February 10, 2012
Published: 4 Jun 09 17:12 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
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A new Swedish study shows that a healthy emotional and sexual relationship can significantly reduce stress at work.
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Four men have been arrested for the “execution style” killing of a 19-year-old man in Malmö in August 2011 in what police believe was a settling of scores among criminal gangs. READ »
An employee at a high school near Uppsala, in eastern Sweden, has been detained by police on suspicion of rape and sexual harassment of several students, much to the shock of his colleagues. READ »
A doctor in northern Sweden who broke the neck of an infant during a 55 hour long delivery, is being investigated by the National Board of Health and Welfare. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Two men on snowmobiles went through the ice on a lake near Östersund in northern Sweden on Thursday, in what is believed to have been a fatal accident for one. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Nordic, Baltic and British leaders have been gathering in Stockholm, ostensibly to discuss future challenges shared by the nations. But commentators think the meeting has a bigger purpose - as part of a British-led strategy to forge a new 'northern alliance' in Europe. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Swedish emergency response service SOS Alarm has reported the death of a teenage boy to the National Board of Health and Welfare after the ambulance never turned up and his parents had to drive him to hospital. READ (19 COMMENTS) »
Having just returned from a ‘horror ski trip’, The Local’s resident Aussie and first-time skier Oliver Gee wonders why Swedes find such pleasure in hurling themselves down snowy hills. READ (10 COMMENTS) »
A man in southern Sweden has been charged with assault after threatening to ‘bring in his gang’ to a local hairdressing salon after being refused a haircut. READ (9 COMMENTS) »

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"You know what they say about London buses: you wait ages for one then two come at once. So it is with blogs. This week (6 February, in fact) marks an historic day for Britain. 60 years ago, a young Princess became Queen. It was a Britain very different from today. Still a colonial power in much..." READ »
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Took a woman 5 years to figure that out--- I could have told you that in two minutes when I was 16 years old.
Also remember ladies, the next time you fake a headache, you will be affecting your man at work the next day... dont get me wrong, faking is ok, but depends on what you are faking :))
Problem with men in sweden. They get a few drinks and are not functional. I have given up on dating Swedish men, well in skane anyway. They are incapable of geting romantic unless blind drunk.
Bit of a chicken and the egg problem.
come on over to Stockholm,
you'll dine on chicken and later get your eggs scrambled
:-P
ohh wait, maybe in Sweden men are in desperate need for some excuse to have more sex without having to ask???
God help the swedish women that have to deal with that kind of behavior!
The above story could have some explaination to why single employees are at a career disadvantage to thier married counterparts, en general.
each worker, get in during work time... to refresh and continue working...
drinking is for friends or between friends; so that the conversation doesn't look silly to others, who are irrelevant once you're wobbling on your feet and looking right and left over the shoulders if any one can see you're not there... Stonking drunk is even better when amongst, again, friends, and not in the bedroom. And before you know it, it's the next day and the sun is shining bright.. You can't have both, profound fun and sex... Or the other way 'round.
I mean...these studies are stating the blatantly obvious! Journalism used to be a proud profession, now it just fast food for the bored and short attention span people.
@taytelbaum: of course you can have both profound fun and sex, you just need to be a normal human being that can enjoy himself without needing ridiculous amounts of alcohol to dare to speak to others.
*any thoughts?*
how to break this deadlock in this economical crises,
boozing is not solution it helps to forget the problem.
****guys proofread your articles carefully. i'm not quite sure if there's a word such as "unbalance" i guess the correct word is "imbalance"... well, just remembering my lessons about prefixes and suffixes. :) no offence editor!
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imbalanced
Does it apply to guys and lesbians also?
(directed at Nawha)
shy people are not enjoyable for this kind of best activities.
Wake up!