An interview with the Stockholm based author and photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström, who believes the Swedish ethos of lagom is what truly defines Scandinavian lifestyle.

Live lagom at home. When it comes to the home, the trend is to toss everything out to achieve a simple lifestyle. Lagom guides you to embrace what brings you joy and eliminate what doesn’t.

According to Dunne, lagom is the secret to Sweden’s high rankings on international happiness and productivity. Instead of a life full of extremes—like working your butt off 60 hours during the ...

Lagom can clearly be seen through the eating style of the Swedes. The best-selling milk in Sweden is not whole or skim, but 1.5% milk. Just enough fat content to keep everybody happy and full.

But, there’s now a new Scandi lifestyle trend to buy into - lagom. Pronounced as ‘la’ as in ‘bar’, ‘gom’ as in ‘prom’, it is tipped to be the latest buzzword we’ll all be ...

How To Practice Lagom 1. Slow down. Lagom is largely about the art of slow living. Not rushing around so much, not always being driven by whatever the next great thing could be.

The word lagom itself comes from a shortening of the phrase “laget om,” which literally means “around the team” and dates back to the Viking era between the eighth and 11 th centuries ...

Sweden’s “lagom” culture promises not too much and not too little, but just enough for everyone. Some wonder if that balance is getting lost, and whether it can be revived.

At Lagom in Kenmare, the Big Green Egg runs the kitchen.It grills, smokes, braises, and roasts, fuelled by oak shavings and Galway lumpwood. Very Swedish, in a way – if you imagine Sweden as a ...