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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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Call Girl edited after Palme family complaints
Politics: 14 Mar 13
The makers the film Call Girl have agreed to cut a scene portraying a character similar to slain Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme having sex with an underage prostitute after his son reported the film for slander.
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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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Cops gather new tips on Palme murder hotline
Politics: 2 Mar 13
More than a 100 calls were received on a hotline set up on Thursday to gather tips on the 1986 assassination of then Prime Minister Olof Palme, with police reporting that some of the information is new to them.
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Cops open hotline on Palme killing anniversary
Politics: 28 Feb 13
The police are set to reopen the hotline for any tips on the 1986 assassination of then Prime Minister Olof Palme, to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the shooting in central Stockholm.
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Five guilty of hazing at elite Swedish school
National: 22 Feb 13
A Swedish court on Friday convicted five young men for assaulting a younger student in a high-profile hazing case that took place at the same prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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'I dream that my son has been butchered'
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 13
As the Swedish media examines the climate of hatred towards women in the public eye, editor and author Åsa Linderborg recounts what happened when her newspaper Aftonbladet decided to blow the lid on Sweden’s far-right websites. (WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE).
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Teen tells court of abuse at elite Swedish school
Education: 5 Feb 13
A student told a court on Monday of being beaten by five other students facing charges in a hazing scandal that has rocked the same prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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Nordic 'folklore zombie' to hit Swedish cinemas
Lifestyle: 1 Feb 13
Three Swedish indie filmmakers, who unearthed an old Nordic folklore creature to spin an Evil Dead-inspired tale of gore and desperation, have secured Swedish distribution after successes in the US. The Local's Ann Törnkvist meets Tommy Wiklund and Sonny Laguna.
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'I was asked to murder Palme': weapons expert
National: 28 Jan 13
A Swedish man claimed on Sunday that the murder of then Prime Minister Olof Palme was a police conspiracy, and that he had turned down a police request to gun down Palme himself back in 1985.
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Eat, Sleep, Die dominates Swedish film awards
Society: 22 Jan 13
A film depicting the struggles of a young immigrant in southern Sweden was the big winner at Sweden's 2012 national film awards on Monday night, scooping up four awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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Mikael Marcimain: 'I've never made a Palme film'
Lifestyle: 3 Jan 13
In The Local's ongoing series profiling Swedish newsmakers, we turn the spotlight on filmmaker Mikael Marcimain, director of Call Girl, a controversial film which earned 11 Swedish film award nominations.
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Call Girl sweeps Swedish film nominations
Society: 3 Jan 13
The nominations for Sweden's 2012 national film awards were announced on Thursday, with Call Girl, a controversial film reported for slander by relatives of Olof Palme, a strong favourite to bring home the accolades with 11 nominations.
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'Super cop' takes on Palme murder probe
National: 31 Dec 12
A detective who has solved several high-profile murder cases in Sweden will take over the investigation into the assassination of former Swedish PM, Olof Palme.
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Human rights advocates share 2012 Palme Prize
Politics: 14 Dec 12
Tunisian lawyer Radhia Nasraoui and Saudi human rights advocate Waleed Sami Abu al-Khair will share the 2012 Olof Palme memorial prize, organizers announced on Friday.
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Olof Palme's son reports brothel film for slander
National: 7 Dec 12
The son of assassinated Prime Minister Olof Palme has reported the film Call Girl for slander, as it portrays a political character similar to his father buying sex.
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Elite Swedish school faces new hazing reports
Education: 24 Nov 12
New incidents of hazing have been reported at the prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf, including a case of a young girl forced to perform oral sex on a snowman.
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Ship to Gaza activists taken to Israeli port
Politics: 21 Oct 12
The pro-Palestinian activists onboard the Ship to Gaza vessel Estelle which was boarded by Israeli soldiers on Saturday, have been take into custody in the port of Ashdod.
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Palme family mulls report of 'slanderous' film
Society: 9 Oct 12
A month before the premiere of acclaimed Swedish director Mikael Marcimain’s film "Call Girl", the movie has already ruffled feathers in Sweden, not least among the family of slain Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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Top judge slammmed for Palme probe meet up
Politics: 26 Sep 12
Swedish Supreme Court justice and former Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz has drawn fire from the high court's Chief Justice over an apparent attempt to get involved in the ongoing investigation into the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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'Palme wanted protection the night he was shot'
Politics: 21 Sep 12
The night he was murdered on a Stockholm street, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme requested protection from security service Säpo, but the call went unanswered, the slain politician's son has claimed.
