February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Innovation":
Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
It is a big step to study abroad, and the options are almost limitless. So what makes Sweden stand out as a study destination?
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Analysis & Opinion: 10 Jan 12
While Sweden's military power may be dwarfed by that of the United States, in a networked world, Sweden may nevertheless find itself better equipped than the US to exert influence on the global stage, argues contributor Stefan Geens.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Dec 11
With 2012 just around the corner, The Local wants to to hear from readers about what they think will be making news in Sweden in the year ahead.
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Business & Money: 22 Nov 11
A promise by Swedish music streaming service Spotify on Monday to unveil a “new direction” has sparked a flurry of rumours and speculation about what sort of innovation the company may have in store.
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Business & Money: 21 Oct 11
A senior executive with Sony on Friday dismissed as "speculation" reports that Swedish telecom firm Ericsson wanted to sell its stake in the Sony Ericsson joint venture back to the Japanese electronics giant.
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Science & Technology: 19 Oct 11
It's been 30 years since since Swedish technology and initiative helped launch a bold, but modest initiative which marked the start of he modern era of mobile telephony, The Local's Joel Linde explains.
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Business & Money: 7 Oct 11
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfledt joined his counterparts from Finland and the Netherlands in calling for an ambitious growth agenda and tighter fiscal policies to help combat the deepening euro debt crisis.
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Science & Technology: 6 Oct 11
Swedish IT notables and politicians are among those joining in the chorus of praise for the life of Steve Jobs, the charismatic co-founder of Apple who died on Wednesday aged 56.
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Politics: 30 Sep 11
Sweden’s ruling Moderate Party has received the lowest poll results since the general election, according to fresh figures from research company Synovate.
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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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Science & Technology: 10 Aug 11
Rain showers, followed by bouts of sunshine, followed by ominous looking skies – this summer it’s been extra difficult to predict Sweden's weather and thus meet government targets for forecasting accuracy.
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Science & Technology: 1 Jul 11
Sweden's meteorological office has deployed the help of a new super computer to help it predict the weather with more accuracy, after the agency received scathing criticism from the government.
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Business & Money: 31 May 11
After over ten years of legal battles and 30 million kronor ($4.9 million) in legal fees, Swedish inventor Håkan Lans is hopeful that his patent claim may receive the backing of a US court.
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Business & Money: 2 May 11
The Swedish Tax Agency has warned that many of those seeking to file online tax returns could suffer problems as its website struggles to cope with the last minute rush.
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Education: 19 Apr 11
With four Nobel Chemistry Prize winners through history and leading research in many fields of science, Stockholm University provides a unique environment for chemistry researchers and students.
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Lifestyle: 13 Apr 11
A posthumous bath in liquid nitrogen pioneered by an eco-minded Swedish entrepreneur may help bring the deceased closer to life after death, the Local’s Karen Holst discovers.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 11
In 500 days the 2012 Olympic Games will open in London - exactly a hundred years after Stockholm. They will be an occasion to remind ourselves of our humanity, writes Andrew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden and FCO Director for the London 2012 Games.
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Business & Money: 17 Feb 11
Sweden’s remarkable recovery from the international financial crisis and the country’s robust economic climate has attracted a major Japanese newspaper to produce a special report on the secret of Sweden’s success.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 11
Rather than denounce Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, people should instead take aim at the Swedish system that forced him to move the company’s fortunes abroad, argues business school professor Hans Sjögren.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jan 11
Sweden's strong economy is in focus at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, giving the centre-right Alliance government a chance to spread a new image of Sweden, writes Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and three of his ministers.
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Travel: 24 Jan 11
While he first came to Sweden for the free education and "hot women on bicycles," American entrepreneur Peter Sullivan now finds himself the centre of a new brand of social networking business, contributor Malin Nyberg discovers.
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Society: 18 Dec 10
Swedes consider having broad general knowledge, being skilled at one's job and being a good parent as the most important qualities for status, a new survey has revealed.
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Business & Money: 15 Dec 10
Swedish household appliance maker Electrolux announced on Tuesday that it will close an appliance manufacturing plant in Canada, cutting about 1,300 jobs.
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Business & Money: 9 Dec 10
Swedish micropay site Flattr, which was launched by The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, remains one of the sole online financial lifelines for embattled whistleblower site WikiLeaks.
