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February 14, 2012
Swedes claim Paralympic curling bronze
The Swedish curling team has claimed the bronze at the Paralympics overcoming the USA 7-5 in Vancouver on Saturday. The host nation, Canada won the gold after beating the Koreans 8-7. READ »
Swedish curlers face Paralympic tie-break
Sweden will face Italy in a tie-break in the Paralympic wheelchair curling in Vancouver on Friday as the teams finished the round robin on identical points. READ »
Axelsson takes aim for biathlon challenge
Håkan Axelsson, the only athlete at the Vancouver Paralympics with both a visual impairment and an amputation, is gunning for gold on Wednesday in the 12.5 km biathlon. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Sweden blitzed by ten-goal Canada
Sweden's sledge hockey team received a thumping in Vancouver on Sunday as Canada posted a 10-1 win in the second group game at the Paralympic Games. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Olsson claims new cross-country bronze
Johan Olsson claimed Sweden's 11th medal of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games when fortune favoured him in the battle for the bronze in the men's 50 kilometre cross-country classic. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Sweden grabs slalom bronze
André Myhrer won Sweden's tenth Winter Olympics medal in Vancouver on Saturday finishing third place in the mens slalom following an impressive spurt in the final leg of the race. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Sweden defends curling gold
The Swedish women's curling team, the reigning Olympic champions, triumphed over Canada 7-6 in the curling final on Friday after forcing an extra end when defeat seemed imminent. READ (9 COMMENTS) »
Swedes knocked out of Olympic hockey
Sweden, the defending Olympic men's hockey champions, has been eliminated from the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Slovakia 4-3 in their quarter-final. READ (55 COMMENTS) »
Swedes strike gold in cross country relay
Sweden claimed the 4x10 kilometres cross country relay gold on Wednesday, for a record fifth time. Norway settled for silver with the Czechs taking the bronze. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Swedes claim silver in cross country sprint
Sweden claimed a valiant silver behind Germany in the women's cross country team sprint event at Vancouver Winter Olympics on Monday, the team's fifth medal in the sport. READ (1 COMMENT) »
- 22/02 Swedes beat Finland to reach hockey last eight (5 comments) »
- 22/02 Sweden and Norway in sprint clash (3 comments) »
- 21/02 Pärson sets sights on slaloms »
- 21/02 Swedes dominate in men's cross-country (2 comments) »
- 20/02 Spectacular crash ends Järbyn's Olympics (3 comments) »
- 19/02 Ghostbuster Swedes bag Belarus win (2 comments) »
- 19/02 Spirited Haag snags sensational silver (3 comments) »
- 18/02 Anja Pärson beats pain to claim Olympic medal (6 comments) »
- 18/02 Sweden beat Germany in hockey opener (3 comments) »
- 18/02 Anja Pärson crashes out of 'icy' downwhill (5 comments) »
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 »
- 11/2 09:27 Fika Quiz (The Swedish Teacher)
- 10/2 10:47 Reefer Madness (110% LAGOM)
- 07/2 12:55 Queen of Diamonds (The Diplomatic Dispatch)
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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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