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Ten strangest Swedish insults and put-downs

Lifestyle: 10 Apr 13
When it comes to putting a fellow Swede down, the Swedish language provides a number of colourful opportunities. From banishments to the forest to boots full of excrement - we've gathered the strangest ten. 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 »

Swedish PR experts split on Google word battle

Society: 26 Mar 13
Marketing experts in Sweden say Google putting pressure on the Swedish Language Council to edit a word spells poor PR, but disagree on whether the move was acceptable or not. READ »

Learning Swedish from Russia with love

Education: 14 Mar 13
With more students worldwide choosing to learn Swedish, The Local catches up with Marina Astashevskaya - a Swedish teacher in Russia - whose classes help bridge the gap between love-refugees and their families in Russia. READ »

Top ten new Swedish words of 2012

Society: 27 Dec 12
Words inspired by Swedish footballer stars and cake-eating ministers are among the newest words taken up by the Swedish language this year, according to the much-anticipated annual list published on Thursday by the Swedish Language Council. READ »

'Opinion Taliban', 'tree murder' make 2011 new Swedish word list

Education: 29 Dec 11
Words inspired by flip-flopping politicians and mobile phone apps, as well as creative terms for opinionated people are among the newest and topical Swedish words, according to the Swedish Language Council's annual list. READ »

Swedish government flouts English email ban

Politics: 16 Mar 11
The Swedish government has failed to adhere to a decision by the country's Parliamentary Ombudsman banning the use of English in email addresses. READ »

'Vaginal corona' makes 2009 word list

National: 31 Dec 09
The Swedish Language Council has added slidkrans (vaginal corona) to its list of official Swedish words following successful lobbying by a sexual rights group. In total, the council added 30 new words to its linguistic roster. READ »

Government reported for English email use

Society: 29 Jul 09
The Swedish government has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman for using English email addresses in an alleged violation of the country's language laws. READ »

Swedish becomes official 'main language'

Society: 1 Jul 09
Swedish is now officially considered the main language in Sweden, according to a new language law which, along with more than two dozen other laws, took effect on Wednesday. READ »

New list reveals common Swedish and English spelling mistakes

Education: 16 Jun 09
People struggling to straddle what can sometimes seem like a cavernous divide between the Swedish and English languages will likely appreciate a new list of common misspellings in both languages. READ »

Burkini and finance crunch add to Swedish vocabulary

Society: 30 Dec 08
The global finance collapse in the autumn and swimwear for Muslim women are among the phenomena of 2008 that have thrown up a slew of new words proposed for inclusion in the vocabulary of the Swedish language. READ »

Swedish fights rearguard action against English behemoth

Lifestyle: 18 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series:While some worry that immigrant dialects are polluting the Swedish language, what really concerns the guardians of the national tounge is the rise and rise of English, as Christine Demsteader finds out. READ »

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