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Swedish firms 'clueless' about foreign graduates
National: 24 May 13
As white-collar union Saco slammed Sweden for not helping well-educated foreigners into the labour market, The Local spoke to researcher Josefin Edström about the disconnect between foreign professionals and Swedish employers.
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Swedish fashion grads turn to melancholy
Business & Money: 24 May 13
This year's Beckmans fashion graduates unleashed a dramatic clash of collections in Stockholm this week. It may have been dazzlingly hot outside in the sunshine, but on the catwalk things got a little dark.
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The 'absolute truth' about tacos in Stockholm
Lifestyle: 21 May 13
Unable to find good Mexican food after moving to Stockholm to study in 2008, Monterrey native David Licona now finds himself running La Neta, one of the most popular Mexican eateries in the Swedish capital. The Local finds out more.
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Royal wedding fever hits Sweden
Society: 19 May 13
The Swedish royal family gathered in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm on Sunday for the publication of the banns of marriage ahead of the wedding of Princess Madeleine and her fiancé Christopher O'Neill.
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Live Blog: Eurovision Song Contest final
Lifestyle: 18 May 13
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Final is live in Malmö, southern Sweden. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding Europe's biggest pop music spectacle.
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'Sweden next in line for housing market crash'
Business & Money: 17 May 13
Sweden tops a list of countries that risk suffering a housing market crash, Germany's Commerzbank has warned, citing the slackening off of Swedish property prices as a harbinger of a potential downswing.
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Quiz: 'The best town in the country'
Travel: 17 May 13
For this week's mystery location, we challenge you to guess one of the ten biggest cities in the country from just nine clues. Can't be that hard... right?
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French oyster lovers to munch on Swedish spats
National: 17 May 13
Swedish oyster farmers are set to help out their struggling French colleagues, whose haul has diminished in recent years, by exporting oysters spats to France for the first time.
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Lesbian kiss fails to shock Eurovision fans
National: 17 May 13
A woman-on-woman kiss during the semi-finals failed to raise eyebrows among Eurovision Song Contest fans, but AFP's Sören Billing finds out why the "Gays World Cup" may not please socially conservative eastern European authorities.
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Eurovision superfans swarm southern Sweden
Society: 16 May 13
Eurofever has swept southern Sweden, with the most vocal voices coming from the Eurovision superfans. The Local's Patrick Reilly finds out some have travelled from the other side of the world.
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Malmö Eurovision hype from Abba to Zlatan
Lifestyle: 16 May 13
From Bonnie Tyler and a Ukrainian giant, to a song by Avicii and Abba legends and a rumoured appearance by Malmö-native Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest packs a glitzy punch without the hefty price tag.
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In the spotlight: Ireland's hidden Eurovision hero
Lifestyle: 14 May 13
With Ireland's Eurovision entry something of a dark horse for pop glory, The Local's Patrick Reilly talks to the one Irishman in town who is guaranteed to light up the stage in Malmö Arena.
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'Love it or hate it - you can't avoid the popfest'
Lifestyle: 13 May 13
With the Eurovision final just days away, The Local's Patrick Reilly heads behind the scenes where Bonnie Tyler, Sweden's Robin Stjernberg, and a swarm of international reporters are jostling for space in the Malmö Arena.
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US comedy star to make Swedish TV series
National: 10 May 13
US comedienne and star of Parks and Recreations Amy Poehler will be involved in a new TV series that will be filmed and aired in Sweden, an English language comedy starring Poehler's own Sweden-based brother.
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Ex-minister bathes in viral toilet puppy love
Society: 10 May 13
A picture of Sweden's ex-labour minister Sven Otto Littorin sitting on a toilet clutching a puppy has kicked off a Facebook frenzy, thrusting him back into the spotlight nearly three years after he resigned amid allegations he had paid for sex.
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Music, magic, and belly dancing in Malmö
Society: 10 May 13
Find out how an American comic, an Irishman, and an acclaimed Swedish belly dancer plan to add a dash of Las Vegas spice to the smörgåsbord of Eurovision festivities taking place in Malmö.
