Nobel
The following articles have been tagged with "Nobel":
Swedish princess picks Valentino wedding dress
Society: 4 Jun 13
Sweden's jet-set Princess Madeleine has chosen Italian couture for her impending nuptials to her financier beau, whom she will reportedly wed clad in Valentino - wedding gown designer of choice of US actress Anne Hathaway.
READ »
New Nobel Center set for Stockholm waterfront
Science & Technology: 4 Jun 13
A landmark private donation has allowed plans to move forward for a new Nobel Center in the Swedish capital that will offer more space for both visitors and researchers alike than the current location in Stockholm's Gamla Stan.
READ »
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.
READ »
China's Mo Yan releases new book on Nobel win
Society: 19 Apr 13
Chinese Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan released a new novel on Friday, detailing his trip to Sweden where he picked up his Nobel Prize in December.
READ »
Sweden reacts to Thatcher's death
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Apr 13
Swedish reactions to the death on Monday of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 87, ranged from celebratory to lumping her together with former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
READ »
Stockholm's Grand Hotel aims high with newly-renovated suites
Travel: 3 Apr 13
Stockholm's storied Grand Hotel is set on being one of the top-ten luxury hotels in Europe by 2015, and recently offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a set of newly renovated suites that owners hope will help it get there.
READ »
Top ten tips to tackle a Swedish dinner party
Lifestyle: 27 Mar 13
A Swedish dinner party has a long list of unspoken rules, and it can be all too easy to put a foot wrong - or dare we say it - to put a napkin in the wrong place. An etiquette expert set us straight with ten insider tips.
READ »
'Ungoogleable' added to Swedish encyclopaedia
Society: 27 Mar 13
Sweden's National Encyclopaedia has decided to add the term "ungoogleable" as an entry just a day after it emerged that search engine Google had pressured the Language Council to amend its definition of the new buzz word.
READ »
Google shot itself in the foot: Swedish Academy
National: 26 Mar 13
Language heavyweight the Swedish Academy, known globally for awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature, has warned Google that it has the clout to fight back if the US search engine objects to the word "ungoogleable".
READ »
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.
READ »
Ten sure-fire ways to bug your Swedish friends
Lifestyle: 27 Feb 13
Sweden can be a difficult country to integrate into at the best of times, but what about the opposite? How hard it is to get under the skin of the Swedes? Check out The Local's guide to exactly what really makes a Swede tick.
READ »
DNA pioneer's Nobel prize put up for auction
Science & Technology: 26 Feb 13
The 1962 Nobel prize of Francis Crick, who helped discover the structure of DNA, has been put up for auction by his family along with other memorabilia.
READ »
'Cool' Swedish artists descend on US capital
Lifestyle: 19 Feb 13
An opera singer diva, a celebrity florist, and a "folklore" crime novelist from Sweden are set to swarm Washington, DC as part of 2013 Nordic Cool, a festival highlighting artistic accomplishments from Sweden and its neighbours.
READ »
Ten Swedish books to read before you die
Lifestyle: 8 Feb 13
Nordic Noir has grabbed the attention of readers across the world, but in an effort to take readers beyond the page-turning thrillers, The Local has compiled a selection of Swedish literature classics available in English.
READ »
Stolen Selma Lagerlöf statue found unscathed
Society: 3 Feb 13
A bronze statue of Swedish author and Nobel prize winner Selma Lagerlöf went missing in Landskrona in southern Sweden on Friday only to be found a few hours later in nearby bushes.
READ »
Swedish uni wins billion-euro EU science prize
Business & Money: 28 Jan 13
The European Commission announced on Monday that researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg would be granted 1 billion euros to fund development of graphene.
READ »
First Swede set to receive 'technology Nobel'
Science & Technology: 4 Jan 13
A Swedish engineer credited with developing modern mobile telephony standards is among the recipients of the prestigious Draper Prize, awarded annually for engineering achievements that have had a positive impact on society.
READ »
What to study at Stockholm University
Education: 19 Dec 12
Stockholm’s reputation for academic excellence and its long background in English language education makes it an ideal choice for foreign students looking to gain extra qualifications overseas.
READ »
Forgotten speech fails to mar Nobel banquet
Society: 11 Dec 12
Royals, laureates, and diplomats were among the more than 1,300 guests that feted the 2012 Nobel Prizes at Stockholm's City Hall on an evening when not even a forgotten speech by literature winner Mo Yan could dampen high spirits.
