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Birka Viking girl was 'probably not Swedish'
Science & Technology: 29 Mar 13
The famous Birka girl, one of the most well-known Viking-era exhibits at the National Historical Museum in Stockholm was probably not Swedish at all, researchers have revealed.
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Blogger gets the boot after gym ad attack
Society: 13 Nov 12
Celebrity blogger Katrin Zytomierska has been sacked from Swedish lifestyle website Finest.se after a vitriolic post about an advert by gym chain SATS made the public see red and advertisers abandon the site.
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Blogger victim strikes back over gym ad attack
Society: 10 Nov 12
A 34-year-old woman who was described as an overweight chick "with lank hair and sweaty clothes" by a Swedish celebrity blogger after featuring in an advert for a gym, has responded that "she goes to the gym to train".
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Swedish fans brave stark conditions for Euro 2012
Lifestyle: 11 Jun 12
'Camp Sweden', based on an island in the middle of the Dniepr River, where as many as 6,000 Swedes will be camping out to watch the Euro 2012 games, leaves a lot to be desired, according to AFP's Stanislas Touchot.
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Celebrities in Swedish: YouTube's finest
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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Pass the 'mother cake': giving birth in Sweden
Lifestyle: 22 Feb 12
With Crown Princess Victoria's set to give birth any day now, contributor Patrick Reilly shares the linguistic perils that can accompany expat fathers' first trip to a Swedish maternity ward.
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Qaddafi wanted to buy Malmö FF: report
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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Sweden mourns sports legend Sven Tumba
Sport: 2 Oct 11
Sven Tumba, one of Sweden's most famous ever sports stars, died in hospital in Stockholm on Saturday at the age of 80, following a long illness.
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The Local’s Quick Guide to Stockholm's Culture Festival 2011
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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'Ass attack' downs Swedish model's blog
Society: 1 Aug 11
Hackers used a graphic photograph of a man's naked buttocks to attack a popular website about Stockholm's nightlife, singling out some of the site's popular female bloggers in the cyber attack.
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US city honours Swedish NHL star Lidström
Sport: 21 Mar 11
Swedish NHL star Nicklas Lidström has been honoured by his US hometown in recognition of his sporting achievements with the Detroit Red Wings.
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Gothenburg restaurant claims Michelin star
Society: 17 Mar 11
Gothenburg restaurant Thörnströms Kök has been awarded a Guide Michelin star, the fifth restaurant in the city to hold the culinary honour.
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Stolen silver treasure recovered on Gotland
Science & Technology: 8 Dec 10
An old silver treasure dating back to the Viking Age that was stolen on Gotland a year ago was recovered on Wednesday.
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Zlatan claims record fifth 'Golden Ball'
Sport: 16 Nov 10
Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed a record fifth, and fourth consecutive, Golden Ball at Sweden's football gala in Malmö on Monday evening, once again claiming his place as Sweden's finest player.
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Break in at Stockholm royal palace
National: 6 Aug 10
Thieves broke into the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace - the home of Sweden's king - in western Stockholm on Thursday night. Police have not yet established what has been taken but believe that it was a contract job.
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What's On in Sweden: July 9th - July 15th
Lifestyle: 8 Jul 10
What’s on in Sweden: Street performance in Stockholm, Sailing in Gothenburg and Juliette Lewis comes to Malmö.
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What's On in Sweden: April 2nd - 8th
Lifestyle: 31 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Sweden is dancing this week with tap dance in Stockholm, Bolivian Caporales in Gothenburg and tango in Malmö.
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Win tickets to action-packed English-language theatre show
Lifestyle: 2 Mar 10
Stockholm theatre group Improvisation and Co. is currently wowing Stockholm audiences with its ad hoc brand of thrilling on-stage action. The Local has tickets to the show.
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Top ten Swedish songs of the decade
Lifestyle: 18 Dec 09
Songs of the decade: The Local's editor Paul O'Mahony dips into the vaults and pulls out his ten favourite Swedish tracks of the last ten years.
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Gaelic invasion: It's football, Sven, but not as we know it
Lifestyle: 27 Nov 09
Ireland's national sport of Gaelic football is growing rapidly in Sweden and it isn't just the ex-pats who are sinking a few points, writes Patrick Reilly.
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What's on in Sweden: November 20 - 26
Lifestyle: 18 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & Simple Minds (UK) in Stockholm; Christmas market & Takida in Gothenburg; The Sonics (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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Riddargatan 12, Riddargatan 12
Stockholm: 16 Sep 09
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Stockholm Q & A: Where can I find a good spa?
Stockholm: 11 Sep 09
A reader wants to take his girlfriend to a spa in Stockholm for her birthday. But which one? Peter Vinthagen Simpson has the answer.
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What's on in Sweden: August 14 - 20
Lifestyle: 13 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Culture and youth festivals in Stockholm; International music festival and continental market in Gothenburg; Music & arts festival in Malmö.
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What's on in Sweden: June 19 - 25
Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö.