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'Cyber stalking is now socially acceptable'
Society: 9 May 13
A night out with an ex-boyfriend who stalked her online for two years leaves love columnist Emilia Millicent with questions about what the limits are, now that information is everywhere.
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Swedish music festivals: A survival guide
Lifestyle: 8 May 13
So you've decided to attend a Swedish music festival this year but you don't know how it all works. No matter, The Local's Sanna Håkansson gets the lowdown from avid festival-goers and finds out the top tips to surviving the chaos.
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Swedish app lets 'everyone' write music
Business & Money: 7 May 13
Two Swedes have launched an app that lets even the most tone-deaf user feel like an accomplished music composer, revolutionizing the way melodies can be created and saved.
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Youssou N'Dour scoops top Swedish music award
Society: 7 May 13
Sweden will recognize the sweeping accomplishments of Senegalese star griot Youssou N'dour alongside Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, both of whom were announced on Tuesday as winners of the 2013 Polar Music Prize.
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Why social democrats in Sweden love Springsteen
Analysis & Opinion: 7 May 13
With Bruce Springsteen playing to sell-out crowds at Stockholm's Friends Arena, political scientist Stig-Björn Ljunggren explains why Sweden's old-school social democrats recognize themselves in The Boss's attempt to balance a political commitment with living in a consumer society.
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Abba - The Museum opens in Stockholm
Society: 7 May 13
While a reunion of Swedish super group Abba may never happen, a new museum opening on Tuesday in Stockholm offers the next-best chance to witness the foursome on stage.
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VIDEO: Mamma Mia like you've never seen before
Lifestyle: 6 May 13
With the Abba Museum opening on Tuesday, The Local's Oliver Gee gets a sneak peak behind the scenes, has a quick word with Björn Ulvaeus, and tries to find out if Stockholmers are willing to sing their favourite Abba song on camera. Hint: they are.
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Why I can't shake the Abba bug: a confession
Lifestyle: 6 May 13
A Philippine doctor's tale of how watching Abba on a small black and white TV 30 years ago turned his life upside down, leaving him no choice but to cross the planet for the opening of the Abba museum in Stockholm.
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The British barber a cut above the rest
Business & Money: 6 May 13
Having thrown down the towel in Swedish class, new Stockholmer Paul Davies picked up a brush and razor to build His Swedish Career on trendy Swedish men's new-found love of a full beard.
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Online threats against teen cat killer
National: 4 May 13
The 16-year-old who admitted to torturing and killing cats in Gothenburg is being hounded on the internet, with threats directed at the teenager and his family on forums like Flashback, which was also instrumental in the police investigation.
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India seals Ikea's emerging-market push
Business & Money: 3 May 13
Ikea, Sweden's budget furniture giant, cleared a key hurdle on Thursday when the Indian cabinet said yes to its planned $2-billion push into the vast emerging market.
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Uppsala English school's 'tough love' breaks law
Education: 2 May 13
The Swedish Schools Inspectorate has ruled that a "disciplinary contract" used by the International English School in Uppsala is in breach of the law, despite the school's attempt to defend its "tough love" culture.
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Why Sweden has Abba to thank for the music
Lifestyle: 2 May 13
In his latest column on Swedish music, Paul Connolly finds out how Abba paved the way for other Swedish music and offers up his choices for Swedish album and gig of the month.
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Swedish frozen-berry hepatitis outbreak widens
Science & Technology: 30 Apr 13
Health authorities say as many as 12 additional cases of hepatitis discovered in Sweden can likely be traced back to the same virus strain that epidemiologists have linked to frozen berries first discovered in Denmark.
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Why I finally decided to seek Swedish citizenship
Analysis & Opinion: 30 Apr 13
With three years in Sweden under her belt, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt debates the pros and cons of taking Swedish citizenship.
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Secret Location: All along the watchtower
Travel: 26 Apr 13
Think you know Sweden? Or simply want to learn more? In our new "Secret Location" trivia series, we head to a "mystery" Swedish town that millions of people have visited without ever actually stepping foot there. But which one is it?
