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February 14, 2012
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International school opens children’s eyes
Education: 30 Sep 11
Studying at Stockholm's oldest international school gives children not only a rigorous academic education, but also a unique understanding of other cultures.
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H&M deliver upbeat report
Business & Money: 29 Sep 11
Swedish clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz reported a profit before tax of 4.85 billion kronor ($717 million) for the period June-August, exceeding analyst forecasts and helping to boost the stock market on Thursday.
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Ethnic restaurants in Stockholm: a sampler
Lifestyle: 15 Jul 11
Looking for some exotic tastes during your trip to the Swedish capital? Contributor Emy Gelb serves up a selection of ethnic restaurants in Stockholm that will be sure to tickle your taste buds.
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Social Democrats agree to keep Gripen in Libya
Politics: 6 Jun 11
One or a couple Gripen aircraft to stay on for the prolonged operation in Libya.
This is a scenario that the Social Democrats are open for in the ongoing negotiations with the Moderates.
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Sweden 'fourth most competitive country'
Society: 18 May 11
Sweden has climbed to fourth place among the world’s most competitive countries, according to an annual ranking compiled by the Swiss business school IMD.
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Law student lands Swedish 'beach bum' job
Society: 29 Apr 11
A law student from northern Sweden beat out thousands of applicants to land a sought after 'beach tester' position offered by a Swedish women’s lifestyle magazine.
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Eurail and InterRail Passes: Where a journey becomes an adventure
Travel: 1 Apr 11
Whether it’s reading in the light of the Eiffel tower or discovering lavender fields in Croatia, taking the train gives you the opportunity to explore Europe at your own speed - and make friends along the way.
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Björklund: Swedish arms exports 'embarrassing'
Politics: 19 Mar 11
Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has called for a tightening of conditions for Swedish arms exports, calling sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain an "embarrassment".
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London 2012: 500 days to go
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 11
In 500 days the 2012 Olympic Games will open in London - exactly a hundred years after Stockholm. They will be an occasion to remind ourselves of our humanity, writes Andrew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden and FCO Director for the London 2012 Games.
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Swedish arms exports increase in 2010
National: 9 Mar 11
Swedish exports of defence equipment increased in 2010 to 13.7 billion kronor ($2.15 billion), according to new statistics released on Wednesday.
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Sweden climbs in competitiveness rankings
Business & Money: 16 Feb 11
Sweden has ranked second in the World's Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, falling behind Switzerland, but leaping ahead of Singapore and the US.
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Stockholm house prices place 12th in global study
Business & Money: 20 Dec 10
Sweden's capital Stockholm is the 12th most expensive city in which to buy a home, according to a major international study.
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H&M opens world's largest store in Vegas
Business & Money: 11 Dec 10
Swedish clothing retailer H&M will open its largest store in the world in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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H&M gives frugal fashionistas a new taste of haute couture
Lifestyle: 22 Nov 10
Hot on the heels of news that Swedish fashion giant Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) is expanding to Singapore, the AFP’s Emma Charlton looks at the latest top name design house to cooperate with the shabby-chic retailer.
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H&M to launch in Singapore in 2011
Business & Money: 22 Nov 10
Swedish clothing retail giant Hennes & Mauritz has announced its first foray into the south-east Asian market by opening a store in Singapore.
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Sweden rises in business friendliness ranking
Business & Money: 5 Nov 10
Sweden has come in 14th in an ease of doing business ranking of countries issued by the World Bank, among the bottom performers of the Nordic countries, but an improvement from 18th last year.
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Sweden tops global rule of law ranking
Society: 15 Oct 10
Rule of law and government effectiveness in Sweden are among the best in the world, according to a new ranking.
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Swedish entrepreneur launches first Social Exchange: Introducing Social Networking 2.0
Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
Sponsored article: Swedish internet visionary and serial entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein is back, this time with MyCube, which he calls 'the social exchange,' where privacy, ownership and control are the foundations that enable more valuable and meaningful online interactions.
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Swedish MMA star Malik Mawlayi's history of violence
Lifestyle: 10 Sep 10
From a childhood spent in war torn Afghanistan to the gyms of Malmö and the rough and tumble world of mixed martial arts (MMA), Sweden’s Malik Mawlayi has learned to cope with violence, explains James Goyder.
