February 14, 2012
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Society: 1 Feb 12
A 31-year-old woman who is serving a life sentence for murder in a Swedish prison has demanded that she be allowed to take a holiday.
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Sport: 23 Jan 12
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a pair of goals to give AC Milan a convincing 3-0 victory on Sunday and move him to the top of the Serie A goalscoring table.
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Society: 20 Oct 11
It was not hate speech when Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio featured a show in which a Somali imam called for all converts from Islam to be killed, the Swedish Chancellor of Justice has ruled.
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Politics: 22 Sep 11
Sweden's top legal official has given backing to the decision to reassign the integration ministry civil servant who compared Islam to totalitarian ideologies.
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National: 23 Jul 11
As the full extent of Friday's horror in neighbouring country Norway slowly starts to sink in, people and organisations all over Sweden are getting together in a number of ways to honour victims.
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National: 22 Jul 11
Charges have been filed against the publisher of a website affiliated with a Swedish neo-Nazi movement for allowing a reader comment containing racial slurs to remain on the site.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 May 11
This month marks the 40-year anniversary of a public demonstration that had longstanding ramifications for Stockholm city planners and residents, not to mention environmental activism, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
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National: 16 Mar 11
A Swedish court has ruled that depicting the prophet Muhammad naked together with his nine-year-old wife naked is legal, freeing a local politician on charges of racial agitation.
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National: 3 Mar 11
A Swedish politician facing charges for producing a poster depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad naked together with his nine-year-old wife was found not guilty by a jury in Malmö on Wednesday.
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Society: 25 Jan 11
The winners of Sweden's 2010 national film awards on Monday night were evenly spread out among the nominees, with three films walking away with at least two awards.
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Society: 4 Jan 11
Sweden's Millennium Trilogy actress Noomi Rapace and the son of Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård topped the list of nominees for Sweden's 2010 national film awards, which will be announced later this month.
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Politics: 26 Dec 10
Two offices that often criticise Swedish agencies for long wait times have their own problems with efficiency.
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Society: 23 Dec 10
A Stockholm woman who approached a psychic medium for help to "burn away all evil" has been awarded damages after claiming fraud when results were less than satisfactory.
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Society: 16 Nov 10
Charges have been filed against the publisher of a website affiliated with a Swedish neo-Nazi magazine for allowing a reader comment with racial slurs to remain on the site.
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Lifestyle: 8 Nov 10
As Malmö continues to celebrate its Swedish championship gold medal, contributor Nic Townsend looks back at a season that ended quite differently than many observers of Swedens’ expected premier football league expected.
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Sport: 7 Nov 10
Malmö FF secured its 16th Swedish football championship on Sunday with a convincing 2-0 home victory over visiting Mjällby.
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Politics: 2 Nov 10
Left Party leader Lars Ohly has insisted that the Red-Green coalition should continue its cooperation, although a majority of the party districts across the country want the party to break away on its own.
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Sport: 13 Oct 10
Two devastating first half mistakes by Sweden paved the way for a crushing 1-4 defeat at the hands of World Cup finalists the Netherlands in Euro 2012 qualifying play on Tuesday.
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Lifestyle: 4 Aug 10
If you're looking for music festivals in Sweden this month, you need look no further than the capital, writes David Stavrou.
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Society: 23 Jul 10
The Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern, JK) will not bring criminal charges against a car owner who played late rockabilly singer Eddie Meduza's song "Heil Hitler" over loudspeakers to a large group of people in a parking lot.
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Travel: 30 Jun 10
If you're looking for a spectacular place for a corporate lunch, an intimate wedding or to dance until dawn, the best place to look is out to the water, writes Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius.
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Sport: 26 May 10
Robin Soderling took just 71 super-charged minutes to sweep aside hapless American Taylor Dent on Wednesday to reach the third round of the French Open.
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National: 18 May 10
Police officers at a station in southern Sweden have been criticised by the Chancellor of Justice after they forced a 16-year-old girl to strip naked.
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Society: 12 May 10
A teenager diagnosed with autism has filed a demand for damages with Sweden's highest legal official after being taken into involuntary care, a decision which was rejected as lacking legal grounds after two years.
