February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Vacation":
Society: 1 Feb 12
A 31-year-old woman who is serving a life sentence for murder in a Swedish prison has demanded that she be allowed to take a holiday.
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Business & Money: 13 Oct 11
A Chinese chef who collapsed from exhaustion on the streets of Gothenburg after being forced to work under 'slave-like' conditions has received a large indemnity after a Swedish union intervened on his behalf.
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Lifestyle: 13 Oct 11
With the finals of Swedish Idol in full swing, contributor Katherine Dunn catches up with Lilla Lovis, a candy-haired Swedish singer whose lyrics detailing oral sex and female rape make her an entirely different flavour of pop star.
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Science & Technology: 10 Oct 11
As growing numbers of Swedes choose private healthcare, The Local's Clara Guibourg explores what's behind the trend and what it could mean for the quality of Sweden's public healthcare system.
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National: 20 Sep 11
A mother held on suspicion of killing her two young sons, whose lifeless bodies were recovered from a lake in Sigtuna north of Stockholm on Monday, has denied committing the crime.
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Education: 14 Sep 11
Preschoolers at a daycare in northern Sweden now have their attendance tracked through an electronic punch clock system in order to help streamline the assessment of fees.
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National: 13 Sep 11
An Italian politician was convicted by a Swedish court on Tuesday for assaulting his son while on holiday in Stockholm in a case that has sparked heated debate in both Italy and Sweden.
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National: 10 Sep 11
Personal care assistants cannot be forced to help their patients to buy sex while on vacation, concluded Sweden's National Board for Health and Welfare.
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National: 6 Sep 11
An Italian politician faced a Stockholm court on Tuesday for allegedly hitting his son on the streets of the Swedish capital over a dispute about where to eat.
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Science & Technology: 2 Sep 11
Three employees at a company in Piteå, in the north of Sweden, have been fired and one reported to the police after posting “threatening” comments against one of the managers on Facebook.
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Society: 30 Aug 11
A Swede who managed to buy two winning Triss scratch-off lottery tickets in three days won over two million kronor ($317,000) on live television on Tuesday morning.
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Society: 26 Aug 11
The scent of Swedish coffee and cakes is filling the air over Soho Square in the heart of London's theatre district after tourism group VisitSweden erected a Swedish style café to offer "fika" and to lure cosmopolitan Londoners to Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Aug 11
UK native Suhail Din reflects on why Swedes refused to talk to him and his family during their recent visit to Stockholm on holiday.
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National: 24 Jul 11
The situation for train traffic heading through south-eastern Sweden continues to look grim on Sunday, as schedules won't return to normal until Monday.
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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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Business & Money: 12 Jul 11
Swedish home electronics chain ONOFF's bankruptcy came as a surprise to employees who were ‘shocked’ to hear the news of the chain’s demise on Monday.
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Science & Technology: 6 Jul 11
Swedes use least sun protection and suffer most sun damage, and every year 2,800 people in Sweden are diagnosed with malignant melanoma, now one of the most common forms of cancer in Sweden, according to a report in Swedish media.
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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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Science & Technology: 24 Jun 11
New statistics show that a serious shortage of healthcare substitutes during the summer months pose a significant threat to patient safety, according to Vårdförbundet, the Swedish Association of Health Professionals.
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National: 21 Jun 11
The 30-year-old male who is under suspicion for murdering a Swedish girl in Fuengirola, Spain, will stay in custody after the friend of the dead girl was heard by the court on Monday.
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National: 19 Jun 11
An 18-year-old Swedish woman who survived a knife attack in which her friend was killed in Malaga, Spain Friday night is lucky to be alive, doctors have said.
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Business & Money: 14 Jun 11
A strong krona and low prices have enticed an increasing number of Swedes to snap up vacation homes in Spain, according to the country's housing authorities.
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Society: 2 Jun 11
Stockholm and the Sweden's west coast are the two most popular destinations for Swedish tourists this summer, according to a new survey.
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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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National: 20 Apr 11
Another Swedish woman has come forward saying she was told by Greek authorities that she made a fake claim to cash in on 'rape insurance' in 2002.
