February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Vodka":
Society: 10 Feb 12
Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message.
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Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
Christmas markets are a feature of Yuletide in Sweden and The Local has put together a pick of the best, all featuring warm spiced "glögg" for the adults, and plenty of fun activites for the children.
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Travel: 23 Nov 11
While Sweden seems to be at its most captivating during the warm summer months of June to August, here’s an insider tip — the country is just as beautiful during the height of winter. Here are 10 reasons to visit Sweden during winter.
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Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know.
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Lifestyle: 18 Oct 11
While perhaps best known as the home of Absolut vodka, Sweden also boasts a growing selection of wineries, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson discovers.
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Travel: 3 Oct 11
Imagine visiting St. Petersburg, one of the most majestic cities in the world, without having to fly there and avoiding the headache of the visa-application process. A unique cruise line makes this possible.
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Lifestyle: 13 Sep 11
As the chill of autumn starts to sweep across Sweden, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson offers some tips about how to find some of the culinary treasures hidden in Sweden's forests.
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Business & Money: 1 Sep 11
Absolut Vodka smashed previous production records during the past fiscal year, shipping out 99 million litres of the popular distilled spirit from its factory in southern Sweden, the company reported on Thursday.
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Lifestyle: 26 Aug 11
With the autumn term in full-swing and students primed to take a break from the books, The Local's Karen Holst takes a look at how 'nations' shape Sweden's college social scene.
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Lifestyle: 29 Jul 11
The Local’s Karen Holst speaks with one of Sweden's top chefs to get to the bottom of Swedes' flaming frenzy and learn more about what makes the ultimate Swedish ‘grillfest.’
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Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
Midsummer is approaching - but what are we celebrating and why do Swedes celebrate the way they do? The Local explains.
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Travel: 17 Mar 11
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, The Local’s Karen Holst taps into Malmö's pub scene for some tips on some favourite watering holes in Sweden's third largest city.
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Society: 23 Feb 11
Police in southern Sweden are on the hunt for at least two young women who are thought to be targeting men at Malmö nightclubs, leaving them drugged, disorientated and relieved of their valuables.
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Politics: 4 Feb 11
The Swedish government confirmed on Friday that it had raised 19 billion kronor ($2.94 billion) on the sale of 255 million of its shares in Nordic banking giant Nordea.
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Politics: 3 Feb 11
The Swedish government announced on Thursday its intention to sell more than 250 million shares of its holdings in Nordea bank.
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Science & Technology: 28 Jan 11
Hundreds of objects from US space agency NASA went on display at a Stockholm museum on Friday, in the largest assembly of NASA material outside of the United States.
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Business & Money: 21 Jan 11
Sweden's ruling minority Alliance coalition may lose yet another vote in parliament after the Sweden Democrats announced their intention to support a motion to stop or restrict the sale of state-owned enterprises.
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Society: 23 Dec 10
The cold, early winter had led to stocks of the traditional Swedish mulled wine running out in Systembolaget stores up and down the country.
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Lifestyle: 23 Dec 10
Jellied pigs’ feet, Donald Duck and a goat-riding gnome may not be your typical global Christmas symbols, but for Swedes they’re all part of the fun, writes Jennifer Heape.
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Lifestyle: 20 Dec 10
Does anybody actually eat pig's feet? Why do Swedes think of porridge as a delicious holiday treat? Contributor Clara Guibourg reveals the essential components of a seasonal Swedish smorgasbord.
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Society: 21 Oct 10
A first-year university student has been fined and issued a suspended sentence for trespassing, as well as ordered to pay damages after he mistakenly entered the wrong home in southern Sweden following a night of heavy drinking.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Sep 10
With the final results hinging on a few thousand advance ballots, the 2010 elections marked a major shift in Swedish politics, while at the same time showing the power of a strong economy, writes contributor Roger Choate.
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Society: 12 Aug 10
The Swedish Transport Agency on Wednesday balked at the idea of the devil incarnate riding the country's roads and elected to reject a request from a car owner to adorn her vehicle with a "Luzifer" number plate.
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Lifestyle: 8 Apr 10
What’s on in Sweden: Russian burlesque in Stockholm, Johnny Cash tribute in Gothenburg and Rough Aunties in Malmö.
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National: 25 Feb 10
Two seasoned criminals threatened to blow up themselves and the police station in Kristianstad in southern Sweden on Thursday morning. The drama ended when the men gave up shortly before 5am.
