February 14, 2012
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Business & Money: 10 Feb 12
Mats Sundin, the ex-Swedish hockey great, has made a donation supporting research into children's health at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and the University of Toronto.
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Politics: 16 Jan 12
The government plans to launch an inquiry to study Swedish citizenship in hopes of finding ways to boost its value and use it as a tool for integration.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jan 12
The Swedish government has announced that it will designate 2012 as the official "Raoul Wallenberg Year" and the honour is more than deserved, according to historian Susanne Berger.
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National: 2 Jan 12
Aside from the occasional snack, it's not common for Santa Claus to be the receiver of gifts at Christmas, but this year one lucky Santa in northern Sweden had a bit of a windfall after a gifted betting slip turned out to be a winner.
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Business & Money: 22 Dec 11
Saab's North American division is trying to stay solvent in a bid to maintain warranties, while a Swedish insurance company has said it will cover warranty costs for Saab owners in Sweden following the Swedish automaker's bankruptcy.
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National: 19 Dec 11
When two human rights organizations asked 28 countries for information in order to map out CIAs secret air transports of terror suspects, Sweden was one of three countries refusing to give out any details.
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Society: 10 Dec 11
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out the Nobel prizes in medicine, literature, economics, physics and chemistry the 2011 laureates at a gala ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday.
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Lifestyle: 6 Dec 11
A loud-mouthed YouTube cooking show featuring dishes like 'meatloaf mayhem' and 'furious fishdicks' may soon dethrone the famed Swedish Chef as the pinnacle of Swedish culinary insanity, The Local's Joel Linde discovers.
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Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
The popular Swedish equestrian sport of trotting reaches a hoof-thundering climax this weekend with the V75 meet at Jägersro near Malmö, Geoff Mortimore explores the sport where "lagom" really is best.
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Business & Money: 23 Nov 11
Economist Michael Sundblad, who offered his first month's pay as a finder's fee to whomever got him hired, received a barrage of leads and got the confidence boost needed to nail his next interview.
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Politics: 15 Nov 11
It should be easier for Swedes with dual citizenship to be extradited to states outside the European Union, a government inquiry charged with reviewing Sweden's extradition law has concluded.
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Business & Money: 11 Nov 11
After being out of work for eleven months, economist Michael Sundblad from Lund, in southern Sweden, decided to try a new approach and is now offering his first month's pay in finder's fee to whomever gets him hired.
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Lifestyle: 4 Nov 11
For anyone curious to know how Swedes mark All Saints (Allhelgonahelg), check out this beautiful video that captures the scene at a cemetery near Stockholm.
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Politics: 1 Nov 11
Sweden voted against the Palestinian application to join UNESCO on Monday, arguing that the vote had come at the "wrong time" and would harm the Palestinian cause.
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Politics: 4 Oct 11
Sweden and France on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime against attacking or intimidating Syrian opposition in exile, amid reports of assaults and threats in several European capitals.
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National: 29 Sep 11
Sweden has been placed second behind Canada in a ranking of countries with the best reputation in the world, in a new study linking a country's image with foreign investment and tourism receipts.
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Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
The air quality in Stockholm is worse than in Los Angeles, according to a recent study from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Politics: 14 Sep 11
As Denmark prepares to go to the polls on September 15th, Katherine Dunn explores the contentious election issue of immigration policy and exposes the effects it has had on Sweden's third city Malmö.
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Business & Money: 27 Aug 11
Despite the ongoing crisis surrounding Saab no action will be taken over payouts and bonuses paid to shareholders, following a government audit.
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National: 23 Aug 11
Kurdo Baksi, confidant and author of an expose book on deceased Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson, has claimed that the manuscript believed to be the fourth book in the Millennium series is almost complete.
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Business & Money: 21 Jul 11
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca announced on Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Brilinta heart drug for use on patients in the United States.
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Science & Technology: 11 Jul 11
Swedish researchers have uncovered a strain of gonorrhea bacteria that is resistant to treatment with antibiotics.
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Science & Technology: 8 Jul 11
Swedish scientists were forced to halt a groundbreaking project Thursday to test the impact of stars when a balloon carrying an X-ray telescope began leaking helium.
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Sport: 23 Jun 11
Swedish hockey star Daniel Sedin was among the big winners at the National Hockey League's annual awards show on Wednesday, with fellow Swede Nicklas Lidström also taking another step toward making history.
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Lifestyle: 16 Jun 11
Supporting Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker and Elton John on a European tour which heads to Sweden this weekend, Canadian-born singer Neema has been rubbing shoulders with some music heavyweights and winning over audiences with her personal songs, contributor Hannah Cleaver discovers.
