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1946 - Sweden joins the United Nations. The first UN operation involving Swedish troops took place later in Suez in 1956.

1952 - Sweden becomes a foundig member of the Nordic Council, established to further the mutual interests of the Scandinavian countries.

Sweden experienced a ‘textile boom’ in the post-war period illustrated by an all-time high in the industry, with almost 53,000 workers employed between 1950 and 1951.

From the turn of the century until the late 1950s, the Swedish cotton industry was the single largest sub-sector. 

The images below are some popular furnishings created in Sweden in the 1950s.