Sweden - The New Culinary Nation

Long, light spring and summer evenings, diversity of produce and manufacturing methods, unique nature and good chefs - that is why Sweden will become the new culinary nation.

Eskil Erlandsson, Minister for Agriculture, has a vision about Sweden as the new culinary nation.

The food industry is Sweden´s fourth largest employer. Along with growing tourism, it is of major importance to rural areas. The aim of our vision of Culinary Sweden is to create growth and employment.

Statistics from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth show that the turnover in the tourist industry in Sweden amounted to more than SEK 236 billion in 2007, with meals accounting for around one third of this tourist spending.

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