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Science & Technology: 2 Jun 11
Seventy two ports and beaches in Sweden have received the prestigious Blue Flag status this year for their environmental friendliness
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Society: 27 May 11
Swedes are the most content among Europeans when it comes to a number of factors related to people's sense of well-being, a new OECD report shows.
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Lifestyle: 20 May 11
Featuring the likes of Misty Muffdiver and Vix Viking, roller derby is in the midst of a renaissance in Sweden, where camaraderie and image are just as important as inflicting maximum pain on your opponent, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Science & Technology: 18 Apr 11
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay has agreed to participate with researchers at Lund University in a major survey of the habits and norms of those using the popular website.
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Business & Money: 15 Apr 11
Swedish free newspaper publisher Metro International announced on Friday that its first quarter losses shrank substantially compared to the same quarter last year.
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Lifestyle: 13 Apr 11
A posthumous bath in liquid nitrogen pioneered by an eco-minded Swedish entrepreneur may help bring the deceased closer to life after death, the Local’s Karen Holst discovers.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 11
Sweden's parliament met on Wednesday to debate migration and asylum policy at the behest of the Sweden Democrats, who found themselves marginalized alongside the Left Party, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson reports.
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Society: 28 Mar 11
The sister of hacker-heroine Lisbeth Salander is said to feature prominently in a disputed manuscript believed to be the fourth book in the Millennium crime series, a longtime friend of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson has revealed.
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Politics: 22 Mar 11
The Greens and the Left Party want to get rid of tobacco displays in Swedish shops, a proposal supported by the National Institute of Public Health but resisted by the government parties.
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Politics: 19 Mar 11
Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has called for a tightening of conditions for Swedish arms exports, calling sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain an "embarrassment".
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Analysis & Opinion: 14 Mar 11
The newly-formed Swedish Fatwa Council sets out to help Muslims in Sweden seeking advice about how to live in accordance with Islam, but not everyone is convinced the group is necessary, The Local's Karen Holst discovers.
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Politics: 12 Mar 11
A squad featuring hockey playing diplomats from the Finnish embassy took home gold in the second annual Stockholm Diplomatic Cup hockey tournament on Friday.
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National: 9 Mar 11
Swedish exports of defence equipment increased in 2010 to 13.7 billion kronor ($2.15 billion), according to new statistics released on Wednesday.
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Science & Technology: 1 Mar 11
The United States has placed Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay on its list of marketplaces "notorious" for trade in pirated material.
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National: 28 Feb 11
Sweden is the better at managing integration than other European countries, the United States, and Canada, according to a new study published on Monday.
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Sport: 21 Feb 11
Swedes topped the podium twice over the weekend with Nordic World Cup wins in Norway. A Swedish alpine skier also won silver in the slalom at the World Ski Championships in Germany.
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National: 7 Feb 11
A man detained in absentia for 14 years for a murder in Gothenburg has been arrested in Canada, according to a media report on Monday.
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Business & Money: 3 Feb 11
Swedish publisher Metro International, which publishes free daily newspapers in over 100 cities around the world, announced it had swung back to profit in 2010 thanks to restructuring and the recovery of the advertising market.
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Lifestyle: 31 Jan 11
As the dispute over the estate of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson heats up, his longtime partner, Eva Gabrielsson, is starting to feel like Millennium-trilogy heroine Lisbeth Salander, the AFP's Robert MacPherson discovers.
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Sport: 31 Jan 11
Veteran Swedish defenceman Nicklas Lidström captained his all-star squad to a 11-10 win against Team Eric Staal in the National Hockey League All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday.
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Sport: 29 Jan 11
Henrik and Daniel Sedin, the Swedish twins who play for the Vancouver Canucks, will line up on opposite sides for Sunday's NHL all-star game.
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Sport: 19 Jan 11
Swedish blueliner Nicklas Lidstrom was selected as an NHL all-star captain for the 2011 game, responsible for picking his team out of a pool of elite players.
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Society: 12 Jan 11
Swedish author and publisher Fredrik Colting has settled a lawsuit with the estate of J.D. Salinger over the publication of his book, a so-called "unauthorised sequel to The Catcher in the Rye."
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Business & Money: 29 Dec 10
Shares in Swedish construction giant Skanska jumped on Wednesday after the company announced it would earn a hefty profit from the sale of its share of a Chilean highway joint venture.
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Science & Technology: 22 Dec 10
Sweden offers the best care and chance of survival against cancer in the Nordic countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal.
