February 14, 2012

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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 »

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12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"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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• 10/2 10:47 Reefer Madness (110% LAGOM)
• 07/2 12:55 Queen of Diamonds (The Diplomatic Dispatch)

GALLERY » The weekend's 'finest' February 10-12

EDUCATION » Sweden to cut dropout rate by shortening school

SOCIETY » 'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids

NATIONAL » Agency to probe doc who broke baby’s neck

POLITICS » Brits in Sweden to forge northern alliance: paper

GALLERY » Midweek revellers: February 8

NATIONAL » Twins ‘overwhelmed’ by new Indonesian findings

NATIONAL » ‘Hugging’ thieves baffle Stockholm police

BUSINESS & MONEY » Few Swedes ready to work until they're 75: poll

SOCIETY » Man performed surgery on his own dog

NATIONAL » Girl to friend: 'I think I've got a knife in my throat'

NATIONAL » Malmö mayor in non-violence plea to residents

GALLERY » The weekend's 'finest' February 3-5

POLITICS » Swedes should work until they’re 75: Reinfeldt

EDUCATION » School rapped over bullying victim's suicide

NATIONAL » One dead, 70 homeless after Gothenburg blaze

SCIENCE & TECH » Air pollution worse than smoking mother: study

SOCIETY » 89-year-old convicted for shopping cart assault

NATIONAL » Swedes out in force to protest anti-piracy law

POLITICS » Löfven won’t block profits in care sector

SOCIETY » Retrial ordered after judge falls asleep

EDUCATION » Swedish schools aim to ditch books by 2013

FACEBOOK » The Local on Facebook

TWITTER » The Local on Twitter

GALLERY » Midweek revellers: February 1

NATIONAL » Pigeons 'beheaded and eaten' in Swede's kitchen

SOCIETY » Convicted killer wants to 'take a vacation'

GALLERY » The weekend's 'finest' January 27-29

Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.

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New book about Sweden – get to know the country

Sweden – Up North, Down to Earth is a book about Sweden today. A country of natural beauty and open space, and a society focused on equality, human rights and sustainability. Meet regular and astonishing Swedes, supercars and indie rock bands, vampires and royalties.

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