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February 14, 2012
Apoteket
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Sweden launches first medicine vending machine
Society: 9 Apr 11
A grocery store near Gothenburg in western Sweden has started selling non-prescription drugs via a vending machine.
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Nicotine replacement therapy sales soar
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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UK pharmacy Boots set to open in Sweden
Business & Money: 10 Jan 11
UK pharmacy chain Alliance Boots has confirmed its imminent plans to enter the Swedish pharmacy market in the first quarter of this year.
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Swedish state pharmacies still enjoy 'special position': report
Business & Money: 3 Jan 11
State-owned Apoteket AB, which until summer 2009 was the only pharmacy operator in Sweden, still holds a special position in the market despite deregulation, according to a recent report.
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Apoteket rated highest by Swedish customers
Business & Money: 29 Nov 10
Sweden's Apoteket and Systembolaget were rated highest by their customers, according to a new measurement of retail outlets gauging customer satisfaction.
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Pharmacy head wins 'top female executive' award
Society: 13 Oct 10
Ann Carlsson, who will take over as CEO of state-owned pharmacy chain Apoteket AB in November, has won this year's 'Ruter Dam' award for the most influential female executive in Sweden.
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State-owned companies jump in value
Business & Money: 2 Jul 10
The 57 Swedish state-owned firms are estimated to have increased their total worth by 24 percent or 120 billion kronor ($15.77 billion) to 620 billion kronor in 2009, according to new government estimates.
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Headache pills cause chronic headaches: study
Science & Technology: 19 May 10
Overuse of common over-the-counter painkillers can cause chronic headaches, according to an ongoing Swedish study, with women the worst hit.
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Medicine prices unchanged since end of monopoly
National: 6 Apr 10
Despite the end of the Swedish pharmacy monopoly, prices for non-prescription medications have remained high and there is little sign of price competition between the new market actors.
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Golden handshake for sacked pharmacy chief
National: 10 Feb 10
Stefan Carlsson, CEO of Sweden's state-run Apoteket pharmacy chain, is to receive a 5.4 million kronor ($740,000) severance payment after being asked to leave his post in August of this year.
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Boots pharmacies to open in Sweden
Business & Money: 24 Jan 10
The international pharmacy group, Alliance Boots, plans to open Boots branded pharmacies on Swedish high streets in a joint venture with the Swedish company Farmacevtföretagarna.
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Painkillers fly off Swedish store shelves
National: 22 Jan 10
In the first two months of trading after the government overhaul of pharmacies in Sweden, supermarkets and petrol stations reaped around 10 percent of the non-prescription drug market.
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Private pharmacies return to Sweden
Business & Money: 18 Jan 10
The first private pharmacy since 1971 opened for business in Sweden on Sunday following an inauguration by Swedish Health and Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund.
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Sweden completes pharmacy sell-off
Business & Money: 9 Nov 09
Sweden has secured buyers for some 465 pharmacies up for sale as part of the demonopolization of the country's retail drug market.
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Left coalition partners in show of conference unity
Politics: 1 Nov 09
The Social Democrats welcomed their centre-left coalition partners, the Green and Left parties, to their ongoing conference on Sunday - the first time outside parties have taken part.
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ICA announces in-store pharmacy plans
Business & Money: 9 Oct 09
Swedish retailer ICA has announced plans to open 100 pharmacies across the country. The first stores will open in the spring of 2010 and will sell both prescription and non-prescription drugs.
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Swedish nurse suffers burns after hand gel rub
National: 24 Sep 09
A nurse at an eldercare home in Norrbotten in northern Sweden was left with burns to her left hand as residual traces of an alcohol-based hand disinfectant set alight while pushing a trolley.
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Goverment sacks board of pharmacy monopoly
Business & Money: 22 Sep 09
Sweden’s government is set to replace the board of directors of the Apoteket AB pharmacy monopoly because the current board won’t accept the government’s rules for deregulation.
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Ica and Apoteket discuss in-store pharmacies
Business & Money: 24 Aug 09
Swedish state-owned pharmacy chain Apoteket has confirmed that it plans to cooperate with supermarket chain Ica over the in-store sale of non-prescription and prescription drugs.
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TV viewers terrified by Swedish supermodel
National: 5 Aug 09
A commercial for skincare products that features Swedish supermodel Adina Fohlin has made a major splash, although not quite the one that Swedish pharmacy chain Apoteket was hoping for.
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German firm plans 100 pharmacies in Sweden
Business & Money: 1 Jul 09
German pharmaceutical company Celesio has revealed plans to open a chain of more than 100 pharmacies in Sweden.