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Business & Money: 15 Dec 10
Swedish household appliance maker Electrolux announced on Tuesday that it will close an appliance manufacturing plant in Canada, cutting about 1,300 jobs.
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Sport: 28 Nov 10
Swedish fighter Frida Wallberg beat defending champion, Canada's Olivia "The Predator" Gerula, to become WBC lightweight champion in Stockholm on Saturday.
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Lifestyle: 22 Nov 10
Hot on the heels of news that Swedish fashion giant Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) is expanding to Singapore, the AFP’s Emma Charlton looks at the latest top name design house to cooperate with the shabby-chic retailer.
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Politics: 12 Nov 10
Sweden has once again topped the rankings of a study evaluating countries with the world's best policies for benefiting the developing world.
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Lifestyle: 20 Oct 10
As Sweden hunkers down to face the onset of winter, contributor Joshua Gregory explains how fans of America’s favourite pastime cope with having their remedy for the winter blues remain a world away.
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Business & Money: 18 Oct 10
Swedish publisher Metro International has returned to profitability, reporting a third quarter net profit of just over €1 million ($1.4 million) on Monday. The company also announced plans to change its tax home to Sweden.
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Business & Money: 15 Oct 10
Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson reported a third consecutive quarter of net profits on Friday following dramatic restructuring, but its sales fell far below expectations.
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Business & Money: 8 Oct 10
Sweden has topped an annual survey about public perception of 39 countries around the world. The survey also revealed, however, that Swedes don't view themselves as positively as others.
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Science & Technology: 29 Sep 10
Environmentalists on Tuesday slammed a proposal to ship decommissioned nuclear generators to Sweden from Canada for recycling.
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National: 27 Sep 10
The 28-year-old man who was on Saturday a suspect in a bomb threat at Stockholm Arlanda Airport remains in Sweden after having been refused carriage on a flight to Pakistan, despite the case being closed.
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National: 25 Sep 10
A man who was arrested after a plane made an emergency landing at Arlanda airport this morning following a bomb alert has been released without charges.
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Business & Money: 10 Sep 10
Sweden came in 45th place among 153 countries in a survey measuring charitable behaviour around the world, tied with neighbouring Finland, as well as Lebanon, Zambia, and Ghana.
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Sport: 20 Aug 10
Sweden's Inez Karlsson will attempt to become the first female jockey to win the prestigious 28th annual Arlington Million northwest of Chicago on Saturday with her horse Rahystrada.
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National: 4 Aug 10
The organisers of an aid flottilla Ship to Gaza said in Stockholm on Wednesday they would make a new attempt to reach the Palestinian territory before the end of 2010.
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Lifestyle: 22 Jul 10
Swedish musicians have made their mark in just about every popular musical genre around the world - except country. Stockholm's Southern Skyline hopes to change that, writes Emy Gelb.
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Society: 9 Jul 10
Online retail giant Amazon has named the final installment of the Millennium trilogy, "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," in its list of "Best Books of the Year... So Far" as the film of the second instalment opens in US cinemas.
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Sport: 24 Jun 10
The world's best female American football players are gathering for the sport's first World Championships - in the unlikely location of Stockholm.
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Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has recalled 3.4 million blinds sold in the United States and Canada after a 18-month-old baby nearly died after being strangled by a cord, the company said on Friday.
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Science & Technology: 4 Jun 10
A study involving a million Swedish men has shown that there is a higher risk of attempted suicide later in life among those with lower IQ at the age of 18.
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Business & Money: 20 May 10
Sweden has ruled out following a German decision to ban so-called naked short-selling, a decision which has sent stock markets tumbling across Europe this week.
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National: 17 May 10
There is no increased risk of brain tumours in people who have used a mobile phone regularly for 10 years, a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute has revealed.
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National: 17 May 10
Police remain without leads in the case of the ten-year-old girl who went missing from a playground in Svenljunga in southern Sweden on Friday, as the search entered its fourth day on Monday.
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National: 13 May 10
Saab CEO Jan Åke Jonsson has said the iconic Swedish brand is showing good signs of recovery after teetering close to the abyss before its sale to Dutch luxury car maker Spyker.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Apr 10
Sweden retains its position as the tenth most attractive country in the world, but its outdated image needs a facelift, writes Liselott Bergman of the Swedish Institute.
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Society: 1 Apr 10
With English-speakers worldwide seeing their own versions of the language eroded by a global standard, The Local is launching an ambitious new project to bring befuddled migrants all the latest news in the English that suits them best.
