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#AdventCalendar: The story behind Sweden's most bizarre piece of taxidermy
Each day of December up until Christmas Eve, The Local is sharing the story behind a surprising fact about Sweden as part of our own Advent Calendar.
How we learned to embrace our awkward existence as a multicultural family in Sweden
A couple of beers made us realize we might never exactly "fit in" in Sweden. But in our third year here, we have come to terms with being different.
Opinion: How my perfect picture of Sweden needed adjustment
From my early childhood, I have always had a beautiful image of Sweden in my mind. I imagined red houses and happy, dancing people – but I wanted to know how much of this picture was actually true. Moving to Stockholm for three months this year allowed me to finally put my preconceptions about Sweden into perspective.