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Sweden's pharmacy monopoly finished
Society: 1 Jul 09
Sweden’s state-run pharmacy monopoly ended on Wednesday, paving the way for new entrants into the market for drug sales and for the eventual sale of non-prescription drugs in other retail outlets.
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State pharmacies set for sell off
Business & Money: 5 May 09
Almost two-thirds of the branches of Swedish state-owned pharmacy Apoteket could be privatized, according to a proposal from the company tasked by the government with breaking up the monopoly.
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Hay fever vaccines increase in popularity
Science & Technology: 13 Apr 09
Sales of hay fever medicines and vaccinations continue to rise in Sweden despite a levelling off in the number of allergies. As spring arrives demand is set to explode.
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Åhlens mulls pharmacy departments
Business & Money: 6 Apr 09
Swedish department store chain Åhlens has said it plans to begin operating pharmacies on its premises if the country's pharmaceutical retail monopoly ceases to exist this summer.
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Woman given cancer medicine to treat headache
National: 4 Apr 09
An elderly woman in Karlshamn in southern Sweden went to her local pharmacy to get a prescription to treat her headaches. She was instead given a potentially lethal treatment against breast cancer.
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Non-prescription drugs coming soon to Swedish stores
Business & Money: 20 Feb 09
The government presented a bill on Friday that would allow Swedes to buy non-prescription drugs in shops other than the state-run pharmacies, bring the country closer to discarding the Apoteket pharmacy monopoly.
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When worlds collide: Apartment shopping in Sweden and beyond
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jan 09
With flat prices dropping like autumn leaves, Jeanne Rudbeck thought it was about time to start shopping around for a new home in Stockholm. Or Paris. Or Florida. But was it all just a pipe dream?
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More elderly Swedes prescribed anti-psychotic drugs
Society: 10 Sep 08
Around 45,000 people over age 75 were given anti-psychotic drugs last year despite questions about the medical necessity of the prescriptions.
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Abortion increase blamed on declining use of pill
Society: 24 Aug 08
The number of abortions performed in Sweden increased by 17 percent between 2000 and 2007. The declining use of the contraceptive pill is to blame, experts argue.
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Dishwashing trumps Ikea for Swedes
Business & Money: 22 Aug 08
'Yes' washing-up liquid is Sweden's most loved brand with around 2.5 million Swedes big fans of the soapy detergent, according to a new report.
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Swedish pharmacy sees sex toy sales rocket
Business & Money: 14 Aug 08
Swedish state-owned pharmacy monopoly Apoteket's sales of sex toys have far exceeded expectations, doubling original sales projections.
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Swedish pharmacies' sex toys 'discriminate against men'
Society: 11 Aug 08
Swedish state-run pharmacy Apoteket has been reported to the Swedish Equal Opportunities Ombudsman agency JämO for only selling sex toys suitable for women, thus apparently discriminating against men.
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Menstrual cup for the eco-friendly
Society: 14 Jul 08
Climate concerns are never far away it seems. Even the most intimate of female monthly rituals carries an eco-friendly alternative.
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Apoteket sell-off delayed six months
Business & Money: 5 Jun 08
The break-up of the Apoteket pharmacy monopoly will be pushed back another six months, according to Minister of Health Göran Hägglund.
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State pharmacy places trust in lust
Society: 20 May 08
Sweden’s state run pharmacy Apoteket is buzzing at the prospect of selling a new range of vibrators and other sex toys.
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Parliament vote ends pharmacy monopoly
Business & Money: 9 May 08
Sweden's parliament has voted in favour of plans to open up the country's market for prescription and non-prescription drugs to competition.
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Sweden's state-owned firms lack diverse leadership
Business & Money: 5 May 08
The number directors in Sweden’s state-owned companies held by people of non-Nordic background has dropped by 50 percent.
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More elderly Swedes prescribed antidepressants
National: 9 Apr 08
The prescribing of antidepressants for people over 75-years-old has increased dramatically since 2000.
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Swedish state to start selling sex toys
Society: 6 Mar 08
Sweden's state-run pharmacy chain Apoteket has announced that it is to begin selling sex toys in order to satisfy demand from customers.
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Pessimism rises among Swedish store owners
Business & Money: 15 Feb 08
Confidence in retail sales among Sweden’s merchants has hit a record low.
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Governments in Sweden shun privatization experts
National: 11 Feb 08
Governments on the right and the left seldom utilize outside advice when selling state assets.