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What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11
Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö.
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Swedish toads croak to choir song crown
Science & Technology: 11 May 09
The Swedish fire-bellied toad choir has retained its crown in the European Bombina Song Contest.
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From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience
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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What's on in Sweden: April 3 - 9
Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: New York Stories bids farewell in Stockholm; Sahara Hotnights in Gothenburg; Chicks on Speed in Malmö.
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What's on in Sweden: March 6 - 12
Lifestyle: 5 Mar 09
What's on in Sweden: Documentary film festival and Junot Diaz in Stockholm; Sci-fi convention in Gothenburg; Danko Jones in Malmö.
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Sweden’s national parks celebrate 100 years
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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Q-Med's beauty blogger offer 'illegal': agency
Society: 6 Feb 09
Q-Med, the company that offered free beauty enhancement treatments to Swedish female bloggers, has broken the country’s marketing laws, according to the consumer ombudsman.
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What's on in Sweden: February 6 - 12
Lifestyle: 5 Feb 09
What's on in Sweden: African cinema festival and Cullberg ballet in Stockholm; Eurovision and Bollywood in Gothenburg; Soundtrack of Our Lives in Malmö.
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Swedish beauty bloggers offered implant 'bribes'
Society: 4 Feb 09
A controversy has erupted in the Swedish media world following revelations that a company offered free beauty enhancement treatments to some of the country's most popular female bloggers.
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Winter rail destinations: Copenhagen
Travel: 8 Dec 08
Sponsored article: Perched on the other side of the Öresund strait, cosmopolitan Copenhagen is just a short train ride away.
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Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Nov. 21
Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Winter city guides for parents and kids: Gothenburg
Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Sweden's second city has plenty of options for families with children this winter, as Jennifer Heape finds out.
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The Lowdown: Quality Swedish beer
Lifestyle: 17 Nov 08
Sweden is not a country renowned for its beers. But when Darren Packman has a nose around, he finds there's more to the country's brewers than meets the gut on a typical night out.
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Swedbank appoints new CEO
Business & Money: 5 Nov 08
Swedbank has appointed Mikael Wolf as its new CEO as the bank attempts to recover from setbacks sustained in the financial turbulence of recent weeks.
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Stockholm going out guide: Friday, Oct 31
Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
Friday night has a Halloween flavour this week. Sample all the scary wares with tips from The Local's club partners Djungeltrumman.
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Sweden's Karlsson on track to claim prestigious golf honour
Sport: 29 Oct 08
Sweden's Mr. Consistency, Robert Karlsson, will bid to become the first player from his country to win the European Order of Merit when he tees off in the season-closing Volvo Masters at Valderrama on Thursday.
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Malmö nightclub tips: Saturday, Oct 4
Lifestyle: 2 Oct 08
Stay in tune with what's happening in Malmö this Saturday with the aid of The Local and club pros Djungeltrumman.
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Swedish alternative medicine sector in danger of fragmentation
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 08
Consumers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are getting a rough deal in Sweden compared to other Europeans, argues Lysanne Sizoo.
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Gothenburg club and concert tips: September 12 - 13
Lifestyle: 11 Sep 08
Monthly Magazine has the lowdown on where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend.
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Gothenburg club and concert tips: August 15 - 17
Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
Where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers.
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Gothenburg club and concert tips: August 1 - 3
Lifestyle: 31 Jul 08
Looking to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers.
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Swedish fashion taking the world by storm
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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Jazz festival celebrates unique Swedish sound
Lifestyle: 11 Jul 08
If you like your bebop served up with a unique Nordic flavor, then the Stockholm Jazz Festival is the place to be. Apart from the Swedes, Mary J. Blige, Van Morrison and Joan Armatrading will also take part as the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary, writes David Francisco.
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Stockholm club and concert guide: July 10 -13
Lifestyle: 10 Jul 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium.
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Holders Greece set sights on Swedish challenge
Sport: 9 Jun 08
Sweden face Euro title defenders Greece on Tuesday and will be hoping to dent the hopes of a repeat performance by Otto Rehhagel's unlikely heroes.
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Gothenburg club and concert tips - June 6 - 8
Lifestyle: 5 Jun 08
Where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers (Click links for more information)
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Going out in Gothenburg - Weekend tips
Lifestyle: 27 Mar 08
Where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers.
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Weekend club and concert guide: Stockholm
Lifestyle: 20 Mar 08
Looking to go clubbing in Stockholm this weekend? Check out these weekend club and concert tips from Kalendarium (Click links for more information).
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Swedish pop, photo art and Marilyn Monroe: What's on in Sweden
Lifestyle: 15 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Marilyn exhibition in Gothenburg, Lykke Li in Stockholm, Erwin Wurm in Malmö.
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'You can't eat when your tongue's hanging out'
Lifestyle: 28 Sep 07
Kathleen Harman takes her (male) overseas guests to some of Stockholm's flashier nightspots, but finds that the sight of tall, blonde women is enough to put her companions right off their food.