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Science & Technology: 5 Dec 10
A new Swedish study has revealed that respondents from six countries believe that China will become the world's most innovative country in 10 years, followed by India and the US.
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Science & Technology: 3 Nov 10
A Stockholm hotel has launched a new pilot security system enabling guests to open their rooms, and even check in and out, with the help of their mobile phones.
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Business & Money: 15 Oct 10
The number of Swedish employees working in China has doubled in the last five years, according to a issued by a leading Swedish engineering industry group.
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Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy.
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Business & Money: 29 Sep 10
Germany’s BMW will supply engines to Swedish automaker Saab starting in 2012, the company announced on Wednesday.
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National: 22 Sep 10
A microbrewery near Stockholm has brewed Sweden's strongest beer ever, containing a whopping 18.5 percent alcohol content.
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National: 16 Sep 10
The world's largest aircraft - the Airbus A380 - paid an inaugural visit to Stockholm Arlanda Airport on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 9 Sep 10
Sweden has overtaken the United States and Singapore in a new ranking of the world’s most competitive economies published by the World Economic Forum.
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Analysis & Opinion: 11 Jun 10
Sweden is simply the best. And don't take our word for it - this is the conclusion of a whole range of global rankings, write Bo Ekman and James Wine from the Tällberg Foundation.
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Business & Money: 9 May 10
Sweden's economy remains the most competitive in the European Union, according to a new ranking from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
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National: 30 Apr 10
The Swedish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, which opens on Saturday in Shanghai, aims to both increase Sweden's visibility in China and promote trade in the country.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Apr 10
Sweden retains its position as the tenth most attractive country in the world, but its outdated image needs a facelift, writes Liselott Bergman of the Swedish Institute.
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National: 4 Apr 10
The Swedish state should focus on developing new investment funds for venture capital as well as seeking out international and national capital investment, according to a proposal published this week in Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
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Lifestyle: 22 Feb 10
“That’s the Way I Wanna Rock and Roll” is a track from Sigtuna Brygghus head brewer Mattias Hammenlind’s favourite hard rock band AC/DC. It also sums up nicely his approach to brewing beer, writes Darren Packman.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 10
A bill proposing tuition fees for students from non-EU countries will enable Sweden to compete on a more level playing field with universities in other countries, argues Niklas Tranæus from the Swedish Institute.
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Science & Technology: 12 Feb 10
Swedes are the world's foremost users of information technology - such as mobile telephones, computers and networks - a new report shows.
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Business & Money: 20 Jan 10
As China’s Geely Group prepares to purchase Volvo Cars, suppliers and unions have expressed concerns about unauthorized copying of the Swedish carmaker’s technology.
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National: 7 Jan 10
Luxembourg-based investment firm Genii Capital has joined the race to buy Saab Automobile from US owner General Motors, according to Swedish media reports.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 2 of a two-part interview, US Ambassador Matthew Barzun talks to The Local's David Landes about succeeding President Bush's envoy, eco-friendly former Ambassador Michael Wood; the significance The Pirate Bay; and, introducing TED.
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Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
A number of Swedish organizations that provide research funding have petitioned the Swedish government to require potential recipients to submit their applications in English.
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Science & Technology: 1 Oct 09
The Swedish and US agencies of homeland security are meeting in Stockholm this week to discuss "preparedness and resiliency against a broad spectrum of threats."
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 09
Swedish writers have stepped away from the serious business of writing books to do battle over the future of the Swedish novel. But perhaps they should get off their high horses and stick to the task, suggests The Local's Charlotte Webb.
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National: 30 Aug 09
Sweden is attracting an increasing number of physicians from abroad. Almost every other new medical license is granted to someone who was educated abroad.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 Aug 09
Nation-branding, though controversial in some quarters, is becoming ever more important and can be of great value to towns and regions wishing to reach out to the wider world, writes Joakim Norén of the Swedish Institute.
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Lifestyle: 3 Aug 09
The Year in Sweden - August: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Lifestyle: 17 Jun 09
Exhibition: Swedish photographer Hans Hammarskiöld is associated with influence and innovation, both in his homeland and internationally.
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National: 16 Jun 09
Saab Automobile is to be sold to Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg, Saab has confirmed.
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Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jun 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Minister of Finance Anders Borg outline Sweden's priorities for the upcoming EU presidency.
