February 13, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Arjeplog":
Society: 25 Dec 11
An elderly woman died on Christmas Eve, when the snow scooter she was driving fell through ice at a water station in northern Sweden.
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Travel: 2 Nov 10
Strömstad in western Sweden has been named as Sweden's primary tourist municipality for the third consecutive year, a new annual report shows.
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Education: 21 Jan 10
Some of Sweden’s best primary schools can be found in municipalities along the southeastern coast of the country, according to a new ranking by the country's main teachers union.
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National: 3 Oct 09
A jobsworth bus driver in northern Sweden refused to allow a man to travel with his girlfriend on transport arranged for a ladies night out.
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Analysis & Opinion: 6 Feb 09
Income details are public property in Sweden - so much so that neighbourhood rich lists are regularly published in the press. Paul O’Mahony peers behind the figures to examine attitudes to a practice that is coming under increasing fire.
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Politics: 30 Sep 08
A Riksdag member from Arjeplog in northern Sweden is proposing a new bill which may restrict one of Sweden’s most cherished rights in order to protect the auto industry from industrial espionage.
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Society: 5 Aug 08
The northern Swedish town of Arjeplog has been inundated with requests from people interested in cashing in on the municipality's innovative new repopulation scheme.
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Society: 28 Jul 08
In an innovative move to arrest depopulation, Arjeplog, a municipality in the far north of Sweden, has offered families up to 100,000 kronor ($16,000) to move into the area.
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National: 5 Apr 07
The worst is over in a Norrland region that was battered by storm force winds over the course of Thursday. The four people earlier reported missing have now been found and are reported to be in good health.
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National: 23 Sep 05
A Soviet soldier from World War II, whose remains have been in limbo since they were found last year in a remote northern area of Sweden, could be buried near where he was found.
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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 »
"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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