February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "House_of_sweden":
National: 28 Oct 10
The Swedish embassy in Washington, DC has been named the city's best embassy by the readers of the Washington Post newspaper.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Nov 08
Sweden has deep historic ties with the United states, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute. And even though some Americans mistakenly associate Sweden with the cuckoo clock, the relationship remains largely one of mutual understanding and respect.
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Society: 28 Oct 08
With only a week to go before the US presidential election, Americans living Sweden, political junkies, as well as the merely curious are already making plans for how and where they plan to watch the historic vote.
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Lifestyle: 5 Feb 08
Charlotte West has had a snoop around the new Clarion Hotel Sign, which opens its doors to the public this week.
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Science & Technology: 30 May 07
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has cut a virtual ribbon to open a Swedish Embassy that only exists in cyberspace. But toasting the opening with virtual champagne could not beat real life diplomatic receptions, he opined.
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Lifestyle: 29 May 07
...otherwise known as Stefan Geens, the brains behind Sweden's new embassy in the virtual reality world of Second Life, which has its official opening ceremony on Wednesday.
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Science & Technology: 22 May 07
Sweden will not be the first country to open an embassy in Second Life. The Maldives has established diplomatic representation in the virtual online world just eight days before Sweden's planned launch.
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Science & Technology: 18 May 07
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will be among those attending the opening of the first 'diplomatic representation' in the virtual reality of Second Life. The opening ceremony will take place at the end of this month.
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National: 25 Oct 06
A Swedish pop star performing in Washington at the opening of the country's new embassy sparked a diplomatic furore with a joke apparently about September 11th 2001.
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National: 23 Oct 06
Sweden's royals are in the American capital for a three-day bash to mark the opening of the spectacular new Swedish embassy, in one of the best locations of any foreign embassy in the city.
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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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