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February 14, 2012
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Parties court pensioner votes in tight election
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
As strikes ripple across debt-ridden Europe over pension reforms, the two coalitions battling it out in Sweden's close upcoming elections on September 19th are courting elderly voters, who may end up holding the balance, writes AFP's Rita Devlin Marier.
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Broadcaster agrees to air new far-right party ad
Politics: 2 Sep 10
TV4, the Swedish television broadcaster which last week refused to air a campaign advert for the far-right Sweden Democrats, has agreed to send a reworked version.
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Danes call for election observers in Sweden
Politics: 31 Aug 10
Representatives of the governing parties in Denmark have argued that freedom of speech is threatened in Sweden after a media ban on a campaign advert for the far-right Sweden Democrats, calling for observers to monitor the election.
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Sweden Democrats ask legal official to rule on ad
Politics: 28 Aug 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats have submitted their own election film for review by one of the country's top legal officials after TV4 refused to broadcast the advert on grounds that it promoted religious hatred.
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TV4 refuses to air Sweden Democrat ads
Politics: 27 Aug 10
Swedish TV channel TV4 announced on Friday that it has refused to broadcast a campaign advert by the far-right Sweden Democrats because it claims it contains racial hatred.
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Taxes and jobs dominate party leader debate
Politics: 1 Feb 10
Sunday's televised debate between the five leaders of Sweden's major political parties was dominated by taxes and labour market policy, while exposing divisions within the opposing blocs.
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Reinfeldt: no burqa ban in Sweden
Politics: 28 Jan 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said definitively on Thursday that he is against introducing legislation which would ban women from wearing burqas.
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Probe into school's alleged Islamic veil discrimination
National: 7 Aug 09
The Swedish Equality Ombudsman has launched a probe into a case of alleged discrimination after two women who wear veils revealing only the eyes claim they were not allowed to attend adult education classes.
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Sweden Democrats in racism row
Politics: 30 Mar 09
Racism and hostility toward foreigners are common themes for the far-right Sweden Democrats, despite the party’s efforts to move into the political mainstream, according to a new investigation.
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Muslim woman sues college over veil ban
Society: 12 Feb 09
A Stockholm woman has reported an adult education college in Spånga to the Equality Ombudsman (DO) after being told that she could not wear an Islamic headscarf in class.
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Ryanair CEO in swimsuit protest
Travel: 18 Nov 08
Michael O'Leary, CEO of budget airline Ryanair, has criticized a Swedish advertising watchdog for its claims that the company uses naked women as part of its marketing.
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'Ban headscarves' say half of Swedes
Society: 26 Sep 07
Islamic headscarves ought to be banned at workplaces and in schools - that's the view of half the people surveyed in a new Swedish survey carried out by Uppsala University.
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Swedish education agency rejects veil ban
Society: 23 Jan 07
Last spring a school in northern Sweden tried to ban the wearing of all headgear, prompting one Muslim pupil to leave. 'Discrimination', says the National Agency for Education
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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 »
"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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