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Swedish Radio honours US murderer

Society: 9 Jun 10
Annika Östberg, the Swede who spent 28 years in a US prison after being convicted of murder, was named as one of the hosts of the quintessentially Swedish talk radio show "Summer" by Sveriges Radio (SR) on Tuesday. READ »

From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience

Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden. READ »

Sörenstam announces she's pregnant

Sport: 20 Mar 09
Swedish golf star Annika Sörenstam, who finished her last tournament just three months ago, said on Thursday she is pregnant with her first child. READ »

Sorenstam misses cut as glorious career comes to a close

Sport: 22 Nov 08
Swedish golf superstar Annika Sörenstam missed the cut in her final event in Florida on Friday, ending a 15-year glorious career on the American ladies golf tour. READ »

Sörenstam claims Suzhou Open crown

Sport: 2 Nov 08
Sweden's world number three Annika Sörenstam won her 89th career title when she clinched the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in a tense play-off with China's Ye Liying on Sunday. READ »

Sörenstam leading chase in Suzhou Open

Sport: 1 Nov 08
Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam has not given up hope of of securing her fourth tour victory of the year at the Suzhou Open in China. Sörenstam is five shots behind leader China's Ye Liying after the second round. READ »

Sörenstam leaves door open for comeback

Sport: 29 Oct 08
World number two Annika Sörenstam said Wednesday she doesn't rule out a comeback if she feels the urge despite deciding to call it quits at the end of the season. READ »

Sweden is in the eye of the beholder

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Oct 08
Sweden means many different things to many different people. Just ask the United States Secret Service, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute. READ »

Swede Sörenstam tells Wie to stop playing with the boys

Sport: 30 Jul 08
Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam cannot understand why US teen prodigy Michelle Wie is continuing to play events on the US men's tour. READ »

Sörenstam to retire at end of season

Sport: 14 May 08
Top Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam has announced that she will retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season. READ »

Sörenstam strolls to record-setting triumph

Sport: 12 May 08
Sweden's Annika Sörenstam fired seven birdies in the final round to win the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open by seven strokes and capture the 72nd crown of her career. READ »

Sörenstam wins 71st LPGA title

Sport: 28 Apr 08
Golf: Sweden's Annika Sörenstam won the 71st title of her career in Miami on Sunday. READ »

Sweden's Sörenstam wins season-opener in Hawaii

Sport: 17 Feb 08
Swedish golf star Annika Sörenstam has captured the season-opening SBS Open at Kahuku in Hawaii. READ »

Sports digest: US retain Solheim Cup

Sport: 17 Sep 07
Golf: United States secure Solheim victory in Halmstad. Football: Sweden meet North Korea in must-win clash. Athletics: Susanna Kallur peaks at season's end. READ »

US lead Europe by one point after Solheim Cup second day

Sport: 16 Sep 07
Golf: The United States led Europe 6.5 to 5.5 after the second day's weather-interrupted play in the Solheim Cup in Halmstad on Saturday. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden bids to retain world hockey title

Sport: 30 Apr 07
Sweden breezes to an easy victory in the first match of the world championships in Moscow. Malmö hammers AIK to top Allsvenskan. Annika Sörenstam drops off golf's top spot for the first time. READ »

Sweden loves Reinfeldt and Wallström

National: 29 Dec 06
Who do Swedes most admire? Royals, sports personalities and comedians are all in evidence on the nation's top ten lists - but Swedes reserve greatest admiration for their political leaders. READ »

Sörenstam snatches third US Open victory

Sport: 4 Jul 06
Swedish golfing superstar Annika Sörenstam easily defeated Pat Hurst in a playoff on Monday to capture her 10th major win and third career US Women's Open title. READ »

Rickardsson and Pärson rule Swedish sport

Sport: 17 Jan 06
Speedway star Tony Rickardsson and downhill skiing sensation Anja Pärson picked up the big prizes at Monday night's Sports Gala - and the reaction was a resounding "about time". READ »

Annika makes it five

Sport: 6 Nov 05
Swede Annika Sörenstam has confirmed her status as a golfing phenomenon after becoming the first-ever golfer to win the same tournament five consecutive times. Even Tiger Woods has only done it four times. 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 Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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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
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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!
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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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