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Michelin-starred Swedish restaurant to close

Business & Money: 5 Nov 09
Edsbacka Krog, one of only two Swedish restaurants currently in possession of two Michelin stars, is to close, the luxury Stockholm eatery said in a statement on Thursday. READ »

Porn-surfing clergyman downs church network

Society: 20 Oct 08
A church minister from Strängnäs in central Sweden has resigned from his post after his porn-surfing habits led to the spread of a virus that knocked out the local church network. READ »

Photographic evidence relieves man of urination fine

National: 15 Oct 08
A 20-year-old man from Strängnäs in central Sweden who was fined for public urination has had his case overturned on appeal. READ »

'Sweden can no longer defend itself'

National: 15 May 08
Armed Forces Supreme Commander Håkan Syrén fears that proposed cuts to the military will diminish its capacity to defend Sweden's borders. READ »

Two young men die in car crash

National: 31 Mar 08
Two young men have died in a car crash on a gravel road in central Sweden. READ »

Princess completes Vasaloppet ski race

Society: 24 Feb 08
Princess Madeleine completed one of the Vasaloppet cross country ski races on Saturday. Madeleine came in around 900th and became the third member of the royal family to complete the race. READ »

Wolf killer walks free

National: 27 Jun 07
A sheep farmer who killed one of the wolves that escaped from Kolmården wildlife park earlier this year has been told that he did not break the law and no longer has any reason to fear a four year jail sentence. READ »

Man dies in Gotland blaze

National: 25 Dec 06
One person died in a house fire in Katthammarsvik on the east of Gotland late on Christmas Eve. READ »

Supreme Court avoids child rape sentences

National: 7 Mar 06
Two men facing child rape charges at Sweden's highest court - the first under new laws - have had their crimes downgraded to child abuse and their sentences reduced accordingly. READ »

500 jobs to go as Pfizer closes Stockholm factory

Business & Money: 8 Jun 05
Ten years after the drug company first mooted the idea of closing its Kungsholmen production plant the axe finally falls. And it's a bitter pill to swallow on "a dark day for Swedish industry". READ »

Escapism III: massive hunt for two more prisoners

Smörgåsbord: 24 Sep 04
Lessons appear not to have been learned from two high profile escapes and recaptures in the summer - either by the authorities or the prisoners. But this time the stakes are higher: these two have taken a hostage with them. READ »


Blog Update: Boston Blatte

19 November 21:58

Happy name day to me. No, not Blatte Day (yet) »

"Hey all you Elizabeths out there. Today (November 19 if you’re reading another day) is our name day. Happy Elizabeth Day. (Or Elisabeth or Elisabet as you are more likely to be if you are Swedish) So what’s a name day (if you haven’t already clicked on the Wiki link), it’s “a tradition in many countries..." READ »

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