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Tennis great Wilander recovers after injury

Sport: 20 Jan 12
Former Swedish tennis ace Mats Wilander has left the Australian hospital where he was being treated for injuries sustained after a fall while in the country, his company said on Friday. READ »

Fall lands Swedish tennis great Wilander in hospital

Sport: 17 Jan 12
Swedish tennis legend Mats Wilander was hospitalized in Australia at the weekend after a fall left him with a lacerated kidney. READ »

Nadal sees off Söderling in French Open final

Sport: 6 Jun 10
Spaniard Rafael Nadal brushed aside the challenge of Sweden's Robin Söderling on Sunday with a straight sets victory in the final of the French Open in Paris. READ »

Nadal buries Söderling hatchet ahead of final

Sport: 5 Jun 10
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has claimed that his relationship with Swedish ace Robin Söderling, his opponent in Sunday's Paris Open final, has warmed since their notorious run in at Wimbledon in 2007. READ »

Enqvist to lead Sweden's Davis Cup team

Sport: 23 Oct 09
Former top five professional tennis player Thomas Enqvist has been named as the replacement for Mats Wilander as captain of Sweden's Davis Cup tennis team, the Swedish tennis federation announced on Thursday. READ »

Söderling cruises into second round at Stockholm Open

Sport: 22 Oct 09
Robin Söderling continued his quest to gain a spot in next month's ATP finals, defeating Giovanni Lapentti 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday in the first round of the Stockholm Open. READ »

Wilander quits as head of Sweden's Davis Cup team

National: 20 Oct 09
Swedish tennis great Mats Wilander said on Tuesday he planned to step down as captain of Sweden's Davis Cup team in order to spend more time with his family. READ »

Super Söderling digs deep to reach Paris final

Sport: 5 Jun 09
Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling scored a dramatic five set victory over Fernando Gonzalez on Friday to advance to the final of the French Open. READ »

Patriot Söderling receives Borg approval

Sport: 3 Jun 09
Robin Söderling has revealed that his giant-killing exploits at the French Open in Paris have been warmly received by his legendary Swedish compatriot Björn Borg. READ »

Wilander hopes for Edberg comeback in Davis Cup

Sport: 23 Jan 09
Swedish tennis legend Mats Wilander, current coach of the country’s Davis Cup team, is hoping fellow tennis great Stefan Edberg will be willing to make a comeback to help the squad overcome a spate of injuries. READ »

Sweden exit Davis Cup despite Buenos Aires heroics

Sport: 14 Apr 08
Robin Söderling was close to causing an upset in Buenos Aires in a match described by team captain Mats Wilander as the best he's ever seen. READ »

Roddick knocks Sweden out of Davis Cup

Sport: 23 Sep 07
America's Andy Roddick knocked Sweden out of the Davis Cup in Gothenburg on Sunday by defeating Jonas Björkman in straight sets. READ »

Johansson makes Wimbledon semis

Sport: 29 Jun 05
Thomas Johansson becomes the first Swede for 12 years to make the semi-finals at Wimbledon. Johansson follows in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg, who was the last Swede to come this far in 1993. READ »


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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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The Local helps shed some light on the tantalizing mystery known as the strong, silent Nordic type.
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The Local's Oliver Gee finds out why the star of Sweden's version of 'The Office' thinks Sweden is the most PC country in the world
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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
Alexander Lervik and Johan Carper
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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The Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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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
Photo: Fredrik Persson/Scanpix
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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
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
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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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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
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Braving the cold: Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
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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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