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'Olof Palme was more American than Swedish'
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Sep 12
With a new film once again turning Swedes' attention toward Olof Palme, historian and political commentator David Linden argues the assassinated Swedish Prime Minister was, in many ways, more of an American politician than a Swedish one.
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New film tackles Olof Palme's complex legacy
Lifestyle: 14 Sep 12
With their much-anticipated documentary about Sweden's slain Prime Minister Olof Palme set to open in cinemas across the country on Friday, the film's directors talk to The Local about Swedes' love-hate relationship with the controversial politician.
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Sweden's Hanson wins KLM Open despite son's hospitalization
Sport: 10 Sep 12
Swedish golfer Peter Hanson didn't buckle upon hearing his infant son was in hospital, deciding at his wife's urging to keep playing the European Tour's KLM Open, which he won with an improbable 18th-hole putt.
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'It was just a conspiracy theory': Rausing
National: 7 Sep 12
Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing has dismissed reports that his dead wife had information regarding the unsolved 1986 murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, according to a Swedish author and Palme murder expert.
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'I know who killed Palme': Eva Rausing
National: 28 Aug 12
Billionairess Eva Rausing claimed to know who killed Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. Rausing, who died last month, made the claims in emails to an expert on the murder, adding she feared for her life.
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Police to question Tetra Pak heir on Palme: report
National: 23 Aug 12
Swedish police will be questioning Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing about his alleged information about the murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme in the 1980s, according to a Swedish newspaper.
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Sweden still 'vague' on topless sunbathing laws
Society: 17 Aug 12
As France and Spain’s laws against topless sunbathing continue to sting eager sun-seekers, Swedish laws reflect a more vague approach to the beachstyle choice.
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The Raoul Wallenberg Calendar: Q&A with Brian Palmer
Lifestyle: 4 Aug 12
With the centenary of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg's birth on Saturday, The Local catches up with Brian Palmer, a researcher at Uppsala University who has created a calendar to commemorate individuals of exceptional civic courage.
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Fury over strawberry vendor's baseball bat
Business & Money: 19 Jul 12
A strawberry vendor in western Sweden was given a baseball bat as a means of protecting herself, prompting unions to cry foul about sub-standard working conditions for street-side fruit sellers.
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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.
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Stefan Löfven finally crosses the water
Politics: 10 Jul 12
Stefan Löfven delivered his first speech at Almedalen as Social Democrat party leader, and while the rhetoric was solid, he has a tough road ahead to bring the party back to the pinnacle of Swedish politics, argues correspondent and commentator David Linden.
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Was Reinfeldt's 'boring' speech the 'best' so far?
Politics: 5 Jul 12
While expectations were high ahead of Fredrik Reinfeldt's speech at Almedalen, correspondent and commentator David Linden reports that it remains unclear whether Sweden's prime minister really wowed the crowd – or voters.
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Almedalen: a bonfire of Swedish vanity
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jul 12
As Almedalen, the Swedish political pow-wow held annually on the Baltic Island of Gotland, gets into full swing, correspondent David Lindén uses his first dispatch to explain what it is and how it came to be.
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Police out in force as Almedalen week kicks off
Politics: 1 Jul 12
The Sweden Democrats are in focus Sunday as Sweden’s annual political week opened on Gotland, while the security police confirmed that Almedalen 2012 represents its largest operation to date.
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'Lookalike' killed Olof Palme: historian
National: 7 Jun 12
Former Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot by a "lookalike" of Christer Petterson, for years the prime suspect in the investigation, according to a new book by a Danish historian.
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Sweden drifting from 'Swedish model': report
Business & Money: 21 May 12
Sweden's historically generous social safety net isn't as robust as it once was, according to a new report, which reveals Sweden has fallen below the average for many other developed countries when it comes to various types of social insurance.
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Problem of profiting ex-politicos not simply money, money, money
Analysis & Opinion: 18 May 12
Abba's famous refrain fails to capture the true cause for concern when Swedish politicians leave government to fatten their wallets in the private sector, argues commentator and historian David Linden.
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Sweden to get rock-and-roll 'Hall of Fame'
Society: 9 May 12
A rock-and-roll museum is planned for Stockholm for the hundreds of Swedish music acts that have influenced the country’s music industry over the last nine decades.
