February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Diversity":
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter.
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Politics: 28 Jan 12
More individualism is the key to finding new talent, suggests Swedish EU-minister Birgitta Ohlsson, who wants to see more of the American dream in Sweden.
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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: 6 Jan 12
With tuition fees for non-EEA students in effect, the makeup of Sweden’s non-European student population is shifting and the pressure is on for universities to deliver services worth selling, argues contributor Sven Hultberg Carlsson.
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Science & Technology: 21 Dec 11
By handing its official Twitter account over to regular citizens, including a priest, a teacher and a ”coffee-drinking bull-dyke", Sweden defends its reputation as one of the world's most democratic nations, The Local's Rebecca Martin discovers.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 11
The manager of an Ikea store in Germany, who had Facebook friends belonging to a neo-Nazi political party, has been dismissed for posting offensive opinions on the social networking site.
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National: 10 Nov 11
A Swedish firefighter who filed a discrimination lawsuit after being denied a job because he had the "wrong" gender and ethnicity has been awarded 100,000 kronor ($16,000) in compensation.
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Education: 20 Oct 11
Since Sweden introduced university tuition fees for people from non-EU countries, students' expectations have increased. But those studying at Stockholm University say they are getting good value for money.
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Society: 29 Sep 11
A Chadian lawyer, an international agricultural rights group, a US safe childbirth
advocate and a Chinese engineer will share the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, often dubbed the "Alternative Nobel," organisers said Thursday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Society: 2 Sep 11
A police officer in Malmö in southern Sweden is under investigation after having called homosexuals a “cancer on society” in reference to a lesbian colleague who also serves as the department's hate crimes educator.
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Science & Technology: 1 Sep 11
Sweden must improve its preservation of biodiversity in the Baltic, and decrease use of hazardous fertilisers, according to a WWF report published Wednesday.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 11
In the midst of Stockholm's Fringe Festival, British poet Nick Field talks to The Local's Caroline Bursell about theatre, lipstick, and how Swedes are secretly Brits.
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Lifestyle: 24 Aug 11
A Swedish ice-breaker heads to the chilly waters off Greenland last week, equipped with maps, charts - and a container full of clay, courtesy of a Stockholm-based ceramics artist, contributor Katherine Dunn reports.
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Lifestyle: 15 Aug 11
As the Stockholm Culture Festival gets set to kick on Tuesday, The Local's Caroline Bursell offers up a few suggestions to help visitors get the most out of the Swedish capital's annual cultural odessy.
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Politics: 5 Aug 11
In the wake of the terror attacks in Norway last month, the Swedish government is planning to present its own action plan to combat violent extremism.
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Lifestyle: 5 Jul 11
Ever wondered what a small Swedish town looks like when 50,000 music lovers invade its streets? Contributor Caroline Bursell finds out as she joins the throngs of festival-goers at Sweden's Borlänge Peace & Love festival 2011.
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National: 19 Jun 11
Sweden has denied visas to eight Ethiopians who were on their way to northern Sweden to participate in the a conference for indigenous people because the delegates were "lacking resources".
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Lifestyle: 10 Jun 11
Las Vegas it isn’t, and chances are Elvis won't be anywhere in sight, but this weekend's mass 'drop-in' wedding at Stockholm's Skansen wildlife park is expected to draw hundreds ready to say "I do", The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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National: 6 Jun 11
An editorial article attacking the far-right and calling on Swedes to celebrate "diversity not stupidity" on national day, has provoked a heated debate in the Swedish media on Monday.
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Education: 17 May 11
A elementary school teacher from Skövde in western Sweden is one 28 Europeans recognised by the EU in a competition to highlight language diversity.
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Politics: 21 Mar 11
Swedish Greenpeace experts have accused the Swedish government of breaking European law as the government after failing to implement safeguards against the exploitation of the seas.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 11
In 500 days the 2012 Olympic Games will open in London - exactly a hundred years after Stockholm. They will be an occasion to remind ourselves of our humanity, writes Andrew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden and FCO Director for the London 2012 Games.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Mar 11
Too few women serve on the boards of directors at Swedish companies and introducing quotas may be a necessary step to ensure that companies capture the benefits of diversity, argues leadership coach Margareta Neld.
