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Monday, September 1, 2014

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September... fall season kickoff
 Summer isn't over but 'Glad arbetsdag' - Happy Labor Day weekend to one and all! 
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Swedish News in Brief
NBC renews Welcome to Sweden. Tweating at @sweden. Royal boycott. Assange leaving for Ecuador? Sweden increases ties to NATO. 
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Princess Estelle starts preschool
 Like many other Swedish 2-year-olds, the young successor to the Swedish throne started school on August 25. 
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Power Lunch in San Francisco
Lunch in good company offers local resources to gain and maintain a competitive edge in the Bay Area. 
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The all-new Volvo XC90 revealed
Design, technology, environmental performance and safety converge in the all-new XC90 revealed on August 26.  
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A love story from southern Sweden
 Where pigs and cows are happy and food is healthy. Ecological farming in southern Sweden. 
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Annual ScanFest
 Vasa Park at Budd Lake, NJ is home to the largest Scandinavian celebration in the northeast this weekend. 
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First IKEA Miami-Dade store in Sweetwater  Swedish furniture retailer IKEA opened the doors of its first Miami-Dade store today. It's... READ MORE »
More business than pleasure
More than half of interviewed Swedes stated they work during their time off.  
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Swedes are having big babies
Swedish media reported a new diet trend among mothers in Norway to birth smaller babies. Sweden is experiencing the opposite trend and birthing bigger babies. 
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Time for 'surstroemming'
Move over crayfish! Time to throw out the crayfish paraphernalia .. 
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The world's most smelly fish  One 18th-century merchant wrote home complaining that on these journeys through Sweden, it was... READ MORE »

Too soon for a cashless society
 The development toward a cashless Sweden is going too fast. 
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Sweden to compete in next America's Cup
Artemis Racing under the leadership of Torbjön Törnqvist will compete once again. 
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Combining history with bruises
Performing Viking games and the entertainment of common people way before the computer, the Telge Glima group introduces outrageous, daring acts. 
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Swedish traditions: 'Kraftskivan' - your own crayfish party
Crayfish, crawfish, in Swedish simply kraeftor [kr'ef:tor]  
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A Trip To Nittkvarn
 .. a Forest town in Dalarna, Sweden. Present local population: 3 to 20... 
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Reinventing the Game of Golf in Sweden
A Swedish entrepreneur responds to an industry crisis: Balancing environmental, economic and lifestyle issues in the golf industry. 
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Most beautiful women in Sweden
 Beauty is more than appearance - charisma and personality were accounted for in this year's list. 
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Swedish summer mixes
Deliciously Swedish summer mixes with seafood or smoked meat: Skagen, Old Man's Mix and Suovas. Perfect for a late snack, a light lunch or an appetizer for steamy afternoons in the summer of 2014. 
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Most influential Swede in history  The list of the people who today are considered influential has been analyzed by... READ MORE »
Less culture on the countryside
Not surprisingly, where you live will determine how much culture you're exposed to. 
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Gamla Stan: The Cultural Heart of Stockholm
 .. island in the middle of Stockholm and no doubt the city's cultural core.  
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Baking with Skansen
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News Gallery

  • Summer of 2014
    A summer of plenty of sunshine in Sweden to be remembered for a loong time.

  • Dalarna: the Very Essence of Sweden
    The traditional church boats of Siljan Lake in Dalarna

  • The orient express on water
    Traveling in style from Göteborg to Stockholm and vice versa; Sweden's Göta Kanal offers a unique experience of the country.

  • Aerial Stockholm
    Sweden's capital is one of few major cities where hot air ballooning over the town is till allowed. (Not while President Obama visits but most of the ...

  • Sometimes touring the country
    ..will offer surprise encounters along the way, such as this one, just north of Umeå, European Cultural Capital in 2014.

  • Traveling in the Summer
    ..through Sweden can offer the most amazing sceneries, the colors and experiences out of this world.

  • Nordic Delicacies
    This piece of Norway in the heart of Brooklyn - located at 6909 3rd Avenue. Find Scandinavian homemade and imported food and gift items.

  • Just Scandinavian
    Josef Frank fabric, Gustavsberg and Bruno Mattson - New York's answer to Stockholm's Svenskt Tenn!

  • Camilla Läckberg in New York
    Swedish best selling crime writer Camilla Läckberg, left, in New York for book signings and the launch of a newly translated title, "The Stonecutter"

  • Chicago's Andersonville
    The sign at the entrance to the Swedish American Museum leaves very little to the imagination - "Välkommen" / Welcome!

  • Summer of 2014
    A summer of plenty of sunshine in Sweden to be remembered for a loong time.
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