February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Riddarfjärden":
Travel: 29 Jul 08
Join Delphine Touitou from AFP as she follows along on Stockholm's newest literary walking tour inspired by the books of the late Stieg Larsson.
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Lifestyle: 25 Jul 08
Stockholm will turn itself into Europe’s semi-official gay capital at the end of this month, as the Europride festival hits town. Visitors will find a city that does gay in its own, understated way, James Savage reports.
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Travel: 12 May 08
With summer in the air and the holiday season approaching, Ulrika Österlund pulls on her sunglasses and takes a look at ten of Sweden's best beaches.
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National: 28 Feb 08
A girl who claimed she was kidnapped and then pushed into the water in central Stockholm has admitted she was lying.
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National: 6 Feb 08
Police believe security camera footage may help them find a man suspected of abducting a 10-year-old girl.
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National: 5 Feb 08
A 10-year-old girl in Stockholm is claiming to have been abducted and pushed from a quayside in the city centre.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 07
In the early years of the 20th century, Sweden was full of architectural creativity and innovation. Architect Rahel Belatchew Lerdell argues that it is high time for Stockholm to rediscover some of the curiosity that once led to the construction of Europe's first skyscrapers.
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Lifestyle: 28 Jun 07
Plans to build a striking new bathing house and hotel on Lake Mälaren in the middle of Stockholm are stirring up emotions in the city. For some, the proposal is a welcome injection of modern architecture; others say it will be a blot on the city's historic landscape. Kathleen Harman reports.
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National: 2 Mar 06
Archaeologists conducting a study of the route of Stockholm's new Citybanan train tunnel have discovered a shipwreck in the city centre. It was built between 1350 and 1370, they say.
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National: 11 Apr 05
More body parts have been discovered in the water in Stockholm. Police say they probably belong to the same man whose limbs and head were found on the ice in March.
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National: 31 Mar 05
Parts of the body of a middle aged woman have been found on frozen water near Stockholm's old town. Police say that the woman, whose torso is missing, had been subjected to extreme violence before she died.
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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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