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Generally Sweden is a great place to live which everything looking from good to excellent when compared to other countries. But within Sweden there are some municipalities that are tough places to live in.
At year-end, Sweden's population stood at 9,5million people meaning that Sweden's population increased by more than 70 000 people in 2012.
More British people are indicating that they would want their country to withdraw from the EU, believing that the EU is not as progressive as they had hoped, according to a new opinion polls report.
They have everything children from deprived societies lack but they are not happy, as such, they kill themselves.
Sweden has emerged as the unlikely country where income gap is growing fastest of all 34 OECD countries, a new report shows which also exhibits that the over-hyped Swedish generous welfare state is really not there.
Suicides and serious suicide attempts among young people in Sweden is on the increase. Most of those more vulnerable are young people and particularly those with disabilities and reduced working capacity.
Sweden has the highest youth unemployment in the Nordic region. In 2012, it stood at was 23.7 percent of Swedes under the age of 25 years without a job.
Swedish police have launched an operation against stolen goods at the Swedish ports. These are goods have been stolen in the country and are about to be exported abroad. 65 people in what has been described as "international gangs" have been arrested in ports around Sweden.
Demark is setting sails across the pond to seek a share in the Mexican booming market. The Scandinavian country feels that there are opportunities to make some money with their leadership in energy, health, and food products.
Two-time Olympic medallist, Andrew Simpson, crew member of the Swedish America's Cup yacht Artemis, died when the boat capsized during training. The other crewmembers escaped without serious injury.
Sweden and Sub Sahara African in terms of business and or investment are not things that mix up in the same cubicle. However, it looks like the time has come when Sweden has started changing its look about Sub - Saharan Africa and moving more towards the business line.
Two people were killed and several injured when a bridge collapsed and fell across the roadway in Trondheim, Norway later on Wednesday.
Some 77 000 Swedish youths - defined as young people aged 16-29 are at risk of never getting a job. They have neither studied nor worked in the last three years, according to a report from the Swedish Employment Service.
The Scandinavian region continues to show the world that the success of any country depends on how its people feel in all aspects that make up our lives - not only the quest for money and self-enrichment. One evidence of this is the support given to the mothers in various countries in the world. Finland and Sweden have emerged on top again followed by all the other Scandinavian counties as the best place for mothers and children. The UK and the USA, are not very good for mothers and children.
Norwegian mass murderer and terrorist Anders Behring Breivik contributes to Wikipedia
Due to lack of regular checks, from the Swedish Dairy Board, dairies products such as milk have been found to contain mold that can be carcinogenic, and an alarm has been blown today for consumer to be cautious.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who on Monday arrived in Finland for an official visit, admits that his government has received money from the CIA. Although the main core of his visit was to cement economic co-operation with Finland, Mr Karzai was quizzed about the allegation which was determined to have the handiwork of corruption.
Sweden's second biggest city and the lead industrial hub is seeing an escalation of gun shooting which look a lot like actions in a western movie.
A new proposal in the Swedish policy systems is that to make children born in Sweden of foreign parents to automatically become Swedish citizens.
Two Swedish customer workers have been growing cannabis plants while at their place of work and the aim, of the operation was to carry out research.
Stockholm has in the past, had what could be described as a docile population growth. However, in the past few years the city has grown enormously and fast in terms of the number of people living here and projection for the future shows that along with Oslo, and London, Stockholm is poised to see its urban structures increased as population growth expected to explode.
Russian bomber and fighter jets trained at Gotska Sandön 3-4 km outside Swedish territorial waters for a long time on Friday night. Sweden is supposed to be prepared with at least two of its own Gripens fighter jets to counter and identify foreign flying objects like these, but none was ready. Instead, NATO planes turn out to be our saviour. This events has so far been kept secret for all this while.
The Swedish economy slowed somewhat in the City of Stockholm but strengthened slightly in the county during the fourth quarter of last year, showing that Stockholm stand out as a powerful force in business in Sweden.
The resignation of Omar Mustafa from the executive board of the Swedish Social Democrats party last weekend when it emerged that he headed an Islamic organisation that did not reflect the Social Democrat's inclusiveness principles has now sparked protest among various ranks of the party.
Sweden received more that expected amount of asylum seekers in the first quarter of this year with Syrians making the largest amount. However, it still falls below forecast but the immigration system is not worried about any influx.
For those with revenue over Skr9 million or a Million euro such as Swedish football star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and other super-rich footballers in the French league will not escape the French high tax rules.
A councillor of the Finnish far right party, True Finns in Vaasa, Risto Helin, has received a present which is a clock with a photo of Hitler and the Nazi swastika as a gift from a patriotic club in Vaasa, Finland.
The rise of the far right British anti EU party, UK Independent party (UKIP), the struggling of the coalition government (LibCon coalition) to jump start the UK flagging economy has made all the major parties in this country go nasty on immigration.
The horsemeat scandal has ignited a lost of trust in food producers and has made Swedish municipalities to become more creative. After the horse meat scandal in food eaten in various Swedish schools, hospitals and old people's homes, some Swedish municipalities have become very creative to rear their own animals so as to sure of the source of food.
