One of the most famous Swedish people is probably Alfred Nobel and the award in his memory – the Nobel Prize – which is handed out December 10 every year in Stockholm in four categories – physics, chemistry, medicine and literature. And every year in Oslo – the peace prize.
It all started back in 1901. In 1969 the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Science was added to the list of awards.
As a Swede I am of course proud of this tradition – and I am looking forward to see it on tv later on this evening.