TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| Fuglesang Has Camera Trouble In Space Swedish Astronaut Christer Fuglesang has completed his second, and final spacewalk of this mission. The walk took 7 hours, and included installing two GPS antennas. During the mission the video camera installed on top of Fuglesang's helmet came loose, forcing colleague Danny Olivas to detach it. The camera also had a flashlight installed, which meant that Fuglesang then had to work with less light than usual. Nasa say the walk was a success, however.Fuglesang is Sweden's first ever astronaut and this is his second trip to space, Swedish Radio also reports that he is the first non-American or Russian to make more than 3 spacewalks. He's expected to return to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery on Thursday. sr.se |
Borg caught up in tax payment blunder Sweden's Minister of Finance Anders Borg had some explaining to do on Wednesday when it was revealed he failed to follow new tax rules that he himself introduced back in 2007. thelocal.se |
Stockholm prison island hostel lands tourist group's top prize A former prison on the outskirts of downtown Stockholm has been honoured as the 2009 hostel of the year by the Swedish Tourist Association. thelocal.se |
No government rescue for Saab: Olofsson Sweden's enterprise minster Maud Olofsson lamented the "very sad" news on Friday of the imminent demise of Saab Automobile, while also reiterating her long-held assertion that the government will not step in to save the brand. thelocal.se |
Sweden set to scrap university gender quotas Sweden plans to ditch gender quotas for admissions to programmes at the country's universities and colleges, according to higher education and research minister Tobias Krantz. thelocal.se |