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Swedish 'Deep Throat' comes clean over leak
Science & Technology: 25 Apr 12
A former Swedish police chief has broken years of silence over his his role in unleashing one of India's biggest corruption scandals that some speculate has a connection to Olof Palme's assassination.
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Elite Swedish school rocked by hazing scandal
Education: 24 Apr 12
Five students from the same prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf have been arrested on suspicions of violently beating a fellow student in a long-running hazing campaign.
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
Lifestyle: 1 Feb 12
Is there any truth in the image of Sweden portrayed in the Millennium books and films? Stockholm University ethnologist Jonas Engman argues that the stories have tapped into Swedish fears that their society’s success is not all they had been brought up to believe.
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Iranian opposition to attend Swedish meeting
Politics: 31 Jan 12
Exiled Iranians will gather in Stockholm over the coming weekend to discuss how to help implement democracy in Iran, the organisers of the conference announced on Tuesday.
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Löfven takes over: 'our values are timeless'
Politics: 27 Jan 12
Stefan Löfven was formally installed as the new leader of Sweden's struggling Social Democrat party on Friday, following the resignation of Håkan Juholt last weekend.
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'Gomorrah' author wins 2011 Olof Palme Prize
Society: 23 Jan 12
Roberto Saviano, author of Italian mafia exposé 'Gomorrah', and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho were named the 2011 recipients of the Olof Palme Memorial Prize in Stockholm on Monday.
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Syrians in Sweden: 'observers, not intervention'
Politics: 11 Oct 11
Syrian opposition leaders meeting in Stockholm on Monday called for the deployment of international observers in their country but were largely opposed to foreign military intervention.
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'We were all Americans, at least for a while'
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Sundhage stoic as Japan claim World Cup glory
Sport: 18 Jul 11
Pia Sundhage, the Swedish coach of defeated World Cup finalists the United States, was gracious after her team's loss to Japan, blaming "a couple of mistakes" and underling that the margin between success and failure was slight.
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Almedalen political week kicks off in Sweden
Lifestyle: 4 Jul 11
Sweden’s annual political week, the “Almedalen Week” (Almedalsveckan), started on Sunday and will go on for eight days on the Baltic Island of Gotland. Contributor Oliver Gee talks to representatives from the two largest political parties; the Social Democrats and the Moderates, to find out more.
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Almedalsveckan costs authorities millions
Politics: 3 Jul 11
Swedish politicians, journalists and lobbyists have gathered on Gotland to partake in Almedalsveckan, an annual political event that is set to cost Swedish authorities 5.2 million kronor ($829,000) according to a Swedish newspaper.
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Olof Palme's grave desecrated by vandals
National: 16 Jun 11
The grave of murdered Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, gunned down on a Stockholm sidewalk 25 years ago, has been vandalised with graffiti, it was discovered on Thursday.
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Debunking the mystique of the Bilderberg Group
Analysis & Opinion: 11 May 11
While conspiracy theorists have long viewed the exclusive global network of elites known as the Bilderberg Group as a secretive global government, a new book by a Sweden-based academic argues the group's influence is often overstated, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson explains.
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Juholt: 'There is another way, a different choice'
Politics: 26 Mar 11
Håkan Juholt, the new leader of Sweden's Social Democrat party, attacked the government's record on youth unemployment, child poverty and 'growing divides' in society, in his inaugural speech on Saturday.
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Palme was 'the best politician we ever had'
Politics: 28 Feb 11
Ordinary Swedes and political luminaries piled roses on the grave of Olof Palme on Monday, marking 25 years since the former prime minister was gunned down by an unknown assassin in central Stockholm.
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Christer Pettersson: the only man ever tried for killing Olof Palme
Society: 28 Feb 11
An addict with a criminal past, Christer Pettersson remains the only person ever put on trial for the killing of Olof Palme, and while he was exonerated, many still consider him guilty.
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Palme's political legacy 'put Sweden on the map'
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
As the 25th anniversary of Olof Palme’s murder is remembered The Local’s Karen Holst explores the political legacy left by the man who delivered Sweden from obscurity and into the globalising world.
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Palme conspiracy theories refuse to die
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
Like many other high-profile murders, the killing of Olof Palme has spawned more than it's fair share of conspiracy theories, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Swedes reflect on the death of Olof Palme
Lifestyle: 28 Feb 11
A quarter century after the assassination of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, contributor Anita Badejo talks to Swedes about their memories of the killing and how it affected the country.
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Unsolved Palme murder still hurts after 25 years
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
Twenty-five years after Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was gunned down in central Stockholm, many Swedes still consider the murder an open wound, the AFP's Nina Larsson discovers.