READ »
Nobel Prize ceremony concludes in Stockholm
National: 10 Dec 12
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has handed over this year's prizes to the Nobel laureates at Stockholm's Concert Hall, watched over by more than 1,500 honoured guests.
READ »
Volunteers shore up a glitch-free Nobel evening
Society: 10 Dec 12
Student union representative Hilda Dalman is one of the many volunteers who will make sure this evening's Nobel Prize ceremony and the ensuing lavish banquet are carried off without a glitch.
READ »
Fashion and food in focus at Nobel banquet
Society: 10 Dec 12
The annual Nobel banquet in Stockholm is an exercise in culinary creativity, fashion, and logistics, as staff try to get more than 1,300 starters to tables in a stately hall filled with some of Sweden's best dressed and most influential people.
READ »
Nobel etiquette breached for monolingual Mo Yan
Society: 10 Dec 12
Nobel organizers have made a special exception to stringent seating rules for Monday's gala banquet in Stockholm, allowing 2012 literature laureate Mo Yan and his wife sit together because they both only speak Chinese.
READ »
Mo Yan: no author is liked by all of his readers
Society: 8 Dec 12
During his Nobel literature lecture in Stockholm on Friday, Chinese writer Mo Yan acknowledged the controversy surrounding his nomination, urging critics to read his books.
READ »
US plaintiff 'unknown': Nobel assembly
Science & Technology: 7 Dec 12
The Swedish assembly that awards the Nobel Medicine Prize said on Friday it had never heard of the man who sued the group in the United States alleging the assembly wrongly credited this year's laureates for his pioneering stem cell research.
READ »
Stem cell scientist sues Nobel Prize for medicine
Science & Technology: 7 Dec 12
A stem cell research pioneer is suing the Swedish assembly that awards the Nobel medicine prize, in a first such lawsuit, over claims it made about this year's winners, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
READ »
Mo Yan to avoid politics at Nobel awards
Society: 5 Dec 12
This year's Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan heads to Sweden on Wednesday to accept his award, however the Chinese author will likely try to avoid mentioning jailed fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo in his acceptance speech.
READ »
Mushroom mix-up taints Swedish Academy
Society: 4 Dec 12
A Chinese poet says he is shocked and afraid after two members of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, agreed he should be annihilated.
READ »
Stockholm University: A very Nobel institution
Education: 4 Dec 12
Stockholm University and its associates probably have a closer link with the Nobel Prize than any other educational institute in the world. To explain why requires a look back into the history of Sweden and its capital.
READ »
Swedish author Knut Ahnlund dies
Society: 1 Dec 12
Swedish author Knut Ahnlund, a member of the Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Literature Prize and who was known for boycotting proceedings after Iran's fatwa against Salman Rushdie, has died aged 89.
READ »
Nobel laureate slams Mo Yan literature award
Society: 24 Nov 12
Herta Mueller, a past winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature has accused the 2012 laureate, China's Mo Yan, of celebrating censorship" and described him as a "catastrophe".
READ »
Nobel academy member 'friends with Mo Yan'
Society: 6 Nov 12
The relationship between this year’s Nobel Laureate in Literature, Mo Yan, and academy member and translator Göran Malmqvist is much closer than previously believed, raising questions about a possible conflict of interest in the decision.
READ »
Säpo avoids fine for James Bond party
Business & Money: 3 Nov 12
The Swedish Security Service Säpo has narrowly avoided inspection by the Competition Authority after splashing out 5.3 million kronor ($802,500) on a James Bond-themed party.
READ »
Sweden climbs world universities' top rank and file
Education: 30 Oct 12
With policies changing on charging foreign students in Sweden, there is greater need for the country's universities to build on their already glowing international reputations. Some of the most helpful indicators of academic excellence are the various international university rankings.
READ »
Stockholm – where the past and the future combine
Education: 22 Oct 12
With three institutions in the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities and as home to the likes of Ericsson, Ikea, Electrolux, Spotify, Volvo and many more global corporations, Sweden is already an attractive proposition for the next generation of academics, researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs.
READ »
Swedish press hails 'miracle in Berlin'
Lifestyle: 17 Oct 12
Sweden's stunning four-goal comeback to salvage a 4-4 draw against Germany in Berlin on Tuesday night prompted commentators to gush over what many considered an improbable footballing "miracle".
READ »
US duo awarded Nobel economics prize
Business & Money: 15 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to US economists Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley for the research that helps explain market processes, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday.
