Sweden's much-loved Pippi Longstocking children books have been branded racist by a leading German theologian. Dr Eske Wollrad, from Germany's Federal Association of Evangelical Women, has called on ...

In Sweden, Pippi is something more: a national treasure and embodiment of the country's egalitarian spirit. So when the Swedish national broadcaster announced this fall that it would edit two scenes ...

This week Sweden celebrates the life of the writer Astrid Lindgren by awarding the annual prize for children's literature set up in her name. But nine years after Lindgren's death, what is the legacy ...

Swedish Television has cut out potentially offensive scenes from fresh editions of the popular 1969 Pippi Longstocking series, sparking intense debate on social media over the extent to which old ...

It's Pippi Longstocking's birthday. Why does everyone admire the strongest, bravest and most independent girl in the world? A children's book classic has the answers. "Allow me to introduce myself: ...

A Swedish daycare’s trip to the local library in Borås took an unexpected turn recently and ended in a police report being filled over racial agitation (hets mot folkgrupp). According to GT, Expressen ...

Tommy and Annika are on their way home from school and, as usual, they walk past Villa Villekulla. As usual, they say “I wish someone would move in there, someone with children”. Then, they suddenly ...

Inger Nilsson as Pippi at the age of eight. Photo: Scanpix Sweden/TT Fans have raised thousands of euros for the Swedish actress who played adventurer Pippi Longstocking on TV, after they discovered ...