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National: 28 Apr 10
Eva Gabrielsson, the life partner of deceased Millennium trilogy author Stieg Larsson, has called on Sweden's highest legal official to examine the legality of a press subsidy awarded to a newspaper run by a racist political party.
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National: 16 Apr 10
A rebel British bishop was fined €10,000 ($13,534) by a German court on Friday for denying the Holocaust in an interview with a Swedish television channel.
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National: 27 Mar 10
Public outrage continues to build against a small community in northern Sweden after revelations that a 14-year-old girl was raped and then driven out of town amid an internet smear campaign.
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Sport: 15 Mar 10
Swedish champions AIK got off to a slow start with a home draw against top-flight newcomers Mjällby. The 2009 runners-up IFK Gothenburg meanwhile opened the season with a flurry of goals, dispatching Kalmar 0-3.
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Sport: 10 Mar 10
Swedish top flight football club Brommapojkarna (BP) has introduced a language policy requiring all players to speak Swedish to each other in order to be eligible for selection.
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Society: 10 Mar 10
Stockholm county police chief Carin Götblad has recommended the creation of special municipal task forces to coordinate efforts from police, schools and social services to steer Sweden's youth away from criminality.
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Society: 26 Feb 10
A hemp farmer in Halland in western Sweden has won a court ruling stating that his crop was illegally seized by the Swedish state. The man has been awarded 10,000 kronor compensation after his ten year legal battle.
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National: 11 Feb 10
The Swedish government has announced that from September 1st parents will be made financially responsible for crimes committed by their children, in the face of stern criticism from several parties.
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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.
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Society: 25 Jan 10
Alice and Lucas have topped the list for the most popular names given to newborns in Sweden in 2009. It was a dark year for Jennifer and Johan, however, two previous favourites that have dropped out of the top 100.
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Society: 20 Jan 10
An advertisement featuring three half-naked women was deemed inappropriate for publication by two newspapers in southern Sweden, shocking officials at the sexual health organization who created the ad.
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Lifestyle: 18 Dec 09
Songs of the decade: The Local's editor Paul O'Mahony dips into the vaults and pulls out his ten favourite Swedish tracks of the last ten years.
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National: 2 Dec 09
A second niche luxury sports carmaker, Spyker, has confirmed it is interested in buying Saab Automobile.
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National: 27 Oct 09
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic left Sweden on Tuesday after being granted early release from a Swedish prison by the UN war crimes court, prison officials said.
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Politics: 23 Oct 09
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has opened up the possibility of cooperating with the Green party if the far-right Sweden Democrats garnered enough votes to hold the balance of power after the 2010 election.
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Politics: 20 Oct 09
An opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson in which he labels Muslims a major threat has been reported to Sweden's highest legal official by the Centre Against Racism.
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Politics: 19 Oct 09
An article by the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats claiming that Islam is the biggest threat to Sweden since World War II is tantamount to hate speech, according to legal experts.
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National: 8 Oct 09
Sweden’s highest legal official, Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz, is stepping down from his post and will be replaced by supreme court justice Anna Skarhed, the government announced on Thursday.
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Politics: 15 Sep 09
Biljana Plavsic, the former Bosnian Serb leader who is serving an 11-year jail sentence in Sweden for crimes against humanity, should be released early for good behaviour, according to court documents.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: International comedy & classical music festivals in Stockholm; Aero show & international athletics in Gothenburg; Dinosaur Jr in Malmö.
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National: 25 Aug 09
Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet has been reported to the Chancellor of Justice after publishing an article forwarding claims about the alleged organ harvesting of dead Palestinians by Israeli defence forces.
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Lifestyle: 26 Jun 09
From heavy metal to jazz and from pop to classical, Sweden’s roster of summertime musical festivals has something to suit all tastes.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel
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Society: 25 May 09
An inmate at Karlskrona prison in southern Sweden has applied for damages after the prisons service was unable to provide adequate attire to cover his considerable frame.
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Lifestyle: 13 May 09
Sweden's rising hip-hop star Adam Tensta talks to The Local's Majsan Boström about bright musical prospects, growing up in a tough Stockholm neighbourhood, and recording in the same studio as boyhood idol Michael Jackson.
