| University leaders blast 'sexist' student parade Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg is seeking to distance itself from an annual student parade after the organizing committee gave the thumbs up to drawings deemed sexist and "totally unacceptable" by the university's president. thelocal.se |
Choir singing can ease irritable bowels: study Singing is a popular pursuit in the Nordic countries and while it is often associated with alcohol consumption it can also have positive health effects - such as easing irritable bowel syndrome, Swedish research suggests. thelocal.se |
Sweden's Dreyer named security body police chief The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a European security body, has named Sweden's Knut Dreyer as the new head of its police unit (SPMU), the organisation announced on Friday. thelocal.se |
Blood pudding most disliked Swedish dish Sponsored article: Foreigners living in Sweden can't get enough of smoked salmon, cinnamon buns, crayfish and meatballs. However, they have a harder time warming up to blood pudding, fried herring, Kalles kaviar and pasta with ketchup, The Local's readers revealed in a survey. thelocal.se |
SAS picks Swede to take over as new CEO Swedish insurance executive Rickard Gustafson, current head of Codan/Trygg-Hansa, has been named the new chief executive of SAS, the Scandinavian airline announced on Thursday. thelocal.se |