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Analysis & Opinion: 1 Apr 09
In a time of severe economic crisis, the European Union is fortunate to have Sweden taking up the presidential reins this summer, British Ambassador to Sweden Andrew Mitchell tells The Local's James Savage.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jan 09
Wine merchant Mark Majzner is angered by his treatment at the hands of Sweden's powerful cooperative union after a lucrative deal fell through at the eleventh hour.
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Society: 7 Jan 09
Swedes love their meatballs, according to a new study examining cooking habits among Swedish households.
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Lifestyle: 5 Dec 08
Join Charlotte West on a tour of the best Christmas markets for design products in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Cophenhagen.
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Analysis & Opinion: 1 Dec 08
If Saab is to preserve its tradition of excellence it needs to remain in the private sector, argues Steven Wade following a recent flurry of calls to nationalize the Swedish car maker.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Nov 08
Sixty years after its formation, Saab Automobile is an important piece of Swedish heritage. Ryan Emge, from the Saab History website, argues that Sweden would be best advised to buy the company in order to safeguard its existence.
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Business & Money: 18 Nov 08
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad has said he is keen to do a lot more to help people in need, according to the Dutch foundation that owns the Swedish furniture giant.
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Lifestyle: 10 Nov 08
Swedish inventors were the ones who made it possible to strike a match and light a stick of dynamite. Nina Liljeqvist examines how innovators from Sweden have managed to create such a big bang.
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Lifestyle: 10 Nov 08
Nina Liljeqvist looks at ten Swedish inventions that have changed the world.
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Business & Money: 30 Oct 08
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca posted third quarter profits on Thursday up 28.8 percent on the same period last year.
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Education: 22 Oct 08
Several colleges and universities in Sweden are to receive money to set up offices of innovation which will help researchers turn their discoveries into commercial enterprises.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Oct 08
Sweden means many different things to many different people. Just ask the United States Secret Service, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute.
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Business & Money: 25 Sep 08
US Ambassador to Sweden Michael M. Wood unveiled his new list of Swedish alternative energy companies at the New York Green Summit on Wednesday.
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Lifestyle: 11 Aug 08
Day two of the Way Out West is no less impressive than day one, writes Stuart Roberts. There are big names aplenty as Neil Young, Kelis, Lil’ Kim, N*E*R*D and The Flaming Lips all take to the stage.
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Lifestyle: 25 Mar 08
The dapper denizens of Gothenburg have mounted a challenge to Stockholm's long-time dominance of the Swedish fashion world, writes Matt O'Leary.
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Business & Money: 5 Mar 08
EU competition regulators approved IBM's takeover of Swedish software firm Telelogic.
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Business & Money: 18 Feb 08
A delegation will visit Stockholm on Tuesday in hopes of convincing the fashion giant to rescind the ban.
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National: 15 Feb 08
Sweden is ranked top among its peers in innovation, but a top Swedish official has downplayed the ranking's significance.
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Business & Money: 12 Feb 08
Lidköping-based Flexenclosure received a sought after innovation award in Barcelona on Tuesday.
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Science & Technology: 12 Feb 08
Business profile: Like the idea of touch screen, but put off by fiddly interfaces? Jonathan Ward looks at Neonode, a Swedish company that may have the answer to your problems.
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Lifestyle: 11 Feb 08
The Stockholm Furniture Fair is not just about minimalist design and stylish curves, as Charlotte West found out at the weekend. Lemon chairs, metallic pink cow-shaped sofas and irreverent toilet paper holders lurked among the masses of sleek black couches.
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Lifestyle: 25 Jan 08
Something for the weekend: Learn how to dance the tango in Stockholm, learn about the lives of the Swedish settlers in the US in Gothenburg and satisfy your taste for the baroque in Malmö.
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Business & Money: 25 Jan 08
The Financial Markets Advisory Committee sees benefits for stock exchange operator OMX from linking with Nasdaq/Borse Dubai.
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Business & Money: 16 Jan 08
Sun Microsystems said on Wednesday it had acquired Swedish open source database manager MySQL.
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National: 16 Jan 08
Plans in the EU's Lisbon Treaty for a full-time president will cause problems for Sweden's presidency of the 27-member bloc, the government says.