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National: 16 Apr 11
A Greek diplomat has been fired in Stockholm after he told a man who had sent a complaint letter to the Greek embassy that he should be ashamed over “Swedish women's behaviour”.
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National: 15 Apr 11
A Swedish woman accused of trumping up rape accusations while on holiday exemplifies a persistant view in Greece that Swedish women bring false rape complaints to get payouts from special 'rape insurance'.
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Education: 20 Mar 11
The summer vacation usually means a chance to earn some much needed cash for young people in Sweden, but if you can’t get a job you might as well become an expert on Harry Potter.
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Science & Technology: 5 Mar 11
Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren has demanded improved accuracy from Swedish meteorological agency SMHI, raising the bar to a minimum 85 percent accurate forecasts in a year.
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National: 2 Feb 11
Two Swedish reporters were attacked in Egypt on Wednesday after an angry mob accused them of being Israeli spies.
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National: 31 Jan 11
A 22-year-old man from southern Sweden claims he was arrested and tortured by Egyptian police before escaping from jail when it caught fire. Two Swedish journalists were also detained in Cairo on Sunday.
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Travel: 24 Jan 11
While he first came to Sweden for the free education and "hot women on bicycles," American entrepreneur Peter Sullivan now finds himself the centre of a new brand of social networking business, contributor Malin Nyberg discovers.
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Society: 18 Jan 11
A Swedish lesbian pastor who was passed over for a job with a diocese in central Sweden has accused the local vicar of discrimination.
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Education: 13 Jan 11
Sweden has a reputation for strong unions and generous labour laws. Now a course has been specially designed to help foreign managers in Sweden weave their way through the maze of regulation.
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National: 7 Jan 11
A local Swedish politician has been arrested in Denmark on war crimes suspicions stemming from a fatal shooting at a border control in the Balkans in 1991.
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Business & Money: 30 Dec 10
Sweden's official tourism organ VisitSweden has mapped the country's potential as a tourist destination and found that 43 million people would like to pay a visit.
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Society: 28 Oct 10
A Dalarna couple who wedded in July were shocked to learn that they are not legally married because the minister who performed the ceremony is not registered to officiate at weddings.
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Travel: 20 Oct 10
For many northern Europeans, the dream of owning a traditional "röd stuga," or red cottage, in the countryside ranks highly as an ideal way to live. This idea is spreading across northern Europe, with more German and Dutch immigrants moving to Sweden looking for more nature and less stress.
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Society: 18 Sep 10
A Swedish man returned from an extended vacation to find a massive hole in his living room wall. Charges have now been filed against the man’s neighbour, who said the “media elite” made him do it.
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Travel: 1 Sep 10
Looking for a thrill? The Local's Emily Gelb offers up a several options showcasing Sweden’s great outdoors.
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Travel: 30 Jul 10
AFP's Francois Campredon savours a bygone era on vintage Stockholm steamer S/S Storskär, which is over 100 years old, as it cruises through the archipelago and the Baltic Sea for an annual summer steamship parade.
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Society: 26 Jul 10
Sweden has the longest waiting periods in the world from death to burial, resulting in a major space shortage at crematoriums. As a result, a crematorium has been forced to expand the freezers to make more room for the dead.
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Society: 21 Jul 10
A terminally ill woman with cancer who was denied the right to withdraw her personal retirement savings account prematurely by the Tax Agency (Skatteverket) will now be allowed to do so, media reports said late on Tuesday.
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Society: 20 Jul 10
A Swedish man in his 30s has been found dead north of San Diego, after disappearing while out jogging last Thursday.
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Society: 9 Jul 10
Swedish celebrity photographer Bingo Rimér is being sued by American hotel heiress and Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton for allegedly using photos of her without permission.
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Society: 13 Jun 10
A colossal wind power project under construction in the far north of Sweden is expected on completion to generate energy equivalent to the output of two nuclear reactors.
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Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Swedes plan to increase the the money they lavish on annual holidays - again this year, a new report shows. Stockholmers spend the most money on their hols, but the greatest increase for 2010 is set to come from those living in western Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 4 Feb 10
The Year in Sweden - February: 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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Society: 27 Jan 10
A doctor’s insufficient Swedish skills are being blamed for delaying the removal of a patient’s tumour by nearly two months, prompting concern among health officials about the number of doctors who don’t speak the language well enough.
