{"id":172193,"date":"2026-06-11T23:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=172193"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:52:09","slug":"fabodveckan-vaxer-tusentals-vantas-mota-sveriges-levande-kulturarv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/during-fabod-week-thousands-of-people-gather-to-celebrate-swedens-living-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Pasture Week is growing \u2013 thousands are expected to experience Sweden\u2019s living cultural heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mountain Pasture Week 2026 is growing in both scope and popularity. During the summer, mountain pastures in G\u00e4vleborg, J\u00e4mtland, and Dalarna open their doors to visitors who want to experience traditional farming, local food production, and the knowledge that has kept the countryside alive for generations.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning for this year\u2019s F\u00e4bod Week is in full swing, and the organizers are planning an extensive program for both children and adults. F\u00e4bod Week kicks off in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lansstyrelsen.se\/gavleborg\/natur-och-landsbygd\/information-till-verksamma-pa-landsbygden\/fabodveckan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G\u00e4vleborg<\/a><\/strong> June 28 through July 5, at the same time as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lansstyrelsen.se\/jamtland\/natur-och-landsbygd\/information-till-verksamma-pa-landsbygden\/fabodveckan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u00e4mtland<\/a><\/strong> is holding its event from June 29 to July 5. In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lansstyrelsen.se\/dalarna\/natur-och-landsbygd\/information-till-verksamma-pa-landsbygden\/fabodveckan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalarna<\/a><\/strong> The activities will take place between July 13 and 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors will be able to take part in everything from folk singing workshops and horse-drawn haymaking to hikes, concerts, storytelling tours, and traditional cheese and butter making at active mountain pastures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain pastures are small farming sites in forested and mountainous areas where livestock were traditionally taken for summer grazing. During the summer months, mountain pasture farmers lived on site and used the milk to make cheese, butter, and clotted cream, among other things. For centuries, the mountain pasture system has been an important part of Sweden\u2019s food supply and has helped keep the landscape open while preserving rich biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Traditions that strengthen preparedness<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The county administrative boards emphasize that the week is not just about cultural heritage. Traditional methods of food production and animal husbandry are also described as skills that can help strengthen civil preparedness. At the same time, attention is drawn to biodiversity, local traditions, and small-scale food production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New feature attracts more people<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New for 2026 is a knitting hike inspired by the daily lives of historic mountain pasture maids. According to the Swedish Mountain Pasture Culture Association, the women often knitted while tending the animals on the forest pastures\u2014walking around empty-handed was not considered part of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Growing interest<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the organizers, the mountain pasture culture is attracting an increasing number of visitors. Through open mountain pastures, local artisanal foods, and hands-on workshops, more people are getting the chance to learn about the traditions that have shaped Sweden\u2019s countryside for centuries and are still kept alive by today\u2019s mountain pasture farmers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F\u00e4bod Week 2026 is growing rapidly. Thousands are expected to visit active mountain pastures and experience Sweden\u2019s unique cultural heritage up close<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":172196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,1522,205],"tags":[6700,2038,524],"class_list":["post-172193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kultur","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-fabod","tag-kulturarv","tag-svensk-kultur"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}