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Olof Palme paid homage in Stockholm
Politics: 26 Feb 11
Former ministers, party colleagues and family all gathered in Stockholm on Saturday to pay tribute to former prime minister Olof Palme who was assassinated 25 years ago.
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130 people say they killed Olof Palme: police
National: 21 Feb 11
With the 25th anniversary of the assassination of former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme a week away, Swedish police revealed on Monday that 130 people have confessed to the killing.
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Swedish journalists mull leaving Egypt
National: 5 Feb 11
Swedish media may return home from tumults in Egypt as journalists inceasingly become the targets of attacks.
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Stockholm districts grab Design Week spotlight
Lifestyle: 3 Feb 11
As Stockholm Fashion Week draws to a close, the Swedish capital's design-savvy crowd gets ready to turn its attention to a different showcase of Scandinavian creativity, explains contributor Charlotte West.
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Hospital cleared in probe of Anna Lindh's care
National: 31 Jan 11
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare said Monday that its review of her case revealed no grounds to criticise the care administered to former foreign minister Anna Lindh, following a fatal knife attack in 2003.
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Yugoslav assassin killed Olof Palme: report
National: 17 Jan 11
The murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was carried out by a contract killer hired by Yugoslav security services, according to German media reports.
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Palme prize awarded to Palestinian psychiatrist
Society: 4 Jan 11
A Palestinian psychiatrist has been awarded the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his efforts to foster “common sense, reconciliation, and peace" in the Middle East the award’s Swedish jurors announced on Tuesday.
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Suicide bomber was 'unknown' to Säpo
National: 13 Dec 10
Swedish intelligence officials on Monday said they are "98 percent" certain about the identity of the man who blew himself in central Stockholm on Saturday, adding he was "completely unknown" to intelligence agencies.
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One dead after suicide bombing in Stockholm
National: 11 Dec 10
Two nearly simultaneous explosions rocked central Stockholm on Saturday evening, killing one person and injuring two others in what is believed to be a suicide attack.
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Social Democrats face chaos as Sahlin departs
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 10
Sweden's Social Democrats, for decades the dominant force in Swedish national politics, are facing chaos after leader Mona Sahlin announced her imminent departure over the weekend, with no clear successor to fill her shoes, writes the AFP's Rita Devlin Marier.
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An indictment of the Social Democrats?
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Nov 10
While Mona Sahlin bears ultimate responsibility for the Social Democrats' poor electoral performance, her departure as party leader can also be seen as an indictment of a party in deadlock, writes social democratic commentator Eric Sundström.
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Multicultural football team unites Malmö
Lifestyle: 5 Nov 10
With Malmö’s football club poised to win Sweden’s top-flight Allsvenskan football league, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson looks at how the team's multicultural make up has united a city that is so often cited as a negative example of the challenge of integration.
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Olof Palme and Obamania: Swedes' love-hate relationship with the US
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 10
On the eve of the US mid-term elections, libertarian Swedish commentator and author Fredrik Segerfeldt takes a look at the evolution of Swedes' attitudes toward the United States – with some help from one of Sweden’s most revered singer-songwriters.
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Anna Lindh's care to be reviewed: agency
National: 20 Oct 10
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare will review the care former foreign minister Anna Lindh received after she was stabbed in central Stockholm in September 2003.
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Social Democrats face identity crisis in wake of election disaster
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Sep 10
Limping forward after their worst election result since World War I, Sweden’s Social Democrats find themselves forced to look for a new identify, writes the AFPs Marc Preel.
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Elmander double seals Bolton win
Sport: 22 Aug 10
Swedish international striker Johan Elmander scored twice on Saturday as Bolton registered a 3-1 win away to sloppy West Ham.
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Security beefed up for Sahlin due to threats
Politics: 16 Aug 10
Security for Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin has been tightened due to serious threats against her just over a month before elections, Swedish media reported on Monday.
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Malmö: A decade with the Öresund bridge
Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 10
The Öresund bridge celebrates its 10th birthday this week. The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson takes a look at how the link has changed Sweden's third city and its relations to its neighbours.
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Sweden tenth most attractive nation — again
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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Sweden offers refuge to exiled Iranian activist
National: 16 Mar 10
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Parvin Ardalan has accepted Sweden's offer of refuge after she was sentenced to several jail terms in her native country.
