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How British TV fell under a Scandi spell

Troels Hartmann (Lars Mikkelsen) in The Killing  
TV As More4 becomes the latest channel to turn to Nordic drama with the Norwegian series Mammon, Neil Midgley asks how it became such a staple in British television
28 Mar 2014
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Wrongly accused Swedish 'Hannibal Lecter' to claim damages

A Swedish man long considered Scandinavia's worst serial killer has been cleared of eight murders he once confessed to only to later claim he made them up, after prosecutors dropped their final charge against him.  
Sture Bergwall confessed to cannibalism and more than 30 murders but was later cleared of all the murders due to lack of evidence
22 Mar 2014

Chaos as company accidentally invites 61,000 people to job interview

Hundreds of people expecting to attend crowded into the alley where the labour office is located and spilled into the adjacent street  
Police called to quell anger after Swedish employment office sends out email to every jobseeker in Stockholm
26 Feb 2014

Dragon Tattoo author 'solved' Sweden PM murder

Stieg Larsson  
Stieg Larsson handed to police files which have added a new twist to the 1986 murder, linking South Africa security services
26 Feb 2014

'Paranoid, vain and jealous' - the secret life of Assange

Assange, who was quite happy to reveal the secrets of governments around the world proved far more reluctant when it came to talking about his own past and private life  
Excoriating profile by Julian Assange's ghostwriter lifts lid on strange world of WikiLeaks founder
22 Feb 2014
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Has permissive Sweden given birth to a generation of monsters?

As the children spared the rod come of age, doubts about the practice are growing, Judith Woods finds
13 Feb 2014
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Nina Persson: nobody’s lovefool anymore

Pop The Cardigans' lead singer Nina Persson has made her first solo album. Neil McCormick finds out why it took her so long
13 Feb 2014
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Scandinavian media flock to 'disarmament' of fermented herring tin

The case of a swollen 25-year-old tin of herring has gripped Sweden and Norway after its owner called in experts to prevent an explosion
11 Feb 2014

Cool music: the band that play instruments made from ice

This band define cool music - they play on instruments carved from blocks of ice
11 Feb 2014
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Marines spoof Greased Lightning

A hilarious video has been posted online of Swedish Marines in Afghanistan performing a lipsync of Greased Lightning
30 Jan 2014

Hopes for first womb transplant baby

The world's first ever birth from a transplanted womb could be imminent as doctors successfully introduce an embryo into a Swedish woman's body
26 Jan 2014
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Muslim couple arrested in Sweden for 'smacking son when he refused to pray'

Campaign launched for release of Muslim couple in Sweden who allegedly smacked their 12-year-old son's hand for refusing to pray
23 Jan 2014

'Jihad Jane' sentenced to 10 years in US prison over plot to kill artist

Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist targeted for his drawings of Mohammed, says he believes sentence is too harsh and woman 'needs mental care more than anything else'
06 Jan 2014

The Vikings have conquered your children’s wardrobe

Scandi style is the only option for the self-respecting teen this winter, says Hannah Betts
01 Jan 2014
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Rudolph the reindeer could really have a red nose, say scientists

Watch: Researchers in Sweden using thermal imaging cameras on reindeer as they graze find that animal's nose glows
23 Dec 2013

Living with the reindeer whisperers

Photography Norway’s Sámi tribe are among the world’s last remaining nomads, whose way of life is a mystery to all but their reindeer. Photographer Erika Larsen befriended them
05 Dec 2013
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The Swedes don’t feel the cold like us

It's not the price of energy that is the problem in Britain but the poor insulation of our homes, says Geoffrey Lean
29 Nov 2013
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H&M pledges fair living wage to suppliers

Swedish retailer H&M has spoken about its promise for fair living wages at the Eurpoean Conference on Living Wages in Germany
26 Nov 2013

Bechdel test is damaging to the way we think about film

Film Hollywood's problem with female characters is more complex than the Bechdel test for gender bias would suggest, argues Robbie Collin
15 Nov 2013
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Sweden introduce 'feminism film rating'

Cinemas in Sweden have begun to issue ratings for films depending on how they portray women: whether there are named female characters, who speak together, and whether they discuss something other than a man
06 Nov 2013
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Swedish cinemas launch feminist film ratings

Film A chain of Swedish cinemas has introduced a new method of certification which involves the Bechdel test
06 Nov 2013
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Experienced Swedish climber and skier falls to death on New Zealand's tallest peak

Magnus Kastengren, a 32-year-old Swede, fell 2,000 feet meters while he and a climbing partner were ski traversing near the lower summit of Mount Cook
04 Nov 2013

Swedish parenting has created nation of brats

New book on parenting warns that children in Sweden have been turned into self-centred brats
01 Nov 2013

Chimpanzees 'catch' yawns from humans

Chimpanzees "catch" yawns from humans, scientists have discovered in one of the first examples of cross-species "yawn contagion".
17 Oct 2013
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How Britain helped win the nineteenth century's 'the most important' battle

New research shows how a tiny unit of British rocketeers helped win what has been described as the most important battle of the nineteenth century, the Battle of Leipzig
08 Oct 2013
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