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Sweden passes US in competitiveness survey
Business & Money: 9 Sep 10
Sweden has overtaken the United States and Singapore in a new ranking of the world’s most competitive economies published by the World Economic Forum.
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Nordqvist to defend LPGA Championship title
National: 24 Jun 10
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist will attempt to become the fifth woman to defend her title at the LPGA Tour Championship, which kicks off on Thursday.
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Volvo Group faces Thai damages writ
Business & Money: 1 Apr 10
Sweden's Volvo Group has been sued by a Thai truck dealer for 10.5 billion baht ($324 million) for allegedly unlawfully terminating two contracts.
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Sweden tops IT economy ranking
Science & Technology: 25 Mar 10
Sweden has the world's most hooked-up economy, according to a new report from the World Economic Ranking.
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Swedish weapons exports on the rise
National: 3 Mar 10
Sweden sold weapons and military equipment to the value of 13.5 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) in 2009, up 7 percent on the previous year, according to figures released on Wednesday.
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Alshammar misses out despite world record
Sport: 22 Nov 09
Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar missed out on World Cup success despite smashing her own world record in winning the 50 metres butterfly in Singapore on Sunday.
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Sweden fifth best country for trade: report
National: 8 Jul 09
Sweden is the the fifth most trade-friendly country in the world, according to a new international ranking.
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What's on in Sweden: May 29 - June 4
Lifestyle: 28 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Bruce Springsteen and Dylan Moran in Stockholm; Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg; The Eagles in Malmö/Lund.
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What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28
Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund.
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Swedish nudity in Singapore doesn't pay
National: 1 May 09
A nude promenade through a Singaporean bar in January cost a Swedish man and his female companion more than the price of a few drinks. They were fined approximately $1,300 for committing an obscene act, according to Singaporean media.
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Mugabe guard roughs up Riksdag member
Politics: 15 Apr 09
A Swedish parliamentarian’s decision to snap a couple of pictures of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe did not sit well with the president’s bodyguards.
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Ground control to cockpit suite: a night at the Jumbo Hostel
Stockholm: 7 Apr 09
A stayover at the world's only Jumbo jet hostel makes for a truly first-class experience, writes The Local's Alannah Eames.
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Explosive growth for Swedish arms exports in 2008
Business & Money: 3 Mar 09
Swedish arms exports jumped up 32 percent in 2008, with large purchases by five countries accounting for nearly 60 percent of total.
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Ice Church in Swedish Lappland offers white winterland wedding
Dating: 11 Feb 09
With Valentine's Day fast approaching, AFP's Nina Larson witnesses wedding ceremonies performed in a Swedish winter wonderland.
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Economic crisis ends Russian Volvo race challenge
Sport: 26 Dec 08
Team Russia has withdrawn from the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race because of insufficient funding during the worldwide economic crisis, team backer Oleg Zherebtsov said.
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'Hemorrhoid patient' gets ten years for heroin smuggling
National: 12 Dec 08
A 52-year-old woman was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for trying to smuggle nearly five kilogrammes of heroin into Sweden.
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Swedish yacht wins second leg of Volvo yacht race
Sport: 30 Nov 08
Sweden's Ericsson 4 won the second leg of the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday morning, cruising into India's Kochi port three days ahead of schedule.
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Swedes sail on despite penalty
Sport: 4 Oct 08
Sweden's Ericsson Nordic team said on Friday it plans to take part in the inaugural event of this year's Volvo round the world yacht race despite what it considers an unjust penalty for a rules infringement.
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Swedish team penalized in Volvo Ocean Race
Sport: 3 Oct 08
A Swedish sailing team entered in the Volvo Ocean Race, in which teams circumnavigate the globe, was penalized by international sailing authorities on Thursday because the boat’s keel failed to comply with the rules.
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Sweden tops new transparency ranking
National: 23 Sep 08
Sweden, along with Denmark and New Zealand, achieved the highest score in a new survey ranking 180 countries on perceived levels of public-sector corruption.
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Sweden drops in business friendliness ranking
Society: 10 Sep 08
Sweden has fallen three places in a new report ranking countries according to how easy it is to do business.
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Singapore mulls Swedish way to cure baby blues
Society: 10 Jul 08
Singapore is mulling the adoption of Sweden's procreation policies to address the country's chronic baby shortage.
