May 28, 2012
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Lifestyle: 6 Mar 12
Celebrities worldwide have tried getting their tongue around Swedish and The Local has collected a sample of those who were either terribly bad - or surprisingly good.
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Society: 21 Feb 12
When readers of the daily Sydsvenskan newspaper surfed onto the site on Monday they were greeted not by the latest news from southern Sweden but images of a scantily clad Paris Hilton.
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Society: 8 Feb 12
Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, is about to hit Sweden's cinemas in 3D, dubbed into Swedish, a move which has infuriated die-hard fans and prompting them to lobby for a boycott of the film.
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Society: 16 Dec 11
Abba founder Benny Andersson wants Arlanda airport to take down a giant picture of him welcoming visitors to Stockholm, following a decision to revamp a local landmark leaving him unwilling to be associated with the city.
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Society: 13 Dec 11
Despite protests by citizens and celebrities, including former Abba star Benny Andersson, Stockholm’s city council voted on Monday night to move forward with a massive renovation of the city’s Slussen area.
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Society: 12 Dec 11
Abba-founder Benny Andersson has hinted that he would be willing to reunite the famed Swedish super group to help save a beloved - albeit urine soaked -Stockholm landmark.
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Sport: 5 Dec 11
Former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi wanted to pump some of the country's oil billions into Swedish football team Malmö FF, according to details in a new book.
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Society: 8 Nov 11
Swedish actor Ola Rapace is in London to take part in the new James Bond film "Skyfall", according to his agent Aleksandra Mandic.
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Science & Technology: 26 Oct 11
A password hacking scandal which on Tuesday exposed login details of 90,000 Swedes, including several journalists and celebrities, has widened to include 180,000 users on nearly 60 websites.
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Science & Technology: 19 Jul 11
Google's competition Doodle 4 Google, where contributors are invited to design an alternative Google logo, is coming to Sweden's youth football tournament Gothia Cup.
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National: 15 Jul 11
Ulrika Jonsson, a Swedish UK TV personality, has claimed that she was warned by an executive of the now defunct British tabloid The News of the World to exert caution when leaving voicemail messages.
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Society: 1 Jul 11
A couple in Norrtälje, north of Stockholm, was sentenced to pay damages to their kids after forcing them to swallow Tabasco sauce as punishment for telling lies.
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Society: 6 May 11
Two new gender-specific magazines launched this month by a Swedish publisher have sparked a storm of criticism among parents voicing concerns that they promote 'outdated' stereotypes.
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Business & Money: 6 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksbank on Wednesday announced the new faces to adorn the country's notes and coins, including a celebrated film director, a former UN secretary-general and a children's author.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jan 11
Introducing... is The Local's guide to the Swedish celebrity. In this installment contributor Malin Nyberg profiles Björn Ranelid, a fleet-footed author and Let's Dance favourite who’s not afraid to battle the Nobel literary establishment.
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Lifestyle: 10 Jan 11
Few experiences in life are more leveling than a language class, where people’s previous identities are mysteriously replaced by characters and coping mechanisms worthy of a Swedish crime drama, explains contributor Lola Akinmade.
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Lifestyle: 7 Jan 11
Friday night marks the season premiere of one of Sweden's most popular television shows, with viewers chomping at the bit for the chance to watch an odd mix of celebrities strut their stuff on Let's Dance.
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National: 31 Dec 10
Friends of Swede Anni Dewani who was murdered during her honeymoon in South Africa, want her husband to answer accusations that he plotted her death.
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National: 21 Jun 10
Sveriges Television is to send a strongly-worded letter to news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters who boycotted the royal wedding after an argument over rights, seriously affected global exposure of the event.
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Society: 20 Jun 10
The world's top news agencies declined to cover Sweden's royal wedding on Saturday after public broadcaster SVT refused to drop its price for video images of the event.
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Travel: 11 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The antiquity of Gamla Stan, the forests of Djurgården, the cliffs of Södermalm and of course the surrounding blue sea: all these elements combine to help make Stockholm one of the world’s most beautiful cities.
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Society: 29 Apr 10
The Swedish affiliate of broadcaster Comedy Central has said it will not show two controversial episodes of US satirical cartoon show South Park depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad in a bear costume.
