The Swedes and the Dutch were made for each other

This book, produced to mark the celebration of four hundred years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and the Netherlands, will tell you the story of many interesting connections. Authors from a variety of fields reflect upon a shared history, bringing characters to life and highlighting events that have had an impact on the relationship, both historically and in modern times. Starting in the dramatic seventeenth century with its mixture of entrepreneurship, trade and war, religion and architecture, the story continues to the contemporary era. It covers the transmission of ideas, the movement of goods, and migration across four centuries.