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Business & Money: 15 Feb 10
French drinks firm Pernod Ricard has announced its intention to sell off Explorer vodka and a slew of other Swedish and Danish labels which it acquired in connection with the purchase of Vin & Sprit.
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National: 7 Jan 10
A Latvian passenger whose drunken mid-air antics plunged a Ryanair flight into turmoil last summer has successfully appealed against an eight month jail term as a Swedish appeal court cleared him of sabotage charges.
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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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National: 5 Nov 09
A Swedish prosecutor is pushing for a longer sentence for a Latvian man who was jailed for eight months after attempting to open a cabin door on board a Ryanair plane. The man was restrained by two professional boxers.
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Society: 5 Oct 09
A 27-year-old man from northern Sweden has certain regrets about drinking a full bottle of vodka after waking up the morning after with a six inch penis tattooed on his leg.
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Society: 15 Sep 09
Two of Sweden’s largest convenience store chains have elected to ban the sale of Red Bull and other energy drinks to children younger than 15-years-old.
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Business & Money: 8 Sep 09
French alcohol group Pernod Ricard, which last year purchased Vin & Sprit (V&S) from the Swedish state, has announced it intends to keep Absolut Vodka but will sell off the rest of the Swedish drinks group.
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Society: 19 Aug 09
The owners of Swedish vodka brand Absolut are pursuing legal proceedings against the UK-based Absolute Radio - formerly Virgin Radio - for alleged trademark infringement.
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Lifestyle: 3 Aug 09
The Year in Sweden - August: 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: 29 Jul 09
Shoplifting at the Swedish state alcohol monopoly retailer Systembolaget has reached record high proportions, new figures show.
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National: 16 Jun 09
A 38-year-old internet entrepreneur who went on to become one of Barack Obama’s top fundraisers will soon be nominated to become the United States’ next ambassador to Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 22 May 09
Wine merchant Mark Majzner explains that his blog on The Local provides "an interesting insight into wine, alcohol politics, running your own business, and life in Sweden as an expat.”
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Society: 8 Apr 09
Actor Mikael Nyqvist and comedian Petra Mede are the number one Easter drinking partners of choice, according to a survey polling 1,000 men and women about the Swedish celebrity with whom they would most like to sip snaps.
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Business & Money: 30 Jan 09
The Swedish government announced on Friday it was postponing the sale of state-owned mortgage lender SBAB because of the financial crisis.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jan 09
In the first of a series highlighting different communities in Sweden, The Local’s David Landes takes a look at how the sprawling and complex history of Swedish-Russian relations affects life for Russians living in Sweden today.
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Society: 26 Jan 09
A Swedish chef who worked for a member of the British royal family was convicted last week for a drunken assault against a woman who tended to the royals' horses.
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Business & Money: 16 Dec 08
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said on Tuesday that the country’s economic growth was its weakest in three decades as he announced that the government now forecasts the economy will contract by 0.8 percent next year.
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Dec 08
Sending alcoholic drinks through the Swedish postal system can be a tricky business - unless you happen to order from the state alcohol retail monopoly, explains Mark Majzner.
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Lifestyle: 14 Oct 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this Friday in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus from Djungeltrumman.
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Lifestyle: 23 Sep 08
The Local consults Djungeltrumman for tips on how best to spend this payday weekend.
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Business & Money: 19 Sep 08
Upheaval in the financial markets will likely complicated plans by the Swedish government to sell off state-owned mortgage lender SBAB in the near future, analysts said on Friday.
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Business & Money: 25 Jul 08
US spirits group Fortune Brands has bought Vin & Sprit's 10 percent stake in Fortune's beverage unit, Beam Global Spirits & Wine, for 2.8 billion Swedish kronor ($464 million), the Swedish government said on Friday.
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Business & Money: 27 Jun 08
Pernod Ricard has proposed making concessions to the European Commission to avoid competition problems in its acquisition of Sweden's Vin & Sprit.
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Analysis & Opinion: 6 Jun 08
Mark Majzner looks at how two landmark EU decisions have affected the alcohol retail trade in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 14 May 08
A lawsuit filed by Fortune Brands against Vin & Sprit may delay the sale of the Swedish drinks group to France’s Pernod Richard.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Apr 08
With the Absolut Vodka controversy out of the way, David Bartal gets tongue-tied in LA as his return to Sweden draws ever closer.
