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February 13, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Lego":
'It often feels like Christmas in Sweden is only about presents'
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Dec 11
Rampant holiday consumerism is hard to avoid, writes US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt, as she struggles to reconcile competing Swedish and American Christmas traditions in finding gifts for her children.
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Swedish kids ask Santa for pets and phones
Society: 16 Dec 11
Video games, pets and mobile phones are what Swedish kids want for Christmas this year, according to the Swedish postal service, which handles the hundreds of thousands of letters adressed to Santa every year.
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Tax agency rejects 'His Majesty' name change request
Society: 20 Jun 11
A Swedish man's bid to have 'His Majesty' officially added to his name has been rejected because it could lead to "misunderstandings".
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Sweden's Vasa: 50 years above the waves
Lifestyle: 21 Apr 11
It's been 50 years since the centuries-old Vasa warship was hoisted up from the depths of Stockholm harbour, but as contributor Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius discovers, preserving this national treasure has been the Vasa's greatest battle.
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Male lust/female vice? Swedish museum touts sex through the ages
Lifestyle: 15 Apr 11
While the National Museum's new "Lust & Vice" exhibition has titillated the viewing public, it has incurred the scorn of an art world used to seeing sex exploited for financial gain, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson writes.
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Christmas letters flood in to Swedish post office
Society: 30 Oct 10
With still two months to go before Christmas, the Swedish post office has revealed that it has received a wave of letters addressed to Santa Claus.
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World's children ask Santa for video games and puppies
Society: 15 Dec 09
Boys and girls around the world have video games, Lego and pets at the top of their Christmas wish lists this year, according to the Swedish postal service, which has steamed open letters addressed to Santa Claus in Tomteboda.
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What's on in Sweden: October 30 - November 5
Lifestyle: 29 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Alaska & William Fitzimmons (US) in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil (CAN) in Gothenburg; Jay Reatard (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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What's on in Sweden: October 23 - 29
Lifestyle: 22 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: African film festival & lullabies for the environment in Stockholm; Hammarkullen carnival fun & exile film festival in Gothenburg; Steve Earle (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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What's on in Sweden: October 16 - 22
Lifestyle: 15 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Championship rugby & Massive Attack (UK) in Stockholm/Uppsala; Chocolate festival & avant garde dance in Gothenburg; Rahael Saadiq (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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What's on in Sweden: October 9 - 15
Lifestyle: 8 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Fashion market & Nouvelle Vague (Fr) in Stockholm; Culture night & Nostalgia fair in Gothenburg; The Handsome Family (US) & English comedy in Malmö/Lund.
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Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus for Easter
Society: 13 Apr 09
While most Christians mark Easter with prayers and song, one Swedish church opened its mass on Sunday by unveiling a life-size Lego statue of Jesus Christ.
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Thieves take two-tonne carousel for a ride
Society: 30 Mar 09
Police in northern Sweden are on the lookout for an old-style funfair carousel that was stolen on Saturday from the roadside near Näsviken.
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Lego ad red lighted over shades of pink and blue
Society: 17 Oct 08
A Swedish advertising watchdog has slammed Danish toymaker Lego for a catalogue it claims promotes outdated gender roles.
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Sweden eases name restrictions
Society: 13 Aug 08
Swedish authorities are to relax restrictions preventing adults from taking "inappropriate" names. Religious and sexual terms remain off limits but Metallica is fine.
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The hidden lives of Sweden’s undocumented migrants
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jul 08
Sweden has taken in thousands of asylum seekers in recent year. But not all have had their applications accepted. Faisal Enayat Khan describes his encounters with just a handful of Sweden's estimated 15,000 undocumented migrants.
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Lego in, Ikea out when naming Swedish boys
Society: 5 Jun 08
Ikea isn’t acceptable, but a boy in Sweden now has the right to be named Lego.
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Swedish and English cider: How do you like them apples?
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Apr 08
State alcohol retailer Systembolaget claims to be committed to stamping out underage drinking. Why then does it describe its range of ciders in terms best understood by connoisseurs of children's candy? wonders cider aficionado René Rice.
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Santa's elves get busy at Sweden's post office
Lifestyle: 19 Dec 07
Every year Sweden's post office receives more than 100,000 letters from children all over the world addressed to Santa. Every letter-writer gets a response, writes Majsan Boström.
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Church plans Lego sculpture of Jesus
Society: 29 Oct 07
A church in Västerås is asking parishioners to donate enough pieces of white Lego to create a life-size statue of Jesus.
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Fantasies of escaping my squalor
Lifestyle: 5 Oct 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman is a firm subscriber to the belief that it is a dull woman who keeps a tidy house. But lack of space, time and money doesn’t stop people having aspirations for their homes, she finds.
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'Possible Rubens' sells for 1,000 times starting price
National: 6 Dec 06
A painting valued at just 15,000 kronor was sold at a Swedish auction house yesterday for a staggering 16.6 million kronor. It is the most expensive foreign painting ever sold in Sweden.
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Weight expectations
Science & Technology: 5 Mar 04
A tragic death after a simple liposuction operation gives Aftonbladet's readers food for thought, while Expressen focuses on how eating pasta can help you shed the pounds. And apparently Swedish women's breasts are getting bigger.
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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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