Europe

Austria

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Three jewellery artists from each organisation will explore the exhibition's theme through individual and collaborative artistic processes. This theme addresses questions of gender, which the participating artists will interpret freely from their own artistic perspectives.

Leverk will be exhibited at the Austrian jewellery gallery kunst.wirt.schaft in Graz between 1 - 9 September 2027. This collaborative project involves Lerverk in Gothenburg. 1 - 9 September 2027.

Belgium

Performing Arts

The Selkie Poetry Reading is a dance performance based on Apetrea/Ólafsdóttir’s extensive library of poetry and performative practices. It has been invited to be presented at Théâtre La Balsamine in Brussels on 16-17 October, and at RAS in Sandnes, Norway, on 21 October.

The Swedish contemporary circus company Circus I Love You will present their new production, Fun No. 1, in Belgium. Date TBC.

Music

New Valley String Band featuring Adam Bülow, Michael Nyberg, Lukas Lindberg and others. Release tour in Sweden and Europe in summer and autumn 2026. We are doing this to promote our new album. In June, we will travel to Belgium to play two concerts, one of which is at a new bluegrass festival in Aarschot, Belgium, organised by Rootstown. 1 July 2026 – 30 November 2026.

Croatia

Literature

Croatia/Zagreb: Lina Nordquist (author), launch and promotion of the book Solace (Tigerkakshjärta), and the book Dit du går, följer jag at the Festival of World Literature and the event Disclosure, 6 September, organiser: Fraktura d.o.o.

Czech Republic

Performing Arts

Art from Circus Heart AB is performing at Jatka78 in Prague with five public performances and a showcase for international organisers. 23–25 October 2026.

Literature

Liv Strömquist (author, illustrator), author talk and discussion in Brno and Prague, participation at the National Theatre in Brno for the opening of the stage adaptation of her most recent graphic novel Oracle Speaks. A Self-Help Guide Against Self-Help (Pythian pratar), and the stage adaptation of her graphic novel Inne i spegelsalen at A‑Studio Rubín in Prague, including participation in interviews, podcasts and book signings, 7 – 11 January 2027, organiser: Embassy of Sweden in the Czech Republic.

Performing Arts

React will present their performance, Keep it Safe, at the Move Fest in Ostrava and the Feet Forward Festival in Prague. Originally created for schools and students aged 7–15, Keep it Safe is an interactive dance performance that also works well in a festival context. Audience members can participate in almost every scene from beginning to end, significantly changing the performance experience for all.

Performances:

Ostrava: 28–29 September 2026
Prague: 30 September - 3 October 2026

Denmark

Music

Maud Lindström Trio.

1 February–31 May 2027: Tour of Norway and Denmark, approximately 12 concerts.

Music

A collaboration between three baroque ensembles: Höör Barock (Sweden), Camerata Östersund (Sweden) and Cantoque (Iceland). The concert programme will explore Nordic musical connections within Baroque music, with a particular focus on the Swedish Düben Collection, which contains over 2 000 works by more than 300 composers. Rehearsals will take place in Copenhagen between 18 and 23 October at Koncertkirken, a church in the centre of the city. A concert will then be performed in Höör Church in southern Skåne, Sweden, on 25 October 2026.

Music

Violinist Marie Stockmarr Becker will be touring Europe during the summer and autumn of 2026 and the spring of 2027.

10–18 September 2027: Release tour, Scandinavia: St. Petri Church (Denmark), Koncertkirken (Denmark); Vemmetofte Abbey (Denmark).

Music

BITOI (Bass Is The Original Instrument) is an ensemble comprising an electric bass (Cassius Lambert) and a small choir (Alexandra Shabo, Ella Cronberg and Lydia Cronberg). All the lyrics are in a made-up language based on bird phonetics. The intention is to fuse the electric bass and vocals into a single entity through electronics and extended techniques. In 2026, BITOI were nominated for a Swedish Grammy in the folk category.