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Business & Money: 29 Nov 07
In the first of a new fortnightly series, Jonathan Ward takes a look at an innovative Swedish company. This week - TerraNet, which promises to make mobile calls in developing countries a lot easier.
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Politics: 24 Nov 07
Sweden's EU membership fee is expected to total around 30 billion kronor next year, according to preliminary estimates.
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Society: 30 Oct 07
A Swedish inventor believes he may have found a solution to the pressing issue of lamp post corrosion - a urinal for dogs. "This innovation will save councils an awful lot of money," says Lennart Järlebro.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 07
In the early years of the 20th century, Sweden was full of architectural creativity and innovation. Architect Rahel Belatchew Lerdell argues that it is high time for Stockholm to rediscover some of the curiosity that once led to the construction of Europe's first skyscrapers.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Oct 07
New Swedish companies are bursting with ideas in IT and biotech. It's time for international investors to sit up and take notice, says leading entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein.
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Business & Money: 3 Oct 07
The European Commission has announced an in-depth probe into US computer giant IBM's proposed takeover of Swedish software firm Telelogic, fearing it could harm competition in the software sector.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Oct 07
The new government has made job creation a major priority. But, argues Nima Sanandaji of think-tank Captus, they are still doing too little to make life easier for businesses.
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Lifestyle: 10 Aug 07
Tipping Point: Kathleen Harman finds a Thai restaurant in a converted horsebox by a derelict shipyard has unexpected charms.
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Politics: 28 Jun 07
Top level representatives from the Swedish and US governments met on Thursday to sign a cooperation agreement on the 'one big thing' - climate change. Volvo also committed to an environmental project partly funded by the two governments.
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Science & Technology: 30 May 07
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has cut a virtual ribbon to open a Swedish Embassy that only exists in cyberspace. But toasting the opening with virtual champagne could not beat real life diplomatic receptions, he opined.
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Society: 27 Apr 07
B careful b4 sending tax returns via sms. U cud b giving ur tax info 2 tv4. Get it rite now r pay l8r! And if you don't understand that, stick to the paper form.
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Lifestyle: 18 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series:While some worry that immigrant dialects are polluting the Swedish language, what really concerns the guardians of the national tounge is the rise and rise of English, as Christine Demsteader finds out.
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Business & Money: 20 Mar 07
Venture capital investments in small companies in Sweden grew to 46 billion kronor in 2006, up 14 percent on the 2005 figure.
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Analysis & Opinion: 6 Dec 06
Space may be big, but there's no room for bureaucrats and intergovernmental agencies, argues Waldemar Ingdahl, director of the free market think tank Eudoxa in Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 27 Nov 06
Drugs film Sherrybaby and its lead actress Maggie Gyllenhaal scoop the gongs at the Stockholm Film Festival. But for Eddie de Oliveira, New York school drama Half Nelson stole the show.
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Business & Money: 2 Oct 06
A new Nordic stock exchange listing will replace currents lists in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki from Monday. "An important milestone," says OMX's CEO.
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Business & Money: 27 Sep 06
Sweden has climbed from seventh place to third in a new ranking of the world's most competitive countries. In top spot is Switzerland, while Finland takes second place.
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Business & Money: 22 Mar 06
One of Swedish industry's brightest sparks, Sverker Martin-Löf, has joined many of the country's manufacturing industries in calling for price regulation in the electricity market.
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Business & Money: 22 Sep 05
The head of a government agency says Sweden should offer a warmer welcome - in the form of tax breaks and easier access to residence and work permits - to foreign experts. Which isn't exactly the government's line on the matter.
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Lifestyle: 10 Jun 05
Sweden’s media “has power without responsibility and responsibility without power”. Influence from special interest groups and outdated regulation compromise the media's integrity, a report argues.
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Lifestyle: 21 May 05
Serieteket, a comic library in Stockholm's Kulturhus, has grown into a unique cultural institution. It now intend to make Nordic comics accessible to an even wider public via a new website.
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National: 19 May 05
"No chance for Martin", "We could be relegated": these have been some of the uplifting headlines for Martin Stenmarck as he prepares to sing for Sweden at the Eurovision final on Saturday.
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Business & Money: 22 Mar 05
Norwegian company Software Innovation has taken a major step towards establishing itself in the public Swedish sector with its acquisition of Ida Infront.
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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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