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'I felt like a traitor when I left Tensta'
Lifestyle: 25 Apr 13
Swedish writer Johanna Langhorst is this week's Swede of the Week, after she wrote a book in defence of the Stockholm suburb Tensta, even though her family left after almost two decades when her teenage son was robbed twice.
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Swedish Beliebers swamp Justin's hotel
National: 22 Apr 13
Two Swedish girls had to get medical attention after hundreds of euphoric Justin Bieber fans besieged the Grand Hotel in Stockholm to catch a glimpse of their idol on the Swedish stop of his Europe tour.
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UK's 'humble gardener' sows Swedish TV career
Society: 22 Apr 13
John Taylor is perhaps best known as the man with the green thumbs and a slight English accent on a weekly gardening show on television. He tells The Local how he made a career out of "digging holes" in Sweden.
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Sweden Democrats rake in southern support
National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today.
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Halal salami 'pork free': Slovenian authorities
Science & Technology: 20 Apr 13
Slovenia's National Veterinary Institute has cleared a local food producer of accusations that its halal-labelled salami contained pork, as Swedish authorities had claimed, and the food producers behind the sausage claim innocence, too.
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Uppsala English school defends 'tough love'
National: 19 Apr 13
The International English School in Uppsala is awaiting a reply from the Swedish School Inspectorate after being forced to defend its "tough love" teaching against an anonymous accusation that it was breaking the law.
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Malmö locals cash in on Eurovision frenzy
Lifestyle: 19 Apr 13
Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest finals is bringing a cash windfall for Malmö, not least for some locals who are renting out their apartments to devoted music fans, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers.
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Håkan Hellström: Indie darling to stadium rocker
Lifestyle: 18 Apr 13
Swedish singer Håkan Hellström, one of Gothenburg's favourite sons, released his seventh studio album to critical acclaim on Wednesday, making him The Local's Swede of the Week.
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'I love it when Swedish stereotypes fall apart'
Lifestyle: 18 Apr 13
With the sun finally showing its face in the far north of Sweden, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly debunks some of the common stereotypes about his corner of the country, and explains how some recent good news may help break the social barrier.
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The Hives lose court case against The Cardigans
Business & Money: 17 Apr 13
Swedish rock band The Hives was told on Tuesday to cough up 18.5 million kronor ($2.9 million) to Sweden's pop darlings The Cardigans, after losing a court case involving the bands' joint recording studio.
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US men date 60 Swedish women in new TV show
Lifestyle: 16 Apr 13
Love-hungry American men will date a bevy of Swedish women in a new programme to hit Sweden's TV screens on Tuesday night. The Local finds out more about their search for love across the Atlantic.
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Swedes could cast ballots online by 2018
Science & Technology: 15 Apr 13
Internet voting could become a reality in Sweden by as early as 2018, if a new proposal by a parliamentary committee is given the green light.
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How to deliver design beyond expectation
Science & Technology: 15 Apr 13
The Local meets David V. Hughes, a US expat in Stockholm, that has brought his own label of determination and discovery to the design process.
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Fresh Prince fights for spring fashion's top slot
Lifestyle: 12 Apr 13
The tardy spring has affected the fashion industry as much as people's moods, but in anticipation of sunshine, The Local's Ann Törnkvist asks a vintage expert how to wear spring's main trends in Sweden.
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'Delightful Gothenburg beats Stockholm by far'
Travel: 12 Apr 13
Photographer Lisa Mikulski profiles Gothenburg for this week's My Sweden, explaining how it's the "delightful" little things that make it Sweden's best city to visit.
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'Net dating makes me wonder if I'd date myself'
Lifestyle: 12 Apr 13
A lost wallet, a shaved-bare 24-year-old, and multiple page visits by a steroid addict leaves Emilia Millicent thinking she's had the worse run of luck at internet dating ever... until she asked her friends about theirs.
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Hepatitis outbreak blamed on frozen berries
Science & Technology: 11 Apr 13
Swedish authorities announced on Thursday that frozen berries may have been the cause of over 20 Hepatitis A infections in Sweden since December.
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'The booze won't be free even if Greece wins'
Lifestyle: 11 Apr 13
In the latest in a series profiling different communities in Malmö as the city prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly talks to Greeks in Malmö to find out where their loyalties lie.
