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February 13, 2012
Saab shares dive despite strong 2011 report
Swedish defence group Saab on Friday reported a major boost in earnings for 2011 thanks to winning several major contracts, but a drop in orders left investors jittery, sending Saab's stock price down nearly 10 percent. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Saab to cut Swiss Gripen fighter price: report
Swedish defence group Saab have announced that it will cut the price on its Gripen fighter jet to secure its Swiss order after a threat by French planemaker Dassault to undercut them. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Several bids for Saab: administrator
Several companies are interested in buying Saab, confirmed the bankrupt Swedish carmaker's administrators on Tuesday, while currently unwilling to disclose the identities of the bidders. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
New bidder in the Saab saga shows its hand
Less than 24 hours after Chinese firm Youngman reportedly placed a bid for Saab, another interested party has apparently joined the race to snap up the bankrupt carmaker. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
'Multi-billion-kronor' bid for bankrupt Saab: report
Chinese automaker Youngman has made an offer to buy bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, according to Swedish media reports. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Five buyers 'seriously interested' in Saab
As many as five companies have expressed a strong interest in purchasing bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, a bankruptcy administrator said on Sunday. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Saab museum saved by Wallenberg millions
The Saab museum of automobile rarities, which has struggled to find a buyer following the company’s recent bankruptcy, has been saved by a Wallenberg-family trust that wanted the museum to remain intact. READ (9 COMMENTS) »
Saab administrator: 'the patient is dead'
Saab's bankruptcy administrator said at a press conference on Saturday that the company "is a patient who has long bled to death and the brutal truth is that the patient is dead", but retained hope that a buyer could be found. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
Volvo wagon Sweden's 'biggest film star'
When naming the Swedish model most often seen on the silver screen, many might guess Greta Garbo. But the correct answer is actually the rather unassuming Volvo 240 station wagon, according to a new ranking. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Saab auctions off classic museum models
A piece of James Bond history will soon go under the hammer in Sweden, when bankrupt car company Saab is auctioning off the rare, collectable and classic cars on display in the Saab museum. READ (11 COMMENTS) »
- 09/01 Saab unions unhappy with bankruptcy receivers »
- 05/01 ‘Turkish Saab’ would stay in Trollhättan: report (14 comments) »
- 29/12 Sweden's five biggest news stories of 2011 (8 comments) »
- 25/12 Used Saabs hot property (7 comments) »
- 22/12 Saab's US unit hopes to avoid bankruptcy (1 comment) »
- 21/12 Expert: Saab's independent streak 'the beginning of the end' (5 comments) »
- 20/12 Turkish ambassador: Saab CEO called us (5 comments) »
- 19/12 Muller: Saab bankruptcy 'the darkest day' (14 comments) »
- 19/12 Saab hits bankruptcy 60 years after a flying start (1 comment) »
- 19/12 'We can bounce back': Trollhättan politician (7 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 »
"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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fin
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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