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Sport: 22 Mar 10
The Swedish curling team has claimed the bronze at the Paralympics overcoming the USA 7-5 in Vancouver on Saturday. The host nation, Canada won the gold after beating the Koreans 8-7.
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Sport: 20 Mar 10
Glenn Ikonen, a member of Sweden's Paralympic curling team, has been issued with a two-year suspension for failing a drugs test as his teammates secure their place in the finals in Vancouver.
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National: 19 Mar 10
Sweden will face Italy in a tie-break in the Paralympic wheelchair curling in Vancouver on Friday as the teams finished the round robin on identical points.
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Politics: 18 Mar 10
Swedish parliament rules providing for expenses paid educational trips up to a value of 50,000 kronor ($7,000) per annum have prompted three Social Democrat MPs to use the system to 'study tourism' at California's Disneyland.
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National: 15 Mar 10
Sweden's sledge hockey team received a thumping in Vancouver on Sunday as Canada posted a 10-1 win in the second group game at the Paralympic Games.
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Society: 8 Mar 10
Swedes are often partial to picking up on trends from "over there" with the latest offering a new way to socialize American-style - introducing... the "cuddle party".
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Business & Money: 5 Mar 10
Canadian-born actor Michael J Fox is to receive an honorary doctorate from Stockholm's Karolinska Institutet in recognition of his work with Parkinson's disease.
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National: 3 Mar 10
Sweden sold weapons and military equipment to the value of 13.5 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) in 2009, up 7 percent on the previous year, according to figures released on Wednesday.
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Sport: 1 Mar 10
Johan Olsson claimed Sweden's 11th medal of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games when fortune favoured him in the battle for the bronze in the men's 50 kilometre cross-country classic.
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National: 27 Feb 10
The Swedish women's curling team, the reigning Olympic champions, triumphed over Canada 7-6 in the curling final on Friday after forcing an extra end when defeat seemed imminent.
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National: 25 Feb 10
Sweden, the defending Olympic men's hockey champions, has been eliminated from the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Slovakia 4-3 in their quarter-final.
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National: 22 Feb 10
Sweden clinched a place in the last eight of the Vancouver Winter Olympic
hockey tournament with a 3-0 win over Finland on Sunday evening.
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Sport: 22 Feb 10
Old rivals and neighbours Sweden and Norway will meet in both the men's and women's team sprints to decide who gets the cross-country bragging rights at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games.
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National: 21 Feb 10
Sweden's Marcus Hellner made up for just missing out in the 15km race when he powered away from his rivals in the home stretch to claim gold in the men's
cross-country 30km pursuit.
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Sport: 19 Feb 10
Swedish cross-country skier Anna Haag clinched a superb second spot on Friday in the 15 km pursuit event at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
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Sport: 17 Feb 10
Sweden's curling team stunned Britain's world champions with a 6-4 win on the first day of the Vancouver 2010 men's curling competition on Tuesday.
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Sport: 16 Feb 10
Swedish ice-hockey's talisman, Peter Forsberg, reports that he is winning his fight to be fit to seek his third Olympic crown with the Tre Kronor national team.
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Sport: 12 Feb 10
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics gets underway on Friday at 7pm Swedish time. The opening events include ski jumping, the men's downhill and Sweden's women's hockey team in action against the Swiss.
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National: 7 Feb 10
Swedes by and large have not fared well during the deep recession. The report card comes from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Sport: 6 Feb 10
Charlotte Kalla has triumphed. In a freestyle Nordic skiing race she outclassed the overall World Cup champion in an impressive victory.
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National: 6 Feb 10
Sweden has always been very tough about drunk driving on the nation’s highways. New regulations are now being extended to flight crews.
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Science & Technology: 27 Jan 10
Countries all over the world are following the lead of Sweden, France and South Korea as the battle against illegal music downloads intensifies.
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Business & Money: 4 Jan 10
Saab enthusiasts in North America are heading to Detroit in hopes of urging General Motors to sell the Swedish automaker instead of shutting it down as Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker puts the finishing touches to a final bid.
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Sport: 28 Dec 09
Swedish hockey legend Peter Forsberg, who has twice helped his country capture Olympic gold, was among the 23 players provisionally named on Sunday to the squad heading to Vancouver to defend Sweden’s Olympic ice hockey title.
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National: 19 Dec 09
Tiger Woods reportedly made a deal with Enquirer magazine in 2007 in exchange for suppressing photos revealing his marital infidelity. Meanwhile, his wife and former Swedish model Elin Woods is said to have turned to a high-powered Hollywood divorce attorney.
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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 »
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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