In a new taxi scam, in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden only, more than 30 taxi customers lost their credit cards recently. Some Skr20,000 has been accounted to have disappeared. We don't know the data from other cities of the country.
The EU Parliament and Ireland, which has the EU presidency, have put together the agreement that will put a cap on bankers' bonuses. This comes despite intense opposition from the UK.
The lasagna, which was removed from the counters of Swedish grocery retailer Axfood's shops because they contained horse meat is being donated to the needy, the company said in a press release.
Swedish police is worried that the increased settling of Swedish criminal gangs in Thailand would mean that there would be increase ease to smuggle drugs to Sweden.
Finland poor on supporting the rights of gender groups
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Human rights for sexual and gender minorities are inferior in Finland than in other Nordic countries.
Which are the most deplorable places in Sweden to live in? Sweden's
Wednesday, 10 April 2013Generally Sweden is a great place to live which everything looking from good to excellent when compared to other countries. But within Sweden there are some municipalities that are tough places to live in.
Sweden's population grew to over 9.5 million
Wednesday, 20 February 2013At year-end, Sweden's population stood at 9,5million people meaning that Sweden's population increased by more than 70 000 people in 2012.
Desperate British people want to leave the EU
Monday, 18 February 2013More British people are indicating that they would want their country to withdraw from the EU, believing that the EU is not as progressive as they had hoped, according to a new opinion polls report.
Suicide rate among youths in Sweden hit 150 a year
Monday, 11 February 2013They have everything children from deprived societies lack but they are not happy, as such, they kill themselves.
Which are the countries in EU where homosexuals are harassed most?
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Lithuania tops the list, while homosexuals in the Netherlands feel less discriminated against.
Norwegian counties are banning the Niqab in schools - First step towards country wide ban?
Friday, 17 May 2013
Various Norwegian local authorities have decided after a very strong
and heated debate to introduce a ban on the niqab and other
comprehensive headgear at all high schools.
Income inequality said to be is growing fastest in Sweden - Surprise challenge to the over hyped welfare state.
Thursday, 16 May 2013Sweden has emerged as the unlikely country where income gap is growing fastest of all 34 OECD countries, a new report shows which also exhibits that the over-hyped Swedish generous welfare state is really not there.
Increased youth suicides in Sweden especially those with disability
Thursday, 16 May 2013Suicides and serious suicide attempts among young people in Sweden is on the increase. Most of those more vulnerable are young people and particularly those with disabilities and reduced working capacity.
Sweden outclassed by other Nordic countries as being weak at helping the youth to the employment market weighs heavily
Wednesday, 15 May 2013Sweden has the highest youth unemployment in the Nordic region. In 2012, it stood at was 23.7 percent of Swedes under the age of 25 years without a job.
Swedish police break a gang dealing with export of stolen goods. 65 arrested at the Swedish ports
Wednesday, 15 May 2013Swedish police have launched an operation against stolen goods at the Swedish ports. These are goods have been stolen in the country and are about to be exported abroad. 65 people in what has been described as "international gangs" have been arrested in ports around Sweden.
Denmark set sails to seek wealth in Mexico as in expands it emerging market campaign
Friday, 10 May 2013Demark is setting sails across the pond to seek a share in the Mexican booming market. The Scandinavian country feels that there are opportunities to make some money with their leadership in energy, health, and food products.
Swedish boat in deadly accident that killed two-time British Olympic champion
Friday, 10 May 2013Two-time Olympic medallist, Andrew Simpson, crew member of the Swedish America's Cup yacht Artemis, died when the boat capsized during training. The other crewmembers escaped without serious injury.
How China has made some European countries opening their eyes about Africa, including Sweden.
Thursday, 09 May 2013Sweden and Sub Sahara African in terms of business and or investment are not things that mix up in the same cubicle. However, it looks like the time has come when Sweden has started changing its look about Sub - Saharan Africa and moving more towards the business line.
A bridge collapse in Norway send two to their death and several injured
Thursday, 09 May 2013Two people were killed and several injured when a bridge collapsed and fell across the roadway in Trondheim, Norway later on Wednesday.
Up hill task to transform some 77 000 Swedish youths feared will never be employable
Wednesday, 08 May 2013Some 77 000 Swedish youths - defined as young people aged 16-29 are at risk of never getting a job. They have neither studied nor worked in the last three years, according to a report from the Swedish Employment Service.
Scandinavian countries lead again in human value classification - Which is the best places to be a mother in the world?
Tuesday, 07 May 2013The Scandinavian region continues to show the world that the success of any country depends on how its people feel in all aspects that make up our lives - not only the quest for money and self-enrichment. One evidence of this is the support given to the mothers in various countries in the world. Finland and Sweden have emerged on top again followed by all the other Scandinavian counties as the best place for mothers and children. The UK and the USA, are not very good for mothers and children.
Norwegian mass murderer and terrorist Anders Behring Breivik contributes to Wikipedia
Wednesday, 01 May 2013
Although the
Norwegian mass murderer and terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik is behind
bars - far away from the Norwegians everyday life, there are still
traces of his internet activity before the terrorist attacks of 22 July
2011.