READ »
Live Blog: 2012 Nobel Prize announcements
Society: 15 Oct 12
The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week in Stockholm. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the winners and why they won.
READ »
Swedish ministers hail EU Nobel Peace prize win
National: 12 Oct 12
Several Swedish government ministers welcomed the news that the European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, with foreign minister Carl Bildt claiming it was "highly deserved".
READ »
Mo Yan win 'denigrates' Nobel lit prize: artist
Society: 12 Oct 12
The Swedish Academy's choice of Mo Yan for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been slammed by Chinese dissidents and regime critics, including artist Ai Weiwei who called the decision "a joke".
READ »
'It was an easy decision': Swedish Academy
Society: 11 Oct 12
As the dust settles over a Stockholm all a flutter at the naming of Mo Yan as winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Local’s Rebecca Martin catches up with Peter Englund of the Swedish Academy to find out more about why one should read Yan's work.
READ »
Nobel's will 'blatantly disrespected' in Norway
Analysis & Opinion: 11 Oct 12
On the eve of the announcement of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, The Local catches up with Norwegian lawyer and Nobel historian Fredrik S. Heffermehl, who claims the Norwegian Nobel Committee isn't following Alfred Nobel's wishes.
READ »
Chinese author Mo Yan awarded Nobel lit prize
Society: 11 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.
READ »
Seven hot names in the Nobel Literature race
Lifestyle: 10 Oct 12
With the Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced in Stockholm on Thursday, world media and gambling companies have taken the chance to voice their favourites and their predictions as to who will be the lucky Literature Laureate.
READ »
Nobel Laureate visits inspire Rinkeby teenagers' dreams
Lifestyle: 10 Oct 12
On the eve of the announcement of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, the AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert looks at how the legacy of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel inspires immigrant children near Stockholm.
READ »
Two Americans share 2012 Nobel for chemistry
Science & Technology: 10 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka for research that helps explain how cells in the human body "sense" their environment.
READ »
Physics Nobel shared for quantum optics research
National: 9 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland for their "groundbreaking" experimentation in quantum optics.
READ »
Nobel in medicine goes to stem cell researchers
Science & Technology: 8 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for research into stem cells.
READ »
Nobel's last will and testament: a background
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Oct 12
Alfred Nobel, having made his fortune from his 1866 invention of dynamite, ordered the creation of the Nobel Prizes in his will, but it was a long road to the first ceremony and some of the will's finer points still create a stir today.
READ »
Swedes lick their lips in Cinnamon Bun Day feast
Society: 4 Oct 12
While some countries marked World Animal Day on October 4th, Swedes were out in force to celebrate something completely different: National Cinnamon Bun Day.
READ »
Assange surety backers face anxious wait
National: 4 Oct 12
Nine of the Assange backers who together put up a large sum in surety cash have been left waiting, as a British court is deciding whether the WikiLeaks founder's flight to the Ecuadorian embassy means they lose their money.
READ »
Eight reasons to visit the Göteborg Book Fair
Lifestyle: 27 Sep 12
With the Göteborg Book Fair running from September 27-30, The Local offer up eight great reasons to head to Sweden's second largest city and sink your teeth into some Nordic novels.
READ »
Swedish rights prize to Afghan burka opponent
Society: 27 Sep 12
Sima Samar, human rights activist and burka opponent from Afghanistan, won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award on Thursday, a prize dedicated to those whose work improves the lives of others.
READ »
'Nerdy' Swede wins faux- Nobel for green-hair find
Science & Technology: 21 Sep 12
A Swedish researcher has won the Ig Nobel prize for improbable research after he solved the mystery of why people’s hair was inexplicably turning green in southern Sweden last year.
READ »
State research board spent millions on parties
Business & Money: 14 Aug 12
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has spent several million kronor on parties, funds that were reserved for research, with one million kronor ($149,000) going towards the foundation’s 15th birthday celebration.
READ »
Student Exchanges in Sweden: the international edge
Study in Sweden: 10 Aug 12
With competition in the professional jobs market tighter than ever, gaining international experience as part of your degree can help give you that crucial extra edge. Linköping University is one Swedish institution proving popular with exchange students.
READ »
Swedish youth politician injured in Cuba car crash
National: 23 Jul 12
Swedish politician Aron Modig, the current chair of the Christian Democrats youth wing, has been injured in a car crash on Cuba which claimed the lives of two renowned critics of the Castro regime.
