All the manners de Sweden they are almost the same as in the rest of Europe. As in many countries of ScandinaviaTaking off your shoes when entering a house is the norm. This has a practical rather than traditional purpose: with how wet or snowy the weather can be, it is better to avoid dirtying the house. Anyway, ask your hosts before doing it.
Swedes are people who are very concerned about respecting privacy. An example of this is that both sellers and waiters only receive customers with a brief greeting. It is normal that you have to ask for attention.
Smokers have a difficult picture. In Sweden Smoking is not allowed in any closed establishment, be it restaurants, hotels and even bars.
The country has a pacifist tradition (they haven't had a war since 1814) and tolerant. It is the industrialized country that has taken the most refugees in relation to its population and is the hosts of the Nobel Prize. Therefore any type of intolerant comment is very frowned upon.
Swedes celebrate on April 30 and May 1 the festival of pre-Christian origin called the Walpurgis night. During these dates, people burn everything they want to get rid of: old doors, papers, pruned trees or cardboard boxes.
All Saints' Day is a date of dignity in Sweden. It is customary to light candles on the graves of relatives. The landscape that is generated is very beautiful.
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