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Knowledge of nature and the universe
This includes knowledge, skills, customs and beliefs rooted in people's relationship to nature, and our place in the universe.
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Birch sap – tapping and preparation
8 February 2023Birch sap has long been considered a healthy drink, and has been consumed in all countries where the birch tree is common. There is a growing interes...
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Dip-net fishing tradition in the Torne Valley
8 February 2023Fishing for whitefish and salmon with dip-nets is a traditional fishing method that is still being practised in the various rapids of the Torne Valle...
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Fäbod culture
8 February 2023A Fäbod can be described as a form of small-scale farm where the animals are sent to a pasture for summer grazing, consisting of a number of building...
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Hunting with unleashed dogs
2 February 2023Hunting with unleashed dogs has been taking place in Sweden for a very long time. That is due to the country being sparsely populated, relatively goo...
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Knowledge on medicinal plants
8 February 2023This heritage includes knowledge of the plant's healing effects and the methods to assimilate these. People have always sought relief for various ail...
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Lamprey fishing
2 February 2023Fishing for lamprey with special basket traps is a very old tradition. Smoked and salted lampreys were being supplied to the royal court as early as ...
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Laxsätt (salmon fishing)
8 February 2023Laxsätt is type of a coastal salmon fishing with fixed gear that is conducted in the archipelago outside the mouth of the Mörrum River.
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Smelt fishing
9 February 2023Fishing for smelt is a popular activity that continues to attract interest from practitioners and spectators. Men, women, and children have historica...
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The right of public access
8 February 2023The right of public access is an old customary law dating back to the Middle Ages that governs the right to pick berries and mushrooms etc. and appli...
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Winter swimming culture
3 July 2024The tradition of swimming in cold water has a long history in Sweden and the Nordic countries. Winter swimming culture is practiced all over the coun...
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Ålarvet
8 February 2023The name Ålarvet refers to the cultural heritage that has taken shape around the fishing of eels along the east coast of Skåne, called Ålakusten.