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February 14, 2012
Sörmland
The following articles have been tagged with "Sörmland":
Juholt expected to resign as Social Democrat head
Politics: 21 Jan 12
Despite Friday’s announcement by the Social Democrat Executive Committee that embattled leader Håkan Juholt will remain at the helm, many now believe that he will announce his resignation on Saturday afternoon.
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Håkan Juholt survives to lead another day
Politics: 20 Jan 12
The Social Democrats' executive committee expressed its continued confidence in embattled party head Håkan Juholt on Friday following two days of intense meetings about his leadership.
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Legless man in surprise wheelchair reversal
Science & Technology: 23 Dec 11
Local health authorities in Sweden who denied an amputee a power wheelchair because they were “uncertain if the impairment was permanent", have now reversed their position on the matter.
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Secluded Swedish castle reveals hidden Nazi past
Lifestyle: 6 Oct 11
A chance encounter with the granddaughter of a Swedish count gave contributor Roger Choate an inside peek at the mysteries of Rockelstad Castle, once a frequent destination for a notorious Nazi leader.
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Doc accused of snapping pics of naked patients
Society: 9 Sep 11
A Swedish woman who had just had a rectal examination was surprised when her doctor whipped out his mobile phone and showed her pictures he had taken of other patients in various states of undress.
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Sweden Democrat targeted in arson attack
Politics: 30 Aug 11
A Sweden Democrat local politician was targeted in an arson attack at her home in Södermanland south of Stockholm on Monday evening.
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Deadly weather system hits Sweden
Science & Technology: 19 Aug 11
A low-pressure system which unleashed deadly storms in Belgium on Thursday swept into Sweden on Friday, prompting warnings for heavy rains and possible flooding.
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Drunken Swedish soldiers charged for ambushing group of campers
Society: 6 May 11
Three drunken and uniformed members of Sweden's National Home Guard have been charged for attacking a group of campers in the forests of eastern Sweden.
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Sweden Democrat criticises 'race mixing'
Politics: 13 Feb 11
A replacement municipal councillor for the Sweden Democrats in eastern Sweden may be expelled from the party after writing in an online forum that he is against "race mixing" and that Europeans have children with "niggers, Asians, etc."
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Politicians say no to free biogas car over bribe risk
National: 11 Aug 10
Volkswagen and Eon were hoping to raise the profile of biogas-fuelled cars during the ongoing election campaign by loaning them free of charge to politicians but the risk of being seen as a bribe has put a stop to their plans.
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Visitors flock to Sweden's royal palaces
National: 10 May 10
Interest in Sweden’s royal palaces increased markedly last year, with the number of visitors rising by 25 percent.
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Major Swedish airports reopen
National: 19 Apr 10
Arlanda, Landvetter and Bromma airports have reopened for air traffic on Monday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed.
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Toddler dies after driveway accident
National: 15 Apr 10
A 15-month-old baby boy has died after he was knocked down on Monday by a reversing car at a farm near Gnesta, south of Stockholm.
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Toddler badly hurt in driveway accident
National: 12 Apr 10
A 15-month-old boy has been badly injured after being knocked down by a reversing car at a farm near Gnesta south of Stockholm on Monday.
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'Aroused' rabbits reproduced in tennis club wreckage
National: 10 Apr 10
Hundreds of well-bred rabbits took the opportunity to make new acquaintances and reproduce when a roof collapsed at Sweden's premier rabbit show in Nyköping in February.
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King's pal seeks bumper payout for country estate
Business & Money: 15 Mar 10
Torgils Bonde, a member of Sweden's high society, has raised eyebrows by putting his 2,800 hectare property up for sale for close to a record sum of 200 million kronor ($28.3 million).
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Swine flu vaccinations underway in Sweden
National: 12 Oct 09
The largest vaccination programme in Swedish history got underway on Monday as health workers in the south of the country received the first shots to protect against the swine flu.
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'Keep Swedish cows indoors': dairy farmers
Society: 9 Jun 09
Unless Sweden scraps regulations stipulating that Swedish cows must graze outdoors, the country risks being flooded with Danish milk, an interest group representing Sweden’s dairy producers warns.
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Infant taken from foster home
National: 4 Jun 09
A ten-month-old baby was taken from a foster home outside of Eskilstuna in central Sweden on Wednesday afternoon.