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Society: 16 Mar 10
Swedish pop group Abba were among an eclectic slew of artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 10
Billy Lansdowne, former football player and one of Sweden's most popular pundits, speaks to The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson about the state of the game and the launch of his new blog, Billy's Boot Room.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jan 10
Introducing... is The Local's guide to the ins and outs of Swedish celebrity. This week Malin Nyberg sits too close to the telly and gets sucked into the wacky world of commercial dance artist Jonas Altberg, aka Basshunter.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Dec 09
Amid new reports that Elin Nordegren is set to sign a sponsorship deal with the rival of one of golfer husband Tiger Woods’ strongest corporate supporters, Swedes continue to swoon over every new revelation in the ongoing drama.
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Society: 9 Dec 09
One of Sweden’s top female celebrities is claiming she was approached by an agent on behalf of Tiger Woods about having a fling with the star golfer.
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Sport: 3 Dec 09
Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik said he regretted introducing Tiger Woods to his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren after evidence emerged on Wednesday the golf superstar had an affair with a Las Vegas cocktail waitress.
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Society: 2 Dec 09
Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M gave away women's undies to guests attending the Paris launch of a new lingerie line designed by French designer Sonia Rykiel.
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Science & Technology: 22 Sep 09
Actor George Clooney is a "communist amateur" and Swedish actress and comedian Nour El-Refai is a "feminist bitch", according to someone, or several people, using computers traced to the Riksdag.
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Politics: 18 Sep 09
Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin has been criticized for partying with celebrities in Majorca instead of staying at home to campaign in the run-up for the church elections on September 20th.
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Lifestyle: 3 Sep 09
The Year in Sweden - September: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Society: 2 Aug 09
Representatives for local football clubs, AIK, Hammarby and Djurgården, were among a slew of celebrities showing their support for gay pride by joining the traditional parade through Stockholm on Saturday.
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Society: 19 Jul 09
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin is more heterosexual than US President Barack Obama, at least if a new survey by Stockholm Pride is to be believed.
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Lifestyle: 24 Jun 09
At first glance, a simple handbag may appear to be a few pieces of leather arbitrarily stitched together, but to designer and entrepreneur Jackie Cawthra, a handbag is fashion statement, a confidence-booster, an image and a lifestyle.
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Travel: 11 Jun 09
Sponsored article: Surrounded by hills and forest on three sides and a spectacular fjord to the south, Oslo is like no other capital city in Europe. During the summer, arrive the romantic way by taking the night train from Stockholm or Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 18 May 09
There may be a lot of talk show hosts in the world but there's only one Conan O'Brien. Since stalking is such a strong word, The Local's blogger Mollie Söderlind explains why she's in hot pursuit of the Tonight Show supremo.
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Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 16 Apr 09
This pair of zany, youngish guys have made one heckuva splash on Swedish television in the last year, and are now set break more TV barriers with a talk show to be broadcast live in Sweden from New York City.
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Lifestyle: 16 Apr 09
Live television is often full of surprises – even in Sweden. And when comic duo Filip and Fredrik are involved, there’s no way to predict what sort of wackiness may ensue when the cameras start rolling, The Local’s David Landes discovers.
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Society: 8 Apr 09
Actor Mikael Nyqvist and comedian Petra Mede are the number one Easter drinking partners of choice, according to a survey polling 1,000 men and women about the Swedish celebrity with whom they would most like to sip snaps.
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Society: 28 Mar 09
Swedish strongman Magnus Samuelsson showed that he is as equally adept on the dance floor as he is flipping cars when he won TV4's Let's Dance competition on Friday evening.
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Lifestyle: 22 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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National: 16 Jan 09
An out of work artist from Gävle in eastern Sweden has a novel suggestion for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to help him overcome any perceived lack of support among the country’s young people.
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Society: 10 Jan 09
Swedish actor and comedian Morgan Alling, with his partner Helena Fransson, claimed top spot in the season premier of pro-celeb dance competition Let's Dance. The "battle of the blondes" meanwhile hotted up.
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Society: 9 Jan 09
One of Sweden's most popular television shows has its season premiere on Friday evening, with viewers expected to tune in en masse to watch celebrities shake their stuff on Let's Dance.
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Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 23 Dec 08
When the Swedish tabloids appear more interested in the celebrities of London and Hollywood than their own home-grown offerings, is it any wonder that we foreigners can find it hard to learn who's who in Sweden, asks Ben Kersley.
