Diversity Days

16 November is UNESCO's International Day for Tolerance. It is celebrated worldwide to recognise the diversity of cultures, languages and religions that enrich us. Tolerance is about respecting and appreciating people's differences. Fighting intolerance requires laws that protect human rights and education to counteract ignorance and fear. A free [...]

3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This day focuses on the inclusion and participation of people with disabilities, who make up about 36% of the Swedish population. Disability can mean physical, mental or intellectual functioning. Disability is the restriction that an impairment imposes on a person [...].

On 27 January, people all over the world come together in an annual event. It is the international day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust - the same date that the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp was liberated in 1945. Since 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day has been a national day of remembrance in Sweden. In 2005, the United Nations declared it an international day of remembrance. It is a day when we honour [...].

The Sami National Day is celebrated on 6 February. It is common to all Sami people whether they live in Sweden, Norway, Finland or Russia. Sámi People's Day on 6 February commemorates the first Sámi national meeting held in Tråante/Trondheim on 6 February 1917. The meeting brought together over a hundred Sámi people from Sweden and Norway, many of whom were women. [...]