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February 14, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Kalla_fakta":
Queen Silvia slammed for 'flawed' Nazi probe
Society: 20 Jan 12
Sweden's Queen Silvia was reportedly "shattered" following an investigative journalism report criticizing the findings of a probe meant to clear the air regarding her father's Nazi connections.
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'Queen Silvia shouldn't be blamed for her father's Nazi past'
Analysis & Opinion: 5 Dec 11
The Swedish media's obsession with investigating the ties Queen Silvia's father had to the Nazis during the Third Reich is misplaced, argues former Royal Court information secretary Juan Navas.
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6,000 pre-school kids hurt each year: report
National: 2 Nov 11
Over 19,000 children attending pre-schools in Sweden 2008-2010 were injured so badly that they required emergency care, according to figures releases on Tuesday.
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Silvia's dad in deal with Jewish businessman
Society: 9 Aug 11
Queen Silvia has revealed that her father conducted a business deal with a prominent Jewish businessman whereby he took over his company in Berlin in 1939 and thereby facilitated the man's emigration from Nazi Germany.
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Saab to examine new JAS Gripen bribe report
National: 18 May 11
Swedish defence firm Saab has announced that it intends to investigate new allegations that a secret payment of over 50 million kronor was paid to an advisor in the deal to sell JAS Gripen aircraft to South Africa.
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Sweden's Queen Silvia to probe family Nazi links
Society: 15 May 11
Sweden's Queen Silvia has announced that she intends to investigate reports of her father's alleged links with Nazism.
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'Being gay is a sin': Swedish Salvation Army
Society: 9 May 11
Leading members of the Salvation Army in Sweden told an undercover journalist that “homosexual sex is a sin” and offered to ask God to help "free" the reporter from the condition.
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Anna Lindh's care to be reviewed: agency
National: 20 Oct 10
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare will review the care former foreign minister Anna Lindh received after she was stabbed in central Stockholm in September 2003.
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Swedish football clubs threatened by their fans
Sport: 3 Oct 10
Players, coaches and referees plying their trade in the Swedish Allsvenskan top flight are increasingly becoming the target of threats from supporters, often from their own clubs.
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Fraud trial captivates local Swedish community
Business & Money: 30 Sep 10
Disgruntled savers from a small Swedish community flooded into a Jönköping court on Thursday to follow the case of Habo Finans, an investment firm which folded taking the savings of almost 780 people with it.
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Hospital demands probe of Anna Lindh's care
National: 29 Sep 10
Karolinska University Hospital has requested an inquiry into the care it gave former foreign minister Anna Lindh after her fatal stabbing in September 2003.
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Sewage exposes Stockholm cocaine use
Society: 22 Mar 10
Clubbers and partygoers in Stockholm consume around 3,000 doses of cocaine per weekend night, according to tests on the city's sewage water.
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Many young Swedes doubt al-Qaida 9/11 guilt
National: 1 Nov 09
Almost one in five Swedes aged under 30 think that George W Bush's US government lay behind the attacks on September 11th 2001, according to a new survey.
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Swedish Match under fire in secret snus substance investigation
National: 25 Oct 09
Tobacco company Swedish Match has been accused of adding a substance to moist snuff or 'snus' to purposely increase user dependency and, in turn, boosts sales of their products.
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Bodström under fire for missed Riksdag votes
Politics: 12 Oct 09
Former Social Democratic justice minister Thomas Bodström has been accused of abandoning his duties as a member of the Riksdag in favour of high paying engagements as a trial attorney.
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Documents cast doubt on Swede's spy conviction
National: 28 Sep 09
For the past 25 years the Swedish Security Service has been sitting on documents attesting to the innocence of a man charged in Sweden with espionage in 1983, a new investigation has revealed.
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Alternative medicine 'a dangerous scam'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Nov 08
The field of complementary and alternative medicine is misguided at best and may even be dangerous, agues Joel Jansson.
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Police solve six percent of Sweden's crimes
National: 3 Nov 08
Nearly 95 percent of violent crimes and robberies committed in Sweden go unsolved, and an individual police officer solves an average of three crimes per year, according to a recent analysis.
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Schools employing sex offenders
Education: 10 Mar 08
At least 75 convicted sex criminals have worked as substitutes in Swedish schools and daycare centers since 2003.
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Police raid journalist's home
Society: 19 Sep 07
Police have raided the house of prizewinning TV reporter Trond Sefastsson, following allegations of fraud, making illegal threats and bribery. TV4's CEO described the move as "an extraordinary abuse of justice".
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Porn pics 'endangered military security'
Society: 28 Sep 06
A senior Swedish officer has been accused of risking national security after hard-core porn was found in his possession. Major General Tony Stigsson made himself vulnerable to blackmail, it is alleged.
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Greenpeace fish protest targets Findus
National: 19 Jan 06
Three activists clambered up the facade of the head office of Findus on Thursday morning, protesting against the company's alleged sale of cod caught illegally.
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Sweden "made promises" over Guantanamo release
National: 27 Sep 05
"No guarantees" said the Swedish government when Mehdi Ghezali was released from the Guantanamo base on Cuba. But according to a TV programme, Sweden agreed to keep Ghezali under observation and to report back to the United States.
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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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