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Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Society: 10 Dec 08
Blogging teenager Isabella 'Blondinbella' Löwengrip was Sweden's most sought after celebrity in 2008, according to a new list released by Google.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Politics: 14 Nov 08
Debate in Sweden is growing ever hotter over a proposed law that will make it easier for law enforcement to track down those suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material from the internet.
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Lifestyle: 7 Nov 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday.
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Dating: 28 Oct 08
Judging by the number of column inches devoted to the subject in recent months, one would be forgiven for thinking that partner-swapping had become the noughties equivalent of the Tupperware party, writes Jennifer Heape. But is swinging really Sweden’s new favourite hobby?
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Lifestyle: 21 Oct 08
It's the last weekend of the month, which in Sweden means that everyone has money again. Check out our tips for a great Saturday night.
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Society: 13 Oct 08
A former Czech pilot now living in Sweden said he bore no ill will against Milan Kundera following reports on Monday that the writer informed on him to the secret police in the 1950s.
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Society: 10 Oct 08
Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been found guilty by the Court of Appeal of charges of rape and sexually molesting a child.
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Lifestyle: 6 Oct 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday.
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National: 1 Oct 08
Swedish taxpayers have been indirectly supporting the Church of Scientology though local government contracts given to front organizations with ties to the group.
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Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
It’s the weekend, it’s the end of the month, and it’s time to find some good quality dancing shoes. Let Djungeltrumman be your cobbler.
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Lifestyle: 12 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this weekend in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman.
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Society: 11 Sep 08
High profile Swedish politicians and prosecutors, famous artists and other celebrities with unlisted telephone numbers and addresses can all be found using a website designed to help people remember friends' birthdays – and there’s nothing the notables can do about it.
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Lifestyle: 10 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Art celebration in Stockholm, Year Long Disaster in Gothenburg, top Abba cover band in Malmö.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 08
David Landes scans press reactions to two decisions this week that took commentators by surprise: a guilty verdict in the Tito Beltran rape case and a Riksbank interest rate hike.
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National: 13 Feb 08
The King of Sweden has sued two German publishers in a Hamburg court.
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Dating: 13 Feb 08
Swedish singles hold Princess Madeleine and actor Michael Nyqvist close to their hearts.
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Lifestyle: 29 Jan 08
Stockholm's fashion scene can be snobby, writes David Bartal, but Stockholm Fashion Week provides rich pickings for those who can get past the doormen.
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National: 17 Jan 08
Major demonstration in Santiago for Swedish-Chilean opera star Tito Beltran.
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Politics: 5 Dec 07
Two women at the centre of a major prostitution scandal have demanded compensation from the state.
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Business & Money: 14 Sep 07
From its humble beginnings in Västerås, Swedish low-cost clothing giant Hennes and Mauritz has grown into one of the strongest worldwide brands in youth fashion. This weekend H&M celebrates sixty years in the business.
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National: 24 Aug 07
A majority of Swedish members of parliament want to forbid 'sexist' advertising, force newspapers to gain permission when they publish photos of celebrities and to ban the publication of the names of suspects in criminal trials.
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Lifestyle: 23 Apr 07
His little black book contains the numbers of some of the world's hottest female celebrities - as befits the world's first male supermodel. Paul O'Mahony looks beyond the washboard abs of Marcus Schenkenberg.
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Society: 22 Mar 07
Madonna's new clothing line for Hennes and Mauritz sold out in just minutes when it went on sale in Stockholm on Thursday. Hundreds of shoppers queued for hours for some of the Material Girl's rags.
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National: 24 Feb 07
Musicality triumphed over glitz in the last heat of Sweden's Melodifestivalen competition, with Sarah Dawn Finer and Andreas Johnson winning through to the final in Stockholm on March 10th.
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Lifestyle: 1 Feb 07
Åre has long been known as the second home for the hippest of Stockholm's party animals. But as the World Alpine Skiing Championships move into town this week, the resort is hoping to broaden its appeal, reports James Savage.
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Lifestyle: 8 Sep 06
Tony Irving is the twinkle-toed Brit who made a name for himself as the jury chairman cutting celebrities down to size on the TV show Let’s Dance. But there’s more to the man than fancy footwork, as Christine Demsteader discovers.
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Travel: 25 Aug 06
Florida has the Magic Kingdom, Will Perkins has the Wild Kingdom, but Sweden has the Glass Kingdom. And after a day of defacing fine glass in the Kosta Boda workshop, Doug Lansky develops the eye of a craftsman.