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Report: Sweden 9th most competitive country
Business & Money: 15 May 08
Sweden has maintained its ninth place ranking among the world’s most competitive countries, according to an annual list compiled by the Swiss business school IMD.
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The path to Swedish asylum: A smuggler speaks
Lifestyle: 19 Mar 08
Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden.
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Heraldists want penis reinstated on military badge
Society: 21 Feb 08
Sweden's chief heraldists remain dissatisfied with a decision by the Nordic Battlegroup to remove a lion's penis depicted on its coat of arms.
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Gothenburg mulls congestion charge
National: 20 Feb 08
Gothenburg is considering introducing a road toll system similar to one adopted in Stockholm last year.
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Bhutto murder impacts stock markets
Business & Money: 28 Dec 07
Stock markets fell worldwide on Thursday following news of the murder of Benazir Bhutto. The Stockholm OMX index closed down 0.4 percent.
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Congestion charge gets green light
National: 21 Jun 07
Sweden's parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a permanent road toll for Stockholm in a bid to reduce congestion, with the scheme kicking off on August 1.
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Sweden third on iPod Index
Science & Technology: 19 Jan 07
In 1986 The Economist launched the Big Mac Index to measure purchasing power parity. Now an Australian bank updates the concept, comparing the price of iPods around the world.
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Volvo suffers further tax blow
Business & Money: 11 Jan 07
Volvo Cars had just begun contemplating its 780 million kronor bill for back taxes when the tax authorities decided to almost double it.
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Major tax blow for Volvo Cars
Business & Money: 10 Jan 07
Following a year-long investigation, the Swedish tax authorities have decided that Volvo Cars owes 780 million kronor in unpaid taxes.
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'Lost' Swedish aid millions are the tip of the iceberg
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jan 07
Swedish foreign aid agency SIDA spent 22 million kronor trying to find out how many people are publicly employed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is not the only example of wasted foreign aid, says Nima Sanandaji.
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Sweden third in world competitiveness ranking
Business & Money: 27 Sep 06
Sweden has climbed from seventh place to third in a new ranking of the world's most competitive countries. In top spot is Switzerland, while Finland takes second place.
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Neither Ja nor Nej to congestion charge
Politics: 18 Sep 06
With Stockholmers voting in favour of congestion charging, but residents of the suburbs handing down a Nej, it's uncertain whether the road tolls will go ahead.
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Stockholmers to vote on road charge
Politics: 13 Sep 06
Stockholm residents will vote Sunday on whether to introduce a permanent congestion charge after a trial period that went down well with city dwellers but exasperated suburban commuters.
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"The Jobs are coming"
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 06
The Social Democrats have got a boost from the Liberal Party's mistakes, but jobs remain a big election issue. Top Social Democrat Håkan Juholt argues that his party is tackling the problem.
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Synsam withdraws lens solution after blindness fears
Science & Technology: 12 Apr 06
The biggest Swedish chain of optician stores has withdrawn a leading contact lens cleaning solution from sale after US authorities said it may be linked to a rare fungal infection that can lead to blindness.
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SAS sells off supply business
Business & Money: 15 Dec 05
SAS has agreed to sell 67% of its SAS Component Group unit to Singapore Technologies Engineering for 80.4 million euros.
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CIA plane story unfounded - Freivalds
National: 18 Nov 05
SEE ALSO: Sweden begins "quick" CIA plane investigation
Foreign minister Laila Freivalds has dismissed claims that CIA planes could have landed at Swedish airports, saying "the whole story is as flat as a pancake". The media aren't so sure.
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Singapore to buy Swedish subs
National: 24 Sep 05
Sweden is to ship two of its seven navy submarines off to Singapore in a deal thought to be worth around one billion kronor.
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Volvo lands Chinese bus order
Business & Money: 31 Mar 05
Volvo Buses has received an order for 87 city buses for Shanghai. 47 of these buses are Volvo's first midi-buses in China. The customer, ShenXin Bus, pointed to Vovlo's aftersales support.
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Thailand in favour of Sweden's Gripen
Business & Money: 24 Nov 04
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Karolinska Institutet opens office in Singapore
Smörgåsbord: 5 Oct 04
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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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