News from Stockholm Today
Due to the many scandals in the Swedish Academy there will be no Nobel Prize in Literature this year. But what does this say about the quality of the Nobel prize in literature awarded in previous years? It is basically the same people who have been deciding about the Nobel Prize previously that are now […]
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Would you like a ride in a self drivning bus in Stockholm. Now you can, the bus frequents the streets between the center of Kista to the Kista fair. It’s a slow, rather cute bus that actually has a human person on it that is responsible for the vehicle. The future of Stockholm public transport
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All of Sweden and many countries are now talking about the scandals that involve the Swedish academy and the Nobel foundation and also the Royal house, the King of Sweden. It has proceeded from being a dirty story about one of the academy’s members husband involved in sex crimes, financial irregularities and leaked information about
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If you plan on visiting Stockholm during the Easter holidays there is as usual one place that will compress all the best traditions and celebration of this classic holiday in Sweden. So for a easy and quick experience of what Easter holidays look like today and especially looked like a long time ago in Sweden
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As long as you compare Stockholm to other major cities in Europe you can say that it is safe in Stockholm. So far Stockholm safety levels are similar to London, Paris or Berlin for inhabitants and visitors. There are suburbs you might avoid unless you look for the adventure of meeting gangs who can be
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New Year’s Eve in Stockholm At new year Stockholm should be covered with white shining snow and a black winter sky for a perfect background for the New Years fireworks. This year it is unlikely with snow but it will be dark as usual. Most people in Stockholm spend New Year either at a private
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l´Académie suédoise, French media reports of the enormous scandals in Sweden are big news. In Germany the situation is the same, Thomas Steinfeld at the Süddeutsche Zeitung has written about double moral and sexual abuse at the Swedish Academy. The story has hit many major news sites all over the world. The Swedish Academy, that
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The Nobel Price award ceremony is scheduled for Sunday in Stockholm. The traffic situation will be very difficult during the day and recommendation is to only use subway or walking through the city. The Christmas market in Old Town is usually crowded during weekends, sometimes so much that Stockholm looks more like Tokyo than Stockholm.
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IKEA is a company who in many ways is miles ahead of others when it comes to inventing smart products at lower than average costs. This time they seem to have out done themselves, with the steel bowl Blanda Blank they have created the first bowl in the history that can cook your food without
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Some of the biggest news in Stockholm this week has been the enormous IT-scandal that the office for transport has created. Serious classified information about Sweden and undercover agents has been leaked out on internet. There is talk about the government and if they can stay in power after this. Read more here Another headline
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