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February 14, 2012
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Sweden to meet England in Euro 2012
Sport: 2 Dec 11
Sweden has been drawn in the same group as England, France and Ukraine at next summer’s European Football Championship.
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Poland seeks Swedish help before Euro 2012
Sport: 30 Nov 11
The Polish government has asked for assistance from the Swedish police concerning the security situation when Swedish supporters travel to the Euro 2012 football championships.
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Sweden-bound booty found in Polish river
Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Polish scientists have discovered what appears to be a 17th century ship loaded with looted treasure bound for Sweden, at the bottom of the Vistula river.
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Vattenfall sheds Polish operations
Business & Money: 24 Aug 11
Swedish state-owned energy giant Vattenfall announce don Tuesday that it had reached a deal to sell two subsidiaries in Poland for €1.8 billion ($2.6 billion), signalling its exit from the country.
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'We never had a single conversation with a Swede'
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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'Swedish shipments to Nazis may have been ransom for captured Swedes'
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jun 11
Historical documents related to the capture of seven Swedes by the Gestapo in Poland in 1942 puts Sweden's subsequent ball bearing deliveries to Nazi Germany in a new light, argue historians Susanne Berger and Ingela Magner.
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Stockholm's 'Elms Dispute': a victory for the tree huggers
Analysis & Opinion: 19 May 11
This month marks the 40-year anniversary of a public demonstration that had longstanding ramifications for Stockholm city planners and residents, not to mention environmental activism, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
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Sweden to close five embassies
Politics: 22 Dec 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt on Wednesday announced the closure of five embassies as a result of the recent cuts to the government's administrative budget.
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Swedish ex-Nazi extradited over sign theft
National: 9 Apr 10
Former Swedish neo-Nazi leader Anders Högtröm has been extradited from Sweden to Poland where he is suspected of involvement in the theft of the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp.
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Swedes draw Dutch and Finns in Euro 2012 qualifiers
Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores.
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Swedish Auschwitz sign suspect contacts lawyer
National: 5 Jan 10
High profile defence lawyer Peter Althin has said he will represent a Swede being linked to the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz should Swedish prosecutors opt to press charges.
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Old meat rations on sale in Sweden
National: 26 Sep 09
Following revelations that Swedish meat supplies from the Cold War era are being served up in restaurants in Poland, its has been revealed that tinned rations are also on sale in Sweden.
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Rancid Swedish Cold War meat sold to Poland
National: 25 Sep 09
Meat from Swedish stockpiles dating back to the Cold War has been sold to Poland to be served in restaurants.
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Baltic states agree on Sweden power link
Business & Money: 27 Apr 09
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania agreed in Vilnius on Monday on a key undersea power link between Sweden and Lithuania that would connect the three Baltic states into the Scandinavian energy grid.
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No fans allowed for Israel tennis match
Sport: 18 Feb 09
Sweden's upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against Israel will be held behind closed doors, Malmö city council ruled on Wednesday.
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'Anti-Semitism on the rise in Sweden'
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Feb 09
An ugly wave of anti-Semitism is on the rise in Sweden, and politicians who compare Israel with Nazi Germany or apartheid-era South Africa cannot claim to be free of responsibility, writes David Stavrou, a freelance Israeli journalist based in Sweden.
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'Boycott Israel in Davis Cup': Social Democrat
Sport: 13 Jan 09
A prominent member of Sweden's largest political party likened Israel to apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany in calling for a boycott of Sweden’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against the Middle Eastern country.
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Europride: 'A lot of prejudice remains'
Society: 26 Jul 08
The Pride festival that started in Stockholm on Friday has become one of the biggest parties in the city's calender. But there is a serious side to the festivities - a lot of work remains to combat prejudice in Sweden and abroad.
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Ryanair adds new routes from Stockholm
Business & Money: 16 Jul 08
Discount airline Ryanair announced plans on Tuesday to add four new routes to eastern Europe from Stockholm’s Skavsta airport.
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Sweden outlines EU presidency priorities
Politics: 28 May 08
Sweden, France, and the Czech Republic, who will fill the EU's rotating presidency from July, unveiled on Tuesday for their shared priorities in piloting the 27-nation bloc.
