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February 14, 2012
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The Local’s Quick Guide to Stockholm Pride 2011
Lifestyle: 1 Aug 11
As Scandinavia’s biggest pride festival begins on Monday in Stockholm, contributor Katherine Dunn provides a look at some highlights of the week-long celebration
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American-born rapper set to make Melodifestivalen history
Lifestyle: 11 Mar 11
As Sweden gears up for the 2011 Melodifestivalen finals on Saturday, The Local's David Landes catches up with Swingfly, a Brooklyn-born rapper who immigrated to Sweden and may end up re-writing the rules for the Super Bowl of Swedish pop music.
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Swedish living rooms brace for Melodifestivalen invasion
Lifestyle: 4 Feb 11
What do a drag queen and teen-pop has-beens have to do with Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt? It can only mean the 2011 Melodifestivalen is upon us, contributor Julie Blomberg Gudmundsson explains.
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The Local's Guide to Pride
Lifestyle: 29 Jul 10
Scandinavia's biggest gay pride festival starts building to a climax on Thursday. We guide you through the highlights of a long weekend of partying, with just a little politics thrown in.
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Springtime skiing - just a bus ride from Stockholm
Travel: 19 Mar 10
If watching the Olympics gave you an itch to hit the slopes, consider Romme Alpin, a bus ride from Stockholm, says Davrell Roberts Tien.
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Churches for children: dangerous mind-play or harmless fun?
Analysis & Opinion: 17 Feb 10
Keen to keep his daughter occupied, Joel Sherwood finds sanctuary in Sweden's many church play areas. Which beg the question: Are the country's legions of latte mamas soon to be overtaken by a new generation of chapel papas?
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The best of Stockholm Pride
Lifestyle: 30 Jul 09
As northern Europe's biggest Pride festival nears its climax, The Local offers its tips for how to make the most of the weekend.
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'Sahlin more hetero than Obama': Stockholm Pride
Society: 19 Jul 09
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin is more heterosexual than US President Barack Obama, at least if a new survey by Stockholm Pride is to be believed.
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Sweden Democrat leader joins white power singsong
National: 6 Apr 09
Leading members of the far-right Sweden Democrats sang racist songs while attending a party conference. Party leader Jimmie Åkesson was among the singers.
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Russian disgust over Sweden Eurovision skit
Society: 16 Mar 09
The Russian embassy in Stockholm has launched a scathing critique of Sveriges Television (SVT) for what it sees as a “disgusting” portrayal of Russia during the weekend’s Melodifestivalen finals.
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E.M.D and Molly Sandén win Eurovision heat
Society: 22 Feb 09
The third Melodifestivalen heat in Leksand in central Sweden left the hot favourites dreaming of glory in the Globen final. Pop trio E.M.D and teen sensation Molly Sandén claimed the final places.
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A new Abba generation
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 09
Abba may have gone the way of Napoleon, but their music and the Eurovision Song Contest retain their phenomenal popularity thirty-five years after the Swedes first faced their Waterloo, writes Peter Vinthagen Simpson.
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Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Jan 17
Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 10
Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Swedish dance bands: a musical mystery wrapped in spandex
Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
Musical styles may come and come, but Swedish dance bands remain as popular as ever. But why does the nation remain loyal to its perennial bearers of outrageous costumes. Jennifer Heape endeavours to find out.
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Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 20
Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Maltese heartthrob sings home Swedish Idol prize
Society: 13 Dec 08
Sweden's Idol 2008 talent show came to a screeching climax on Friday night and left Kevin Borg, a young crooner from Malta who has only lived in Sweden for a year, clutching the champagne.
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Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 13
Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 6
Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Stockholm club and concert guide: August 29 - 30
Lifestyle: 29 Aug 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium.
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'How do you like it here in Sweden?'
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Aug 08
As an immigrant to Sweden there will be many difficulties to overcome -- but there are few questions on earth more dastardly than this, writes Paul Jackson.
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Schlager brings a smile to Stockholm's Europride
Lifestyle: 1 Aug 08
You would need a heart of stone not to smile at the sight of tens of thousands of gay men screaming at middle-aged ladies singing Eurovision ditties, says James Savage.
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What’s on in Sweden: August 1 - 7
Lifestyle: 31 Jul 08
What’s on: Europride reaches a climax in Stockholm, Way Out West in Gothenburg and Propagandhi in Malmö.
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Gearing up for Europride: the best of Stockholm's gay scene
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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Something for the weekend: Footloose, electro and a Pulitzer nominated play
Lifestyle: 22 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Footloose runs in Stockholm, British electro band Client play Malmö and the Pulitzer-nominated play Blue Surge opens in Gothenburg.
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Computer gaming sales up sharply
Business & Money: 19 Feb 08
Swedes spent about 2.3 billion kronor on computer games in 2007.
