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WikiLeaks servers could fire up Stockholm church

Science & Technology: 25 Jan 11
Heat produced by hard-working WikiLeaks servers housed underground in Stockholm may be used to help warm up a local church, according to a proposal from the head internet service provider Bahnhof. READ »

WikiLeaks ditches Swedish web host

Science & Technology: 21 Nov 10
WikiLeaks has abandoned the Swedish internet hosting company it had previously used to store many of the confidential documents revealed by the whistleblower website. READ »

Swedes' emails to be stored for six months

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 10
Emails and mobile phone text messages would be stored for six months by internet service providers, according to a bill presented by the Swedish government on Thursday. READ »

Scepticism and outrage follow Pirate Bay sale

Science & Technology: 2 Jul 09
A storm of criticism has been directed at the three main personalities behind The Pirate Bay following news that the file sharing site will be sold. READ »

'Swedish anti-piracy and privacy laws clash'

Science & Technology: 20 May 09
Sweden’s recently enacted anti-file sharing law will be rendered totally ineffectual when the government implements new rules on the storage of personal data next year, according to the head of a Swedish internet provider. READ »

Sweden wants to force ISPs to save user data

Science & Technology: 15 May 09
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Sweden will be forced to store customer data for at least six months starting in 2010, according to a new proposal from the government. READ »

Second ISP undermines file sharing law

Science & Technology: 28 Apr 09
Swedish telecom operator Tele2 announced on Monday it will erase data identifying their customers, a decision police claim may complicate their efforts to track down those who share copyrighted material illegally over the internet. READ »

ISPs refuse to shut down Pirate Bay

National: 18 Apr 09
Internet service providers refuse to cooperate with an entertainment industry group's demand to shut down The Pirate Bay. READ »

ISP sabotages file sharing law

Science & Technology: 16 Apr 09
Broadband operator Bahnhof is continuing to destroy the IP address details of its customers in an open and fully legal bid to undermine Sweden's new anti-file sharing laws. READ »

Swedish firms slam UK filesharing measure

Science & Technology: 25 Jul 08
Some of Sweden's largest internet service providers have made it clear that they would not support an agreement to combat file sharing similar to one recently reached in the UK. READ »

Swedish agency continues clampdown on illegal file-sharing

National: 27 Jan 08
The Anti-Piracy Agency (APB) shut down several file-sharing groups last week. READ »

Sweden gets i-Tunes at last

Business & Money: 10 May 05
Scandinavians can at last start legally downloading music from the world’s largest mp3 site. i-Tunes is selling a song for 9 SEK online in Sweden, starting today. READ »

File sharers call for film industry boycott

National: 24 Apr 05
DVDs cost too much and film companies release films too late in Sweden. These are the complaints of three file sharing sites, who are calling on consumers to boycott cinemas and film rentals. READ »

Swedish anti-piracy enemies "bury the hatchet"

National: 4 Apr 05
The public feud between Sweden's anti-piracy group, Antipiratbyrån, and internet service provider Bahnhof has fizzled out after both organisations agreed to stop hassling each other. But smaller internet companies say it's impossible for them to check everything on their servers. READ »

Anti-piracy office accused of piracy

National: 23 Mar 05
An anti-piracy office infiltrator who exposed thousands of illegally downloaded films and games at internet company Bahnhof appears to be one of the main culprits. "We have evidence," says Jon Karlung, MD of Bahnhof. READ »

Sweden to introduce tougher download laws

National: 17 Mar 05
Sweden's justice minister Thomas Bodström proposes tighter laws to protect copyright owners but says that "teenagers downloading at home" are not the main target". Meanwhile, the controversial Anti-piracy office is reported to the authorities by more people than it is catching. READ »

Swedish anti-piracy web site hacked after ISP raid

National: 14 Mar 05
The fight between "anti-piracy" organisations and those who advocate free sharing of music and film files comes to Sweden, and it's getting dirty, with paid informers, dawn raids, hacked web sites and death threats. READ »


Highlights from Follow Sweden

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 »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"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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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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