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Foreign ministry double agent fooled Soviet spies
Politics: 1 Feb 08
A former high-ranking foreign ministry official speaks out about his time as a double agent.
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Stockholm 'less popular as business location'
Business & Money: 9 Oct 07
Stockholm has fallen five places on a list of the best places in Europe to base a company, but is still the most business-friendly city in the Nordic region, according to a new survey.
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Doubts persist as giant Chinese market opens in Kalmar
Business & Money: 26 Sep 07
A giant Chinese wholesale market hoping to attract retailers from across northern Europe opens in Sweden this week, but experts doubt whether merchants will actually flock to the venue.
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Wallenberg monument vandalized
National: 31 May 07
A monument to World War Two hero Raoul Wallenberg has been vandalized just a week after it was first unveiled.
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'Prettiest wrestler' takes bronze in Bulgaria
Sport: 19 Apr 07
Swedish wrestler Sofia Mattsson won a bronze medal at the European Wrestling Championships on Thursday. She was also crowned Miss Europe by a group of old codgers.
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Veteran rocker sparks diplomatic incident
Society: 1 Mar 07
The Polish ambassador has reported ageing Swedish rocker Magnus Uggla to the discrimination ombudsman for his reference to "dodgy Poles" in the song he has entered in Melodifestivalen.
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Bildt calls for environmental study on Baltic pipeline
Politics: 20 Feb 07
Foreign minister Cal Bildt has said that the Nordic countries will not give the green light for a Russian-German pipeline to be built in the Baltic Sea without an environmental study first.
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Drunken teacher in hotel room brawl
National: 15 Feb 07
A Swedish teacher got off on the wrong foot at the beginning of a school trip to Auschwitz. A drunken hotel room fight with a Swedish heavy metal band was not on the schedule.
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The Holocaust: Sweden's complex legacy
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 07
Bystander in the Second World War, yet refuge for victims of the Nazis. A leader in promoting tolerance, yet with a resurgent far-right. David Stavrou looks at the complex legacy of the Holocaust in Sweden.
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Bugging proposal 'enjoys support of government partners'
Politics: 24 Jan 07
Defence minister Mikael Odenberg is pressing on with plans to extend the powers of the National Defence Radio Establishment, best known for its work during the Cold War.
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Skavsta flights grounded due to fault
National: 23 Jan 07
A major telecoms network fault grounded flights from Skavsta on Tuesday evening, with incoming flights diverted to other airports.
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Storm leaves three dead and 280,000 without power
National: 14 Jan 07
Storms battering western and southern Sweden gathered strength on Sunday, flattening trees and causing power cuts. Three people have died and over 280,000 households were without electricity on Sunday night.
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700 million kronor drugs bust in Gothenburg
National: 26 Dec 06
Swedish and Polish police have broken up a vast network that brought illegal drugs from Venezuela to Europe, arresting three people and seizing 1,360 kilos of cocaine.
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Sweden and Poland target democratic Belarus
National: 14 Mar 06
Sweden and Poland plan to work together to support democratic efforts in Belarus to put an end to "the last dictatorship in Europe", say the countries' two leaders.
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Abba back Polish gays
Society: 7 Mar 06
The members of Abba have come together to sign memorabilia for the first time in ten years in support of gay rights in Poland. The signed gear is being auctioned to make money for Warsaw Pride.
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Nina's Journey tops Guldbagge surprises
Lifestyle: 31 Jan 06
It was a night of surprises at Monday's Guldbagge Gala in Gothenburg, as the two big nominees of the year fell by the wayside. The Best Picture was the little-seen Nina's Journey, a true story of one family's survival of the Jewish and Polish uprisings.
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New Swedish destination for Wizz Air
Business & Money: 11 Jan 06
Low-cost airline Wizz Air said on Wednesday it would offer flights from Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas to Malmö in Sweden and the Danish capital Copenhagen.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 30 Jul 04
The World Cup for homeless people, Sweden's last cold war spy explains why he betrayed his country, fare evasion in Stockholm increases, and Knutby gets a make-over.
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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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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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