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May 28, 2012
Fokus
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Silence is golden for Social Democrats' Löfven
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 12
Stefan Löfven appears to have found a recipe for success as the head of Sweden's Social Democrats: keeping his mouth shut. But it remains to seen how long how long he can remain silent, argues historian and commentator David Linden.
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No foreigners among Sweden's most powerful
National: 25 Nov 11
Sweden's top 100 most powerful people for 2011 are mainly politicians, men -- and Swedish -- according to Fokus Magazine's annual rankings.
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Singer Robyn named Swede Of The Year
Society: 9 Dec 10
Swedish pop star Robyn has been named Swede Of The Year by Fokus magazine for reaching "the highest levels of popular music without being shallow."
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Reinfeldt and Borg top Sweden power rankings
Society: 4 Dec 10
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and finance minister Anders Borg are Sweden’s two most powerful people for the second year in a row, according to a new ranking.
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Disgraced Habo Finans CEO gets 5 years in jail
Business & Money: 2 Dec 10
The CEO of disgraced Habo Finans was sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated fraud and aggravated accounting fraud by Jönköping district court on Thursday.
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Fraud trial captivates local Swedish community
Business & Money: 30 Sep 10
Disgruntled savers from a small Swedish community flooded into a Jönköping court on Thursday to follow the case of Habo Finans, an investment firm which folded taking the savings of almost 780 people with it.
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Habo 'best place to live in Sweden'
National: 28 May 10
Habo in Västergötland in southern Sweden is the best place in Sweden to live, according to a ranking by Fokus magazine.
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Stieg Larsson's partner reports 'racist' subsidy
National: 28 Apr 10
Eva Gabrielsson, the life partner of deceased Millennium trilogy author Stieg Larsson, has called on Sweden's highest legal official to examine the legality of a press subsidy awarded to a newspaper run by a racist political party.
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Pay-day for extreme-right paper puts subsidies under fire
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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Editor resigns over 'racist' press subsidy
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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Wallenberg lived longer than claimed: report
National: 2 Apr 10
Russian archivists have said that Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg may have been alive after July 17, 1947. Wallenberg is credited with rescuing thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.
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Reinfeldt reclaims top spot in Sweden power rankings
National: 6 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt can once again lay claim to the title of Sweden’s most power person, having nudged his own finance minister Anders Borg from the top spot in a new ranking released on Thursday.
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'I won’t let my country be taken over by xenophobes'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Nov 09
Curiosity is the most effective weapon against xenophobia, writes journalist and head of think tank FORES Martin Ådahl, as a comment on the Sweden Democrats’ future role in Swedish politics.
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Stockholm suburb ranked best place to live in Sweden
Society: 12 Jun 09
For the second year in a row, the municipality of Danderyd outside of Stockholm has been voted the best place in Sweden to live, according to a magazine’s annual ranking.
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Criminal justice agencies concerned over budget woes
Politics: 20 Mar 09
Sweden’s criminal justice system lies on the brink of a major budget crisis, with deficits of more than 12 billion kronor ($1.5 billion) expected by 2012.
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Refugee advocate is 'Swede of the Year'
National: 11 Dec 08
Anita Dorazio, a 72-year-old advocate who pioneered health clinics for refugees in hiding, has been named Swede of the Year for 2008 by the weekly news magazine Fokus.
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Swedish doctors back euthanasia
Politics: 29 Nov 08
Every third doctor in Sweden supports the legalization of euthanasia, according to a new survey presented at the ongoing "Global Health in a new world" conference in Gothenburg.
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Borg tops in Sweden power rankings
National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Swedish banks consider lawsuit against Norwegian competitor
Business & Money: 21 Oct 08
Sweden’s major banks want to sue the DNB Nor bank to recoup losses on Norwegian government bonds purchased from Norway’s largest bank.
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Voters doubt centre-right victory in 2010 elecions - poll
Politics: 5 Sep 08
The centre-right government is fighting an uphill battle as it looks toward the 2010 elections. Not even a majority of their own voters believe the government can win.
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Affluent Stockholm suburb named best place to live
Society: 12 Jun 08
The Stockholm suburb of Danderyd is the best place to live, according to a new ranking by the magazine Fokus. Ljusnarsberg in central Sweden is the worst.
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Swedish Mafia: fighting a losing battle
Lifestyle: 8 Nov 07
To an outsider, Sweden would seem an unlikely place to find rising gang crime. But the problem has snowballed since the nineties, leaving police clamouring for better tools to deal with the problem. Daniel Boman reports.
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Government plans to scrap conscription
Politics: 30 Aug 07
The government is reportedly hatching plans to replace Sweden's 200-year-old conscription army with a professional force.
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Lund 'best place to live in Sweden'
Society: 14 Jun 07
The university and cathedral city of Lund in Skåne is the best place in Sweden to live. The industrial community of Munkfors in Värmland is the worst, a new survey says.
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Immigrants are a resource - not a burden
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 07
The purchasing power of immigrants is rising, yet immigrants are still wrongly portrayed as a drain on resources. Hardly surprising therefore that the fever swamp xenophobic socialists in the Sweden Democrats are winning votes, writes Billy McCormac of think-tank Timbro
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Social Democrats 'cannot reverse benefit cuts'
Politics: 16 Mar 07
The government's cuts in benefits and taxes cannot be reversed by an incoming Social Democratic government, former finance minister Pär Nuder has written in a secret memo.
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Persson gets grant to write book
Politics: 9 Mar 07
Sweden's former prime minister Göran Persson has been given a 700,000 kronor state grant to write a book about his years in office.
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'Swedes of the Year' shut up shop
Society: 7 Feb 07
The owners of a Gothenburg restaurant, named Swedes of the Year for standing up to threats by criminal gangs, have said they plan to close down their business after the pressure became too much.
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'Swedes of the Year' stood up to criminal gangs
Society: 21 Dec 06
The owners of a Gothenburg restaurant who refused to pay up when gangs tried to extort protection money have been named Swedes of the year. Masoud and Shahnaz Garakoei "acted with exceptional courage."
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Liberals slammed over Danielsson affair rumours
Politics: 18 May 06
Two Liberal politicians spread rumours on the Internet that Lars Danielsson had lied about his actions on the day of the tsunami in order to cover up an affair. This is incredibly serious, says Marita Ulvskog.
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Freivalds attacks tour operators
National: 9 Dec 05
Sweden's travel industry has often won plaudits for the way it dealt with the tsunami disaster, while the government has been slammed in the press and in last week's report. Now foreign minister Laila Freivalds is trying to turn the tables.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
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 »
Strindberg, king of drama
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 »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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