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Popcorn, Schlager and Reggae: what's on in Sweden
Lifestyle: 1 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Discover the art of movie comedy at Stockholm's Popcorn festival, watch Lena Philipsson perform with Orup in Gothenburg, or dance to ska and reggae in Malmö.
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Sporting gay fest set for kick-off
Society: 30 Jul 07
Stockholm Pride, the largest gay pride festival in the Nordic region, opens on Monday. Organizers have selected sport as the theme of the festival, with ex-footballer Glenn Hysén a controversial speaker.
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The lowdown on... Allsång på Skansen
Lifestyle: 26 Jun 07
Lots of people gathered in a big park, clutching songbooks and singing songs about flowers and waterways and general goodness. First televised in 1979, just a couple of years after punk broke, what exactly is Allsång på Skansen?
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Great club - but make an effort boys
Lifestyle: 18 May 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman gets a taste for the glamorous side of Stockholm gay clubbing, but is disappointed that in dress-down Stockholm, her efforts with leopard print are not matched by an abundance of well-oiled, shirtless, six-packed torsos.
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Benny Andersson top of the pops
Society: 2 Apr 07
A song composed by Abba star Benny Andersson has spent a record-breaking 143 weeks on the Swedish top ten list.
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Why is Brazil playing Ghana in Stockholm?
Lifestyle: 26 Mar 07
The Brazilian football team is in Sweden - but it is not playing the Swedish national side. Instead, Ronaldinho and chums have played Chile in Gothenburg and face Ghana in Stockholm. Eddie de Oliveira finds out why.
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The Ark triumph in Globen
National: 10 Mar 07
The favourites before the contest proved to be the experts' favourites and the public's favourites: on Saturday evening The Ark won Melodifestivalen 2007 with 'The Worrying Kind' and will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in May.
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Singer-songwriters win through to Melodifestivalen final
National: 24 Feb 07
Musicality triumphed over glitz in the last heat of Sweden's Melodifestivalen competition, with Sarah Dawn Finer and Andreas Johnson winning through to the final in Stockholm on March 10th.
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Idol takes over Melodifestivalen
National: 18 Feb 07
The power of the Idol franchise was shown at Saturday night's Melodifestivalen semi-final, with both finalists drawn from Swedish Idol. Veteran Magnus Carlsson failed to make it.
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Book and Nilsson to song contest final
National: 4 Feb 07
Sweden votes for tradition, sending schlager veterans Anna Book and Tommy Nilsson to the final of Melodifestivalen in Stockholm.
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Melodifestivalen: old favourites line up again
National: 2 Feb 07
The trend at the Eurovision Song Contest might be towards the weird and wacky, but judging by the line-up in Saturday's Melodifestivalen, Sweden's entry looks likely to be from one of the old favourites.
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The Knife triumph at Swedish music awards
National: 31 Jan 07
Publicity-shy electronic indie duo The Knife swept the board at the Grammis, Sweden's top music awards, on Tuesday. The pair, wearing masks, accepted their awards on a pre-recorded video.
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Stockholm ready to party with Pride
Society: 31 Jul 06
Scantily-clad sailors, voice training for transsexuals and a side dish of robust political debate. This year's Stockholm Pride is getting underway, and organizers say it's bigger than ever.
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Carola breezes through to Eurovision final
National: 19 May 06
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To the enormous relief of Eurovisionophile Sweden, Carola and her wind machine have battled their way through to Saturday's final.
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Love Sweden, love Eurovision
Lifestyle: 16 Mar 06
As Carola, Kikki, Magnus et al warm up to take their place in the pantheon of European music greats, Christine Demsteader explains how Sweden brainwashed her into becoming a Eurovision addict.
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Rednex and Bäcklund snatch final Melodifestivalen places
Lifestyle: 13 Mar 06
Rednex and Magnus Bäcklund bagged the last two places in Saturday's Melodifestivalen final after winning the 'second chance' competition on Sunday evening.
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Melodifestivalen: Stenmarck pips Grönvall
Lifestyle: 15 Mar 05
Ladies man Martin Stenmarck finished top of the pile in Stockhom on Saturday, defeating the ever-popular Nanne Grönvall by three points. Nobody can remember any of the tunes, but those voting figures will be etched on people's minds for years to come. What a thriller!
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Melodifestivalen: Wennergren and Alcazar are weekend winners
Lifestyle: 7 Mar 05
The line-up is now complete for next Saturday's Melodifestivalen final in Stockholm. A 19 year old shocks the schlager world to win the last heat, whilst Alcazar predictably triumph in the 'second chance' saloon.
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Melodifestivalen 2005: public silenced
Lifestyle: 8 Sep 04
Shame the same can't be said for most of the competitors. Anyway, the best way to find a singer to win the hearts of Europe is apparently to stop the Swedish public from making the choice.
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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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