February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Götgatan":
Lifestyle: 25 Mar 11
Like most capitals, Stockholm offers plenty of watering holes for the homesick expat looking for a “taste of home”, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Lifestyle: 8 Mar 11
Swedes do bake exceedingly good semlas. But what goes into a semla? Who makes the best semlas? And why is the bun looked upon with suspicion by royal historians?
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Lifestyle: 28 Jul 10
One group got a head start to Stockholm Pride's opening over the weekend, with Södermalm's Galleri Kocks hosting the vernissage of collective art group Gardet's new multimedia art exhibit on Friday, writes Emy Gelb.
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Sport: 12 Jul 10
Stockholm's Spanish community rejoiced in the city centre on Sunday as the European Champions added the World Cup to their list of achievements.
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Sport: 7 Jul 10
The Dutch embassy in Stockholm played host to a carnival atmosphere of 150 Dutch expats, Swedes, Germans and even a Welshman, as the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to reach the World Cup final for the first time since 1978.
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Politics: 5 May 10
A memorial square to Anna Lindh, the former Swedish foreign minister murdered in 2003, was inaugurated in Stockholm on Tuesday near where she made her final public appearance.
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National: 9 Feb 10
A 29-year-old man was shot on Södermalm in Stockholm on Monday night. He was hit in the leg and in the shoulder, but was able to call an ambulance. No one has been arrested as the man refuses to talk to the police.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Nov 09
Grab a ticket, wait your turn, then pounce. Paddy Kelly examines the vicissitudes and intricacies of queuing in Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 15 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Championship rugby & Massive Attack (UK) in Stockholm/Uppsala; Chocolate festival & avant garde dance in Gothenburg; Rahael Saadiq (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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Lifestyle: 16 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Beer festival & Tom Jones (UK) in Stockholm; International Book Fair in Gothenburg; Hello Saferide in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 26 Aug 09
Sweden's capital will this weekend welcome a host of international comedy stars when the very first Stockholm Comedy Festival opens on Friday.
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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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Lifestyle: 28 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Bruce Springsteen and Dylan Moran in Stockholm; Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg; The Eagles in Malmö/Lund.
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Lifestyle: 26 Mar 09
What's on in Sweden: English pop quiz and Soha in Stockholm; Jazz festival in Gothenburg; Bob Dylan & Jenny Wilson in Malmö.
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National: 14 Mar 09
Police in Stockholm are on Saturday continuing to search for those responsible for a double murder on Södermalm on Friday evening.
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Lifestyle: 19 Feb 09
What's on in Sweden: Bounce streetdance and Gypsy Queens in Stockholm; International horse show in Gothenburg; Morrissey tribute in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 22 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 22 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 26 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 26th - January 1st. Vaudeville New Year and Miss Li in Stockholm; Nefertiti New Year and Cinderella in Gothenburg; Night Beat New Year and Led Zepellin in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 10 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 10 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips.
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Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
Brighten up a mid-November Saturday night in Stockholm with a going out guide from The Local in association with Djungeltrumman.
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Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
Have a great night out in Stockholm with top tips from the clubgoers at Djungeltrumman.
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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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Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium.
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Analysis & Opinion: 6 Aug 08
As champagne showers come bucketing down over Stockholm, David Bartal wonders if excessive drinking is the key to successful living in Sweden.
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Travel: 29 Jul 08
Join Delphine Touitou from AFP as she follows along on Stockholm's newest literary walking tour inspired by the books of the late Stieg Larsson.
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Business & Money: 27 May 08
Gaming company Betsson plans to open its first outlet in Sweden at the end of May with the express purpose of challenging the Swedish gaming monopoly.
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Lifestyle: 3 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: English theatre comedy in Stockholm, Swedish indie pop with The Perishers in Gothenburg, digital opera in Malmö.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Mar 08
In the first of a series of regular columns, David Bartal searches high and low for Stockholm's design district. Eventually he finds it -- in Finland.
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Lifestyle: 13 Mar 08
Charlotte West savours the Disneyesque design and Spanish-inspired menu of a new Stockholm restaurant.
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Lifestyle: 6 Mar 08
Värtinnä in Stockholm, Mando Diao in Gothenburg, A Mountain of one in Malmö, and much more besides in our weekly guide.
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National: 8 Feb 08
A Stockholm café is preparing for yet another swarm of voters and media
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Politics: 5 Feb 08
American Democrats living in Sweden headed down to a coffee shop in Stockholm on Tuesday to cast their ballots in Super Tuesday's primary elections.
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National: 24 Mar 07
A former policeman is suspected of involvement in a brutal assault near a Stockholm sex club on Tuesday night. A man was beaten unconscious with an iron bar in the attack.
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Lifestyle: 17 Jan 07
Writer Claudio Tamburrini, whose life is portrayed in a new film, talks to Eddie de Oliveira about surviving torture, playing football and building a new life in Sweden.
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National: 23 Oct 06
A cash delivery vehicle was robbed by two men in Stockholm's Södermalm district on Monday afternoon. But the cash bag taken by the robbers was empty.
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Smörgåsbord: 1 Apr 06
Stockholm City Council has announced plans to introduce a new leisure activity to the city's streets in time for next winter: urban skiing. "Stockholm could be to skiing what Monte Carlo is to motor racing," says a council official.
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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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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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