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Swedish halal sausages laced with pork
National: 10 Apr 13
Sweden has found halal-marked salami for sale that contains more than 10 percent pork, which observant Muslims do not eat.
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Sweden enlists llamas to fight sheep-killing wolves
Society: 9 Apr 13
Animal predator experts in southern Sweden are hoping llamas' natural fighting instincts will help scare off the wolves thought to be responsible for a recent sheep-killing spree in the area.
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Notorious rapist jailed for sex with 14-year-old girl
National: 9 Apr 13
A man previously convicted for several rapes in Sweden in the 1970s and 1980s has been jailed anew, receiving a four-year sentence for child rape and buying sexual services from a child.
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Swedish zoo fights to keep wild seal pups
National: 6 Apr 13
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has ruled that two seals found over Easter and taken in by the Kolmården animal park should either be returned to the wild or put down, but Kolmården refused to comply.
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Rogue hunter kills Swedish family's pet cat
Society: 5 Apr 13
A family in southern Sweden is in mourning after their beloved pet cat, Sam, was shot dead by a vigilante hunter who was killing stray cats in the area.
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'I felt like a tall blonde in the middle of Shanghai'
Travel: 5 Apr 13
In our weekly profile of life in different parts of Sweden, Colombian-born entrepreneur Carlos Perdomo waxes poetic about Karlstad, a town that offers small-town charm, a bevy of foreign students, and no shortage of outdoor adventure.
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'Idiot politicans can't tell me I need surgery to be a man'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 13
Love Elfvelin, 22, who has said no to sex change surgery in part because he one day wants children of his own, says the two Christian Democrat MPs who want to continue sterilizing transgender Swedes won't get far.
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'Third-sex' fear cited to snip transgender Swedes
Politics: 3 Apr 13
Two rogue MPs have asked their fellow parliamentarians to continue sterilizing transgender patients in Sweden, arguing that men who carry babies would result in a "third gender".
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Sweden's own 'Adele': I didn't like my own voice
Lifestyle: 3 Apr 13
In his latest column on Swedish music, Paul Connolly catches up with Miriam Bryant, a Gothenburg-based singer often compared to Adele and who, despite her rising fame, still takes time to do her own laundry.
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April Fools' pranks across The Local Europe
Society: 2 Apr 13
With April Fool's Day now safely behind us and readers' guards lowered again, we've rounded up the jokes and pranks The Local pulled on our sites around Europe.
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'I came to Malmö in 1974 and I still haven't left'
Society: 2 Apr 13
As Malmö prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers how the city's Polish community feels about not being able to cheer on their compatriots.
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Swedish archaeologists find Thor's Hammer
Science & Technology: 1 Apr 13
Archaeologists called to the depths of the Citybanan tunnel project in Stockholm were stunned to find what they believe to be Mjölnir, the hammer of Norse lightning god Thor.
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'Keeping surrogacy in the family risks being messy'
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Mar 13
In the wake of a medical ethics council recommendation to allow surrogacy in Sweden, new father through surrogacy Christoffer Lindén argues that rubber-stamping a practice already in use but fraught with legal hazards is not enough.
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'If you've got a unique idea - just go for it'
Lifestyle: 25 Mar 13
A 25-year-old dog lover from Texas unleashed an unusual business idea when she moved to Gothenburg three years ago, charting an unexpected path in building up her Swedish career.
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Cuban musical great Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at 94
Society: 25 Mar 13
Bebo Valdes, one of Cuba's most famous pianists and composers who lived in Sweden for more than four decades, has died at the age of 94.
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Skåne: Former cop pursues pig-barn 'dream'
Travel: 22 Mar 13
For this week’s My Sweden, The Local heads south and talks to former US Marine Ron Tibbs, who lives on a secluded farm near Kristianstad where he's converting a 100-year-old pig house into a traditional Swedish café.
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'Not taking out maternity leave is taboo in Sweden'
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Mar 13
Missing her daughter's "irretrievable" babyhood haunts photographer Linda M. Thompson on her commute to and from university, but she says it's time to stop condemning Swedish mothers who don't take out all their parental leave.
