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What About Abba and Meatballs? Sweden Surprises by Including Ikea in the Cultural Canon.

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Sweden is currently facing criticism for its unrepresentative and old-fashioned list of 100 cultural phenomena that are supposed to be considered a national cultural canon. Supporters point out that it is forgetting about national foundations.

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Sweden is currently facing criticism for its unrepresentative and old-fashioned list of 100 cultural phenomena that are supposed to be considered a national cultural canon. Supporters point out that it is forgetting about national foundations.

Made with citizens, a list of cultural canons has identified a hundred artistic works and social phenomena supposed to define Swedish identity. Faced with certain choices, the government's critics shout at the cultural crusade.

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ABBA is too young for the Swedish canon of culture – that's what the government says at least.The Swedish government has established a canon of cultural assets that stand for Sweden's culture – and ABBA is not there.The list includes artists:inside, works of art and products that have decisively shaped Sweden's culture.This includes the Nobel Prize, children's book hero Pippi Langstrumpf and the furniture company Ikea, but not the internationall…

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Musikexpress broke the news in on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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