TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| A Tale of Three Cities The average City in Sweden has to shout that bit louder to make its voice heard, stand out from the crowd and out of the shadows of Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmo. As her travels around the country continue, Christine Demsteader visits the towns of Halmstad and Trollhättan and the University City of Lund, three places that are either looking towards or have succeeded in making a bigger name for themselves. sr.se |
Umeå Wins Culture Capital Accolade Umeå is to be one of the European Capitals of Culture 2014. The decision was made Tuesday by a 13 member jury, made up of 6 representatives nominated by the Swedish Arts Council and the National Heritage Board, and chosen by the government.The other 7 were selected by European institutions like the European Parliament and the EU Commission.The only time a Swedish city has been picked before was Stockholm, in 1998. Starting in 2011 two countries share the honor every year, and in 2014 it's the turn of Sweden and Latvia. The jury whittled down the Swedish candidates to two finalists, Umeå and Lund in the south. sr.se |
Borg 'more optimistic' about Swedish economy The Swedish economy is set to return to growth next year, but unemployment will remain high, according to a new forecast from finance minister Anders Borg. thelocal.se |
Bildt blasts 'prejudice' of Swiss minaret ban Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Monday slammed Switzerland's referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques in the Alpine country. thelocal.se |
Barcelona Christmas gift for Zlatan's first club Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first club FBK Balkan have got an early Christmas present of 1.5 million kronor ($206,000) courtesy of FC Barcelona. thelocal.se |