18 July: Øhavet Festival, Marstal Havn

Performing Arts

Alma Söderberg is performing in Denmark (Copenhagen) and France (Strasbourg and Cherbourg). Alma Söderberg’s work Infinitude is being performed at Dansehallerne in Copenhagen and in France at Pôle-Sud CDCN/Strasbourg and Le Trident/Cherbourg. The performance helps to strengthen the work’s international presence and raise the profile of Swedish contemporary choreography. Other works are also being performed in Belgium/Brussels at DeMarkten and in Germany/Essen at PACT Essen. 4 November 2026 – 5 December 2026.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Galleri Steinsland Berliner is exhibiting new works by Swedish contemporary artists at the Chart Art Fair 2026 in Copenhagen, to increase international visibility, reach curators, collectors and institutions, and open up opportunities for collaborations and new possibilities.

Participating artists: Anastasia Ax, Arvida Byström, Ylva Carlgren, Hanna Hansdotter, Mattias Nordéus, Malin Gabriella Nordin, Leo Park, Linnéa Sjöberg, Gunnar Smoliansky, Danilo Stankovic, Tommy Sveningsson, Ragnar Persson and Fredrik Åkum. 29 August 2026 – 30 September 2026.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

NEVVEN will exhibiting at CHART Art Fair 2026 in Copenhagen. The gallery will present a solo exhibition by Swedish artist Fanny Hellgren, and Filippa Friberg will be showcased in the fair's curated Start Collecting with CHART exhibition.

This presentation will introduce two emerging contemporary Swedish artists to a Danish audience. This will be the first time that both Fanny Hellgren and Filippa Friberg have appeared in Denmark. 24–30 August 2026.

Estonia

Performing Arts

Choreographer Israel Aloni will present Boys Just Want to Have Fun during the Tallinn Fringe, on behalf of the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM). Three performances, as well as workshops and artist talks, are planned between 18 and 23 August 2026.

Performing Arts

Kompani Giraff has been invited to perform Giraffens ABC and A Study of Losses at the 2026 NAKS Festival, organised by ASSITEJ Estonia. This international festival, which presents performing arts for children and young audiences, will take place in Narva. Giraffens ABC is intended for children aged 3–9, while A Study of Losses is aimed at young audiences and adults aged 10 and over. 18–23 October 2026.

Finland

Performing Arts

Stockholm-based choreographer and artist Malin Elgán has received funding for ReAct, an international tour with upcoming performances. Side Step Festival (Helsinki, Finland) TBC.

Music

Fire! Orchestra WORDS/CHANGE. Fire! is an ensemble comprising 19 musicians (12 women and 7 men) from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, England, Austria, Portugal and Brazil. They play contemporary jazz, rock and contemporary music. They are touring with material from an album (on the Finnish label We Jazz) due for release in autumn 2026, and as part of this project they will be performing at festivals in Helsinki (We Jazz Festival) at 29 November 2026 as well as in Poland (Jazztopad festival in Wrocław) and Oslo (Nasjonal Jazzscene).

Music

Sunnan operates in a genre that the group calls 'cinema/spaghetti soul', offering a cinematic journey across windswept expanses that is as capricious as it is melancholic. Harmonies and organic instruments form the backbone of their music, which incorporates elements of improvisation, analogue synths and samples of their own voices. Keywords include mysticism, dance, vast landscapes and mystery. Sunnan's audience and potential largely lie outside of Sweden, and gaining visibility in relevant markets is key to establishing more international collaborations. In a short time, the band has garnered attention on international radio in countries including Germany, Poland, the UK, the US, the Netherlands and France, as well as in digital media and editorial contexts. Tour schedule: 4 September 2026 - Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, Finland.