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Business & Money: 11 Apr 08
Amid a stampede of criticism, the makers of Absolut Vodka have pulled a controversial advertisement depicting large swathes of the United States as Mexican territory.
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Lifestyle: 6 Apr 08
The sale of Absolut vodka was the latest in a wave of liberal reforms by Sweden's centre-right government. But AFP's Pia Ohlin finds that, despite privatizations and new tax laws, Sweden is still very much a welfare state.
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Society: 5 Apr 08
A print and billboard campaign by Absolut Vodka in Mexico has caused tempers to flare in the United States.
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Business & Money: 2 Apr 08
The sale of Absolut vodka maker Vin & Sprit represents a major step forward in the government's privatization programme. AFP's Delphine Touitou looks at which state-owned enterprises might be next on the auction block, and why.
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National: 31 Mar 08
Reaction from Sweden’s press and political establishment ranged from shock to scathing criticism following Monday’s announcement that Pernod Ricard would assume ownership of Vin & Sprit.
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Business & Money: 31 Mar 08
French drinks giant Pernod Ricard has won an auction for the ownership of Sweden's Vin & Sprit.
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Business & Money: 28 Mar 08
Unions argue that the Sweden-based bid for the takeover of Vin & Sprit, owner of the vodka brand Absolut, is probably the worst alternative available.
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Business & Money: 26 Mar 08
The international credit crisis has pushed the US dollar and the British pound to record lows against the Swedish krona.
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Politics: 18 Dec 07
New EU rules mean that Swedes buying 'brännvin' - traditional Swedish vodka - will need to be informed by the labels that they are purchasing a 'spirit drink'.
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Business & Money: 11 Dec 07
Sweden is set to begin its sale of state-owned wine and spirits manufacturer, Vin & Sprit.
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Business & Money: 5 Dec 07
Sweden's state-owned alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has reported that sales of spirits have increased this year.
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Business & Money: 31 Oct 07
The maker of Absolut Vodka, Vin & Sprit, has reported a sharp rise in profits for the third quarter.
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Business & Money: 11 Oct 07
The Wallenberg family's investment company Investor has expressed an interest in buying the state-owned maker of Absolut Vodka, Vin & Sprit.
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Politics: 1 Oct 07
A top Swedish government advisor has quit her job over her links to crisis-hit investment bank Carnegie. But Karin Forseke pointed out that her running of the bank had not been criticized.
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Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
Pernod has said a decision to bid for Absolut vodka parent company V&S will depend on whether or not its has concluded a deal with Russia's Stolichnaya before the Swedish sale process begins.
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Lifestyle: 14 Sep 07
Tipping Point: An exhibition of photos from winter in the industrial town of Borås might not sound like the best way to entertain visitors from abroad. But Kathleen Harman is strangely moved.
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Business & Money: 10 Sep 07
The Swedish government is to appoint a new committee to oversee the sale of shares in state-owned companies, Finance Markets Minister Mats Odell has announced.
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National: 24 Jun 07
China's largest city Shanghai may be sweltering under muggy summer heat, but with fifty tonnes of ice shipped in from northern Sweden a new 'ice bar' looks set to be the coolest place in town.
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Society: 20 Jun 07
Two young women have been arrested on suspicion of trying to set fire to a pornographic video shop in Malmö. It's not yet clear whether they had a political motive.
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Politics: 8 Apr 07
Sweden's election of a centre-right government in September has led to a whole host of reforms to nudge the country away from its high tax, high spend traditions, as Delphine Toitou reports.
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Lifestyle: 9 Mar 07
Every day Swedish customs officers confiscate large quantities of liquor from Swedish travellers who exceed their allowances. But the impounded alcohol is put to good use, as bus users in one Swedish town are finding.
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Business & Money: 5 Mar 07
Bermuda-based drinks group Bacardi, maker of the world's leading rum brand, has declared its interest in buying Swedish vodka brand Absolut.
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Business & Money: 2 Mar 07
The Swedish government has presented a bill to parliament to sell state holdings in six companies, including Vin & Sprit, owner of the Absolut Vodka brand.
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Business & Money: 12 Feb 07
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said that he will take into account industrial logic and the effects on jobs when considering bids for state-owned companies.
