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Monday, January 18, 2016

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Swedish campaigners: Teach refugee children about sex
Young refugees arriving at Stockholm central station. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

Swedish campaigners: Teach refugee children about sex 

Sweden's largest sex education campaign group wants to launch a training programme for young refugee boys arriving in the Nordic nation, including gay rights and gender equality. 
    PM backs minister linked to Swedish housing scandal
    Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven on Sunday. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

    PM backs minister linked to Swedish housing scandal

    Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has defended his foreign minister Margot Wallström after she faced criticism for accepting an apartment from Sweden's biggest trade union in the midst of a housing shortage. 
    My Swedish Career
    'You have to aim for having 100 percent happy customers'
    Edel Puntonet found his passion for photography through a friend. Photo: EdelPhoto

    'You have to aim for having 100 percent happy customers' 

    Edel Puntonet from Cuba is CEO of two companies and the winner of two awards, after building his career in Umeå in northern Sweden over the past seven years. 
    West Sweden mosque hit by possible arson attack
    The building that houses Borås Mosque before the fire. Photo: Courtesy of Borås Mosque

    West Sweden mosque hit by possible arson attack

    A building that houses a mosque in central Borås, 60 kilometres east of Gothenburg, was badly-damaged by fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. 
    Swedes jailed for fighting with Islamist terrorist group
    Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for some of the worst terror attacks in East Africa. Photo: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP

    Swedes jailed for fighting with Islamist terrorist group

    Two Swedish citizens who fought for the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday. 
    Julian Assange
    Assange 'is free to go' if Sweden does not charge him
    Ecuador granted Assange asylum in 2012, after he sought refuge at its embassy while facing extradition to Sweden. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/file

    Assange 'is free to go' if Sweden does not charge him

    Ecuador said on Friday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can leave his hideout in its London embassy and go into exile in the South American country if Swedish prosecutors do not charge him after questioning him. 
    Housing crisis
    Did top bosses get help jumping housing queue?
    Stockholm's housing shortage is subject to heated debate. Photo: Helena Wahlman/Image Bank Sweden

    Did top bosses get help jumping housing queue?

    A Swedish trade union is facing accusations of allowing top bosses and senior politicians jump its Stockholm apartments queue while the capital battles a record housing shortage. 
    Israel: Sweden actions 'immoral' and 'stupid'
    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Gail Tibbons/TT

    Israel: Sweden actions 'immoral' and 'stupid'

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed what he called "stupid" and "immoral" remarks of Sweden's Foreign Minister who has demanded investigations into the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces. 
      Hot Swedish nurses calendar: yes or no?
      A stock picture of a nurse not related to the article. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT

      Hot Swedish nurses calendar: yes or no?

      If you're a children's nurse – is it a good idea to get naked for a saucy calendar? 'Sure,' thought health staff at Sweden's biggest paediatric hospital and landed themselves in very hot water. 
      Why Swedish priests have nation's 'most stressful' job
      A mass in Stockholm. Photo: Lars Pehrson/SvD/TT

      Why Swedish priests have nation's 'most stressful' job

      Female priests are more likely to take sick leave because of psychological illness than women working in any other profession, while being a member of the clergy is the third most risky job for men. 
      Features
      Analysis
      Who exactly is the Swedish woman 'banned' by Israel?
      Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallström. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT

      Who exactly is the Swedish woman 'banned' by Israel?

      Israel has said it doesn't want Sweden's foreign minister to set foot in the country. So who is Margot Wallström and why is she splitting opinions? 
      The Local Recipes
      How to make Swedish stuffed cabbage rolls
      Swedish cabbage rolls. Photo: John Duxbury

      How to make Swedish stuffed cabbage rolls

      Trying to get in shape in 2016? Here is a Swedish take on tasty, budget-friendly cabbage rolls (kåldolmar), courtesy of The Local's food expert, John Duxbury. 
      My My! This is what Sweden's new Abba venue looks like
      Sweden's Björn Ulvaeus. Photo: Mats Bäcker/Mamma Mia! The Party

      My My! This is what Sweden's new Abba venue looks like

      The Local spoke to Swedish Abba legend Björn Ulvaeus and some of the stars behind his new Mamma Mia-themed entertainment venue at a sneak peek of Stockholm's newest attraction. 
      What's on in Sweden
      The best places to warm up in Sweden this week
      The Northern Lights are the subject of a new indoor festival this week. Photo: Lola Akinmade Åkerström/imagebank.sweden.se

      The best places to warm up in Sweden this week

      It's below fffreezing across most of Sweden at the moment so here are five toasty tips for things to do over the next week as well as our regular listings. 
      The Local List
      Nine 'normal' chats that sound totally odd to Swedish people
      The phrase "it's cold" means something very different if you've ever lived in Sweden. Photo: Steven Senne/TT

      Nine 'normal' chats that sound totally odd to Swedish people

      If you're a foreigner who's got used to living life "the Swedish way", or a Swede who's moved abroad, common conversations with locals in other countries can end up feeling rather strange. 
      More news
      The Local investigates
      What's it like being homeless during Sweden's winter?
      A woman begs for money in Stockholm. Photo: Mallory Moench

      What's it like being homeless during Sweden's winter?