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Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: 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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Business & Money: 5 Jan 10
Workers in Sweden have only had two days to return to life on the job following their Christmas vacations before gearing up for yet another paid holiday on Wednesday.
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Society: 29 Dec 09
An internet technician’s holiday travels have left a remote mountain village in northern Sweden cut off from the internet, causing a dent in the town’s winter tourism bookings.
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Society: 7 Dec 09
Barbro Holmberg, the mother of golfer Tiger Woods’ Swedish wife Elin Nordegren, has unexpectedly cleared her schedule for the week and traveled to the United States, according to Swedish media reports.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Nov 09
It's time to pull on the flak jacket, maintain a stiff upper lip, and refraining from slipping into bouts of mindless panic: Diarist dad Joel Sherwood is now officially on paternity leave.
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National: 10 Sep 09
Cheaper holiday packages sent Sweden’s consumer prices sliding further in August, according to new statistics released on Thursday.
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Society: 3 Aug 09
Former US president John F. Kennedy had an affair with a Swedish flight attendant, according to a new book based on interviews with current and former Secret Service agents.
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National: 1 Aug 09
The Swedish Chancellor of the Justice has ordered the Swedish Tax Agency to pay a Swedish family 13,750 kronor ($1,950) due to an administrative error that thwarted the family's vacation plans.
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Travel: 28 Jul 09
The historic town of Kalmar has plenty to offer travelers who dare to venture off the well-worn road which leads to the more-high profile Baltic island situated nearby, The Local’s Marge Thorell discovers.
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Science & Technology: 16 Jul 09
A 22-year-old man suffering from the swine flu has been placed on a respirator at a hospital in Norrköping in eastern Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Jul 09
A sense of giddiness is tempered with trepidation as proud pop Joel Sherwood prepares to embark on a seemingly endless period of parental leave.
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Lifestyle: 8 Jul 09
When she graduated from high school, Maia Hirasawa never imagined that she would make a career out of music. Now a decade later, the 29-year-old Swedish-Japanese musician has carved out a space for herself on the Swedish music scene.
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Business & Money: 2 Jul 09
The operator of three of Sweden’s largest amusement parks lost money in 2008, but the company’s CEO is confident of an upswing in profits for 2009 due in part to the weak Swedish currency.
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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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National: 2 Jun 09
Sweden’s embassy in Paris said that three Swedes were on board an Air France plane which is feared to have crashed while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on Monday.
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Society: 19 May 09
Cockroaches are on the march in Sweden, according to reports from exterminators and home insurance companies.
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Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 09
The Local's regular panel grapples with Sweden's many dialects and tries to decide whether they should be classified as throat diseases or things of poetic beauty.
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Society: 17 Apr 09
An increasing share Sweden’s holiday homes are owned by foreigners, according to new statistics.
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National: 5 Mar 09
The Swedish Police Union is suing the state for hundreds of thousands of kronor after one of its members, a female bodyguard, was assigned to desk duty for screaming obscenities at an airport security guard.
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National: 13 Feb 09
An appeals court in Sweden has reduced the sentence of the father of a now six-year-old girl whom he abducted and took to Cambodia, hiding the girl for more than a year.
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Analysis & Opinion: 4 Feb 09
Every week we ask a panel of readers to discuss an aspect of life in Sweden. This week: raising children.
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National: 12 Jan 09
A 29-year-old former American Express employee has received a three year jail sentence after she was found guilty of paying for 121 luxury holidays with customers' credit cards.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 08
Doug Lansky takes a look at how Swedish tradition, technology, sick leave, vacations, public holidays and a new management style mean many 'full-time' Swedish workers get 130 days off per year.
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National: 12 Dec 08
Christine Schürrer, the German woman sentenced to life in prison for killing two toddlers in Arboga, refused to answer prosecutors' questions during a appeals court hearing on Friday.
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Business & Money: 3 Dec 08
Swedish truck maker Scania announced on Wednesday it was closing down production across Europe for one month because of weaker demand.
