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Stockholm air dirtier than Los Angeles: WHO

Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
The air quality in Stockholm is worse than in Los Angeles, according to a recent study from the World Health Organization (WHO). READ »

Swedish activist jailed for 20 years in Bahrain

National: 19 May 11
A Swedish activist has been convicted to 20 years in prison in Bahrain for kidnapping a police officer, according to a local human rights group. READ »

Centre Party leader under fire

Politics: 7 Apr 11
The future of Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson was plunged into doubt again on Wednesday as party members renewed calls for a change. READ »

Man City offers 5 million a week to Ibrahimovic

Sport: 13 Aug 10
Premier League football club Manchester City has offered Barcelona and Sweden star Zlatan Ibrahimovic over 5 million kronor per week to swap the Camp Nou for England's north-west, according to UK media reports. READ »

Federer wary of Swede Söderling

Sport: 31 May 10
Despite a 100 percent career record, world number one Roger Federer says it would be a fatal mistake to under-estimate Robin Soderling in their French Open quarter-final. READ »

The inside track: Spyker

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 10
Dutch luxury sportscar maker Spyker, which is to buy Sweden's Saab from US auto giant General Motors, is a minnow in the global automotive industry. READ »

Sub par Söderling in shock first round Indian exit

Sport: 5 Jan 10
Tournament top seed Robin Söderling was dumped out of the Chennai Open in the first round on Tuesday at the hands of 100th-ranked American Robby Ginepri. READ »

Söderling heads to sizzling India for Aussie Open warm up

Sport: 4 Jan 10
Sweden’s Robin Söderling is set to swing his racquet in India for the first time on Tuesday, in preparation for what he hopes will be a long run in the 2010 Australian Open later this month. READ »

Nadal sweeps past Söderling in Abu Dhabi tennis finals

Sport: 3 Jan 10
Swedish world number eight Robin Söderling fell to Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament on Saturday. READ »

Söderling trumps Federer and takes on Nadal

Sport: 2 Jan 10
Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling made the final at the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi by beating world number one Roger Federer 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/1), 6-2 in his semi-final on Friday. READ »

Spyker chief 'very optimistic' over Saab bid

National: 29 Dec 09
Saab suitor Spyker remains hopeful that it can snap up the iconic brand from General Motors despite previous reports of a rebuttal from the Swedish car maker's US owner. READ »

Swedish unions upbeat after Spyker talks

National: 22 Dec 09
Representatives for two of Sweden's formost trade unions met with with Spyker on Monday to discuss the Dutch sports car maker's last gasp bid for GM's beleaguered Saab Automobile unit. READ »

Mystery Dutch billionaire behind Spyker bid: report

Business & Money: 22 Dec 09
A Dutch billionaire is the main financier behind Spyker's latest bid for Swedish automaker Saab, according to several insider sources. READ »

Diplomatic life caught on camera

Society: 21 Jan 09
Sweden's foreign ministry has characterized as unfair national public broadcaster SVT's depiction of the country's overseas diplomatic missions in a new series of documentaries. READ »

Oil billions pumped into Stockholm property

Business & Money: 24 Nov 06
Sturegallerian, Stockholm's most glamorous shopping mall, has been sold to a property investment firm owned by the United Arab Emirates - for 4 billion kronor. READ »


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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

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"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 »

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The Local helps shed some light on the tantalizing mystery known as the strong, silent Nordic type.
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The Local's Oliver Gee finds out why the star of Sweden's version of 'The Office' thinks Sweden is the most PC country in the world
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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
Alexander Lervik and Johan Carper
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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What's On: The Local's guide to upcoming attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
OLIKA Publishing
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The Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
Georgios M.W (File)
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
Photo: Fredrik Persson/Scanpix
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
LIFESTYLE »
Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
Photo: Sony Pictures
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
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Braving the cold: Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
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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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