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Total recall for Kronfågel chicken
National: 27 Mar 09
Swedish poultry company Kronfågel announced on Friday it was recalling all of its frozen chicken products following four new reports of glass in Kronfågel frozen chicken packages.
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Arson suspected in hotel inferno
National: 25 Feb 09
Police suspect that a fire which raged through a hotel in Eskilstuna in central Sweden early Wednesday morning was deliberately set.
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'Farmer' Prince moves south for studies
Society: 22 Dec 08
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip is to move south next month to begin a two-year course at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, it has been revealed.
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Budgetary woes plague many Swedish counties
Society: 9 Oct 08
A new report shows that about half of Sweden’s county councils will post a loss this year, with widespread lay offs also expected.
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Persson enlarges country manor
National: 2 Jul 08
Sweden’s former prime minister Göran Persson continues to expand his country estate in Sörmland County south of Stockholm, having recently purchased an additional 88 hectares.
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Drunken disorder plagues Midsummer
National: 21 Jun 08
Midsummer celebrations were typified by drunken revelry, fighting, assault, drink driving, an alleged rape and three shootings. Calmer than usual, police report.
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Parents arrested for raping their children
National: 10 May 08
A married couple has been arrested in Sörmland on suspicion of raping their children.
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Stockholm hit by season’s first major snowfall
National: 3 Jan 08
Slippery conditions wreaked havoc on area commuters.
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Police shooting suspect has murder conviction
National: 21 Jun 07
A man arrested for killing a police officer in Nyköping on Wednesday has a previous conviction for murder and suffers from a psychiatric illness, police say.
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Prison escapee found dead
National: 17 Jun 07
A 28 year old man who escaped from Håga prison last weekend has been found dead. Police suspect murder.
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Boom time for bars and restaurants
Society: 1 Jun 07
Business is booming for Sweden's bars and restaurants with customers spending considerably more than before on drinking and dining out.
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'No leads' after Eskilstuna attempted rape
National: 13 May 07
Sörmland police are hunting a man in his 30s after a brutal rape attempt in broad daylight in the middle of Eskilstuna on Saturday. But so far they have little to go on, they say.
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Beaver dam threatens drinking water
Society: 12 Apr 07
An order has been issued to destroy a dam built by beavers near a town in central Sweden, after the construction forced dirty water into a water works, threatening residents' drinking supplies.
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Swedish police in record child porn haul
Society: 22 Jan 07
Large quantities of child pornography have been discovered in a raid in Sörmland county. Police believe that the haul is the largest ever in Sweden, but campaigners say still not enough is being done.
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Poolside sex blow for Christian Democrat
National: 11 Dec 06
A Christian Democrat politician is under investigation by police following allegations that he performed oral sex on another man at a swimming pool in Eskilstuna. "It's a misunderstanding," he claims.
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Sweden deports German skinheads
Society: 9 Dec 06
Six skinheads have been arrested and deported to Germany by police in Sörmland, prior to Saturday's extreme right demonstration in Salem.
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Social Democrats: Persson lost us the election
Politics: 5 Dec 06
Former prime minister Göran Persson is to blame for the Social Democrats' poor result in September’s election, according to representatives from local party organisations.
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Man admits killing neighbour
National: 31 Oct 06
A man has admitted to stabbing his 83-year-old neighbour on his doorstep in a small Swedish village on Saturday. He gave no explanation for his actions.
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Princess brings a touch of Europe to Stockholm
Politics: 3 Oct 06
Among the new recruits to the Riksdag is one woman who moved to Sweden only 14 years ago. As granddaughter of the last Austrian emperor and a keen European, Walburga Habsburg Douglas hopes to bring a different perspective.
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Profile: Göran Persson, the big man of Swedish socialism
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Respected by some as a skilled statesman and criticised by others as a power-loving politician, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, who has been in power for a decade, is an innately political animal.
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Persson faces fine over house construction
National: 17 Jun 06
Swedish prime minister Göran Persson was formally accused on Friday of breaking the law in relation to the building of his new house in Sörmland.
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Life sentence for Australian's killer
National: 8 Jun 06
The 31 year old man who in March murdered his Australian partner, chopped her up and dumped her body parts in a lake in Sörmland, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Ozone warning for sunny Sweden
Science & Technology: 7 May 06
Sun, temperatures in the 20s and warm winds. For most Swedes these are the perfect ingredients for sailing and al-fresco dining, but scientists warn of the dangers of ground-level ozone.