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Society: 26 Nov 08
Ski-loving real estate investors interested in rubbing elbows with royalty may want to venture north to the Swedish village of Storlien, which is on the market for 365 million kronor ($45.6 million).
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Nov 08
Every week a panel of readers will give their views on the state of play in Sweden. This week: woolly undies and trips to Spain are among the suggestions for getting through the winter.
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Society: 10 Nov 08
A typically inhumane November mixture of wind, sleet, snow and SAD is not enough to dampen Sweden's mood, as the country uses its cunning and stealth to creep into the top ten of a prestigious nation branding index.
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Society: 7 Nov 08
American comedy legend Chevy Chase will arrive in Sweden this weekend to appear as a guest star on a Swedish television sitcom.
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National: 14 Oct 08
The father of Alicia Elfversson, the six year-old Swedish girl who he abducted and took to Cambodia, has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison by a district court in Gothenburg.
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Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
With chanterelle season upon us, it's time again for the annual funghi wars that help keep country life interesting, writes migrant mushroom worshipper Rose Kemp.
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National: 5 Aug 08
The Arboga child murder trial continued on Tuesday as the accused, 32-year-old Christine Schürrer, took the stand for the first time.
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Politics: 5 Aug 08
A British woman living in southern Sweden is doing battle with the country’s postal service after it decided to stop delivering her mail.
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Society: 31 Jul 08
A pair of vacationing Swedes had their romantic getaway in Scotland interrupted earlier this week when a drunken Australian sheep shearer broke into their hotel room.
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Politics: 31 Jul 08
Former Social Democratic finance minister Pär Nuder is facing questions for having written a book while still drawing his salary as a member of the Riksdag.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 Jul 08
David Bartal looks for a place to sit down after a harrowing stroll down one of Stockholm’s main thoroughfares at the height of the tourist season.
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National: 24 Jul 08
A Swedish man, Torgeir Nordbo (left), wanted by Interpol on charges of kidnapping his six-year-old daughter Alicia Elfversson (right) more than a year ago has been arrested in Cambodia.
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Business & Money: 25 Jun 08
Mobile phone bills may catch Swedes by surprise after vacations abroad this summer—even if their phones have been turned off.
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Travel: 12 May 08
With summer in the air and the holiday season approaching, Ulrika Österlund pulls on her sunglasses and takes a look at ten of Sweden's best beaches.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Apr 08
Travelling back to his home town of Los Angeles, David Bartal finds that Sweden still has a long way to go when it comes to unhealthy food at bargain prices.
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Travel: 24 Mar 08
Last year was a new record for the travel industry in Sweden, and the trend looks likely to continue in 2008.
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National: 17 Mar 08
A Swedish mother has offered $10,000 for information about the whereabouts of her 6-year-old daughter.
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Analysis & Opinion: 26 Feb 08
Nima Sanandaji speaks to one of the co-authors of a book examining the increasing propensity of Swedes to skirt around the edges of the country's tax and social welfare systems.
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Travel: 25 Feb 08
Once the bills are paid, more Swedes elect vacations over savings.
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National: 20 Feb 08
An appeals court has upheld a lower court's sentence of ten years in prison and deportation for the man who beat a woman to death with a wooden plank.
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Lifestyle: 2 Dec 07
A buoyant economy has Swedes quaffing bubbly like never before, writes AFP's Delphine Touitou.
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National: 7 Nov 07
The Court of Appeal has upheld a District Court decision to sentence a 25-year-old man to 11 years in prison for the murder of a Croatian au pair in Gothenburg in April this year.
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Sport: 29 Oct 07
Football: IFK Göteborg edge out Djurgården and Kalmar to secure title. Golf: Chopra and Jacobson head the field in Florida. Skiing: Swedes sprint to podium in Düsseldorf.
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National: 25 Jul 07
A 25-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of a Croatian au pair in Gothenburg in April.
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Society: 24 Jul 07
Swedes work fewer hours than any other nationality in Europe, according to a new EU survey. Swedish workers have more paid vacation than any other Europeans and work shorter weeks all but three nationalities.
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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 »
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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