Music

The Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble has been invited to take part in our tour themed Queen Christina & Vörå Church’s 400th Anniversary. The concerts planned in Finland include an anniversary concert to mark the 400th anniversary of Vörå Church, a gala concert in Kristinestad in honour of Queen Christina, and a concert at Tampere Town Hall. This collaboration also strengthens cultural ties across the Baltic Sea. 23–29 November 2026.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Sweden–Japan Cultural Exchange concluding with an exhibition in Helsinki. A group of six artists based in Sweden has been invited by the Japanese company Oshinsha to present a group exhibition at Muji Helsinki from 2 July to 2 August 2026.

Building on a previous collaboration, the exhibition has been initiated by Japanese textile and fibre artist Takaharu Saito, who invited the group to present the project's next development in Finland. The participating artists explore traditional craft techniques and analogue processes, including natural dyeing, photograms and plant-based pigments, in dialogue with contemporary artistic practices.

This exhibition provides an opportunity for artistic exchange between Sweden and Japan, presenting the project to new audiences in Finland and further strengthening the artists' long-term international collaborations.

France

Performing Arts

The Swedish contemporary circus company Circus I Love You will present their new productions, Fun No. 1 and I Love You Too, in France. It's an acrobatic adventure with love as a theme.

Upcoming show: Avignon: 10-25 July 2026

Performing Arts

Contemporary circus performance PACE has been invited to the Festival Off Avignon in July 2026. The project is an international initiative, created and performed by para-acrobats Axel Ahl and Sara Runsten, in collaboration with Below Zero and Quartier Libre. The performance explores interpersonal relationships, focusing on power, status, consent and equality. Through humour, warmth, and a subtle physical language, the performance creates an accessible yet thought-provoking experience without the use of spoken language. The company's presence in Avignon aims to establish and strengthen international relationships, as well as position the company artistically, featuring performances, industry meetings and active networking.

Literature

Erik Svetoft (author, illustrator), book signing, masterclass and exhibition at Bakery Art Gallery during the Festival Gribouillis, 9 September – 17 October, organiser: Festival Gribouillis.

Literature

Sara Stridsberg (author), interviews with journalists and influencers, and bookstore events in Paris. The tour will conclude with participation in the Le Livre sur les Quais festival in Morges, Switzerland, 31 August – 6 September, organiser: Grasset.

Music

4 July: Les Beaux Jours, Nantes, France

Music

Violinist Marie Stockmarr Becker will be touring Europe during the summer and autumn of 2026 and the spring of 2027.

Upcoming shows: Saint-Pierre le Jeune, Strasbourg (France); Château de Touteville (France), BNF, Paris (France).

Music

La Liga Habanera is a Stockholm-based powerhouse that blends modern Cuban timba with funk, soul, and jazz influences to create an explosive, groove-driven sound. Renowned for their high-energy performances and contemporary interpretation of Afro-Cuban dance music, the group successfully merges tradition with a forward-looking musical style.

Performing Arts

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Leverk will be participating in Parcours Bijoux, the international jewellery triennial in Paris, with an exhibition entitled 'View from Venus Mountain' between 3–7 October 2026. This collaborative project involves Lerverk in Gothenburg and the Austrian jewellery gallery kunst.wirt.schaft in Graz between 1 September 2027 - 9 September 2027.

Throughout the project, the artists will meet regularly online to exchange ideas and discuss their artistic processes. The exhibition will premiere at Parcours Bijoux in Paris, after which it will tour to Lerverk in Gothenburg and Kunst.Wirt.Wirtschaft in Graz, Austria.

Germany

Performing Arts

Opa Fashion is a multidisciplinary performing arts production that integrates contemporary circus and music through the use of newly created instruments. The project is currently in a phase where international dissemination and in-depth exchange are crucial for its continued artistic development. By engaging with new audiences, organisers and artistic communities, the project aims to enhance its development and raise the international profile of Swedish independent performing arts. At the Berlin Circus Festival, Opa Fashion will present three performances aimed at international organisers, producers and bookers during the festival’s pro days. These will serve as both artistic presentations and a showcase for further tour development. Participation is planned at the Berlin Circus Festival from 10-16 August over the coming year.

