A Flatpack History of Sweden

We're super excited to say we're hosting our first ever live event at The English Bookshop in Stockholm at 18:00 on Friday 4th December 2026!

We'll be recording a live episode of the podcast, where we'll discuss the history of books in Sweden and why some genres became so popular. Why are Swedish crime novels so popular abroad, for example? And what books did Swedes cozy up with on a cold winter’s night in years gone by? We will be talking about that, and much more.

So please join us at The English Bookshop on Södermannagatan 22 in Stockholm. It is a free event, all you have to do is make sure you're there at around 17:45 or so in time to get a seat! 

You can find out more about The English Bookshop on their website here.

This is part one of our fascinating conversation with Professor Steve Murdoch of the Swedish Defence University (Försvarshögskolan).

In this first discussion, we introduce Prof. Murdoch and his career, talk about Scottish soldiers in the Thirty Years' War and examine how some of those ended up fighting for Sweden, and why some of them built a life here during and after the war. 

You can find out more about Prof. Murdoch and his publications here.

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We have finally reached the entrance of Sweden and Gustav Adolf into the Thirty Years' War, a conflict that will change Europe forever. But in order to cover it properly in the future, we're going to quickly run through the entire war in one episode... Quickly being a relative term for us on Flatpack! 

As we know some of you will be interested, some of our sources for this episode include: 

For God or the Devil, by Zachary Twamley

Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden and the 30 Years War, by Lars Ericsson Wolke

Axel Oxenstierna, by Gunnar Wetterberg

Trettioåriga Kriget, by Dick Harrison

Svenska Krig 1521-1814, by Ulf Sundberg

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It is time! We discuss the ship that was Sweden's most famous maritime disaster and then became it's most popular museum. Along with our friends at Beyond the Breakers, we look into the construction, sinking, raising and preservation of Gustav Adolf's navy's pride and joy, The Vasa. 

You can find out a lot more about the ship on the Vasa Museum website and you can check out Taylor and Tanner on Beyond the Breakers here. 

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This time we finish off our look into everyday life during the 1600s in Sweden. How did Swedes relate to their own bodies, what was transportation like and what about writing letters and spreading news? We'll look into all of this and more! 

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