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National: 7 Aug 06
A Norwegian journalist has admitted that a purported interview with Bill Gates that appeared in Aftonbladet was a fake. He also confessed to making up interviews with Oprah Winfrey and Michael Schumacher.
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Business & Money: 30 May 06
US pop queen Madonna could be the latest of a string of celebrities to pose as a model for Swedish low-cost fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H and M), according to media reports on Tuesday.
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Society: 7 Mar 06
The members of Abba have come together to sign memorabilia for the first time in ten years in support of gay rights in Poland. The signed gear is being auctioned to make money for Warsaw Pride.
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National: 22 Feb 06
A mailing list in which influential Swedes gossip about other Swedish celebrities has been 'exposed' in Dagens Nyheter. The earthy content of some entries amounts to 'hatred and persecution,' says the journalist who revealed all.
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Lifestyle: 9 Jan 06
As 'Let's Dance' puts Sweden’s minor celebrities to the test on the dance floor, Englishman Tony Irving, chairman of the judges, tells The Local that so far the Swedes are "better than in the US and Denmark". (But not as good as the Brits.)
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 05
We've gathered the autumn's stories of crazy Swedish classes, hamfisted attempts to understand real Swedes, and experiences of fellow foreigners, so you can catch up over Christmas.
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Business & Money: 9 Nov 05
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz braces itself for a stampede as its new collection designed by Stella McCartney is rolled out to 400 stores worldwide.
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Analysis & Opinion: 13 Oct 05
Obliviously bumping into celebrities left, right and centre, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent concludes that there's no better place to be famous than Sweden.
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National: 22 Sep 05
Much excitement in royal circles as the recruitment of a new press officer rapidly leads to rumours that a royal wedding is imminent. Which it isn't, says the palace.
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National: 12 Sep 05
A magazine reports that King Carl Gustaf has had affairs with three famous Swedish women. A tabloid reports on the story but adds rather more weight to words like 'King' and 'unfaithful' in the headline. Everyone's unrepentant.
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Lifestyle: 24 May 05
Brazilian artist Gilberto Gil is in Stockholm, where on Monday night he shared the increasingly prestigious Polar Music Prize with German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
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Lifestyle: 10 Apr 05
After years of having his romantic escapades exposed in the tabloids, England national team coach Sven-Göran Eriksson's notorious liaisons have inspired a tragicomic play that opened in Stockholm this weekend.
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Lifestyle: 17 Mar 05
He has one of the most high profile jobs in England. His love life has been splashed across the UK tabloids for four years. Now, the Swedish manager of England's national football team is the subject of a play.
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National: 15 Mar 05
The threat to famous people in Sweden posed by stalkers is worse than previously thought. That is the conclusion of a survey carried out by Säpo, the security police, and now they have proposed tougher laws to deal with the problem.
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Lifestyle: 7 Mar 05
The sale of CDs and music in Sweden slumps for the third year running. 2004's sales were down by a massive 17% on the year before as the Swedish media focuses on film and reality TV celebrities.
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Politics: 24 Feb 05
Swedish prime minister Göran Persson hosts a summit in Stockholm for Europe's labour party leaders - except that two biggest hitters, Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder, couldn't make it.
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Politics: 8 Feb 05
A university awards Göran Persson with a degree in medicine. A fitting way to honour the "inspirational" prime minister says the university. Smells like bribery, says a corruption watchdog.
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Business & Money: 6 Feb 05
As Thailand starts to rebuild after the tsunami, Swedish tourists return to Phuket. And though the air is tinged with sadness, the travel industry predicts that 2005 will be a bumper year.
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National: 26 Nov 04
According to the publisher, Klambt, Sweden's royal household is demanding 40 million crowns in compensation for fabricated stories. According to Sweden's royal household, that's not true either.
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National: 22 Nov 04
With the supposedly conservative queen starting to sound almost feminist, the Bernadottes are doing their best to look like a modern monarchy. Even Prince Carl Philip is showing that he’s a royal with talent – but those contacts still help.
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National: 14 Nov 04
A Swedish revolution is afoot, as republicans plot to do away with the royal family. But Sweden's revolutionaries are more Ab Fab than Red Flag.
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Lifestyle: 14 Sep 04
Violent sex, vomit, reification and naked rats in a world where "everything is for sale": a cagey Lukas Moodysson talks to Sweden's press about his new film, A Hole in My Heart.
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Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
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