February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Statens_folkhälsoinstitut":
Society: 24 Jan 11
Sales of nicotine replacement therapy products in Sweden jumped 10 percent last year compared to 2009 as they become more easily available across the country, according to figures from the Apoteket Service.
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Science & Technology: 22 Nov 10
Cannabis use among Swedish high school students is more common among those with university-educated parents, according to a new study published by the National Institute of Public Health.
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Science & Technology: 9 Nov 09
Smoking marijuana is more harmful for young people than previously believed, according to a Swedish study.
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National: 7 Sep 09
The number of young men who risk becoming dependent on alcohol has almost doubled in four years, according to a forthcoming report from the National Institute of Public Health.
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Society: 27 Aug 09
Stockholm city employees will be ordered to stub out their cigarettes at work from May 1st next year as the city is the latest Swedish municipality to announce a ban.
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Society: 25 Aug 09
Smokers are costing Swedish municipalities 2.6 billion kronor ($367 million) per annum in the form of breaks and sickness absences, a new report shows.
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Society: 29 Jul 09
Shoplifting at the Swedish state alcohol monopoly retailer Systembolaget has reached record high proportions, new figures show.
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Society: 27 Jul 09
Gay and bisexual youths in Sweden suffer from poorer health, including psychological problems and an increased incidence of attempted suicide, a new report says.
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Society: 27 Apr 09
Swedish teenagers are drinking less alcohol than they were a few years ago. It has become hip to be sober, according to the Swedish National Institute of Public Health.
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Society: 24 Mar 09
Swedes are in favour of introducing a punitive tax on junk foods to arrest the spread of cancer, a new survey shows. Almost 90 percent back tax cuts on healthier foods.
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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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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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