READ »
Almedalen reflections: more English, please
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Jul 12
With the 2012 installment of Almedalen having come and gone, correspondent and commentator David Linden reflects on what makes the event so Swedish and why having more in English might not be such a bad thing.
READ »
Boy dead after drowning at Swedish water park
National: 13 Jul 12
A boy has died after life guards found him at the bottom of a pool at a waterpark in central Sweden on Thursday.
READ »
Committee lowers Nobel Prize by 2 million kronor
Business & Money: 11 Jun 12
The Nobel Committee has chosen to lower this year's Nobel prize winnings by two million kronor ($283,030) due to turbulence in the current economic climate.
READ »
How Bergman blazed a trail for Swedish film
Education: 23 May 12
How did a small country like Sweden come to produce so many brilliant film directors? In part, at least, because one particularly talented man led the way.
READ »
Stockholm 'no better than Oslo': Norwegian
Society: 28 Mar 12
A Norwegian man has reported Stockholm to the Swedish consumer ombudsman claiming that the slogan "Stockholm – the Capital of Scandinavia" is "misleading".
READ »
Authorities lay Nobel Peace Prize probe to rest
Science & Technology: 22 Mar 12
A recent investigation into the Nobel Foundation following criticism of some of its choices for the Peace Prize will not be pursued any further, Swedish authorities said on Wednesday.
READ »
Nobel Foundation rejects Peace Prize criticism
Society: 8 Mar 12
The Nobel Foundation on Thursday formally rejected recent claims that the Norwegian Nobel Committee has strayed from the wishes expressed in prize creator Alfred Nobel's last will and testament.
READ »
Swedish agency to probe peace prize selection
National: 1 Feb 12
Stockholm officials have begun investigating claims that Alfred Nobel's last wishes are routinely sidelined by a Norwegian Nobel Committee blinded by pro-NATO sentiments when selecting its annual peace laureate.
READ »
Sweden 'an important partner': US ambassador
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter.
READ »
Why should I study in Sweden?
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?
READ »
Secrets behind the 1961 Nobel prize in Literature revealed
Lifestyle: 3 Jan 12
No outsider is privy to what goes on behind locked doors when the Nobel committee decides the winner of Sweden's prestigious literature prize - not until fifty years later when the documents become public at the Nobel Library in Stockholm.
READ »
Tranströmer the focus of Nobel festivities
National: 11 Dec 11
Swedish Nobel laureate in literature, Tomas Tranströmer, continued to be the focus of attention during the Nobel banquet on Saturday night.
READ »
Laureates accept Nobel prizes in Stockholm
Society: 10 Dec 11
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out the Nobel prizes in medicine, literature, economics, physics and chemistry the 2011 laureates at a gala ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday.
READ »
Poetry and performance infuse Tranströmer's Nobel lecture
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Dec 11
Eighty-year-old Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, the first Swede in 40 years to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, looked on with tears in his eyes as he watched his poetry set to music during the 2011 Nobel Lecture in Literature on Wednesday, writes contributor Charlotte West.
READ »
How Stockholm students are at the heart of Nobel week
Education: 29 Nov 11
Studying at Stockholm University gives you the chance to rub shoulders with Nobel laureates on the night they receive their prize - and you might even get the chance to attend the banquet itself.
READ »
Nationalists abandon 'warrior king' anniversary
National: 28 Nov 11
This year's anniversary of the death of Swedish warrior king Karl XII, traditionally commemorated by the extreme right in Sweden, is said to be a low key affair, saving resources for a demonstration planned for December.
READ »
Madeleine ditches Nobel gala for New York do
Society: 24 Nov 11
Princess Madeleine is skipping this year's Nobel festivities in Stockholm for another event in New York, the Royal Court confirmed on Thursday.
READ »
Wordfeud: Swedes' latest smartphone addiction
Science & Technology: 23 Nov 11
Swedes just can't seem to get enough of Wordfeud, a Scrabble-like smartphone app that has sucked up countless hours of free time, and may have even sparked a new trend in online dating, contributor Aila Stefansdotter-Franck discovers.
READ »
Reinfeldt: Greek vote 'signals major problems'
Politics: 1 Nov 11
The Greek government's decision to call a referendum on the eurozone settlement to write down the country's debt, raises uncertainty over the Greek economy, according to Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt.
READ »
Jesse Jackson: Swedes are better than this
National: 13 Oct 11
Reverend Jesse Jackson called for global unity in a speech in Lund on Wednesday night, telling students “it is in your interest to fight for multiculturalism,” in a visit prompted by the slave auction controversy in April.
