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Sweden and immigration
Sweden - Policy, response to COVID19 - Coronavirus epidemic, pandemic
a collection of articles about the Vikings
a collection of articles and videos about Stockholm Sweden
a collection of articles and videos about Sweden

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Article

The Swedish law of wanderlust - BBC - Travel

The Swedish constitution allows anyone to ski, cycle, skate, swim or camp almost anywhere in the country. (2021)


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Smooth shopping - Klarna, a Swedish payments unicorn, wants to conquer America

The “buy now, pay later” firm has grown rapidly (2020)


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The Quest to Find—and Save—the World's Most Famous Shipwreck | Mental Floss

In 1628, the 'Vasa' sank on its maiden voyage. For the next 300 years, it sat in a watery grave—until one man sparked a monumental effort to salvag... (2019)


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‘Closing borders is ridiculous’: the epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategy

Anders Tegnell talks to Nature about the nation’s ‘trust-based’ approach to tackling the pandemic. (2020)


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Sweden's Relaxed Approach to the Coronavirus Could Already Be Backfiring (April 2020)

The Swedish government continues to advocate for relaxed measures to address the coronavirus. But the country has a relatively high case fatality r... (2020)


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How Stockholm became the city of work-life balance | Cities | The Guardian

With flexible hours the norm, and almost two years’ parental leave for every child, Sweden’s capital boasts a happy and efficient workforce. What c... (2019)


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How France redistributes more from rich to poor than Sweden - The Economist

More égalité than you might think WHEN EMMANUEL MACRON launches his promised “great national debate” on January 15th, he hopes to show a willing... (2019)


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How Stockholm Became a 'Unicorn Factory' - Wharton

Stockholm has birthed prolific tech brands like Skype, Spotify, Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga, making the Swedish capital a hotbed for start-ups. (2018)


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The Cost of Courage: The 2 Couples Who Rescued My Family From The Nazis : NPR

Two couples sheltered Uri Berliner's family when the Nazis came to power. One thrived; the other paid a terrible price. (2018)


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Thousands Of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their Skin : NPR

Proponents of the chips say they're safe and largely protected from hacking, but one scientist is raising privacy concerns around the kind of perso... (2018)


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Why Public Transportation Works Better Outside the U.S. - CityLab

The widespread failure of American mass transit is usually blamed on cheap gas and suburban sprawl. But the full story of why other countries succe... (2018)


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How traveling abroad with kids showed me how to fix U.S. transit || Curbed

Our trip to Sweden featured reliable trains, wide sidewalks, ubiquitous bathrooms—and no car seats. Traveling with kids in Europe taught me the tr... (2018)


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Sweden Tries to Halt Its March to Total Cashlessness - Bloomberg

A key committee of Swedish lawmakers wants to force the country’s biggest banks to handle cash in an effort to halt the nation’s march toward compl... (2018)


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Sweden moving for open access for scientific articles

Sweden ends contract with science publisher Elsevier, moving for open access for scientific articles (2018)


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20 of the best Nordic summer holidays | Travel | The Guardian

Stylish lakeside cabins, bear-spotting, Viking adventures and midnight sun and fun await in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (2018)


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Nobel Prize crisis: flurry of withdrawals rocking Swedish Academy's showpiece literature award

Allegations of sexual harassment have shaken the organisation that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature... (2018)


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BBC - Capital - A ‘thrilling’ mission to get the Swedish to change overnight

Just over 50 years ago, Sweden conducted the biggest, most expensive traffic conversion project Europe had ever seen. Today, it’s a success story t... (2018)


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Road safety tips from Sweden - The New York Times

Better Car Seats Are Just the Start: Road Safety Lessons From Sweden. The United States could do a lot more to make car travel safer for children ... (2018)


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An inside look at how Sweden is building the world’s second-longest tunnel | Ars Technica

Bridges would be easier, but it doesn't want to disturb the surroundings. (2018)


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Maps Mania: The Illegal Map of Swedish Art

Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them. (2018)


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Why Swedes overpay their taxes - The Economist explains

HOW abnormal are Swedes, and other people in the Nordic region, in paying tax? A general stereotype for Europe holds some truth: unlike tax-shy sou... (2018)


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Why is Swedish monetary policy so loose? - The Economist explains

THE Swedish economy is, by all accounts, booming. Output, adjusted for inflation, has grown by 2.8% on average since 2009 and rose by a robust 3.2%... (2018)


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How immigration is changing the Swedish welfare state - The Economist explains

TENSIONS were running high when your correspondent visited Sweden at the height of Europe’s migrant crisis, in late 2015. Although most Swedes happ... (2018)


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Why Swedish troops just finished their biggest war games in 23 years - The Economist explains

EARLIER this month Apache attack helicopters began arriving on Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic sea some 350km (220 miles) from the Russian ... (2018)


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Sweden is deporting this entrepreneur for lowering his own salary - The Local

An entrepreneur in the south of Sweden who took a pay cut in order to save his own company has been handed a deportation order by the country's Mig... (2018)


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How Sweden's arctic 'millipede town' Kiruna is slowly moving - CNN Style

Kiruna, a town in northern Sweden, is on the move. Located in Lapland, within the Arctic Circle, the town and many of its 18,000 residents are bein... (2017)


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How great would Sweden’s proposed six-hour workday be? This great. - The Washington Post

An experiment in Gothenburg this summer could spread. (2017)


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Facts about migration and crime in Sweden

In recent times, simplistic and occasionally completely inaccurate information about Sweden and Swedish migration policy has been disseminated. Her... (2017)


Article

Sweden Wants To Fight Our Disposable Culture With Tax Breaks For Repairing Old Stuff

A proposed new law takes aim at wasteful consumerism. (2016)


Video

Why lockdowns are the wrong policy - Swedish expert Prof. Johan Giesecke

That was one of the more extraordinary interviews we have done here at UnHerd. Professor Johan Giesecke, one of the world’s most senior epidemiolog... (2020)


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Why is Scandinavia so expensive? | CNBC Explains

Across Scandinavia, the average price of everything from a knitted roll neck to pastries from the local bakery are some of the highest in the world... (2019)


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How Sweden is turning its waste into gold

FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 When it comes to environmental awareness and waste management, Sweden is one of the world'... (2019)


Podcast

Spotify's Daniel Ek — How to build trust FAST, an episode from WaitWhat on Spotify

Normally, trust = consistency + time. But when you're scaling fast — you have to find shortcuts, with your partners and your users. Spotify CEO Dan... (2018)


Podcast

Right to Roam - Walking across Private Land || 99% Invisible

When 99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle’s father Jim Mingle retired, he began walking —a lot. He’d always been a walker, but with more time, he to... (2018)


Book

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia - by Michael Booth

Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years and has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view ... (2019)


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