Performing Arts

Stockholm-based choreographer and artist Malin Elgán has received funding for ReAct, an international tour with upcoming performances. Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany.

Music

Violinist Marie Stockmarr Becker will be touring Europe during the summer and autumn of 2026 and the spring of 2027.

Upcoming shows: Release tour ‘In the Footsteps of Franz Rost’: Stiftskirche Baden-Baden (Germany); Swarzach Minster (Germany); St Michael’s Church, Rheinau (Germany), 7–20 October 2027.

Music

Represented by Timmy Bjärnebro and Martin Qvarfordt, Live at Heart will take part in meetings, seminars, workshops and panel discussions at three international showcase festivals in Germany: jazzahead!, Nürnberg Pop and the Reeperbahn Festival.

Music

Olov Johansson Musik represents the independent music group Väsen, which has been professionally active for over 30 years. The group is regularly commissioned by a variety of organisers and performs music with roots in Swedish folk traditions. They typically perform around 60 concerts a year across Sweden and internationally, including in the USA, Germany, the Nordic countries, Japan and the UK. The group also occasionally produces its own concerts. As ambassadors of Swedish folk music, Väsen contributes to its international reach and inspires emerging artists. In September 2026, Väsen will tour Germany, with an additional concert in Belgium.

Music

Sunnan operates in a genre that the group calls 'cinema/spaghetti soul': a cinematic journey across windswept expanses that is as capricious as it is melancholic. Harmonies and organic instruments form the backbone of their music, which incorporates elements of improvisation, analogue synths and samples of their own voices. The keywords are mysticism, dance, vast landscapes and mystery. Sunnan's audience and potential largely lie outside Sweden, and gaining visibility in relevant markets is key to establishing more international collaborations. In a short time, the band has garnered attention on international radio in countries including Germany, Poland, the UK, the US, the Netherlands and France, as well as in digital media and editorial contexts. TBC - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Platina will present its own exhibition stand at FRAME 2027, the international contemporary jewellery fair in Munich, Germany, held alongside Schmuck München. The presentation will feature newly created works alongside a selection of pieces from previous exhibitions.

Participating artists: Karin Johansson, Ameli Dévé, Karin Roy Andersson, Hanna Liljenberg, Helena Sandström, Sanna Svedestedt Carboo, Agnieszka Knap, Caroline Broadhead, Felieke Van der Leest, Lisa Walker, Mari Ishikawa, Helena Lehtinen, Matt Lambert, Pierce Healy, Anders Ljungberg and Hansel Tai. 10–14 March 2027.

Georgia

Music

Kontra-Musik is collaborating with the international Mutants Festival project in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 25-27 September 2026. The artistic vision is to create a space for forms of expression that are often marginalised, featuring works that are musically complex, genre-bending, or conceptually difficult to define. The project will bring together Swedish and Georgian artists, along with a small number of international guests, strengthening ties between local creators and the Swedish sound art scene. The project is organised in collaboration with the Goethe-Institute, Pro Helvetia and private sponsors.

Greece

Literature

Ida Therén (author), author talk and book presentation hosted by the Swedish Institute in connection with the Athens Book Festival , 14 September, organiser: Vakxikon.gr Publications.

Music

Db-sounds (Kouts Quartet) will tour Greece during the summer and autumn of 2026. Planning is underway for a tour of northern Greece during the summer of 2026, organised in collaboration with various jazz festivals, local associations and jazz clubs.

Hungary

Performing Arts

Teatrul Tribunala has been invited to perform the production The Father, the Pogrom and the Parallel at Golem Teatern i Budapest. The company is awaiting responses from several other festivals and theatres.