READ »
Two Americans share economics Nobel
National: 10 Oct 11
The 2011 Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to US-based economists Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims for “their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy”.
READ »
Wall Street protests spread to Sweden
National: 9 Oct 11
The anti-capitalism protests against Wall Street have spread like wildfire across the United States and the rest of the world, and have now reached Swedish shores.
READ »
Prosecutor probes possible Nobel leak
National: 9 Oct 11
Rumors that Swedish Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer's name was leaked before the award was announced have caused Sweden's chief anti-corruption prosecutor to look into the case.
READ »
Swedish feminists praise Peace Prize winners
Society: 7 Oct 11
Swedish women's rights activists and peace groups hailed the awarding of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have been instrumental in promoting women's role in peace-building activities in Africa and the Middle East.
READ »
The poetry of Tomas Tranströmer
Society: 6 Oct 11
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, who was on Thursday named the 2011 Nobel Literature Prize laureate, has published a relatively small body of work, often addressing themes of death, history and nature.
READ »
Publisher hails Swedish poet's Nobel
Society: 6 Oct 11
The head of literature at Swedish publishing house Bonniers, which has published the bulk of Tomas Tranströmer's work, compared news of the newly-named Nobel laureate's win to becoming a parent.
READ »
Swedish poet awarded 2011 Literature Nobel
National: 6 Oct 11
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has been awarded the 2011 Nobel prize in Literature.
READ »
Israeli scientist awarded 2011 chemistry Nobel
Science & Technology: 5 Oct 11
Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery of quasicrystals" which "fundamentally" altered how chemists conceive of solid matter, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
READ »
Laureate thought Nobel call was 'a student joke'
Science & Technology: 5 Oct 11
Australia's newest Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt assumed it was an elaborate undergraduate joke when he heard a Swedish voice on the line informing him that he had a "very important call" on Tuesday night.
READ »
Supernova scientists share 2011 physics Nobel
Science & Technology: 4 Oct 11
Three US researchers have been jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae".
READ »
Deceased laureate to retain Nobel Prize
Science & Technology: 3 Oct 11
The Nobel Foundation ruled on Monday evening that Ralph Steinman will retain his share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine even though he died before being named recipient of the award.
READ »
Nobel: one of the laureates died last week
National: 3 Oct 11
Ralph M. Steinman, one of the three researchers jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the immune system, died last week at the age of 68.
READ »
Alfred Nobel’s last will and testament
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Oct 11
Swedish industrialist and scholar Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), who made a substantial fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, established the Nobel Prizes in his will.
READ »
Three share 2011 Nobel in medicine
Science & Technology: 3 Oct 11
Three researchers have been jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries related to the immune system.
READ »
Syrian poet tipped ahead of Nobel lit prize announcement
Lifestyle: 2 Oct 11
With the winner of the annual Nobel Prizes due to be announced in the coming days, speculation is rife over who will win the prestigious literature award this year, the AFP's Igor Gedilaghine discovers.
READ »
Global activists receive 'Alternative Nobel' prize
Society: 29 Sep 11
A Chadian lawyer, an international agricultural rights group, a US safe childbirth
advocate and a Chinese engineer will share the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, often dubbed the "Alternative Nobel," organisers said Thursday.
READ »
Nobel prize winners join Dawit Isaak demo
National: 23 Sep 11
Mario Vargas Llosa and Herta Müller, Nobel prize winners in literature in 2010 and 2009 respectively, will take part in Friday's demonstration at the Gothenburg Book Fair in support of jailed Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak.
READ »
Dawit Isaak case a 'huge failure for Swedish diplomacy'
Politics: 22 Sep 11
As the 10th anniversary of Dawit Isaak's arrest approaches, the Swedish-Eritrean journalist remains jailed without charge or trial, despite countless efforts to secure his release, the AFP's Rita Devlin Marier explains.
READ »
Conspiracy theories surge as Hammarskjöld's death is honored
Politics: 17 Sep 11
Fifty years after the plane crash which killed UN chief and renowned Swedish statesman Dag Hammarskjöld, there is a chorus of demands for a new probe into his death that many claim was the work of mercenaries.
READ »
Union slammed for 'Nobel-like' birthday party
Business & Money: 5 Sep 11
A Swedish labour union has come in for criticism after spending 4 million kronor ($622,000) on a lavish 75th anniversary party held in the same room where Nobel Prize winners dine each December.