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Man held after Nyköping murder
National: 22 Apr 06
A 47 year old man suspected of shooting dead a 32 year old woman in Nyköping on Friday evening was arrested in the town at around 5am on Saturday.
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Killer escapes from secure unit with daughter
Smörgåsbord: 7 Apr 06
Police are hunting a woman who has escaped from a secure hospital near Katrineholm. The 26 year old, who murdered her grandmother, fled with her two year old daughter.
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Persson reported over safety failings
National: 6 Apr 06
Prime minister Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen could be prosecuted for breaking Swedish health and safety laws. They are accused of not having followed safety regulations in the building of their big new house in Sörmland.
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Swedish prime minister sues Ryanair
Politics: 6 Apr 06
Sweden's prime minister and former foreign minister are suing Ryanair after the low cost airline used a picture of them in an advertisement without their permission.
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Murdered woman was Australian
National: 17 Mar 06
A woman whose body parts were found in a lake south of Stockholm on Tuesday was an Australian living in Sweden, the embassy in Stockholm has confirmed.
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Lake corpse: man admits to killing
National: 16 Mar 06
The 31 year old man who is suspected of murdering and dismembering his partner before dumping her body parts in a lake near Södertälje has admitted killing her.
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Editorial: It pays to be on the inside
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 06
Marita Ulskog appears to think it's OK for you to get a huge pension from a state company – as long as you're a Social Democrat insider. But is Anitra Steen really worth all that?
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Swedish police leave bleeding teen in the lurch
National: 13 Feb 06
A 17-year old boy who escaped into a railway station after being attacked by 3 knife-wielding thugs is told that the police could not come and help him. "Something has broken down here," says an officer.
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Rioting at Linköping Nazi demo
National: 29 Oct 05
Around 100 people have been arrested and parts of Linköping town centre sealed off after rioting broke out at a far-right demonstration in the town. "It's a very threatening situation" say police.
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Swe Fly applies for restructuring
Business & Money: 15 Sep 05
The crisis-hit airline Swe Fly, which flies to Pakistan from Stockholm's Skavsta airport, has applied to Nyköping district court for permission for corporate restructuring, according to media reports.
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Persson: new state jobs will fix unemployment
Politics: 8 Aug 05
Sweden's prime minister thinks he has the answer to Sweden's vexingly high unemployment: create new jobs in the state sector. The long-term unemployed could help old people to hang curtains, he suggests.
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Another prisoner on the run
National: 2 Apr 05
A patient at a secure psychiatric hospital in Sörmland slips his guards while on a supervised trip to a shopping centre. Despite the man's history of drugs and weapons offences it takes 75 minutes for the hospital to inform the police.
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Sleepy staff a threat to Skavsta security
National: 10 Mar 05
A workplace study reveals that Skavsta airport probably has the most sleep deprived staff in Sweden, with some police officers only getting two and a half hours' shut eye. Experts claim the situation increases the risk of accidents. Too bad, say police chiefs: it's Ryanair's fault and we can't do anything about it.
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Carl Gustaf: "The debate is unnecessary"
National: 20 Jan 05
The king calls a press conference for the first time in 20 years to express his irritation at the storm around his comments following the tsunami catastrophe - and to reveal that he and the prime minister share a passion for farming.
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67 accidents in 5 hours on Stockholm roads
Smörgåsbord: 6 Jan 05
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Thousands without power after heavy snowfall
National: 23 Nov 04
More snow, more chaos. Buses sliding off the road, flights cancelled, long queues at hospitals - and it's still only November.
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Escapism III: massive hunt for two more prisoners
Smörgåsbord: 24 Sep 04
Lessons appear not to have been learned from two high profile escapes and recaptures in the summer - either by the authorities or the prisoners. But this time the stakes are higher: these two have taken a hostage with them.
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Socialist leader buys animal farm
Politics: 8 Apr 04
'All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others' - as proved by Göran Persson who just bought a farm for SEK12.5 million.
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Spain criticises Persson decision
Politics: 2 Apr 04
Spain's foreign minister joins the quarrel over Göran Persson's decision to stay away from the Madrid memorial.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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