This is a summary of the author's study 'Cultural Indicators in the North'. Although the Scandinavian countries are different in many ways, they do have much in common. The report is based on pre-recession data covering 1990. In Iceland, 50% of the population went to the theatre during 1990. 43%...

After leaving school many youngsters in Sweden, especially those who are less educated, stop going to the theatre, museums and libraries. They are no longer interested in reading or drawing during their leisure time and they go to concerts but no longer play instruments. A comparison of youngsters...

The issue describes the Swedish Arts Council's budget for 1993-96. It is planned that funds will be available for artistic development work, national development centres outside Stockholm and international cultural exchanges, as well as a commitment to a national library policy and an overhaul of...

The Swedish Arts Council has published a report on theatre and dance which covers the period 1975/76-1987/88. The report concludes that total attendance figures have been decreasing annually since the mid-1970s, but that 1987/88 may have been a turning point in this negative development. Altogether ...

The Swedish upper secondary school and its physical education (PE) should, according to the Lgy11 (the 2011 curriculum of upper secondary school in Sweden), raise awareness about and challenge stereotypes of masculinity and femininity. Previous research, however, has concluded that there is an...

The general problem of violence among sport spectators is presented with examples from both general and Swedish history. The problem mainly belongs to the last hundred years, not least because of the simple fact that big stands for sport crowds were seldom available before that time. Two viewpoints ...

This is a report on a theatre in Luleå, a town in the far north of Sweden. It operates with the help of the regional professional theatre, and is a place where young people (many of whom are in trouble) learn to act in plays which are relevant to their lives and society in general. Many of the...

This short article presents a useful summary of the structure of Hungarian official cultural organization. Covering various aspects of the State monopoly of official culture and its institutions, it considers the recording industry (divided into three sections, for classical music, light opera and ...

Museums in Sweden are attracting an increasing number of visitors. In 1987 there were 12.6 million museum visits and, although the number of adult visitors is decreasing, more and more school-children visit museums. Retired people do not visit museums as often as other groups. Socioeconomic factors ...

A study shows that participation in clubs has increased in Sweden over the last 10 years, but both youth clubs and team sports have many youths in their midst who are at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour. Youth clubs must compromise between unstructured activities and school-like...