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February 13, 2012
Swedish blogger snaps commuting 'macho men'
A Stockholm woman fed up with male passengers on public transport taking up the space of women sitting next to them, has started a blog snapping secret pics of straddle-legged commuters and posting them on the internet. READ (21 COMMENTS) »
Swedish town gives 'Negro Village' new name
A suburb of Mjällby, southern Sweden, known by locals as ‘Negro Village’ for forty years, will be changing its name after a storm of recent attention. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
German 'tourist' living in Gothenburg airport
A 27-year-old German man has been living at the Gothenburg Landvetter airport for two months having no wish to return to Germany and nowhere to go in Sweden. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Dramatic rise in dementia numbers in Sweden
Every second Swede is at risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Umeå University, which concentrated on the 85+ population in northern Sweden. READ »
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10 tips for starting a business in Sweden
When it comes to starting a business in Sweden, a little planning goes a long way. Here are 10 tips for the budding sole trader. Read more »
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Dag Hammarskjöld – the Peacemaker
It's 50 years since Sweden's most famous peacemaker, Dag Hammarskjöld, was killed in a plane crash in Africa — but his legacy lives on. The United Nations Secretary-General believed that problems should be solved at an early stage and promoted preventive diplomacy. During his tenure he also introduced quiet diplomacy, realising that in certain situations, this method was preferable to open debates. Read more »
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Supreme Court decides Sami land dispute
On April 27, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in what has become known as the Nordmaling case. This brings to a conclusion a case that has been ongoing for 14 years. The court ruled that the Sami villages concerned have common law rights to disputed land. Read more »
One in five Swedes 'believes in ghosts'
One in five Swedes believes that people rise from the grave after they've died, a new survey has shown. READ (13 COMMENTS) »
Swedish firms choose male bosses: report
Two-thirds of newly appointed bosses in 2011 were men, according to a survey of Sweden's eight largest management recruitment companies presented in Swedish media. READ (11 COMMENTS) »
'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids
Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
'THE OFFICE' GOES SWEDISH
‘Sweden is the most PC country in the world’
Two days before the premiere of ‘Kontoret’, the Swedish version of The Office, The Local's Oliver Gee chats with the cast about why Sweden needs its own version of a show that's already proved to be a winning concept worldwide. READ (21 COMMENTS) »
Disgruntled 'Black Cobra' threatens hairdresser
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) »
Swedes' anti-gay flyers not free speech: court
Sweden’s Supreme Court was right to convict four men of hate crimes for distributing "offensive" homophobic flyers at a school, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. READ (15 COMMENTS) »
Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, is about to hit Sweden's cinemas in 3D, dubbed into Swedish, a move which has infuriated die-hard fans and prompting them to lobby for a boycott of the film. READ (25 COMMENTS) »
Bones and guts in military 'horror dungeon'
Two aspiring officers at a military training centre in western Sweden have been reprimanded after building a ”horror dungeon” with bones, faeces and animal guts meant to frighten younger trainees. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Man performed surgery on his own dog
A dog-owner in eastern Sweden is believed to have carried out a botched operation on his own dog without the use of anesthetics or properly stitching the wound. READ (13 COMMENTS) »
More Society
- 07/02 Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden (8 comments) »
- 07/02 Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer (15 comments) »
- 06/02 Police teacher warned after 'monkey' comments (14 comments) »
- 06/02 89-year-old convicted for shopping cart assault (23 comments) »
- 05/02 Sleep like a 'tramp' at chic Stockholm store (8 comments) »
- 04/02 Retrial ordered after judge falls asleep (8 comments) »
- 03/02 Stealthy snake hid inside hotel trouser press (8 comments) »
- 02/02 Princess Victoria to give birth in 'early March' (12 comments) »
- 02/02 Sheep herding Swedish bunny hops to net fame (3 comments) »
- 01/02 Bear attack was 'like a slaughterhouse' (26 comments) »
20 things to know before moving to Sweden
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 »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
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 »
Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
- 11/2 09:27 Fika Quiz (The Swedish Teacher)
- 10/2 10:47 Reefer Madness (110% LAGOM)
- 07/2 12:55 Queen of Diamonds (The Diplomatic Dispatch)
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Swedish word of the day
fin
adjective
Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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