The performance draws on the diaries (1935–1944) of the Romanian-Jewish author Mihail Sebastian, which document the period when Romania adopted Nazism as its official ideology. The production sheds light on a largely unknown chapter of European history- the Romanian Holocaust - while serving as a warning for our own time. Unfortunately, the parallels with contemporary Europe are striking. Our language and thought processes have changed significantly in the last ten years, with society becoming increasingly divided into "us" and "them", while the boundaries of what is considered acceptable continue to shift. Our own society is also becoming progressively more brutalised, step by step. October 2026.

Iceland

Music

A collaboration between three Baroque ensembles: Höör Barock (Sweden), Camerata Östersund (Sweden and Denmark) and Cantoque (Iceland). The concert programme explores Nordic musical connections within Baroque music, with a particular focus on the Swedish Düben Collection (over 2,000 works by more than 300 composers). A concert will be performed at the Skálholt Summer Festival in Iceland in July 2026.

Music

Nordic Harmony. Collaboration between three Baroque ensembles: Höör Barock (Sweden), Camerata Östersund (Sweden/Denmark) and Cantoque (Iceland). Focus on Nordic connections within Baroque music.

Based on the Swedish Düben Collection (over 2,000 works by more than 300 composers). Integrates Icelandic folk music, including the langspil instrument. Concert production followed by performances in July at the Skálholt Summer Festival in Iceland. 1 July 2027 – 31 July 2027.

Italy

Performing Arts

Stockholm-based choreographer and artist Malin Elgán has received funding for ReAct, an international tour with upcoming presentations. Date TBC.

Literature

Mikael Niemi, Theodor Kallifatides (authors), invitation to present their works at the Mantova Festival Internazionali, 9 – 13 September, organiser: Mantova Festival Internazionali (Festivaletteratura).

Literature

Anders Sparring, Per Gustafsson (authors), invitation to the Tuttestorie Festival including readings in different schools and workshops in Cagliari for the public, 5 – 10 October, organiser: Sinnos soc. Cooperative.

Music

Violinist Marie Stockmarr Becker will be touring Europe during the summer and autumn of 2026 and the spring of 2027.

Upcoming show: Concert at the Helicona International Summer Course, Verona (Italy), July 2027.

Music

Hialøsa is a Swedish music group with strong roots in the traditional music of Skåne, which they interpret in a contemporary way. The group gives concerts, runs workshops and creates performances. Hialøsa has previously performed at events ranging from Degeberga Spelmanstämma and Roskilde Festival to Montréal Complètement Cirque.

Hialøsa will be touring Switzerland and Italy, and will be making their debut performances in both countries. In Italy, the group will perform at the Zapfest folk dance festival, and in Switzerland at the Paléo Festival, the country's largest music festival, which has a Nordic theme this year. This focused tour will see the trio perform at two festivals with different profiles: the large-scale Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland and the smaller Zapfest in Rocca Corneta, Italy.

The ensemble consists of a violin, an octave violin and a bass violin. All three members sing and incorporate foot-stomping into their performances. Their repertoire ranges from quiet chorales to energetic sing-along dance tunes, with the aim of creating music that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Tour dates:

24 July 2026: Concert at Zapfest
25 July 2026: Rocca Corneta

Ireland

Literature

Jonas Enander, Hanna Johansson, Agnes Lidbeck (authors, further authors to be confirmed), live events and workshops in the public program of Stories from Sweden, 4 April–3 December. Organiser: Modern Culture.

Latvia

Performing Arts

The Tuvumi dance organisation in Riga has invited choreographer and dancer Erik Eriksson to perform Knoster (created by Erik Eriksson in 2024) and Vērpete (created by Erik Eriksson and Krišjānis Sants in 2015/2022) in Latvia from 22 July to 2 August 2026, as well as during 2027, at several events. Performances will take place in Riga, Liepāja, Kuldīga and Tukums.

Lithuania

Performing Arts

The Tuvumi dance organisation in Riga has invited the choreographer and dancer Erik Eriksson to perform Knoster (created in 2024) and Vērpete (created in 2015/2022) in Latvia and Lithuania from 22 July to 2 August 2026 at several events, as well as in 2027. Performances will take place in Šeduva.

