SXSW 2010 showcases Scandinavian music
This year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas is set to promote Scandinavian music, with around fifty different Scandinavian artists and musicians showca...
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Sweden embraces the Cuddle Party
Swedes have always been keen to adopt trends emanating from the United States, and the latest craze to hit Scandinavia is the cuddle party.
Finnish PM wades into Milk War
Matti Vanhanen, the Finnish Prime Minister, has declared that he will personally boycott the chain of grocery stores operated by the S chain as an obj...
Hollywood murder sees Swedish rapper jailed for life
David Moses Jassy, the Swedish hip-hop and rap artist known as Monopoly, has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail by a Los Angeles court fo...
Social media policy lacking in the Swedish workplace
A new survey has revealed that a mere seven percent of Swedish businesses have a formal social media policy which covers how staff can access websites...
Swedish hemp farmer awarded compensation
After a decade-long struggle, a Swedish hemp farmer from Halland has won a favourable court ruling which declared the state’s seizure of his crop ille...
Sweden debates housekeeping tax
A campaign has been launched by the Swedish Moderate Party to highlight housekeeping as a vital issue in forthcoming elections and also to exploit pot...
Dope smoker complains to Swedish police over psychedelic hash
Police in southern Sweden received a visit from an unhappy member of the public who asked authorities to test the hashish be had purchased for traces ...