TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| New Swedish Record in Decathlon Nicklas Wiberg set a new Swedish record in decathlon in Berlin’s Olympia Stadium on Thursday night. Although he came seventh overall in the competition, Wiberg’s score of 8,406 points beat Henrik Dagård’s record of 8,403 points, which had stood for 15 years.But the Track & Field World Championships in Berlin saw Swedish disappointment as well. After a strong start, Swedish high-jumper Emma Green couldn’t get over the 1.99 meter bar, landing her a seventh place finish. Croatian Blanka Vlasic later got the gold with jump of 2.04 meters. sr.se |
Lights out for Old Bulbs With a European Union ban on the manufacture and import of 100 watt and frosted incandescent light bulbs coming into force Tuesday, Sweden’s energy consumption for lighting is expected to fall by 50 percent. The 100 watt bulbs that have been in use since the 19th century are to be replaced mainly by longer-lasting fluorescent lamps. sr.se |
Baghdatis claims Stockholm Open crown Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus saw off Belgium's Olivier Rochas in two sets to claim the 2009 Stockholm Open on Sunday. thelocal.se |
500 refugee children in urgent need of housing As housing shortages for refugee children reach crisis levels, Swedish migration authorities have decided to more than double the number of municipalities assigned to receive young asylum seekers. thelocal.se |
Ericsson announces major Swedish lay-offs Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson has announced a wave of redundancies which will affect nearly 1,000 workers in Sweden. thelocal.se |