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'End pharmaceutical monopoly'
Society: 8 Jan 08
A government inquiry has proposed the dismantlement of Sweden's state-owned pharmaceutical retail monopoly Apoteket.
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Stores cleared to sell nicotine gum
Business & Money: 19 Dec 07
Sweden's parliament has voted to allow the sale of nicotine replacement products in stores other than Apoteket.
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Authorities slam Apoteket prescription plans
Business & Money: 8 Oct 07
Plans by Sweden's state-owned pharmacy, Apoteket, to start a joint venture with American prescription management company Medco have been slammed by the Swedish Competition Authority as a potential abuse of Apoteket's monopoly.
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Nicotine patches cleared for sale in supermarkets
Society: 19 Sep 07
Swedes will soon for the first time be able to buy anti-smoking treatments alongside cigarettes, after the government announced plans to end the Apoteket state pharmacy's monopoly on selling the products.
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Swedes braced for pollen season
Society: 28 Apr 07
Hayfever sufferers in Sweden may have already noticed the first eye-itching and sneezes that herald the onset of summer, but this year's pollen season has so far been far less punishing than last year.
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"Dismantling Apoteket good for consumers"
Business & Money: 14 Feb 07
The Swedish Competition Authority has concluded in a report that dismantling Apoteket, Sweden's pharmaceutical retail monopoly, would be good for consumers.
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Swedish women shun contraceptives
Science & Technology: 9 Feb 07
Women in Sweden are more inclined than before to take risks with contraception. Use of the morning-after pill has become much more common, and more women are having abortions.
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Pharmaceutical monopoly to end in 2009
Society: 14 Dec 06
The Apoteket chain's 35 year old pharmaceutical monopoly in Sweden will probably cease to exist on 1 January, 2009, says Social Affairs Minister Göran Hägglund.
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Swedes give cut-price stores low marks
National: 27 Nov 06
Cut-price supermarkets such as Netto and Lidl get low marks from Swedish consumers, who prefer traditional retail giants. Customers of Apoteket and Systembolaget would like to see the back of the monopolies.
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Swedes want audio books for Christmas
National: 16 Nov 06
Christmas shoppers can breathe a sigh of relief – the present of the year is not a flat-screen TV or an iPod. All Swedes want this year is a talking book.
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'Let health food shops sell herbal medicine'
Business & Money: 13 Nov 06
Plant-based medicines should continue to be sold in normal shops, rather than control being handed to the state's Apoteket monopoly, an official inquiry has recommended.
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Chlamydia test withdrawn over concerns
Science & Technology: 11 Nov 06
Sweden's state pharmacy Apoteket is withdrawing a home testing kit for chlamydia after new research showed that only six out of ten infected people were diagnosed by the test.
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Condoms boost online pharmacy sales
Science & Technology: 9 Nov 06
Swedish pharmacy chain Apoteket recently opened an online store, and products of an intimate nature are proving immensely popular.
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Apoteket profits pay off for staff
Business & Money: 3 Nov 06
Swedish state-owned monopoly pharmacy Apoteket has announced profits of 274 million kronor for the third quarter. The company said staff would get two extra days off work as a reward.
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Sweden's monopolies in the firing line
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Sweden's state monopolies on alcohol, pharmacies and gaming were created decades ago to promote social justice and public health, but now they are under threat from the European Union and a possible change of government.
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Pills by post as Swedish pharmacy goes online
Science & Technology: 28 Aug 06
Starting on Monday, Sweden's pharmacy chain, Apoteket, will offer prescription medicines over the Internet and deliver them direct to customers' homes.
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One year on, Swedes love smoke-free bars
Society: 25 May 06
It will soon be a year since Sweden banned smoking in bars and restaurants, and opinion is now overwhelmingly in favour. The restaurant industry says it has not lost out, and only 21 percent of smokers are opposed.
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High pollen count predicted
National: 8 May 06
The warm spring air at the weekend contained the highest concentration of birch pollen for several years, according to measurments taken in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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Apoteket to lose gum monopoly
Science & Technology: 23 Feb 06
Apoteket, Sweden's state run pharmacy chain, is going to have to break its addiction to nicotine gum and other medicines to help smokers quit. A government inquiry proposes making it available in the same places that sell tobacco.
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Former Apoteket boss sets up rival
Society: 3 Feb 06
Sweden's state-owned pharmacy Apoteket is to get some competition from its former CEO, who has set up a rival in Estonia to supply drugs to Swedes. We can supply medicine much cheaper, he says.
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Swedes most unhappy with police
Society: 25 Jan 06
In a survey of Swedish attitudes towards society, companies and the economy, private dentists come out on top and the police rank lowest. So next time you're robbed, call a dentist.