READ »
Sweden has housing bubble: politician
National: 24 Jul 11
Falling housing prices in Sweden, coupled with a shrinking turnover on the housing market and rising interest rates are increasing the risk of a possible housing bubble, according to an opinion piece in Swedish media by a leading Social Democrat.
READ »
Assange prepares for Sweden extradition fight
National: 11 Jul 11
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a UK court ruling to extradite him to Sweden to face rape and sexual assault allegations.
READ »
Akzo Nobel signs China partnership
Business & Money: 7 Jun 11
Swedish-Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel has announced a partnership with China's Quangxi CAVA for the supply of key materials from 2014.
READ »
Latest news about gambling laws and online gambling sites in Sweden
- 05/17 Swedish Gambling Monopoly Retains Poker Supplier
- 04/26 New Swedish Gambling Legislation Planned
- 04/19 Cherry Buys License Then Buys the Whole Company
- 01/09 No Financial Crisis for Swedish Betting Solutions Supplier
- 01/08 The Young Swedish Poker Pro Does it Again
- 12/23 New Swedish Online Casino Reached an Agreement With QuickFire
- 11/21 Swedish Tax Authority Uses Data Miners to Tax Online Poker Players
News provided by GamingZion: Your global online gambling directory
- 19/06 Dentist cut off own finger for insurance cash »
- 19/06 Nuclear cuts top Obama's Berlin speech »
More news from Germany at thelocal.de
- 19/06 Breakthough in hunt for serial arsonist in Brittany »
- 19/06 France maps out defence for war on mosquitos »
More news from France at thelocal.fr
- 19/06 Norwegian airline to offer free water on long flights »
- 18/06 American tourist dies in Arctic cruise mishap »
More news from Norway at thelocal.no
- 19/06 Murderer jailed for life 15 years after stabbing man »
- 19/06 MPs quash deal with US over tax evasion »
More news from Switzerland at thelocal.ch
In cooperation with DoToday
Register now for:
> Free use of noticeboard
> Special discounts
> Weekly news roundup
> Unlimited use of discuss
- GE Money Bank söker en senior riskanalytiker
- Lighting Category Director
- Senior Electrical Engineer
- Senior Manager/Manager with Finance, Risk & Regulatory experience within Banking and Capital Markets
- Solution Architect to Teracom Group
- Staff Engineer
- Strong Developer within Java to 3!
- Development Engineer Polymer Materials
- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Nordic - Head of Business Control
- Platform Manager
Kentucky’s Bourbon Royalty Visits Sweden »
"He's not a celebrity in Sweden, but everyone in Kentucky knows the name Fred Noe. Even more people know the name of his great-grandfather, Jim Beam." READ »
- 13/6 22:03 This weeks results..week 24/25 (Stripes News)
- 05/6 13:52 The Golden Thread (The Diplomatic Dispatch)
- 29/5 09:11 IKEA UK: Swedish furniture giant stomps gnomes. (Boston Blatte)
- GE Money Bank söker en senior riskanalytiker
- Lighting Category Director
- Senior Electrical Engineer
- Senior Manager/Manager with Finance, Risk & Regulatory experience within Banking and Capital Markets
- Solution Architect to Teracom Group
- Staff Engineer
- Strong Developer within Java to 3!
- Development Engineer Polymer Materials
- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Nordic - Head of Business Control
- Platform Manager
- 22:35 Romanian beggers everywhere in Stockholm
- 17:02 Exchanging a old car for a new one, taxes?
- 16:29 Gothenburg road tax
- 16:05 A funny pic about Jimmie Åkesson
- 15:03 Swedish rail strike
- 14:30 Planning on moving to Sweden from USA
- 14:25 Is Edward Snowden Victim Of Chinese Honey-Trap?
- 14:00 TMI (Travel Medical Insurance) companies in Sweden
- 13:03 BBC TV property show looking for participants!
- 13:03 Need some advice!
Find products and services that are specifically focused on English speakers living in Sweden!
FULL DETAILS
Individuals & Couples - Stockholm Beth Rogerson PhD - Clinical, Marriage & Family Therapist
Click or call 08-5580 1266 now
Create an account with Banc De Binary, the world’s most reputable binary options firm, and start cashing in today! You can start by practicing with our free $50,000 demo account.
www.bbinary.com
Expat counsellor & talk therapist offers counselling for stress, relationship issues, sexuality, culture adjustment & life coaching. Private & confidential. Stockholm or Skype. Contact me today! 08-559 22 636 or
CLICK HERE