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Business & Money: 31 Jan 07
State-owned V&S Group increased its sales and profits in 2006. Absolut Vodka is still going down a treat on the international market.
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Business & Money: 24 Jan 07
Systembolaget is being taken to court by fellow state-owned booze company Vin & Sprit after it removed 15 brands of wine from its stores as a punishment for alleged bribery.
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Business & Money: 12 Dec 06
Swedish state alcohol producer Vin & Sprit has announced that it plans to close its Sundsvall plant, with the loss of 80 jobs.
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Business & Money: 10 Nov 06
With the new Swedish government promising to sell out state-owned companies, American drinks producer Constellation Brands has expressed an interest in Absolute Vodka maker Vin och Sprit.
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Society: 8 Nov 06
Swedish state-owned Absolut Vodka has withdrawn a campaign in Hamburg's best-known sex district. The company denies it used prostitution as a marketing tool, but Sweden's equality chief is critical.
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National: 7 Oct 06
Should the name of the great August Strindberg be allowed to be used as a label for schnapps with a hint of absinthe? The Swedish literary giant's family doesn't think so.
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Business & Money: 22 Sep 06
French drinks group Pernod Ricard has said it could be interested in buying Absolut vodka, if the new government puts it up for sale as expected.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 06
There is more to Swedish beer than mass-produced lager. Eddie de Oliveira reports that a new wave of microbreweries are in danger of giving Swedish beer a good name.
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Business & Money: 18 Aug 06
State-owned booze maker Vin & Sprit sees net sales grow by 13 percent, leading to a profit increase of 32 percent.
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Sport: 8 Aug 06
A Swedish shot-putter has been accused of assaulting a security guard after he got drunk at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was earlier eliminated from his event.
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Society: 30 Jun 06
Ten people who worked for Sweden's state-owned drinks maker Vin och Sprit are being prosecuted for allegedly bribing managers of Systembolaget alcohol stores.
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Business & Money: 28 Apr 06
Vin och Sprit, the state-owned maker of Absolut Vodka, has announced first-quarter profits of 417 million, up 31 percent on the same period last year.
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Business & Money: 31 Jan 06
Vin & Sprit, the state-owned makers of Absolut Vodka, have recorded a sharp rise in profits on the back of increased sales. "Extremely pleasing," says the company's CEO.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Nov 05
Systembolaget is in its death throes, with the EU, corruption and a heavy dose of hypocrisy draining Sweden’s alcohol policies of credibility.
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National: 28 Sep 05
A Gothenburg court finds a 21 year old woman guilty of murdering her 22 year old boyfriend, after he died from drinking vodka which she had laced with the drug GHB.
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Politics: 24 Aug 05
A 40% cut in the tax on spirits. A lowering of income tax. Increased sickness benefits. A cynic might note that 2006 is election year - but everyone else is too busy working out how much cheaper a bottle of vodka will be (70 kronor).
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National: 7 Mar 05
A director at alcohol supplier Vin-Trädgårdh AB - already in trouble for allegedly forking out almost a million kronor in bribes to Systembolaget - is in custody on suspicion of selling 121,766 litres of spirits and 11,760 litres of wine on the black market.
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National: 22 Feb 05
After testing 40 different types of vodka a senior employee of Vin & Sprit is stopped by traffic police and found to be somewhat over the limit. But the appeal court releases her on the grounds that "she had not intended to become intoxicated".
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National: 28 Oct 04
Plenty of booze news this week as the Systembolaget corruption scandal grows and grows. And after 'time out' following a drunken brawl, disgraced MP Per Bill tries to sneak quietly back to work. No chance.
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Smörgåsbord: 22 Sep 04
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Politics: 20 Aug 04
The government considers a cocktail of radical recommendations to save the state-owned alcohol monopoly. Could it be last orders for Sweden's hulking brute of an alcohol tax?
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National: 30 Jul 04
The media onslaught on the government's increasingly isolated alcohol policies continues, with the battle being fought on the twin fronts of futility and finance. And one newspaper does its unsubtle best to put readers on the wagon.
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Science & Technology: 28 May 04
Folkpartiet suggests a radical new alcohol policy and research indicates that the 'typical alcoholic is 23 and studying at university'.
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Politics: 7 May 04
For a weekend at least, Sweden begins to enjoy a party it doesn't particularly want to be at.
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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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