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Sport: 11 May 09
Sweden's Henrik Stenson scored a four stroke victory to claim the $1.71 million first prize at the Players Championship at Sawgrass, Florida, on Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 6 May 09
Text messages sent to or from politicians can be considered public documents, a Swedish has ruled.
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Society: 30 Apr 09
A Swedish television programme based on the British Channel 4 show Balls of Steel has been reported to the police for disorderly conduct and sexual harassment.
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Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan.
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Society: 1 Apr 09
Christine Schürrer, the German woman found guilty of murdering two children in Arboga, has, in a letter to Sweden's justice chancellor, complained of biased judges and claims that Sweden has no right to call itself a state governed by law.
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Society: 26 Jan 09
Convicted war criminal and former Bosnian leader Biljana Plavsic has retracted a confession made to the Hague war crimes tribunal in 2001. “I sacrificed myself. I have done nothing wrong,” she told Swedish magazine Vi.
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National: 22 Jan 09
A man from northern Sweden is to receive compensation from the state after he had his box wine confiscated by police in connection with a drink driving conviction.
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Stockholm: 15 Dec 08
A weekend in Stockholm isn't complete without visiting the Vasa Museum, but what else should a tourist see? Tour guide Séverine Bouvier offers her tips.
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Politics: 4 Dec 08
Sweden’s justice ministry has denied a second pardon request from Biljana Plavsicm, the former Bosnian Serb president and convicted war criminal, to have her 11-year-jail sentence ended.
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Sport: 20 Nov 08
Despite an impressive goal by Kim Kallström, visiting Sweden succumbed to the Netherlands 3-1 in a friendly football match on Wednesday night.
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Sport: 10 Nov 08
Kalmar FF are the new kings of Swedish football after a draw away to Halmstad on the final day of the season was enough to secure the first league victory in the club's history.
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Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
What’s on: Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Martial Arts and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmö.
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Politics: 3 Oct 08
The Social Democrats want to create an ombudsman to help protect individuals’ privacy in Sweden, party leader Mona Sahlin told Sveriges Radio.
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National: 1 Oct 08
A Swedish man acquitted of rape charges after he filmed himself having sex with a 14-year-old girl is set to receive 157,000 kronor ($22,500) in compensation for being wrongly accused.
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Lifestyle: 23 Sep 08
The Local consults Djungeltrumman for tips on how best to spend this payday weekend.
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Politics: 8 Sep 08
A member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency has called on Sweden not to pardon former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic, who is serving an 11-year war crimes sentence.
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National: 16 Aug 08
Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern – JK) has called for changes in telecom surveillance legislation to allow for the tracking of suspects using their mobile phones.
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National: 8 Aug 08
A convicted rapist has been refused compensation for an alleged rights violation when he was denied access to pornography in his cell.
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National: 28 Jul 08
The National Defence Radio Establishment, FRA (Försvarets radioanstalt), has filed a complaint with Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern – JK) against a blogger for publishing a classified document from the agency.
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National: 25 Jul 08
Sweden's National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA) has been reported to the Chancellor of Justice by one of those on a classified list of people bugged in the 1990s for doing business with Russia.
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National: 2 Jul 08
Swedish Security Service Säpo is to investigate whether an employee at the National Defence Radio Establishment may have leaked classified information to the media.
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National: 1 Jul 08
Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice has launch an investigation into the leaking of a classified document by an employee of the National Defence Radio Establishment (Försvarets Radioanstalt - FRA).
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National: 7 Apr 08
Newspaper Expressen may face legal action after publishing the wrong picture with a front-page story about the suicide of a Swedish musician.
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National: 12 Feb 08
The films contained pornographic content that Swedish film censors considered too violent.
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Lifestyle: 11 Jan 08
Something for the weekend: From British cabaret in one of Stockholm's best restaurants to opera from New York's Met live in a cinema in Malmö, Jasmine Enberg has tips to keep you entertained this weekend.
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Sport: 17 Dec 07
Skiing: Pärson impresses in Switzerland. Golf: Two Swedish golds in Hungary. Football: Albin Ekdal goes to Juventus.