Norway

Literature

Athena Farrokhzad, Sorin Masifi, Ulf Karl Olov Nilsson (UKON), Aya Kanbar, Johan Sandberg McQuinne, Marie Silkeberg (poets), participation in Oslo international poetry festival, 1 March 2026 – 1 March 2027, organiser: Oslo internasjonale poesifestival.

Music

Fire! Orchestra WORDS/CHANGE. Fire! is an ensemble comprising 19 musicians (12 women and 7 men) from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, England, Austria, Portugal and Brazil. They play contemporary jazz, rock and contemporary music. They are touring with material from an album (on the Finnish label We Jazz) due for release in autumn 2026, and as part of this project they will be performing at festivals in Poland (Wrocław), Helsinki (We Jazz Festival), Oslo (Nasjonal Jazzscene). 1 July 2026 – 19 December 2026.

Music

Sunnan operates in a genre that the group calls 'cinema/spaghetti soul', offering a cinematic journey across windswept expanses that is as capricious as it is melancholic. Harmonies and organic instruments form the backbone of their music, with elements of improvisation, analogue synths and samples of their own voices. Keywords include mysticism, dance, vast landscapes and mystery. Sunnan's audience and potential largely lie outside Sweden, and gaining visibility in relevant markets is key to establishing more international collaborations. In a short time, the band has garnered attention on international radio in countries including Germany, Poland, the UK, the US, the Netherlands and France, as well as in digital media and editorial contexts.

9 July 2026: Træna Festival, Træna
12 August 2026: Øyafestivalen, Oslo

Performing Arts

The Selkie Poetry Reading, a dance performance based on Apetrea/Ólafsdóttir’s extensive library of poetry and performative practices, has been invited to be presented at Théâtre La Balsamine in Brussels on 16 - 17 October, and at RAS in Sandnes, Norway on 21 October. Performance dates: 21 October: RAS in Sandnes.

Performing Arts

Stockholm-based choreographer and artist Malin Elgán has received funding for ReAct, an international tour with upcoming performances. Date TBC.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

What is Owed to There / Then – an exhibition. As part of their long-term collaboration connecting the Arctic North and the Saharan South, curators Natacha Marie Llorens and Myriam Amroun have been invited to curate the exhibition at Tromsø Kunstforening – Romssa Dáiddasiida – Tromssan Taitopiiri (Tromsø Centre for Contemporary Art). October – December 2026.

Poland

Music

They are touring with material from an album (on the Finnish label We Jazz) due for release in autumn 2026, and as part of this project they will be performing at festivals in Poland (Jazztopad festival in Wrocław). 20-22 November 2026.

Romania

Music

Sunnan operates in a genre that the group calls 'cinema/spaghetti soul', offering a cinematic journey across windswept expanses that is as capricious as it is melancholic. The backbone is formed by harmonies and organic instruments, with elements of improvisation, analogue synths and samples of our own voices. Keywords include mysticism, dance, vast landscapes and mystery. Sunnan's audience and potential largely lie outside Sweden, so gaining visibility in relevant markets is key to establishing more international collaborations. In a short time, the band has garnered attention on international radio in countries including Germany, Poland, the UK, the US, the Netherlands and France, as well as in digital media and editorial contexts. 18 July 2026 - Electric Castle Festival, Cluj.

Performing Arts

Teatrul Tribunala has been invited to participate in two theatre festivals in Romania in October 2026. The company has also been invited to perform the production The Father, the Pogrom and the Parallel at several venues across Romania.

This production will be presented at the Iași International Theatre Festival and the Mihail Sebastian Festival in Brăila in October 2026. The company has also received invitations to perform in six additional cities: Botoșani, Piatra Neamț, Galați, Craiova and Bacău. The company is awaiting responses from several other festivals and theatres.