Poisonous carcinogenic mold found in milk from Arla dairy in Linköping, Sweden
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Due to lack of regular checks, from the Swedish Dairy Board, dairies products such as milk have been found to contain mold that can be carcinogenic, and an alarm has been blown today for consumer to be cautious.
Afghan President, Hamid Karzai visits Finland and admits he received money from CIA
Monday, 29 April 2013Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who on Monday arrived in Finland for an official visit, admits that his government has received money from the CIA. Although the main core of his visit was to cement economic co-operation with Finland, Mr Karzai was quizzed about the allegation which was determined to have the handiwork of corruption.
Sweden second biggest city, Gotheburg, gripped with growing incidents of shootings
Monday, 29 April 2013Sweden's second biggest city and the lead industrial hub is seeing an escalation of gun shooting which look a lot like actions in a western movie.
New proposal to make children born in Sweden by foreign parents to become Swedish citizens
Monday, 29 April 2013A new proposal in the Swedish policy systems is that to make children born in Sweden of foreign parents to automatically become Swedish citizens.
In the name of research - Swedish Customs workers grow marijuana plants on the job
Sunday, 28 April 2013Two Swedish customer workers have been growing cannabis plants while at their place of work and the aim, of the operation was to carry out research.
Swedish capital city Stockholm is among the fastest growing cities in Europe
Tuesday, 23 April 2013Stockholm has in the past, had what could be described as a docile population growth. However, in the past few years the city has grown enormously and fast in terms of the number of people living here and projection for the future shows that along with Oslo, and London, Stockholm is poised to see its urban structures increased as population growth expected to explode.
Provocation of just mistaken stray as Russian fighter plane practicing attack against Sweden
Monday, 22 April 2013Russian bomber and fighter jets trained at Gotska Sandön 3-4 km outside Swedish territorial waters for a long time on Friday night. Sweden is supposed to be prepared with at least two of its own Gripens fighter jets to counter and identify foreign flying objects like these, but none was ready. Instead, NATO planes turn out to be our saviour. This events has so far been kept secret for all this while.
Stockholm remain stronger economically tan the rest of the country despite the economy
Thursday, 18 April 2013The Swedish economy slowed somewhat in the City of Stockholm but strengthened slightly in the county during the fourth quarter of last year, showing that Stockholm stand out as a powerful force in business in Sweden.
Heavy criticism of the Social democrats after the dismissal of Muslim Omar Mustafa
Tuesday, 16 April 2013The resignation of Omar Mustafa from the executive board of the Swedish Social Democrats party last weekend when it emerged that he headed an Islamic organisation that did not reflect the Social Democrat's inclusiveness principles has now sparked protest among various ranks of the party.
Sweden received more asylum seekers in the first quarter of 2013 though far below forecast.
Sunday, 07 April 2013Sweden received more that expected amount of asylum seekers in the first quarter of this year with Syrians making the largest amount. However, it still falls below forecast but the immigration system is not worried about any influx.
Swedish football star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic caught in the French tax squabble and forced to pay 75 percent in taxes
Wednesday, 03 April 2013For those with revenue over Skr9 million or a Million euro such as Swedish football star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and other super-rich footballers in the French league will not escape the French high tax rules.
Finnish Councillor given Hitler clock as a gift for being a true patriot
Thursday, 28 March 2013A councillor of the Finnish far right party, True Finns in Vaasa, Risto Helin, has received a present which is a clock with a photo of Hitler and the Nazi swastika as a gift from a patriotic club in Vaasa, Finland.
Deja vu as Britain turns to nasty immigration problems that are likely not there
Monday, 25 March 2013The rise of the far right British anti EU party, UK Independent party (UKIP), the struggling of the coalition government (LibCon coalition) to jump start the UK flagging economy has made all the major parties in this country go nasty on immigration.
How the horsemeat scandal is making Swedish municipalities to get creative
Monday, 25 March 2013The horsemeat scandal has ignited a lost of trust in food producers and has made Swedish municipalities to become more creative. After the horse meat scandal in food eaten in various Swedish schools, hospitals and old people's homes, some Swedish municipalities have become very creative to rear their own animals so as to sure of the source of food.
Taxi fraud in Stockholm drains customers' accounts - what you need to know
Monday, 25 March 2013In a new taxi scam, in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden only, more than 30 taxi customers lost their credit cards recently. Some Skr20,000 has been accounted to have disappeared. We don't know the data from other cities of the country.
EU agrees on new rules on bankers bonuses
Thursday, 21 March 2013The EU Parliament and Ireland, which has the EU presidency, have put together the agreement that will put a cap on bankers' bonuses. This comes despite intense opposition from the UK.
Horsemeat Lasagna donated to the poor people - even in Sweden
Tuesday, 19 March 2013The lasagna, which was removed from the counters of Swedish grocery retailer Axfood's shops because they contained horse meat is being donated to the needy, the company said in a press release.
More Swedish harden criminals establish in Thailand, source of drugs to ease smuggling to Sweden
Sunday, 17 March 2013Swedish police is worried that the increased settling of Swedish criminal gangs in Thailand would mean that there would be increase ease to smuggle drugs to Sweden.
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