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February 14, 2012
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Stockholm International School celebrates its 60th anniversary
Education: 22 Nov 11
Stockholm International School has seen thousands of students pass through its doors since it was founded in 1951. To mark its fiftieth birthday, Maggie Dankiewicz, Valerie Evers, Caroline Engström-Roberts and the students of Grade 5 tell of its fascinating history.
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Fashion 'frenzy' greets H&M Versace release
Society: 17 Nov 11
Masses of people were lined up outside H&M stores across Sweden on Thursday at the release of the Versace collection, with guards having to intervene when frenzied fashionistas tried to jump the queue.
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Ten Swedish brands everyone should know
Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know.
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Swedes remain hot property in hi-tech boom
Business & Money: 23 Sep 11
The $8.5 billion sale of Skype to Microsoft in May not only proved that the age of big money IT acquisitions has a while to run, but also that Scandinavians and more particularly, Swedes, remain hot hi-tech property.
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Top ten Swedish tech innovations
Science & Technology: 7 Sep 11
Sweden is renowned for its innovation and strong research tradition and The Local has compiled a list of ten technological breakthroughs of the last decade.
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How to survive on a Swedish student budget
Lifestyle: 12 Aug 11
The Local's Clara Guibourg comes to the rescue of those struggling to get by on a meagre student loan with a survival guide of almost everything you need to know about living in Sweden on the cheap, without missing out on the fun.
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Microsoft confirms $8.5 billion Skype purchase
Science & Technology: 10 May 11
Skype, the IP telephony company founded and part-owned by Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennström, has been bought bought by US software giant Microsoft, the firms confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
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Zlatan featured in Man City 'squad'
Sport: 18 Feb 11
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was one of a host of world stars who unexpectedly turned up bearing a Manchester City strip in the official programme ahead of a Europa League clash with Aris Thessaloniki on Tuesday.
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A guide to second-hand shopping in Sweden
Lifestyle: 17 Jan 11
If you're low on cash but still keen to upgrade your wardrobe, second-hand shopping may be the solution. Contributor Clara Guibourg investigates what Sweden has to offer in the way of vintage.
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Swedish entrepreneur launches first Social Exchange: Introducing Social Networking 2.0
Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
Sponsored article: Swedish internet visionary and serial entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein is back, this time with MyCube, which he calls 'the social exchange,' where privacy, ownership and control are the foundations that enable more valuable and meaningful online interactions.
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Skype plans US stock market listing
Business & Money: 10 Aug 10
Skype, the IP telephony company founded and part-owned by Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennström, is planning an initial public offering of its shares in the USA, according to a US media report.
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Fake Twitter page prompts royal rebuttal
Society: 7 Jun 10
A feed on the popular microblog website Twitter has caused consternation at the Swedish Royal Court which has been unable to shut off the stream of often erroneous information about members of the royal family.
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Google admits mistake in blocking Pirate Bay
Science & Technology: 4 Oct 09
US search engine giant Google has admitted that an internal error was behind the blocking of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay on Friday.
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Skype founder awarded top Swedish tech prize
Business & Money: 14 Sep 09
The Swedish founder of internet telephony software company Skype, Niklas Zennström, has been named the recipient of a prestigious prize awarded by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
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New train tickets aim to beat black market
Business & Money: 1 Sep 09
Swedish Rail (SJ) will on Wednesday move to broaden its personalised ticket system in a bid to thwart the black market in cheap tickets and improve customer service.
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Fried potato with 'face of Jesus Christ' for sale on eBay
Society: 14 May 09
A restaurant in southern Sweden has put a potato up for auction after staff discovered what they believed to be the face of Jesus Christ in a spud that "hopped out of the frying pan" earlier this week.
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Swedish founder keen on Skype buyback
Business & Money: 12 Apr 09
The Swedish and Danish founders of Skype, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, are interested in buying back the IP communication company, which they sold to Ebay for $2.6 billion in 2005.
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Zennström gets payout to quit Skype
Business & Money: 2 Oct 07
Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennström has quit as CEO of internet messaging company Skype, in a deal that will see him and his co-founders share a $530 million payout.
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Swedish band Rednex for sale on eBay
Society: 16 May 07
Ebay bidders - Where do they come from? Where do they go? Where do they come from Cotton Eye Joe?
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Google snaps up Karolinska stats tool
Science & Technology: 18 Mar 07
It began as a teaching aid in a lecture at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. Now internet giant Google has bought the Swedish statistics tool Trendalyzer.
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Big Brother star's implants to go under the hammer
National: 9 Jan 07
Former Big Brother winner Carolina Gynning plans to have her breast implants removed and sold on the internet. The proceeds of the sale will go to victims of the Rwandan civil war.
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Sweden home to 125 billionaires
Business & Money: 16 Nov 06
Some 125 Swedes have a fortune greater than 1 billion kronor, according to a new list. Ikea boss Ingvar Kamprad is by far the richest Swede, with Skype founder Niklas Zennström a new entrant to the club.
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Ebay buys Sweden's Tradera
Business & Money: 24 Apr 06
The world's biggest internet auction company Ebay is to buy Swedish competitor Tradera for 365 million kronor.
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Abba back Polish gays
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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Skype partners with Eniro
Business & Money: 20 Oct 05
Soon it will be possible to find people's Skype addresses through Sweden's online directory service, Eniro, after an agreement between the two companies.
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Skype founder slams "lazy" Swedes
Business & Money: 19 Sep 05
Swedes don't work hard enough and Swedish taxes are too high, says Niklas Zennström, the Swedish entrepreneur who last week sold his Skype internet phone company to Ebay in a multi-million dollar deal.
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Skype sold to Ebay for $4 billion
Business & Money: 12 Sep 05
Internet phone company Skype, founded by Swede Niklas Zennström, has been sold to Ebay for up to $4.1 billion.
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200 Swedish file-sharers reported to the police
National: 4 Jun 05
Sweden's file-sharing war gets nastier. The country's anti-piracy group, Antipiratbyrån, starts reporting suspects directly to the police without warning - and a file sharing site relaunches with faster technology and in ten languages.
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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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