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May 28, 2012
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Swedish church's new recruitment ploy: wine
Society: 16 Mar 12
A Swedish church with dwindling parish numbers has turned to the pulling powers of alcohol in the hope of bringing in new members, and has invited people who’ve recently turned forty to come in for a wine tasting.
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File-sharing recognized as a religion in Sweden
Science & Technology: 5 Jan 12
Zealous file-sharing enthusiasts in Sweden can now take their beliefs to the next level and join the Church of Kopimism, as the widespread practice has now officially been recognized as a religion.
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Ex-dean: 'blow up unused Swedish churches'
National: 2 Oct 11
As the number of churchgoers in Sweden dwindles ever further, a former dean in the Church of Sweden has suggested the best thing to do with the almost unused buildings is demolish them.
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Who is really out of place when a religious service opens parliament?
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 11
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmy Åkesson's complaint that an imam 'politicised' the religious service that opened the Riksdag last week, raises an interesting point about the place of religion and in Swedish politics, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld.
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'We were all Americans, at least for a while'
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Swedish church wants to recycle cremation waste
Society: 21 Jul 11
The Church of Sweden wants to be able to recycle the 22 tonnes of precious metallic waste left after human cremations and which is currently buried each year in graveyards across the country.
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Swedish Church members 'don't believe in Jesus'
Society: 15 Jun 11
Only 15 percent of members of the Church of Sweden say they believe in Jesus, and an equal number claim to be atheists according to the results of a recent survey.
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Swedish Church to probe sex abuse allegations
Society: 23 May 11
Following several complaints about sexual abuse committed by its pastors, the Church of Sweden has announced plans to launch an investigation into how widespread the problem is.
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Swedish church makes money from porn
National: 16 May 11
The diocese of Lund is in contravention of official church policy by investing in companies that make money through distributing porn, despite very clear guidelines from the Church of Sweden on the issue.
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Muslim group takes over Swedish church
National: 10 May 11
A Muslim group plans to turn a church into a mosque after Swedish pentecostalists decided to sell a superfluous property in a display of "Christian love".
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'Not OK' for pastors to operate machine guns: Swedish church
Society: 27 Apr 11
The Church of Sweden has ruled that pastors are not allowed to man machine gun turrets while serving in the field with Swedish troops in Afghanistan.
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Swedish church: don't christen asylum seekers
National: 3 Apr 11
The Church of Sweden has advised pastors to avoid christening asylum seekers that have converted to Christianity due to the risk of reprisals in the case of repatriation.
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Cocaine killed Swedish beer dynasty heir: father
Society: 8 Feb 11
Jon Spendrup, of the Spendrup brewing dynasty and personal friend of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, died last week of a cocaine overdose, his father has confirmed.
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Dalai Lama to preach in Swedish church
Society: 30 Dec 10
Tibetan Buddhism's highest leader, the Dalai Lama, is set to visit Sweden in April and has been booked in to take part in a service in Lund Cathedral in southern Sweden.
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Swedish couple shocked to learn marriage invalid
Society: 28 Oct 10
A Dalarna couple who wedded in July were shocked to learn that they are not legally married because the minister who performed the ceremony is not registered to officiate at weddings.
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Live Blog: parliament opens
Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy.
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Sweden Democrats stage church sermon walkout
Politics: 5 Oct 10
The Sweden Democrats’ Riksdag delegation left Stockholm's Storkyrkan in protest when racism came up during the ceremonial sermon held before the opening of parliament.
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Olympic champions line up for King's medals
Society: 7 Jun 10
King Carl XVI Gustaf will award 40 His Majesty the King's medals (H.M. Konungens medalj) to a number of prominent Swedes on Tuesday afternoon.
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Dismay after Victoria asks to be given away
National: 20 May 10
A decision by Crown Princess Victoria to be given away by her father at her wedding next month has caused dismay among Swedish church leaders, who view the practice as foreign and sexist.
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Swedish church group offers choice of three genders
Society: 24 Feb 10
Sensus, a Swedish church-backed study association, has adopted a new policy to allow prospective employees to classify their gender in three ways: Female, Male or Other.
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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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Swedish church losing 1 million members by 2020
National: 10 Jan 10
The Church of Sweden says it will lose 1 million members within 10 years.
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Members flee Church of Sweden in droves
Society: 1 Dec 09
The Church of Sweden is bleeding members at an increasingly rapid pace, at the same time as membership rolls in Islamic, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox Christian assemblies are on the rise.
