Ambassadors Quote by Jan Eliasson

Orphei Drängar possesses a combination of power, energy, and culture. Joy of discovery combined with professional technical and musical prowess.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

This may sound corny, but I really admire my husband, Vivek Deora, as a businessman because I am amazed by how he conducts business…

— Maneet Chauhan

I love the Swedish people for their detective novels, their archipelago, their sense of humor, their carbonated vodka, and most especially, for their wonderful…

— Michael Levitt

Whenever I travel anywhere, I'm constantly asked if I'm Swedish. It's the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity…

— Christopher Heyerdahl

Swedish people live for the summer - it transforms everyone. I don't want to miss having a Swedish summer vacation for as long as…

— Elsa Hosk

Sweden is a small country and, well, our family's pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn't like the sound of…

— Bill Skarsgard

Everyone in Sweden has great hair and teeth and is clean-cut and organised.

— Neneh Cherry

“I am connected with the people who go abroad, to Sweden, there where people have an attitude.”

— Petra Hermans

I have had much to learn from Sweden's poetry and, more especially, from her lyrics of the last generation.

— Knut Hamsun

To see my statue unveiled alongside Borje Salming, the player I grew up idolizing in Sweden, will be very special for both my family…

— Mats Sundin

I'm actually in love with all of Scandinavia.

— Kevin Parker

I think the power of Stieg Larsson's stories is that he has the guts to show the hidden spots in the side of Sweden.…

— Michael Nyqvist