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February 13, 2012
Haparanda
The following articles have been tagged with "Haparanda":
Small village shaken by suspected murder
National: 3 Jan 12
Police in the small village of Voljakkala, north of Haparanda in northern Sweden, are investigating the suspected murder of a 55-year-old woman, found dead in her flat on Monday evening.
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Finnish emissions 'cause Swedish birth defects'
Science & Technology: 14 Sep 11
Emissions from steel giant Outokumpu, in the Finnish city of Tornio, are believed to be the cause of several infants in Haparanda in northern Sweden being born with serious birth defects this year.
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Activists held in 'Frankenfood' spuds raid
Science & Technology: 24 May 11
Police officers in northern Sweden took action on Tuesday against a group of Greenpeace activists occupying a barn while protesting against the planned introduction of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the area.
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Rowdy Finns 'invade' Swedish border town
Sport: 16 May 11
Several thousand Finnish ice hockey fans crossed the border to Haparanda in northern Sweden late on Sunday night after their spectacular 6-1 World Championship win, forcing local police to call for reinforcements to control order.
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Swedes can expect to live longer: report
National: 17 Mar 11
Swedes are living longer than ever before, according to new statistics, with residents of one upscale Stockholm suburb claiming the highest average life-expectancy for both sexes.
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Swedish papers size up Håkan Juholt
Analysis & Opinion: 11 Mar 11
While much remains unknown about Håkan Juholt, most Swedish newspapers were in agreement that he represents a shift to the left for the Social Democrats, although they differed on what that shift means for the party's future.
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Heavy snow set to disrupt Christmas traffic
National: 20 Dec 10
Sweden's fierce wintry weather is set to continue with warnings for heavy snow issued for eastern parts and widespread disruption to rail services in the south of the country.
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'Sleepwalking' rapist gets two years
National: 2 Sep 10
A 35-year-old man has been convicted of the rape of a sleeping woman at a party in Haparanda in northern Sweden in April, despite claims that he was also fast asleep at the time.
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Summer highs bathe Sweden in sunshine
Science & Technology: 29 Jun 10
Tuesday is set to be the warmest day of the year so far in Sweden with temperatures in excess of 27 degrees Celsius across most of a sun-drenched country.
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Immigrant employment rates vary by region
Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Employment rates between local- and foreign-born workers differ by more than 30 percentage points in some areas of Sweden, according to a report from Statistics Sweden.
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Habo 'best place to live in Sweden'
National: 28 May 10
Habo in Västergötland in southern Sweden is the best place in Sweden to live, according to a ranking by Fokus magazine.
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School in swine flu jab drive after young girl dies
National: 5 Nov 09
Medical authorities in Haparanda in northern Sweden have begun vaccinating all pupils at a school in the town following the swine flu-related death of an 8-year-old Finnish girl.
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Little Sweden on the Prairie
Travel: 12 Oct 09
Välkommen till Lindsborg - Between barbecued ribs and meatballs, Robert La Bua finds Swedish culture alive and well in Little Sweden, USA.
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Party leaders lament low voter turnout
Politics: 8 Jun 09
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has called for campaigning to be extended before the EU parliamentary election to raise interest and encourage more Swedes to vote.
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Axe attack feud 'not as simple as it seems'
National: 18 May 09
A neighbourhood feud in northern Sweden has captivated the media for several years - the accepted story being that a Roma family terrorized a whole village. But new details suggest that the truth may be quite different.
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Longer jail terms for axe attack family
National: 2 Apr 09
Members of the family convicted for involvement in a vicious axe attack in a village outside of Haparanda in the far north of Sweden in 2008 have had their penalties increased by an appeals court.
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Burger King sets its sights on northern Sweden
Business & Money: 26 Mar 09
A burger war is brewing in northern Sweden, pitting the country’s own Max hamburger restaurants against American fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King.
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Family members appeal axe attack verdicts
National: 8 Jan 09
Members of the family convicted for their roles in a shocking axe attack in a village outside of Haparanda in northern Sweden earlier this year have decided to appeal the judgments.
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Five family members jailed for axe attack
National: 12 Dec 08
Five members of the same family were found guilty on Friday of involvement in a vicious axe attack against a 47-year-old man last spring near Haparanda in northern Sweden.
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Girl feared kidnapped found safe in Finland
National: 1 Dec 08
The 16-year-old girl from northern Sweden who was feared kidnapped has been found across the border in Finland.