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Lifestyle: 3 Feb 11
As Stockholm Fashion Week draws to a close, the Swedish capital's design-savvy crowd gets ready to turn its attention to a different showcase of Scandinavian creativity, explains contributor Charlotte West.
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Politics: 19 Jan 11
The first party leader debate of the year was the last for the Social Democrats' Mona Sahlin, who on Wednesday called for more cross-coalition cooperation to squeeze out the Sweden Democrats.
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Politics: 21 Dec 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt used his Christmas speech on Monday to condemn the suicide bombing in Stockholm as "an attack on Swedish society", praising Muslim leaders for standing up for freedom and openness.
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Science & Technology: 1 Dec 10
The history of the Amazon rainforest's huge biodiversity dates back further than previously thought, according to a discovery by a team led by a researcher at the University of Gothenburg.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes.
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Society: 16 Nov 10
Charges have been filed against the publisher of a website affiliated with a Swedish neo-Nazi magazine for allowing a reader comment with racial slurs to remain on the site.
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Politics: 3 Nov 10
Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin and the Sweden Democrats' Jimmie Åkesson traded barbs on the floor of the Riksdag on Wednesday in the first party leader debate since Sweden's September 19th general election.
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Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy.
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National: 5 Oct 10
Over 4,000 people gathered in central Stockholm on Monday to demonstrate for diversity and against racism, with the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats in focus as the party took its place in parliament for the first time.
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National: 16 Sep 10
Swedish blogger Damon Rasti has called on all Swedes with immigrant backgrounds to take a five minute break from their work at 2pm on Thursday to underline the importance of new Swedes in the society.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
Parliamentary candidate, Cheryl Jones Fur, talks to Peter Vinthagen Simpson about her climate commitment; why as an American she likes the diversity of Swedish politics; and how to tackle the integration debate head on.
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National: 13 Sep 10
A new University of Gothenburg study has revealed that an increasing number of Swedish companies have changed their working language from Swedish to English.
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Politics: 3 Sep 10
The Red-Green coalition have presented an agreement on migration policy, arguing that the Swedish Aliens Act is applied too strictly and calling for a review of the asylum process and rules for family reunification.
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Society: 14 Jul 10
Sveriges Television (SVT) offers a clear alternative to the commercial television channels and offers programming which "the market" does not, a new inspection report published on Wednesday has said.
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National: 26 Jun 10
The City of Stockholm is to pay 35,000 kronor ($4,500) in compensation to a woman who was forced to leave a municipal training course for wearing a long headscarf.
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Politics: 16 Jun 10
The jobs, the environment and unemployment were the dominant themes in the party leaders' debate in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, on Wednesday.
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Society: 25 May 10
The Swedish Tourist Association is hoping that a design competition will encourage people to rediscover the traditional folk costume and provide a sartorially acceptable wedding gift for Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling.
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Society: 24 Apr 10
Sweden's system of press subsidies has come under the microscope after a publication affiliated with an extreme right-wing political party received millions of kronor in public funding this week.
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National: 23 Apr 10
Martin Ahlquist, editor-in-chief of Swedish news weekly Fokus, has resigned his post on the Press Subsidies Council after a decision to award state funds to an extreme-right newspaper.
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Politics: 22 Apr 10
A newspaper run by Sweden's right-wing extremist National Democrat party has been granted 2.3 million kronor ($319,000) in state press subsidies.
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National: 3 Jan 10
After the Swedish environmental authority issued permits for 10 percent of Sweden's entire wolf population to be killed, hunters shot dead more than 20 wolves on Saturday, according to local media estimates.
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Business & Money: 31 Dec 09
At a time when Sweden's largest automakers – both owned by American companies – are up for grabs, Swedish companies remain sceptical about foreign ownership, a new poll shows.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 2 of a two-part interview, US Ambassador Matthew Barzun talks to The Local's David Landes about succeeding President Bush's envoy, eco-friendly former Ambassador Michael Wood; the significance The Pirate Bay; and, introducing TED.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 1 of a two-part interview, The Local's David Landes speaks to new US Ambassador Matthew Barzun about fundraising for Obama, adjusting to life in Sweden, Alfred Nobel's legacy, and engaging citizens in online networks.