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Sweden's first lesbian bishop consecrated in Uppsala
Society: 9 Nov 09
The Church of Sweden on Sunday ordained a female pastor as the country's first openly homosexual bishop, just weeks after approving gay marriages.
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Anglicans snub Swedish lesbian bishop
Society: 4 Nov 09
Anglican bishops from England and Northern Ireland have rebuffed invitations to attend the ordination of the openly gay Eva Brunne to be the next Bishop of Stockholm.
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Fortified wine to prevent spread of swine flu: Church of Sweden
National: 7 Sep 09
A number of Swedish churches have decided to serve fortified wine during communion in hopes of reducing the risk of spreading swine flu.
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Swedish church launches online prayer service
Society: 18 Aug 09
Say prayers over the internet, and link to your friends on Twitter or Facebook. This is the Swedish Church's plan to raise the historically low turnout for upcoming church elections.
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Church of Sweden in Brüno advert uproar
Society: 28 Jul 09
The official Church of Sweden newspaper is at the centre of a storm of controversy after advertisers reacted to the depiction of scenes from UK comic Sacha Baron Cohen's new blockbuster movie Brüno.
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Anglo-Swedish rift over church gay marriage
Society: 16 Jul 09
The Church of England has condemned a proposal by the Church of Sweden to grant same-sex couples the right to religious wedding ceremonies.
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Sweden braces for 'trying' EU presidency
Politics: 23 Jun 09
Financial crisis, climate change and the possibility of a fast-tracked Icelandic membership are at the top of Sweden's agenda when it takes over the EU Presidency in July.
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Oversized coffins complicate cremation
National: 21 Jun 09
Swedes are getting larger and this is starting to cause problems post-mortem as coffins are proving too large to fit into cremation ovens.
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Swedish metal heads get ready to rock for Jesus
Society: 12 Jun 09
God-fearing heavy metal fans in Sweden now have a place to go to bang their heads and worship Jesus at the same time.
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UN slams Sweden for child rights failure
National: 27 May 09
Sweden continues to shirk its obligations guaranteeing children the right to education, according to a United Nations committee.
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Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus for Easter
Society: 13 Apr 09
While most Christians mark Easter with prayers and song, one Swedish church opened its mass on Sunday by unveiling a life-size Lego statue of Jesus Christ.
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Mystery donor leaves 100,000 kronor church collection gift
Society: 7 Apr 09
An anonymous older woman answered all her local church's prayers on Sunday by handing over an envelope with bills amounting to 100,000 kronor ($12,200).
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Drunk Swedish pastor in net dating outrage
Society: 4 Apr 09
A pensioned Church of Sweden pastor has been reported for offensive comments to women while chatting on a Christian online dating website.
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Church furor over 'racist' religious group
Society: 22 Jan 09
The Church of Sweden on Thursday cited lax oversight as the reason why a conservative religious group aiming to convert Sweden to Catholicism and with leaders who deny the Holocaust was given permission to hold meetings in Swedish churches.
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Swedish Church-funded clinic hit in Gaza
National: 12 Jan 09
One of three Gaza health clinics financed in part by the Church of Sweden was destroyed in an Israeli air attack Saturday evening.
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Baby Jesus in hotel crib second coming
National: 24 Dec 08
The life-size baby Jesus stolen from a manger outside the Stora Hotel in Jönköping in southern Sweden was back in his crib on Tuesday evening.
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Sweden – a new melting pot?
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Dec 08
As Sweden opens its borders to a new wave of labour migration, the country is becoming more diverse than ever before, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute.
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Assa Abloy criticized for West Bank plant
Politics: 21 Oct 08
Swedish lock maker Assa Abloy has come under fire from several Swedish aid organizations for a factory it owns which sits in a disputed Israeli settlement on the West Bank.
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Record Stockholm Pride parade despite rain
Society: 2 Aug 08
Saturday’s Stockholm Pride parade may have started with heavy rainfall, but it´s set to be the biggest Stockholm Pride parade ever, with over 80,000 participants, thanks in large part to huge numbers of international guests.
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Wrong to defrock priest for affair with wedded parishioner
National: 9 Jun 08
Sweden’s Labour Court has ruled in favour of a priest who felt he was unlawfully fired for having an affair with a married woman in his congregation.
