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EU tells Sweden to repay farm subsidy

Business & Money: 22 Sep 11
Sweden has been told by the European Union to repay 870 million kronor (€94 million, $127 million) in agricultural subsidies, a third of which will be paid by farmers, an industry body said Thursday. READ »

Farmers look to curb right of public access

Business & Money: 5 Jan 11
A Swedish famers' association wants to set limits on Sweden's cherished right of public access (allemansrätten) for berry pickers, skiers and horse riders. READ »

Summer drought threatens harvest

Science & Technology: 13 Jul 10
After the harsh winter and hot July, forecasts for this season's harvest in Sweden make difficult reading for the country's farmers. READ »

Swedish Meats chair quits over pig scandal

National: 29 Nov 09
Lars Hultström has resigned as chair of Swedish Meats and all other leadership positions within the pig farming industry. Hultström owns one of the pig farms at the heart of an animal rights scandal. READ »

'Keep Swedish cows indoors': dairy farmers

Society: 9 Jun 09
Unless Sweden scraps regulations stipulating that Swedish cows must graze outdoors, the country risks being flooded with Danish milk, an interest group representing Sweden’s dairy producers warns. READ »

Sweden proposes divisive fuel tax hike

Politics: 10 Mar 09
The Swedish government has proposed rises in diesel and vehicle taxes in a move designed to cut carbon emissions. The farmers union is critical and has called the proposition a "declaration of war". READ »

Climate commission remains split

Politics: 18 Feb 08
Despite a common position by the Alliance parties, the climate policy commission failed to reach agreement on an emissions reduction goal. READ »

'Send in the clones'

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Jan 08
The issue of cloning in agriculture is always guaranteed to stir up emotions, but the technology actually offers us better meat and healthier animals, argues Waldemar Ingdahl. READ »

Girl and man die in tractor accident

National: 3 Oct 06
A man and a five-year old girl have died after a tractor turned over on top of them at a farm in Dalsland, central Sweden, on Tuesday morning. READ »

"The biggest blackout in history"

National: 18 Jan 05
A week and a half after the worst storm to hit Sweden in decades, 35,000 households are still without electricity. And with over 1,000 km of cable to be replaced, the death toll from the hurricane rises to 11 and Sweden seeks EU assistance to pay for the damage. READ »

Swedes warned about borrowing

Smörgåsbord: 30 Dec 04
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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 »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"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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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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