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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The Local News of Sweden

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Swede dies in beach shopping trolley crash
Stock picture of shopping trolleys. Photo: Berit Roald/NTB scanpix/TT

Swede dies in beach shopping trolley crash

A Swedish man died and his friend was seriously injured on Tuesday after they rode a shopping trolley down a steep road in Sydney, reportedly travelling at 80 kilometres an hour. 
    Zlatan wins record 10th Golden Ball award
    Zlatan Ibrahimovic accepting his Golden Ball award. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT

    Zlatan wins record 10th Golden Ball award

    Sweden's star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic had cause to celebrate on Tuesday after claiming Sweden's prestigious Golden Ball award at the country's biggest annual football gala – his 10th such gong. 
    Opinion
    'I do it for my children, not for feminism'
    Swedish dad-of-two Jonas Medin. Photo: Private

    'I do it for my children, not for feminism'

    Dads should take more advantage of Sweden's generous paternity leave, writes Jonas Medin, a Swedish expat who left the world's most gender equal nation to follow his wife to Switzerland. 
    Swedish woman so lonely she 'wanted to die'
    A park bench for one in Stockholm. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

    Swedish woman so lonely she 'wanted to die' 

    UPDATED: A 35-year-old Swedish woman who wrote to a newspaper to say she was so lonely she'd thought about killing herself, has stirred a debate about the difficulties of making friends in the Nordic nation. 
    Tech-savvy Swedes share love of Instagram
    Are you one of the 40 percent of people in Sweden on Instagram? Photo: Christine Olssen/TT

    Tech-savvy Swedes share love of Instagram 

    Rising numbers of Swedes are regularly sharing and viewing photos on Instagram, with new figures suggesting more than three quarters of users in the Nordic nation are now active every day. 
    Swedish surveillance planes in huge UAE deal
    Hakan Buskhe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saab and UAE Major General Major General Abdullah Al Hashimi at the Dubai Air show. Photo: TT/AP/Kamran Jebreili

    Swedish surveillance planes in huge UAE deal

    The United Arab Emirates Air Force has announced a $1.27-billion deal with Swedish defence giant Saab to purchase two surveillance planes and upgrade two others. 
    Refugee crisis
    Swedish refugee support drops as numbers rise
    Migrants arriving in Greece this week. Photo: TT/AP/Marko Drobnjakovic

    Swedish refugee support drops as numbers rise

    A new poll suggests growing numbers of Swedes want their country to take in fewer migrants, as the nation continues to welcome an unprecedented influx of asylum seekers. 
    Ericsson teams up with Cisco to boost tech sales
    Cisco and Ericsson have launched a new partnership. Photo: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/Ericsson

    Ericsson teams up with Cisco to boost tech sales

    Swedish Ericsson and US networking technology leader Cisco have teamed up to develop next-generation technology in a global partnership set to boost sales by at least a billion dollars. 
    Refugee crisis
    Weekly asylum claims top 10,000 in Sweden
    Refugees arriving in Malmö in southern Sweden recently. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT

    Weekly asylum claims top 10,000 in Sweden

    Last week saw the highest number of refugees in history seeking asylum in Sweden in a seven day period according to the Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket). 
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    How to figure out healthcare abroad
    Photo: Cigna

    How to figure out healthcare abroad

    If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything, they say. That’s why it's critical to secure your peace of mind – and health of body – when you've relocated to a new country. But one size doesn't fit all, so how do you choose? 
      Features
      My Swedish Career
      'The startup scene in Stockholm is amazing'
      Diego and wife Carolina, who works as an Integration Engineer.

      'The startup scene in Stockholm is amazing'

      Diego de Jódar Montesinos, 35, left his home and company in Madrid for Stockholm on a whim, but since setting up a successful app to help combat the city’s housing crisis, he hasn’t looked back. 
      Four fatherly facts about Sweden's 'equal' dads
      A Swedish dad with his children. Photo: nn-Sofi Rosenkvist/imagebank.sweden.se

      Four fatherly facts about Sweden's 'equal' dads

      Swedes celebrated Father's Day this Sunday. Here are four facts and statistics about being a dad in the famously most gender equal country in the world. 
      The Local Music
      Ten amazing Swedish songs for November
      Rebecca & Fiona, whose track, Sayonara, is one of our songs of the month. Photo: Facebook

      Ten amazing Swedish songs for November

      The Local's music guru, Paul Connolly, offers up his top selection of Swedish tracks for you to stream or download to cheer up your November.  
      The Local Recipes
      How to make popular Swedish sloe snaps
      Swedish sloe snaps, or slånbärssnaps. Photo: John Duxbury