The performance draws on the diaries (1935–1944) of the Romanian-Jewish author Mihail Sebastian, which document the period when Romania adopted Nazism as its official ideology. The production sheds light on a largely unknown chapter of European history — the Romanian Holocaust — while serving as a warning for our own time. Unfortunately, the parallels with contemporary Europe are striking. Our language and thought processes have changed significantly in the last ten years, with society becoming increasingly divided into "us" and "them", while the boundaries of what is considered acceptable continue to shift. Our own society is also becoming progressively more brutalised, step by step.

Serbia

Literature

Manda Stenström (playwright), invitation to the Festival of European Drama and to participate in public readings, round tables, and interviews, 20 – 23 November, organiser: Udruženje Srebrno drvo.

Performing Arts

The Teater Theatron in Malmö has been invited to participate in several festivals in the Western Balkans with Life in Two Parts (Livet i två bitar), a production directed by Tomas Lindström. Performances in Serbia will take place between 16 and 22 June in Belgrade, Mokrin, Novi Kozarac and Kikinda.

Slovakia

Performing Arts

The Byström Källblad duo has been invited to present their City Horses project as part of the 30th anniversary edition of the Bratislava in Movement dance festival. This active international duo consists of visual artist Helena Byström and choreographer Anna Källblad. They create dance works for stages, galleries and public spaces. The international contemporary dance festival will take place from 6 - 25 October 2026.

Music

The Kavona Cultural Association is organising an international tour of Cohen in Yiddish in 2026. This concert programme features newly composed songs based on Leonard Cohen’s lyrics, translated into Yiddish, presented alongside interpretations of his original works. The project has gained international recognition in recent years and has attracted significant interest from audiences and organisers alike. The programme will be performed in Montreal, Toronto and Bratislava.

Slovenia

Music

11 July: Sajeta Festival, Tolmin, Slovenia

Spain

Literature

Theodor Kallifatides, Sara Stridsberg, Liv Strömquist, Jonas Jonasson, Bea Uusma (authors), participation in several events at the Prado Museum on the main theme Creative Sweden through Queen Christina, as well as participation by Jonasson in the Festival de las Ideas and by Uusma in the Madrid Book Fair, 4 June – 18 December, organiser: Swedish Embassy in Madrid.

Music

The Hannes Bennich Quartet has been invited to the Canary Islands International Jazz Festival to give two performances and hold two masterclasses. 23 July 2026 – 26 July 2026.

Music

IMEX is an initiative created and led by GAC to strengthen the international presence of Swedish improvised music. The programme is carried out in close collaboration with partners in Germany, Spain, and Kenya to foster artistic exchange and create new performance opportunities. Current collaborations include participation in the Canarias Jazz Festival and a tour across the Balearic Islands in Spain. Dates TBC.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

The Stockholm-based artist- and curator-run collective Flat Octopus has received funding for a group exhibition at Huerto Ruano in Lorca, Spain, taking place from 2 to 20 October 2026. The Stockholm-based artist- and curator-run collective Flat Octopus has received funding for a group exhibition at Huerto Ruano in Lorca, Spain, taking place from 2 to 20 October 2026.

Switzerland

Literature

Sara Stridsberg (author), participation in the Le Livre sur les Quais festival in Morges, 4 – 6 September, organiser: Grasset.

Music

This focused tour will see the trio perform at two festivals with different profiles: the large-scale Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland and the smaller Zapfest in Rocca Corneta, Italy. These festivals are important meeting points for connecting with new international contexts, and the group hopes to build on these connections in the future.

26 July 2026: Two concerts at Paléo Festival, Nyon

United Kingdom

Performing Arts

OLO Company's debut production, Soft Spot, will be presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 7-29 August, in collaboration with ZOO Southside and in association with Cluster Arts. OLO Company has been selected for ZOO's programme, with 23 performances scheduled for the 2026 festival season. Soft Spot is aimed at a broad audience, including adults and families (ages 7+). Appealing to contemporary circus and physical theatre audiences, its non-verbal format also makes it accessible to non-English speakers and those drawn to movement-based storytelling.