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 09
Over the next ten years, the number of native-born Swedes of working age will decline by 100,000. Without more immigrants, we will be unable to sustain our welfare standards, writes Olle Wästberg, head of the Swedish Institute.
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Society: 26 Nov 09
A Green Party politician from southern Sweden is defending the use of sex organ slang during a local council debate about Swedishness.
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National: 29 Oct 09
The number of Swedes reporting positive experiences with immigrants is on the rise, a new study shows, though more people are critical of the wearing of the Muslim veil in schools and workplaces.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 09
Anna Waara, chairperson of Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice, calls for politicians and the media to reject the views expressed in an opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson, in which he refers to Muslims as the greatest threat to Sweden since World War II.
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Lifestyle: 9 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: World Cup baseball & Cirque du Soleil in Stockholm; Coco Chanel & All Time Low (US) in Gothenburg; Macy Gray (US) in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 2 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: International polo & feminist porn in Stockholm; International art biennial in Gothenburg; Paul Potts (UK) in Malmö.
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Politics: 13 Aug 09
Sweden's Pirate Party has announced that, in addition to standing in next year's general election, it will also be represented in local council elections.
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National: 9 Aug 09
Greenpeace has announced its continued intention to drop boulders into two protected areas of the waters separating the Swedish and Danish mainlands in a bid to block cod-fishing and prevent bottom trawling.
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Lifestyle: 26 Jun 09
From heavy metal to jazz and from pop to classical, Sweden’s roster of summertime musical festivals has something to suit all tastes.
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National: 30 May 09
The impact of environmentally sensitive fishing on biologically important marine areas along Sweden’s coasts is to be the subject of a new inquiry.
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Lifestyle: 25 May 09
Having a strong sense of style requires more than wearing any old t-shirt or listening to mainstream music, says 25-year-old blogger Mareike Neumann. And style is something the Swedes have mastered.
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Dating: 16 May 09
Couples visiting Casino Comopol in Malmö may soon be able to gamble and walk down the aisle in one fell swoop, possibly turning the city into a sort of "Las Vegas of Sweden".
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Lifestyle: 29 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: American Football & Labour Day parade in Stockholm; Terence Blanchard in Gothenburg; International Noise Conspiracy in Malmö.
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Travel: 27 Feb 09
Scattered across Sweden's vast landscape are the oldest and some of the finest national parks in Europe. Alec Forss charts their history and picks out five of the best.
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Science & Technology: 23 Feb 09
Stockholm and Hamburg became the first cities to be named European Green Capital on Monday, as the European Commission announced the winners of its new environmental initiative.
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Lifestyle: 23 Feb 09
The Local’s Thanh Dinh catches up with Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, the Sweden-based music streaming service that is making friends with everyone from the armchair music fan to Bono.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 09
Sweden's royals remain popular because they provide an invaluable link to the past, writes Gene Oberto, in response to an article critical of the country's constitutional monarchy.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 09
At a time when the United States has just elected its first black president, Noel McCarthy wishes Sweden would reconsider its constitution in order to enable greater diversity when choosing a head of state.
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Society: 22 Jan 09
Cherin Awad, known for her work on a controversial Sveriges Television (SVT) programme, may well become the first practising attorney in Sweden to wear a headscarf.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jan 09
Learning Swedish is a noble pursuit. When in Rome and all that. But mastering the majority mother tongue is only the beginning, as many more languages loom large on the horizon, writes Alec Forss.
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Politics: 2 Jan 09
The Swedish government has received plaudits from the opposition Social Democrats over new figures which show that state appointments are in line with Sweden's gender and ethnic diversity.
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Education: 25 Nov 08
Parents in Karlskoga in central Sweden are up in arms over what they see as racist and sexist passages in a book designed to help first graders learn how to read.
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Lifestyle: 20 Nov 08
What’s on: International Film Festival & Mali Bluesman in Stockholm; the search for Lucia & Lambchop in Gothenburg; Jose Carrerras in Malmö.
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Society: 6 Nov 08
A decision to allow transsexual men in Sweden to get prosthetic penises free of charge from local health authorities has drawn criticism because the prostheses on offer don’t get erect.