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Swedes extend warm embrace to 'cuddle party' movement
Society: 8 Mar 10
Swedes are often partial to picking up on trends from "over there" with the latest offering a new way to socialize American-style - introducing... the "cuddle party".
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Why deny a princess her fairytale? Republicans and the royal weddings
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 10
With Sweden's royal wedding year now upon us, writer and commoner Allan Burnett hoists the flag for an influential group catering for the anti-monarchy needs of a large and flabbergasted minority.
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Palme assassination case to remain open
Politics: 3 Feb 10
The investigation into the 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme is to remain open indefinitely after the parliament passed a bill on Wednesday abolishing the statute of limitations for murder.
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Sweden to abolish expiry date for murder
National: 8 Oct 09
Sweden's government has proposed abolishing the statute of limitations for crimes that can lead to life imprisonment. Under current laws, suspects for a number of serious crimes can not be prosecuted if 25 years have elapsed since the crime was committed.
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Migration Board firing of pro- Israel blogger 'violated constitution'
National: 28 Sep 09
Sweden's Parliamentary Ombudsman has rapped the Migration Board over its controversial reassignment of Lennart Eriksson, an employee who had voiced pro-Israeli opinions on his personal blog.
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Sweden navigates complex waters of EU foreign policy
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 09
With an important meeting of EU's foreign ministers taking place in Stockholm this weekend, David Stavrou examines the changing roles of Sweden and the EU in world affairs.
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Swedish woman in porn flakes breakfast shock
Society: 26 Aug 09
A young Swedish woman was left disappointed when what was advertised as a free dance CD with her breakfast cereal directed her to a hardcore porn website.
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British journalist fishes for the real Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jul 09
British author Andrew Brown talks to James Savage about living in Sweden in the seventies, fishing, and how immigration has changed the country.
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Almedalen — Swedish openness galore
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jul 09
Anyone who doubts that Sweden is a country characterised by openness and informality should visit Visby during the first week of July, writes Olle Wästberg, Director-General of the Swedish Institute.
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July in Sweden: Clock off, tune in, chill out
Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
The Year in Sweden - July: 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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Swedish film picks up Cannes award
Society: 24 May 09
A Swedish short film has won a critics prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Sweden Democrat leader joins white power singsong
National: 6 Apr 09
Leading members of the far-right Sweden Democrats sang racist songs while attending a party conference. Party leader Jimmie Åkesson was among the singers.
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Research reveals depth of Sweden-US Cold War relations
National: 17 Mar 09
New research has shown that Sweden's relations with the United States ran more deeply during the Cold War than was previously known.
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Wedding will 'boost Sweden's monarchy'
Society: 25 Feb 09
As a new poll shows that Swedes believe Daniel Westling is the right choice for Crown Princess Victoria, one of the country’s most respected historians said that a royal wedding can only strengthen Sweden’s monarchy.
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What’s in a name: crime suspects and the Swedish press
Analysis & Opinion: 23 Feb 09
The Local’s David Landes attempts to shed some light on the Swedish media’s sometimes peculiar practice of omitting the names of criminal suspects.
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Palme Prize to doctor for help of Congolese rape victims
Society: 8 Jan 09
The 2008 Olof Palme Prize was awarded on Thursday to Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege for his work to help women victims of rape and war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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What's on in Sweden: November 28 - December 4
Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
What’s on: Frida Hyvönen & International Film Festival in Stockholm; Melissa Auf der Maur and Sami dance in Gothenburg; Manhattan Transfer and Ibsen in Malmö/Lund.
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Ex-policeman: Lindh murder investigation 'full of mistakes'
National: 10 Nov 08
The investigation into the assassination of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh in 2003 was just as poorly handled in the first 24 hours as the Olof Palme investigation in 1986, according to a former police chief.
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Migration Board: 'Hamas is a liberation movement'
Politics: 25 Oct 08
A Swedish Migration Board employee sued his employers alleging that he was demoted due to his pro-Israel political views. The board's counsel in the hearing has courted controversy by calling Hamas 'a liberation movement.'
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'Meat mountain' ex-minister slams Swedish security service
Politics: 22 Oct 08
Sweden's former Finance Minister Pär Nuder has criticized the country's security service over its failure to protect assassinated Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.
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USA retain Ryder Cup lead despite Swedish inspiration
Sport: 21 Sep 08
Some inspired golf from Swedish golfer Robert Karlsson was insufficient to claw back the deficit in the Ryder Cup on Saturday. At the end of the fourballs the USA led Europe by 9-7.
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