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Sport: 29 Oct 07
Football: IFK Göteborg edge out Djurgården and Kalmar to secure title. Golf: Chopra and Jacobson head the field in Florida. Skiing: Swedes sprint to podium in Düsseldorf.
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Sport: 22 Oct 07
Football: Umeå win women's league but the men still have it all to play for. Boxing: Euro gold for Anna Laurell. Golf: Swedish trio run Webster close in Portugal.
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Sport: 8 Oct 07
Tennis: Blake takes aim at Swedish sweep in Stockholm. Golf: Parnevik falters on final day of Texas Open. Football: Djurgården, Gothenburg and Kalmar in three-horse race for title.
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Politics: 25 Sep 07
Former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson has been receiving a full ex-prime minister's salary, despite having a number of jobs in the private sector, it has been reported.
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Sport: 3 Sep 07
Athletics: Swedes disappointed with failure to reach the podium. Football: Zlatan back in the groove. Tennis: Johansson and Björkman bow out of US Open.
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Sport: 2 Jul 07
Tennis: Björkman and Söderling delayed by rain. Football: Brommapojkarna win first home game at new arena. Ice Hockey: Reports that Michael Nylander has signed for Edmonton Oilers.
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Sport: 26 Jun 07
Football: Man City's prospective owner says Sven Göran Eriksson is his first choice manager. Tennis: Borg roots for Federer at Wimbledon. Golf: Niclas Fasth sees of Bernhard Langer for a European Tour win in Munich.
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Lifestyle: 24 Jun 07
Move over ABBA, Stockholm's best-kept musical secret and local hit is the diplomatic corps, a group of emissaries from around the globe who meet regularly to sing Swedish folk songs.
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Sport: 18 Jun 07
Golf: Niclas Fasth secures highest ever placing for a Swede at US Open. Football: Halmstad set the pace in the top division. Ice Hockey: Sundin pens one-year deal with Leafs.
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Lifestyle: 15 Jun 07
Nicholas Chipperfield explains why 17,800 people from 34 countries are getting on their bikes by a lake in the middle of Sweden this weekend.
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Sport: 14 May 07
Sweden claim fourth place at the world ice hockey championship. Hammarby take over at the top of Allsvenskan. Fredrik Andersson finishes second at the Marbella Open golf tournament.
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Politics: 8 May 07
Former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson has been criticized by former colleagues and political experts for taking a job with a PR firm. Persson is joining a sector he himself has frequently slammed.
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National: 8 May 07
Sweden's former Prime Minister Göran Persson has announced that he is to begin working as a PR consultant for JKL Group. There he will team up with his former press secretary, who started at the firm last year.
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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.
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Sport: 16 Apr 07
Promoter says Holyfield will box at Swedish event. Modo win Swedish ice hockey championship. Hammarby weekend winners in Allsvenskan.
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Sport: 10 Apr 07
Swedes serve up a tennis treat in Gothenburg. New boys Brommapojkarna pull off a scalp in Allsvenskan. Linköping looking good in hockey final. Stenson fails to shine in Augusta.
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Sport: 2 Apr 07
Sweden tastes defeat in Belfast. New football season about to kick off. Linköping advance to hockey final. Three medals in Melbourne for Swedish swimmers.
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Society: 12 Jan 07
After 67 years Sweden has finally changed the title of an Agatha Christie novel to make it more politically correct.
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Sport: 3 Jan 07
The Björklöven club is sending a veterans team to Minsk to play ice-hockey with President Alexander Lukashenko. We're leaving politics out of this, one of the Swedish players says.
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Sport: 18 May 06
Swedish super-sub Henrik Larsson brought the curtain down on his Barcelona career by creating the goals that saw the Spanish champions crowned kings of Europe for the second time.
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Politics: 10 Mar 06
Most Stockholmers are still opposed to the city's congestion charge, the future of which will be decided in a referendum in September. But supporters of the tax are mobilising.
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National: 24 Apr 05
DVDs cost too much and film companies release films too late in Sweden. These are the complaints of three file sharing sites, who are calling on consumers to boycott cinemas and film rentals.
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Sport: 21 Sep 04
A player at Superettan team Assyriska has hung up his boots after he and his family were threatened - and Sven Göran Eriksson is hogging the gossip pages as well as the sports pages.
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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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