when they visit

The country is promoting empty itineraries and ‘embracing the silence’

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Midnight sun: What it is and how to see it

Experience the wonders of the midnight sun, a natural phenomenon where the sun never sets. Learn where you can witness this endless daylight and the science behind the strange phenomenon.

Space · Jun 5, 2024

Brits think Sweden is just Ikea, ABBA and meatballs

New research from Visit Sweden reveals that IKEA, pop group ABBA and meatballs, are what Brits associate most with Sweden. According to the study, only a fifth are aware of Swedish folklore and less than a sixth are aware of the nation’s mythological

Wales Online · Sep 28, 2022