      How to make popular Swedish sloe snaps

      If you have Swedish friends you have almost certainly been made to taste snaps. But have you ever made your own? Food writer John Duxbury shares one of his favourite recipes with The Local. 
      What's on in Sweden
      Five great events to help grow your network
      The Local's Autumn Mingle takes place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm on November 11th. Photo: Hard Rock Cafe

      Five great events to help grow your network

      November's an important time for networking in Sweden, ahead of the Christmas rush. Here are five fun mingles happening this week, alongside our regular event listings. 
      More news
      Lufthansa strike grounds flights from Sweden
      Passengers at Arlanda airport on a previous occasion. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT

      Lufthansa strike grounds flights from Sweden

      Swedish passengers were facing travel chaos on Monday after German airline Lufthansa cancelled dozens of flights to and from Sweden's biggest airports as a huge strike entered its fourth day. 
      UN: Swedish drug rules violate human rights
      Syringe exchange in Malmö, one of 6 Swedish municipalities offering it. Photo: Erica Oldberg/TT

      UN: Swedish drug rules violate human rights

      Sweden's drug policies have come in for harsh criticism from the UN. Effective treatments against drug abuse, such as needle exchange programmes, are offered in only a few parts of the country, a new report says. 
      Refugee crisis
      Refugee flyer made false claims about Sweden
      Temporary accommodation for asylum seekers in Stockholm. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

      Refugee flyer made false claims about Sweden

      Hijabs will be banned and all refugees live in tents - just some of the false or exaggerated claims being made about Sweden in a flyer apparently produced by the nationalist Sweden Democrat party and handed to refugees arriving in Greece. 
      4500 lack power as storm Freja hits Sweden
      Cars hit by scaffolding in Helsingborg. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

      4500 lack power as storm Freja hits Sweden

      4500 households were suffering from power cuts on Sunday morning after storm Freja hit southern Sweden around midnight.  
      Street fight breaks out in southern Stockholm
      Four people taken to hospital efter street fight. Photo: Tomas Oneborg/TT

      Street fight breaks out in southern Stockholm

      Four people were taken to hospital after a large street fight in Skarpnäck in southern Stockholm on Saturday afternoon.  
      From our other editions
      Refugee Crisis
      Strache plans to sue ministers over refugees
      Heinz-Christian Strache. Photo: FPÖ

      Strache plans to sue ministers over refugees

      The leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party, Heinz-Christian Strache, has said that he intends to bring a lawsuit against some members of the government for state-organized people smuggling.  
      Chinese acquire private Zurich business school
      Lorange Institute's buildings overlooking Lake Zurich. Photo: Lorange Institute of Business Zurich

      Chinese acquire private Zurich business school 

      One of Asia’s top business schools has acquired a management school in the canton of Zurich, which plans to train hundreds of Chinese managers starting later this month. 
      Refugee crisis
      Germany unable to house 300,000 refugees
      A tent at a refugee centre in Hanover. Photo: DPA

      Germany unable to house 300,000 refugees

      Germany doesn't have the capacity to house hundreds of thousands of the refugees set to arrive in the country over the remainder of the year, a study released on Monday claims. 
      Drop Facebook and be happy: Danish study
      The study found that people who took a Facebook break felt happier and were less sad and lonely. Photo: Iris/Scanpix

      Drop Facebook and be happy: Danish study

      The Copenhagen-based Happiness Research Institute has a simple formula for increasing your happiness, social activity and concentration, but it might not be something you’re willing to do. 
      'Dead' Spanish doctor found alive in tent in Italian forest after 19 years
      The Spaniard, declared legally dead in 2010, has been found living as a hermit in a forest in Tuscany. Photo: Patrice Wangern /Flickr

      'Dead' Spanish doctor found alive in tent in Italian forest after 19 years 

      A Spanish doctor, declared legally dead in 2010, has been found living in a tent deep in the forest of Tuscany by two Italian mushroom pickers. 
      National
      GUIDE: How to help refugees if you live in Sweden
      National
      Roaming bear shot dead in Swedish village in Uppsala county
      Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
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      People-watching: November 4th
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      Nine ways to improve your November in Sweden
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      Where are local taxes going up in Sweden?
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      Swedes world's top English speakers
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      Why are Swedes eating penis cakes?
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      Property of the week: Torekov, Båstad
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      Sweden world's fifth most prosperous
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      Foreign Minister: 'In the long run Sweden's system will collapse'
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      How Swedish car experts are helping to save Australian kangaroos
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      Swedes to score cheaper EU roaming
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