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Women ignored in King's honours
Society: 22 Sep 07
Sweden's royal honours system has been labelled male-dominated and unrepresentative of society. The king's finest gold medal has only been awarded to three women - compared to 33 men - since he began dishing it out in 1973.
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Diving into a divine day out
Lifestyle: 17 Aug 07
Tipping point: Kathleen Harman finds that letting it all hang out in a 1920s open air bathing complex near Stockholm is the closest thing to heaven on earth.
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Woody Allen: Bergman 'was the finest director of my lifetime'
National: 30 Jul 07
American film icon Woody Allen on Monday said he was devastated to hear Swedish filmmaker and playwright Ingmar Bergman had died, hailing him as cinema's greatest director.
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Alice Timander dies
National: 3 Jul 07
Alice Timander has died at the age of 91. A qualified dentist, Timander was best known for her flamboyant appearances at Stockholm theatre premieres and her love of celebrity.
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Madeleine celebrates 25th birthday
National: 10 Jun 07
Ceremonies have been held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to celebrate the 25th birthday of Princess Madeleine, the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children.
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The mystery of Karlskrona's da Vinci
Lifestyle: 22 May 07
The city of Karlskrona on Sweden's south-eastern tip is home to a mystery that has remained unsolved for a decade: why has the art establishment ignored two Bosnian aristocrats' seemingly mouthwatering private collection? Paul O'Mahony investigates.
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Swede sells unique wine collection
Society: 15 May 07
Malmö wine collector, bon viveur, author and researcher Nils Stormby has decided to sell the contents of his cellar. New York auction house Zachys values the collection at 20 million kronor.
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'Social Democrats invited known anti-Semite to seminar'
National: 23 Mar 07
In a statement released to The Local, Ulf Carmesund from Sweden's Christian Social Democrats rejects the charge of anti-Semitism levelled at a musician invited to who spoke at a seminar in Stockholm last weekend.
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Sweden rings in Iranian new year
Lifestyle: 20 Mar 07
As Tuesday night turns to Wednesday morning, 140,000 people in Sweden are expected to begin celebrating Norouz - the Iranian new year.
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Umeå to expand stadium for UEFA final
Sport: 13 Mar 07
All of Umeå wants tickets to next month's UEFA Women’s Cup final. The club has applied for permission to erect an extra stand for a match that pits top London club Arsenal against the pride of northern Sweden.
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Introducing...Victoria Silvstedt
Lifestyle: 26 Feb 07
The Local takes a long, lingering look at Victoria Silvstedt, the former child skiing star now known worldwide for her frequent lapses into semi-nudity.
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Recharge with a Swedish winter weekend
Travel: 15 Dec 06
Is the darkness of winter getting you down? Time to recharge those flickering energy reserves. Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius has top tips for winter breaks near Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
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Forgotten by Nobel, remembered forever
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
The Nobel Literature Prize has been won by many famous writers, but many others have been looked over by the Swedish Academy - which seems to hold popularity against a writer when it comes to the prestigious award.
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The Centre Party: Eager beavers bet on jobs
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Aug 06
They might have a homespun image, but the Centre Party has a hard-nosed view of how Sweden's economy needs to change. And economic spokesman Roger Tiefensee tells James Savage that the Alliance is focused on winning.
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Sweden thrash England's finest
Sport: 20 Jun 06
Well, let that read Britain's finest, and not in Cologne but on the playing fields of Gärdet. "Both teams are prolific goal-conceders," admitted the British Ambassador.
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Stockholm's jazz scene puts up a fight
Lifestyle: 12 May 06
The closure of the Lydmar and Mondo cast a shadow over Stockholm's once-buzzing improvisational music scene. But musicians and fans are fighting back, and Södra Teatern is at the vanguard of the revival, as David Francisco reports.
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Rickardsson and Pärson rule Swedish sport
Sport: 17 Jan 06
Speedway star Tony Rickardsson and downhill skiing sensation Anja Pärson picked up the big prizes at Monday night's Sports Gala - and the reaction was a resounding "about time".
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Swedish couple to challenge kissing world record
Science & Technology: 27 Jan 05
Reinforcing all the old stereotypes about saucy Swedes, a couple from Västmanland are puckering up for an attempt at the world's longest kiss - all in the name of toothcare.
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Silvia's kidnap worry
National: 26 Jan 05
Reports suggest that the kidnapping of businessman Fabian Bengtsson has shaken the royal family, and both the king and queen are concerned for the safety of their children.
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Why Swedish books don't sell in Britain
Lifestyle: 28 Sep 04
The Gothenburg Book Fair is in full swing and topics range from the British-Nordic link to the normative roles of children's literature. The Local flicks through the issues that have made it into the papers.
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Labour pains
Society: 8 Sep 04
6,000 immigrants are illegally exploited by unscrupulous employers every day, while foreigners are excluded from 20% of Swedish jobs. Welcome to "the best country in the world for workers".
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