Performing Arts

Nordberg Movement is taking part in Fringe Fragments 2026, a collaboration between Dance Base in Edinburgh and the Fringe Festival. Over two intensive days, two companies will present excerpts from tour-ready works, complemented by discussions and networking. The initiative aims to boost international visibility and build long-term relationships. Building on the success of Fringe Fragments 2024, where Land Before Time was selected for Aerowaves Twenty25, the project has contributed to increased international interest in the artistry of Björn Säfsten. The format is also being developed further with a focus on facilitation and strategic meetings, and the showcase will bring together international figures from the world of contemporary dance, facilitating encounters between artists and industry professionals from 7-31 August 2026.

Literature

Anna Hallberg, Jörgen Gassilewski (poets), workshop and a public presentation at The European Poetry Festival, 2 July – 21 November, organiser: European Poetry Festival.

Literature

Agnes Lidbeck (author), Nichola Smalley (translator), book launch of All My Love (All min kärlek) and presentation at the Newcastle Library and the Barbican Library, in connection with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 24 – 27 August, organiser: Peirene Press.

Literature

Hanna Nordenhök (author), book tour of Wonderland (Underlandet), 9–16 October, organiser: Héloïse Press.

Literature

Elin Anna Labba (author), author presentation and book launch of The Home of the Drowned (Far inte till havet), 17 May–31 October, organiser: Harvill, Vintage, Penguin Random House UK.

Literature

Music

Girl Scout has been invited to perform at several concerts in the United Kingdom. 1 July 2026 – 30 November 2026.

Music

26 July: WOMAD, Wiltshire, England

Performing Arts

Bad Boy has been selected for the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This project will showcase a newly written Swedish drama for an international audience, while creating opportunities for future touring and international collaborations. The project is produced by Nerve Creations.

Bad Boy is a music-driven theatre production that explores questions of identity, masculinity, and belonging through humour and vulnerability. At its centre is a musician who is struggling to balance ambition with self-loss in a story about self-acceptance.

A total of 25 public performances of Bad Boy will be presented at the Underbelly on Cowgate during the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. August – September 2026.

Performing Arts

Malmö Dockteater is Sweden’s most established puppet theatre for adults. In July 2026, Malmö Dockteater will embark on a two-week tour of London, performing The World is Full of Married Men at The Yard Theatre, in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in London. The production will run from 21 - 25 July and 27 July - 1 August.

Performing Arts

Teater KEF will be taking part in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 7-29 August 2026 with Solo Från Orkesterdiket, a musical storytelling performance created and performed by Elias Fingersh. Combining storytelling theatre, opera and electronic music, the work is based on Faingersh's experiences as a trombonist at the Metropolitan Opera. This award-winning production has previously been performed Off-Broadway in New York. With humour and musical playfulness, it depicts the choice between a secure career in an orchestra and a freer artistic path.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Coulisse Gallery will present a solo project by Matti Sumari at Frieze London 2026. This project will stage a melancholic yet playful archaeology of the urban environment. Repurposed lampposts, cast aluminium, and anodised metals are transformed into bodies, ornaments, and symbols of decay, labour, and care. The fair runs from 14-18 October in London.

Visual Arts, Design and Crafts

Art and Theory Stockholm is receiving support to participate in the Offprint London art book fair in June 2026 and in the Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles in February 2027. The publisher plans to present a selection of artworks and approximately 10–15 titles at both fairs, featuring artists such as Elin Elfström, Andreas Eriksson, Lerin & Hystad, Jenny Källman, poet Iman Mohammed, and author Philip Warkander. The fairs offer a platform where the publisher’s publications, and thus Swedish artists and writers, have the opportunity to be presented in an international context.