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Pious pets get Swedish church blessing
Society: 2 Jun 08
Choral hymns accompanied by barking dogs made for a blessed mix as a church in southern Sweden welcomed four-legged visitors to Sunday services.
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High court to rule on gay marriage dispute
National: 10 May 08
A homosexual couple has taken the Swedish tax authorities to the Supreme Administrative Court for registering their marriage in Canada as a partnership.
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Bildt seeks to expand Middle East cooperation
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Apr 08
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's recent visit to the Middle East marks a possible shift in Sweden’s traditionally cautious, “two-steps forward, one-step back” approach to Middle Eastern conflicts, writes Rami Abdelrahman.
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Swedish Church to join Stockholm Gay Pride parade
Society: 2 Aug 07
The Swedish Lutheran Church will march for the first time in the Gay Pride parade in Stockholm under the slogan "Love is stronger than everything", the Church announced on Thursday.
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Church weddings for gays soon a reality in Sweden
Lifestyle: 6 Jul 07
Sweden may be on its way to becoming the first country in the world to allow gays to marry within a major church, writes Delphine Touitou.
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Sweden could allow freeze-dried corpses
Society: 16 May 07
Sweden is considering allowing an alternative to burying the dead, in which corpses are freeze dried, after which they can be used as an alternative to compost.
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Church of Sweden barred from Ethiopian summit
Society: 27 Apr 07
The Church of Sweden's decision to give its blessing to gay couples has led to a large Ethiopian Church retracting its invitation to a major summer congress.
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Swedish church 'discriminates against women'
Society: 8 Mar 07
The Church of Sweden is to be investigated by equality chiefs, who suspect it of sex discrimination, despite it having ordained women since 1958.
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Hägglund defends abortion plans
Society: 26 Feb 07
Allowing foreign women to travel to Sweden for abortions could lead to fewer illegal abortions, Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund has said following criticism from church leaders.
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Porn priest paid off by Swedish Church
Society: 10 Feb 07
A priest who was defrocked after apparently surfing pornographic web sites on church time has been paid an undisclosed sum by the Swedish Church.
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Introducing...Carola
Lifestyle: 5 Feb 07
As Melodifestivalen kicks off, Paul O'Mahony takes a look at last year's winner – the charismatic Christian who has become Sweden's uncontested Eurovision queen.
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Church of Sweden gives gay couples church blessing
National: 6 Dec 06
After much pondering the Church of Sweden has finally decided to give its blessing in church to homosexual couples.
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Say a little prayer for Sweden
Lifestyle: 11 Aug 06
Christianity in Sweden has a long history, but you won't find many Swedes in the pews on a Sunday. But that doesn't mean Swedish religious groups don't have the capacity to cause a stir, as Christine Demsteader reports.
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Stockholm Dean resigns over Jesus exhibition
Society: 28 Apr 06
The Dean of Stockholm Cathedral has resigned in protest after it emerged that the Swedish Church is sponsoring an explicit photographic exhibition about Jesus.
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Sweden followed Nazi marriage laws
National: 4 Apr 06
For ten years up until the end of the Second World War, Swedes who wanted to marry Germans were forced to prove that they were not Jewish. And 'racially impure' marriages could be annulled by Swedish courts.
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Wejryd named as Swedish archbishop
Society: 30 Mar 06
Anders Wejryd, the bishop of Växjö, has been named Sweden's new archbishop after winning Thursday's decisive vote, the Swedish Church has announced. He becomes Sweden's 69th archbishop.
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Stolen treasures returned
Lifestyle: 13 Mar 06
Hundreds of priceless objects stolen from churches in northern Sweden have been returned from Spain, where they were found in an apartment. But churches will need to find the money to buy them back.
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Sibling rivalry in fight for Swedish Church
National: 26 Jan 06
The brother and sister of the leader of the Church of Sweden, Archbishop K.G. Hammar, are competing to succeed him. The time is not ripe for a woman Archbishop, says the brother.
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More Swedes than ever apply for priesthood
Society: 22 Jan 06
Record numbers of Swedes have their hearts set on being priests - despite the fact that membership of the Swedish Church is continuing to decline. Now the number of students may be limited.
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No room on church island for Swedish atheists
Lifestyle: 10 Jan 06
From the beginning of this year, only members of the Swedish Church are allowed to stay overnight on the picturesque Halland island of Väderö, which is owned and managed by a local congregation.
