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Bronze Award
The Swedish Prescription
Visit Sweden
Sweden
2026
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Entrant Company
Prime Weber Shandwick
Entry Type
Public Service
Launch Country
Sweden
Program
Clio Awards 2026
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Creative Strategy
The Swedish Prescription turned Sweden into the world’s first country available on prescription. Developed in collaboration with medical experts, the campaign reframed travel as a form of preventive wellbeing. Everyday Swedish lifestyle activities—such as time in nature, sauna, fika (a Swedish daily coffee ritual focusing on connection), calm cultural experiences, silence and restorative sleep—were structured into a formal, downloadable prescription. Launched through a humorous hero film, a digital prescription platform and global PR, the campaign balanced scientific credibility with dry Swedish humour. Rather than promoting destinations, it positioned Sweden itself as a treatment for stress and mental overload. The result was a globally shared idea that transformed how Sweden is perceived: from a travel destination into a place defined by balance, recovery and wellbeing.
Credits
Agency
Prime Weber Shandwick
Stockholm
Tourism Board
Visit Sweden
Stockholm
Agency
Prime Weber Shandwick
Stockholm
Production Company
FLX/Crazy Pictures
Stockholm
Creative Director
Petter Lublin
Prime Weber Shandwick
Chief Marketing Officer
Nils Persson
Visit Sweden
Creative Director
Petter Lublin
Prime Weber Shandwick
Art Director
Fredrik Moberg
Prime Weber Shandwick
Copywriter
Kasper Moss
Prime Weber Shandwick
Art Director
Christoffer Lind
Prime Weber Shandwick
Client Lead
Josefina Bergström
Prime Weber Shandwick
Senior Creative Copywriter
David Aronson
Prime Weber Shandwick
Project Manager
Sara Wenkel
Prime Weber Shandwick
Producer
Reneé Lorenius
Prime Weber Shandwick
PR Specialist
Sergio Guimaraes
Prime Weber Shandwick
Designer
Åsa Skyttle
Prime Weber Shandwick
Designer
Johanna Åkeson
Prime Weber Shandwick
Strategist
Karl Nyberg
Prime Weber Shandwick
Planner
Amanda Hjelle
Prime Weber Shandwick
Project Manager
Kristina Nyström
Visit Sweden
Production Manager
Frida Wallen
Visit Sweden
Digital Producer
Emmie Blomstedt
Visit Sweden
Head of PR
Viveca Burkhardt
Visit Sweden
Head of Web and Social Media
Malin Careliusen
Visit Sweden
Head of Travel Trade
Christian Steer
Visit Sweden
Director
Rasmus Råsmark
FLX/ Crazy Pictures
Executive Producer
Albin Pettersson
FLX/ Crazy Pictures
Executive Producer
Therese Pettersson
FLX/ Crazy Pictures
Photographer
Hannes Krantz
FLX/Crazy Pictures
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