March 18, 2010
Flen
The following articles have been tagged with "Flen":
Stockholmers 'fund the rest of Sweden': report
Politics: 21 Oct 09
Stockholm-area taxpayers help fund the rest of Sweden to the tune of 14 billion kronor ($2 billion) a year to put the country’s municipalities on an equal financial footing.
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Teenage girls' 'insulting' blog prompts defamation claim
Society: 28 Jan 09
Hurtful gossip about teachers and staff published on a blog by two girls from a middle school in central Sweden have led to the filing of a defamation claim with Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice.
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Swedish town returns junk mail to senders
Business & Money: 14 Mar 08
Officials in a small Swedish town have tired of receiving junk mail and will in future return any unwanted post to the sender.
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Villagers lose Battle of Fjuckby
National: 6 Dec 07
Inhabitants of an eastern Swedish village have lost the battle to shed the name Fjuckby.
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Beaver dam threatens drinking water
Society: 12 Apr 07
An order has been issued to destroy a dam built by beavers near a town in central Sweden, after the construction forced dirty water into a water works, threatening residents' drinking supplies.
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Asylum applications cause Migration Board to expand
National: 7 Mar 07
The Swedish Migration Board is setting up four new units to handle a marked increase in the number of asylum applications to the country. The units will focus on asylum seekers from Iraq and Somalia.
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Fjuckby name stays the same
Society: 27 Feb 07
Residents of Fjuckby, keen to put their village back on the map with a name less likely to arouse ridicule, have had their appeal for a name change turned down.
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Residents of Fjuckby demand new name
National: 14 Dec 06
The people of Fjuckby have finally taken a stand against the "ridicule, teasing and hilarity" that is their daily lot.
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Princess brings a touch of Europe to Stockholm
Politics: 3 Oct 06
Among the new recruits to the Riksdag is one woman who moved to Sweden only 14 years ago. As granddaughter of the last Austrian emperor and a keen European, Walburga Habsburg Douglas hopes to bring a different perspective.
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Persson faces fine over house construction
National: 17 Jun 06
Swedish prime minister Göran Persson was formally accused on Friday of breaking the law in relation to the building of his new house in Sörmland.
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Prime Minister's house "threatens his credibility"
Politics: 10 Aug 05
All Göran Persson wants from his new house in the country is a bit of peace and quiet. But as the plans are made public he comes under fire from political commentators who say he's lost touch with the people, and from architects who say the design is dull.
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Plans for PM's house to be kept secret
Politics: 29 Apr 05
Sweden's security police has demanded secrecy around the plans for Göran Persson's new manor house in Södermanland, despite the normal policy of allowing the public access to plans for all new buildings.
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Flasher told off by 90 year old
Smörgåsbord: 13 Aug 04
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Bathroom culture: the sewer of the cultural soul. »
"As I stood in line to pee (had to ponder which word to call the “facilities” and decided to skip it entirely–didn’t want to alienate the Canadians, Brits, Irish and Antipodeans) at Berns, a posh night club venue in Stockholm, for the first ever comedy for the International Comedy Night (sheesh, that’s a long sentence..." READ »
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