TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| More Young People Starting Companies New statistics in these days of economic recession show a 40% increase in the number of young people under the age of 25 in Sweden starting their own businesses.Some 7,000 applications have been made in the first half of this year by young people for the special tax category for private companies.With the much higher-than-average unemployment rate for young people in this Nordic nation, observers say some of the younger people conclude that their only alternative is to start their own enterprise. sr.se |
Reported Truants at a Record High The number of children reported for playing truant reached a record high during last school year. 14,000 or 3,6 % of all children in upper secondary school - where they are between 16 and 18 years old - lost their study grant due to truanting. Part of the reason for this statistic is that the schools have become better at reporting the children's absence to the Swedish Board for Study Support. sr.se |
Police consider death by elk in murder case A former murder investigation has been reviewed by police who now suspect a 63-year-old woman found dead in Småland, southern Sweden, last year was killed by an elk. thelocal.se |
Hide-and-seek flash mob invades Swedish Ikea branch Some 150 kids infiltrated Ikea in Karlstad in western Sweden on Friday to play hide-and-seek following a call to arms on Facebook. thelocal.se |
Strange foods, and how to find them Sweden may be a mecca of sorts when it comes to yogurt but try finding a simple potato waffle and you will be sorely disappointed, writes obdurate blow-in moaner Paddy Kelly in his latest petulant sideswipe at the bosom that feeds. thelocal.se |