      It's dropped to less than -5C every night this week in Stockholm. So how does the city's homeless population survive? 
      Why are experts worried about falling prices in the Nordics?
      Swedes grocery shopping in Stockholm. Photo: Simon Paulin/Image Bank Sweden

      Why are experts worried about falling prices in the Nordics?

      It's getting cheaper to buy everyday items at the shops in Sweden and Finland but plenty of economists argue that's a bad thing.  
      Man accused of abusing 100 Swedish kids goes on trial
      File photo of a computer keyboard. Photo: Wikicommons

      Man accused of abusing 100 Swedish kids goes on trial

      Sweden's biggest online child abuse trial is under way with the suspect accused of mistreating almost 100 children. 
      Single women in Sweden told they can soon get free IVF
      A woman having an ultrasound in Sweden. Photo: Simon Paulin/Image Bank Sweden

      Single women in Sweden told they can soon get free IVF 

      UPDATED: Women living in Sweden will from April be allowed to apply for state-funded fertility treatment in order to become single parents. 
      Julian Assange
      Ecuador: We'll cooperate with Sweden on Assange
      Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino, centre back, and Julian Assange talking to reporters in 2014. Photo: AP Photo/John Stillwell

      Ecuador: We'll cooperate with Sweden on Assange

      Ecuador has said it will cooperate with Swedish prosecutors after they formally requested permission to interrogate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London. 
      From our other editions
      Schoolgirls report abuse by young asylum seekers
      The school in Salzburg. Photo: Markus Tschepp/Krone

      Schoolgirls report abuse by young asylum seekers

      Austrian officials are investigating allegations that four under-age asylum seekers sexually harassed and assaulted three schoolgirls for months, without anybody taking action. 
      Bowie's discreet time in Switzerland recalled
      David Bowie and model Iman, whom he married at Lausanne city hall. Photo: Getty Images North America/AFP

      Bowie's discreet time in Switzerland recalled 

      As the music world pays tribute to David Bowie, the British pop musician who has died at the age of 69, in Switzerland he is remembered for discreetly living in the mountain country to escape taxes and the trappings of celebrity. 
      New Year's Eve sexual assaults
      'We told you so,' Eastern Europe tells Germany
      Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico. Photo: DPA

      'We told you so,' Eastern Europe tells Germany

      Leaders of Eastern European states opposed to Germany's open-door refugee policy have been quick to tell Germany 'we told you so' after the Cologne sexual assaults. 
      Opinion
      'Denmark is no longer the country I loved'
      The weather we have to accept but what about the current dreary state of affairs in Denmark? Photo: Colourbox

      'Denmark is no longer the country I loved'

      In an opinion piece that has gone viral, entrepreneur Søren Kenner has chronicled all of Denmark's problems in what has been labelled "an epic rant".  
      Farmer who hacked off right hand in insurance scam is jailed in Spain
      Stock image of a male right hand. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons.

      Farmer who hacked off right hand in insurance scam is jailed in Spain

      A Spanish farmer thought he came up with an ingenious way to pay off his debts. 
      National
      Is this gold Swedish bun the poshest cake on the planet?
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      Ice magic at north Sweden island lodges
      Society
      Seven tips for making firm friends when you live in Sweden
      Culture
      Meet the Swedes in line for an Oscar
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      Is this the best revenge against an ex?
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      People-watching: January 13th
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      Nine conversations that work abroad but sound totally odd to Swedes
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      How a Swedish woman found her cat a decade after it disappeared
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      Stockholm school celebrates global citizens
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      Why a Swedish boss stripped to recreate famous Lennon pose
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      Lofsdalen: The real Swedish wilderness 
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      Property of the week: Lekaryd, Alvesta
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      My life as Sweden's tumour man
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      Swede who met Bowie's 'China Girl'
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      A holiday wish: only faith can defeat fanatics
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      How to be a true Swede in winter
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      People-watching: January 8th-10th
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      Linköping hosts radio show for climate change
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      Is Sweden too individualistic?
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      Why a Swede ate her own horse
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      Malmö students help refugees at Christmas
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      Could apps replace shop staff in remote parts of Sweden?
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      People-watching: January 6th
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      Luleå: 8 winter must-dos in Sweden's far north
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      Sweden's 2016 public holidays
      International
      New border checks: travellers and commuters share their experiences
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      Property of the week: Glimminge-Lillaryd, Båstad
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      Why do refugees still prefer seeking asylum in Sweden not Denmark?
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