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Russian church cuts ties with Sweden over gay unions
Society: 29 Dec 05
The Russian Orthodox Church has frozen relations with the Swedish Lutheran Church over its decision to bless gay unions. It says homosexuality is a "sin and a vileness" and the Swedish initiative "undermines the foundations of European civilisation".
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Record year for Swedish charity giving
Society: 23 Dec 05
The massive Swedish response to the tsunami catastrophe boosts public donations to charities to almost 2 billion kronor this year. Over one third of that has been handled by the Red Cross.
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Silvia: give to earthquake victims
National: 6 Nov 05
Queen Silvia has asked the Swedish people to give money to help victims of the Pakistan earthquake, where 3.5 million people have no shelter as winter approaches. "The situation is desperate", the Queen says.
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Tsunami victims remembered in Thailand
National: 4 Nov 05
At a sunset ceremony of poems, prayers and hymns on the beach of Khao Lak, around 150 Swedes gathered on Friday to commemorate loved ones lost in the tsunami which struck the region almost a year ago.
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Swedish Church approves gay blessings
Society: 27 Oct 05
Following a resounding yes-vote by the Church Assembly, the highest body of authority in the Swedish Church, gay couples will be able to have their partnerships blessed in the country's churches.
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Swedish church says yes to gay blessings
Society: 6 Oct 05
Gay church weddings come one step closer, as an influential church organ says that same-sex couples can have their partnerships blessed in churches. A step in the right direction, say gay campaigners.
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Right-wing extremists gain in Church Election
Politics: 19 Sep 05
Support for the far right Sweden Democrats doubles in Sunday's Swedish Church election. It's partly due to voter apathy, but the Social Democrats blame the Liberals for "legitimising the extremists".
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Declining flock costs Swedish Church 1bn kronor
Society: 15 Sep 05
As Sunday's election approaches, the biggest headache for the Swedish Church is how to reverse declining membership. 250,000 Swedes have left the church in the last four years.
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The Prime Minister's on the phone
Politics: 4 Sep 05
Almost 7,500 Social Democrats are to receive a telephone call from Prime Minister Göran Persson. His recorded voice will urge them to vote in the forthcoming Swedish Church election.
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Head of Swedish Church to quit next year
Smörgåsbord: 25 Aug 05
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Parties demand amnesty for asylum seekers
Politics: 17 May 05
Refugees who sought asylum before the end of 2004 should be allowed to stay in Sweden on humanitarian grounds, the five smaller parties have proposed. Church leaders have also called for a "more humane" asylum policy.
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Is the Pope Catholic?
Lifestyle: 14 Jan 05
Don't ask a Swedish student. Aftonbladet reviews the religious education provided in Swedish schools and finds political correctness, political correctness and political correctness. Oh, and some amusing errors.
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Swedish TV rethinks reality shows
Lifestyle: 7 Jan 05
Swedish television channels respond impressively to the tsunami catastrophe in Asia, not only gathering stars to raise hundreds of millions of crowns but also by making the ultimate broadcasting sacrifice: postponing beach-based reality TV shows.
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Priest and judge admit child sex offences
National: 28 Oct 04
Ruined careers and ruined lives as a Malmö priest pays the price for revealing his sexual fantasies to '14 year old girls' on an internet chat room. And a Borås judge is first blackmailed and then charged for possessing pornographic images on his computer.
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6 out of 10 Swedes back gay church marriage
Society: 15 Sep 04
Nothing brings people together quite like a wedding. Unless, of course, it happens to be between people of the same sex - in which case there's apparently nothing more divisive.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 9 Jul 04
Godless confirmations, sexist advertising, and a couple of stories to put you right off underfloor heating and smoking on the train.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 24 Jun 04
Church porn, cyclists without wheels, a crime-fighting kindergarten and an innovative safety measure on SAS flights. Midsummer madness from the week's papers.
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50% want immigration cuts
Society: 11 Jun 04
A major survey points to the "negative social effects" of immigration while a bishop calls for a clampdown on baptising refugees. Sweden's welcome mat is wearing thin.
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Grubby Sweden
Society: 28 May 04
Stockholmers are troubled by litter, graffiti, and arsenic, while Gothenburg council thinks it's found the roof of all evil.
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Godless dogless Stockholmers
National: 23 Apr 04
No, not a dyslexic headline writer but evidence that the capital's residents are not the cuddly, sensitive souls you thought they were.
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