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Prison for East Jet MD
Business & Money: 5 Jan 06
The majority owner and managing director of travel company East Jet has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being found guilty of serious tax offences.
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Svensk Kassaservice to close in 2007
National: 2 Dec 05
Sweden's largest provider of over-the-counter financial services, Svensk Kassaservice, is to close from July 2007, according to a proposal expected before Christmas.
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Swedes dissatisfied with retailers - but love ICA
Business & Money: 21 Nov 05
Swedes prefer to shop at the ICA supermarket chain, are satisfied with Apoteket, the state-run pharmacy, and think that Systembolaget has improved since last year. The best DIY store is Beijer.
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Record sales of Tamiflu
Science & Technology: 11 Nov 05
Panic over bird flu is being blamed for record sales of influenza drug Tamiflu. Experts are warning that there could be shortages, but Apoteket insists they have plenty in store.
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Apoteket profits down
Business & Money: 7 Nov 05
Sweden's state-owned pharmacy sees profits fall despite an increase in turnover. The company is losing money on prescription drugs, its interim report says.
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Tamiflu to be rationed
Science & Technology: 24 Oct 05
After a couple of massive orders of Tamiflu, the anti-viral drug will now be provided in batches of no more than ten packets. Sweden's Medical Products Agency fears that corporate orders could create a shortage of the drug.
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Apoteket "spread government propaganda"
Politics: 5 Oct 05
Sweden's state-run pharmacy gave out brochures explaining the latest budget in its stores. Propaganda, cries the opposition. But were they on the shelves with the hard-to-swallow pills - or the suppositories?
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Over 700 jobs to go at Apoteket
National: 20 Aug 05
640 cleaners plus 100 office staff at Apoteket are to lose their jobs as the company implements a major dose of cost savings.
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Is Apoteket a bad thing?
: 22 Jun 05
Sweden's state-owned Apoteket pharmacies could be on the way out after a European Court judgement. But are they a bastion of the nanny state or a vital safeguard to ensure dangerous drugs aren't abused? Answers please.
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Government softens on Apoteket monopoly
Science & Technology: 16 Jun 05
Some non-prescription drugs could be sold in normal stores from next year, health minister Ylva Johansson says, appearing to signal a more flexible approach to the future of Apoteket's monopoly.
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Government defiant over EU Apoteket ruling
National: 1 Jun 05
Government minister, Ylva Johansson, comes out with all guns blazing after the European Court appeared to rule state pharmacist Apoteket an illegal monopoly. Not so, she says: re-write a few contracts, bring in some new rules and it'll be business as usual.
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Swedish pharmacy monopoly illegal
National: 31 May 05
Apoteket, Sweden's state-owned pharmacy, is to lose its monopoly status after an EU court ruled that the organisation discriminates against medicinal preparations from other EU countries.
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Snus firms gear up for cigarette ban
Business & Money: 5 Apr 05
With the ban on smoking in pubs, clubs and restaurants approaching, Sweden's "snus" producers are lining up to woo cigarette smokers who need their nicotine fix whilst out on the town.
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Life is a pain in the neck for a third of young Swedes
Smörgåsbord: 24 Mar 05
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"Stockpile your own flu medication"
Science & Technology: 24 Feb 05
That's the advice of the government's health expert following the news that the Swedish government will only stockpile enough medication to inoculate half a million emergency personnel. That, incidentally, includes garbage collectors.
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Reijmyre glassworks struggling to survive
Smörgåsbord: 15 Feb 05
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Swedish doctors "wrote illegal ADHD prescriptions"
Science & Technology: 5 Feb 05
Sweden's state-owned pharmacy, Apoteket, has lost control over the distribution of Concerta, a variety of the Ritalin drug for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Sweden's Capio to acquire Spanish hospital group
Smörgåsbord: 2 Feb 05
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Swedish couple to challenge kissing world record
Science & Technology: 27 Jan 05
Reinforcing all the old stereotypes about saucy Swedes, a couple from Västmanland are puckering up for an attempt at the world's longest kiss - all in the name of toothcare.
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HM put brakes on hiring in Sweden
Smörgåsbord: 22 Oct 04
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High and Low
Society: 23 Jul 04
Online sales of illegal drugs are booming - but the state pharmacy, Apoteket, can't seem to shift a thing through its web site.
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Medical gravy train hits buffers
Business & Money: 21 May 04
Members of the caring profession have always enjoyed a bit of TLC themselves - from the drugs companies. Not for much longer.
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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 »
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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 »
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