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Society: 4 Nov 08
A new programme launched on Monday by Sveriges Television (SVT) featuring three young Swedish Muslim women has sparked a heated debate about cultural norms and integration.
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Society: 24 Oct 08
One in three Swedes wants to live in a gated community which prohibits unauthorized people from entering, a new study shows.
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Society: 24 Oct 08
Greater numbers of Swedes are expressing hostility towards ethnic diversity, according to a new study.
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Business & Money: 27 Sep 08
Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz has been given the all clear to open an outlet on the swish shopping street Champs-Élysées. H & M beat off the vociferous objections of Paris city council.
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Politics: 22 Sep 08
The political opposition took aim at the Swedish government’s new budget proposal on Monday, while the document received mix reviews from labour and other organizations.
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Business & Money: 15 Aug 08
Flat-pack furniture giant Ikea launched its new catalogue on Thursday amid much coverage in the Swedish national press.
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Lifestyle: 4 Aug 08
Boys in pink sandals and girls breaking wind with their armpits - two new Swedish publishers of children's literature are causing a stir with books deliberately designed to propagate the country's social values, writes AFP's Nina Larson.
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Lifestyle: 21 Jul 08
Richie Rankin reveals why hot labels and cutting-edge design have helped Stockholm become the new Milan in global fashion.
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Society: 29 Jun 08
The number of children living in inner-city Stockholm has increased by 154 percent over the past 30 years, according to a new survey.
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Politics: 29 Jun 08
The government plans to abolish the tax on press advertising, according to culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.
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Society: 27 Jun 08
Sweden’s Armed Forces have done an about face and decided to now allow soldiers to march in Stockholm’s gay pride parade while wearing their uniforms.
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Politics: 27 May 08
A Swedish-born tycoon has stirred up controversy in Brazil for reportedly claiming all the Amazon could be bought for $50 billion.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 May 08
A recent caption in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper causes David Bartal to ask what effect cultural diversity has on national pride.
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Travel: 15 May 08
Take a webcam tour of Sweden and see how much of the country looks with just a few clicks of the mouse.
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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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National: 15 Apr 08
Coming up with measures to combat unemployment is easy. But what is the government to do about those killer slugs?
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National: 22 Dec 07
Whip out those dictionaries just in case Swedish becomes compulsory at work.
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Science & Technology: 10 Dec 07
Nobel Prizewinner Oliver Smithies talks to Majsan Boström about Alfred Nobel, stem cell research and the problem with boys.
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National: 7 Dec 07
The Right Livelihood prize, the so-called 'alternative Nobel prizes', was set to be awarded on Friday evening at a ceremony in the Swedish Parliament.
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Politics: 20 Oct 07
The far right Sweden Democrats party is about to unleash a major new national publicity campaign attacking 'mass immigration'.
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Lifestyle: 10 Oct 07
Swedes might speak great English, but there's no substitute for getting your tongue around the Swedish language. Fiona Basile finds that learning the lingo needn't be a nightmare.
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Society: 2 Oct 07
The Right Livelihood prize, an annual "alternative" to the Nobel prizes, was awarded Tuesday to peace and environmental activists from Sri Lanka, Kenya, Canada and Bangladesh.
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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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Society: 5 Apr 07
After years of Scandinavian Christian piety, the Scandic hotel chain has decided to remove copies of the Bible from its rooms.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Apr 07
The Social Democrats need to take a closer look at a media landscape that benefits the centre-right, argues Jonas Morian, chairman of the Social Democratic Press Association.
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Business & Money: 22 Mar 07
Marita Ulvskog, the Social Democrats' party secretary has described as "very negative" Bonnier's takeover of TV4. "Marita Ulvskog is becoming more and more like a thoroughbred ostrich," replied TV4's CEO Jan Scherman.
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Society: 24 Jan 07
Swedes are the quickest in the European Union to embrace the multi-cultural society, according to a new survey. "It's pleasing that people are so positive," says integration minister Nyamko Sabuni.
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National: 23 Jan 07
Press subsidies should be scrapped, advertising tax should be abolished, and a new national radio news channel should be started, Liberal leader Lars Leijonborg has said.
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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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