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THIS WEEK'S FEATURE:

Sweden 2008 — green boom and Volvo gloom

by: Johan Tell

Wasps were few and far between in Sweden in 2008. It’s important to savor the positive events. It was a rather gloomy 12 months for us Swedes — in the economy, in sports and in terms of the weather. But we were cheered by new discoveries about the Vikings and the high ranking of equal Swedish men.

 

Watch cutting-edge Swedish fashion

By expressing their individuality the designers in the project Swedish Fashion — Exploring a New Identity represent an alternative to the stereotypical picture of Swedish fashion as blonde, functional and minimal. Filmmaker Göran Olsson takes us to the catwalk and beyond in some short clips.

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Volunteering Christmas

by: David Wiles

While for most people in Sweden Christmas means a traditional feast followed by the tearing open of presents, hundreds will instead be sharing their time and festive cheer with a group who have a more basic but urgent wish list — the homeless.

 

Blog: Nils Berg — The Stoner

by: Nils Berg

Last week I played two nights at the brand new concert venue, Hornstull Strand Etablissemang, in Stockholm, with the band Oskar Schönning. A couple of years ago, the club Ugglan (The Owl) gathered free jazz lover...

 

 

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