sweden

Lisbeth Salander, recovering in a Swedish hospital from a gunshot wound, calls upon journalist Mikael Blomkvist to help prove her innocence in the murders of three people; but in order to do so, he must uncover a long-buried conspiracy within the Swedish Secret Service.

Tells the life story of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, explaining how he saved the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

Describes the festivals of Sweden, showing how the celebrations, with their songs, foods, and activities, express the customs and beliefs of the people.

Discusses the life and work of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor who developed dynamite and instituted the Nobel Prize.

Describes the customs, songs, foods, and activities associated with the celebration of Christmas in Sweden.

Profiles the life of the eighteenth-century Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus whose scientific naming of plants and animals provided an international language of nature.