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Beyoncé strips down for H&M swimwear launch
Society: 21 Mar 13
US megastar Beyoncé has donned her bathers to market a new line of swimwear for Swedish clothes makers H&M.
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Now on sale at Ikea: horse-free meatballs
National: 21 Mar 13
Swedish meatballs are once again being sold at Ikea, with the Swedish furniture giant promising customers its version of the classic Swedish dish is now free of horsemeat.
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Hultsfred music festival heads to Stockholm
Society: 20 Mar 13
Organizers of the Hultsfred music festival announced on Wednesday that this year's three-day show would be shifted to Sigtuna in Stockholm County, just north of the capital city.
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'Why taking a lover won't give you love'
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Mar 13
In the second of a five-part column series on love, single girl Emilia Millicent tells us how a trip to the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm reminded her that boys are not toys.
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Swedish police crack stolen egg case
National: 19 Mar 13
Three men face up to a year in prison after police found over 2,000 rare bird eggs under a trapdoor in a home in northern Sweden.
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Sweden bids farewell to Princess Lilian
National: 16 Mar 13
Sweden's Welsh-born Princess Lilian, who waited three decades to marry her prince, was buried Saturday after thousands of Swedes paid their respects to one of the most popular members of the royal family.
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Embracing Sweden's 'ridiculous' sports
Lifestyle: 15 Mar 13
With the playoffs underway for Sweden's top ice hockey league, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly explains how his time in Sweden's far north has changed his views about some of the country's stranger sports.
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UK swoons over Swedish policy smörgåsbord
Politics: 15 Mar 13
British politicians have a "big crush" on Sweden, according to the Economist magazine, a love affair shared by both the left and right despite lingering questions about how much of what works in Sweden can work in the UK.
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Borås: 'A lovely city - if you're a student'
Travel: 15 Mar 13
An engineering student from Saudi Arabia presents Borås, a town of around 65,000 "well-dressed" residents and one enormous Pinocchio, for this week’s My Sweden.
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Learning Swedish from Russia with love
Education: 14 Mar 13
With more students worldwide choosing to learn Swedish, The Local catches up with Marina Astashevskaya - a Swedish teacher in Russia - whose classes help bridge the gap between love-refugees and their families in Russia.
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Church gave Swedish teens 'sex diplomas'
Society: 13 Mar 13
Outraged parents are up in arms after a church confirmation camp in southern Sweden gave out "shagging diplomas" to 14-year-old attendees that stated the youths were "qualified for sex".
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'Be employable and ready to work damn hard'
Analysis & Opinion: 11 Mar 13
In our series profiling careers of foreigners who've moved to Sweden, The Local catches up with Australian Benedict Hugosson who came to Sweden for love and ended up launching a career in politics.
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New album from Abba legend Agnetha Fältskog
National: 11 Mar 13
Abba vocalist Agnetha Fältskog released a new single on Monday ahead of the scheduled May release of her first studio album in nearly a decade.
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Is the Melodifestivalen voting system flawed?
Lifestyle: 11 Mar 13
With 22-year-old Robin Stjernberg set to represent Sweden at Eurovision in May, not everyone is toasting his success. Some Swedes are seething that the singer wasn't even the leading vote-getter in Sweden. Could the system be flawed?
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The miner's daughter who became Swedish royalty's grand old lady
Lifestyle: 11 Mar 13
Princess Lilian of Sweden, who has died aged 97, had to wait thirty years to get her prince, but her discretion might well have saved the Swedish monarchy.
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Sweden's Princess Lilian dead at 97
Society: 10 Mar 13
Sweden’s British-born Princess Lilian, a former beauty model who married King Carl XVI Gustaf’s uncle in 1976, has died, age 97.
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Sweden will not amend 'wife import' rules
National: 9 Mar 13
Equality Minister Maria Arnholm wants Sweden to keep the right to deport women whose relationships with Swedish spouses end within two years of their arrival in Sweden.