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Teenage girl kidnapped in northern Sweden
National: 30 Nov 08
Police in Sweden and Finland are looking for a 16-year-old girl feared kidnapped in Haparanda in northern Sweden on Saturday morning.
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Family charged for brutal axe attack against neighbour
National: 13 Nov 08
A father and his five children were charged on Thursday for their involvement in a vicious axe attack against a 47-year-old man last spring near Haparanda in northern Sweden.
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Northern Sweden to test new 'smart' roadway
Science & Technology: 19 Sep 08
Just in time for winter, a stretch of motorway in the far north of Sweden has been outfitted with high-tech equipment to help warn drivers about perilous driving conditions.
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Woman sentenced to five years for rape
National: 26 Aug 08
A 33-year-old Swedish woman has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for the aggravated rape of a 60-year-old woman in her home.
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Swedish traders warm to euro
Society: 10 Jul 08
Acceptance of euro notes and coins is becoming more and more widespread in Swedish businesses, according to a new survey.
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Bus driver lock-out in northern Sweden
National: 9 Jul 08
Veolia Transport has said it will lock out 67 bus drivers and conductors to coincide with the start of a bus strike in northern Sweden at midnight on Wednesday.
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Affluent Stockholm suburb named best place to live
Society: 12 Jun 08
The Stockholm suburb of Danderyd is the best place to live, according to a new ranking by the magazine Fokus. Ljusnarsberg in central Sweden is the worst.
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Woman sentenced to six years in prison for violent rape
National: 4 Jun 08
A 32-year-old woman, who along with her brother attacked and raped a woman in her 60s, has been sentenced to six years in prison for rape.
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Woman charged over violent rape
National: 22 May 08
A 32-year-old woman from northern Sweden has been indicted on a charge of aggravated rape after forcing another woman at knifepoint to perform oral sex.
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Axe attack prolongs village feud
National: 14 May 08
A protracted feud in a village in the far north of Sweden took a sinister turn on Tuesday when a 47-year-old man was attacked with an axe and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Lenin returns to Stockholm
Analysis & Opinion: 30 Apr 08
More than ninety years have passed since Vladimir Lenin stopped off in Stockholm to buy an overcoat shortly before returning to Russia to start a revolution. David Bartal met up with him for a chat.
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'I check their underpants to ensure there is only one penis'
National: 16 Apr 08
Authorities in northern Sweden have discovered that some drug abusers have been using false penises to help them submit fake urine samples.
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Strong profits for Ikea in Sweden
Business & Money: 3 Jan 08
Swedish subsidiary reported a profit of 2.4 billion kronor for the last fiscal year.
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'Lawnmower man' completes epic journey
Society: 15 Nov 07
Truck driver Kjell Fundin has done what no man has ever done before by travelling almost the entire length of Sweden on a lawnmower.
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Northern town remains in darkness
National: 15 Nov 07
Residents of a northern Swedish town will have to stock up on candles after the Swedish Market Court ruled in favour of an energy company that has kept the streetlights switched off for over a year.
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Dark days ahead for northern town
National: 17 Oct 07
The town of Övertorneå is facing a second winter of unrelenting darkness after a court rejected pleas from two local councils to have their streetlights turned back on.
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'Lawnmower man' embarks on Swedish road trip
National: 2 Oct 07
It's a long, long way from Haparanda to Ystad, particularly for the man who is making the journey on his lawnmower.
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Crime falls after streetlights cut out
National: 1 Mar 07
Thefts and burglaries fell by half in a Swedish town in the Arctic circle after an electricity company cut off power to its streetlights. "We thought the opposite would happen," says a local police chief.
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Introducing...Carola
Lifestyle: 5 Feb 07
As Melodifestivalen kicks off, Paul O'Mahony takes a look at last year's winner – the charismatic Christian who has become Sweden's uncontested Eurovision queen.
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Hultsfred sets off a rocking Swedish summer
Lifestyle: 2 Jun 06
While there will be music for all tastes, those who like their music loud and heavy will be particularly well catered for in June, with Lordi, Def Leppard and Alice Cooper all putting in appearances in Sweden.
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King speaks out for apathetic children
Politics: 27 Apr 05
King Carl Gustaf risks getting into another political row, as words of support for refugee children suffering from “apathy” are interpreted as an attack on the government. Supporters of the children say the king's words are significant.
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Persson eyes closer ties with Finland
Smörgåsbord: 7 Oct 04
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Teenage tension
Society: 14 May 04
High blood pressure, weight-obsessed, prostituting themselves - no wonder the government's making teenagers wear crash helmets.
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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 »
"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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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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