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Business brief: Casa Mazzoni
Travel: 9 Mar 13
After traveling to 27 countries, Angelo Guzzi discovered the delights of Tuscany and decided to settle down. Now owner and manager of the Country Inn Casa Mazzoni, he wants to share the secrets of the place he calls paradise.
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'The northern lights are simply spectacular'
Travel: 8 Mar 13
In our weekly profile of people's lives in different parts of Sweden, The Local catches up with a Spanish couple who traded the sunny climes of Galicia for the snow, reindeer, and northern lights of Skellefteå.
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Bienvenido to The Local Spain!
National: 5 Mar 13
Today The Local Spain is throwing open its doors, bringing locally-sourced Spanish news to English speakers – both in Spain and abroad.
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'Every creative agency in California wants a Swede'
Science & Technology: 5 Mar 13
The Local speaks to TEDxStockholm founder Carl Bärstad on why the Swedes are an innovative nation - and why they need to learn how to fail.
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Pirate Bay: We've set sail for North Korea
Science & Technology: 5 Mar 13
Filesharing site The Pirate Bay claims to have relocated to North Korea after legal threats led Sweden's Pirate Party to cut off the site's internet access. But the news was later revealed to be a hoax.
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'I will never cut corners romantically, ever'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Mar 13
In the first of a five-part series of love and dating columns, Edinburgh native and single girl Emilia Millicent tells us about the conundrums of finding a suitable boy in Sweden.
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Ewald and Stjernberg nab song fest final spots
Society: 2 Mar 13
Pop starlets Anton Ewald and Robin Stjernberg claimed the two remaining spots in the final of Sweden's Melodifestivalen, coming out ahead of the field in the "Second Chance" play off in Karlstad on Saturday.
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Gay Ugandan couple to remain in Sweden
National: 1 Mar 13
A couple who claimed to be the first Ugandan men to be legally married have learned they will be allowed to remain in Sweden after a flurry of death threats helped sway migration officials to drop a deportation order against one of them.
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Sundsvall: 'It's like living in a wok pan'
Lifestyle: 1 Mar 13
Bird-watcher and nature enthusiast Leelene Karlsson presents Sundsvall for this week's My Sweden, explaining that a gigantic ice lolly, a cross-dressing singer, and life in a wok pan make Sundsvall the ideal Swedish town.
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'You can't butcher a family member'
Lifestyle: 28 Feb 13
Hot on the hooves of the Ikea meatball horsemeat hullabaloo, The Local's pick for Swede of the Week is Esprit, a four-legged 22-year-old with a disdain for donkeys who won't be appearing on a dinner plate any time soon.
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Swedish transgendereds battle for forced sterilization payouts
Lifestyle: 27 Feb 13
With transsexuals in Sweden now able to change gender legally without being sterilized, those who were forced to accept the procedure prior to a recent law change continue their fight for compensation from the state.
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'We're love refugees too - but not the usual kind'
Lifestyle: 22 Feb 13
After his son started a family in a small central Sweden village, Scotsman Tom Smith ditched his dreams of retirement in France and followed his family to Nannberga, where he teaches Swedes the intricacies of stained glass making.
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Swede's Grammy win 'a dream come true'
Lifestyle: 15 Feb 13
We are aiming our weekly movers-and-shakers spotlight onto singer-songwriter Jonas Myrin. After taking home Sweden's only Grammy award in Los Angeles on Sunday, he is The Local's pick for Swede of the Week.
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'We dug up enough snow to build a competitor to the Ice Hotel'
Lifestyle: 15 Feb 13
With the snow in northern Sweden "deep enough to drown in", ex-Londoner Paul Connolly explains the trials and tribulations that come with a new snowmobile.
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Ikea assembles wedding for flatpack lovers
National: 15 Feb 13
An Australian couple tied the knot on Valentine's Day at Sydney's Ikea store, citing their love for the Swedish flatpack furniture giant that had "made them closer".
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Top ten reasons to love (or hate) Valentine's Day in Sweden
Society: 14 Feb 13
Awash with mixed feelings about what to expect on Valentine's Day in Sweden this year? Two single expats offer up their take on how to survive (or thrive) the not-always-celebrated holiday.
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