The Swedish law of wanderlust - BBC - Travel
The Swedish constitution allows anyone to ski, cycle, skate, swim or camp almost anywhere in the country.
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Sweden Tries to Halt Its March to Total Cashlessness - Bloomberg
A key committee of Swedish lawmakers wants to force the country’s biggest banks to handle cash in an effort to halt the nation’s march toward compl...
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Sweden Wants To Fight Our Disposable Culture With Tax Breaks For Repairing Old Stuff
A proposed new law takes aim at wasteful consumerism.
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Why Swedish troops just finished their biggest war games in 23 years - The Economist explains
EARLIER this month Apache attack helicopters began arriving on Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic sea some 350km (220 miles) from the Russian ...
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Why Swedes overpay their taxes - The Economist explains
HOW abnormal are Swedes, and other people in the Nordic region, in paying tax? A general stereotype for Europe holds some truth: unlike tax-shy sou...
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Why is Swedish monetary policy so loose? - The Economist explains
THE Swedish economy is, by all accounts, booming. Output, adjusted for inflation, has grown by 2.8% on average since 2009 and rose by a robust 3.2%...
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Sweden is deporting this entrepreneur for lowering his own salary - The Local
An entrepreneur in the south of Sweden who took a pay cut in order to save his own company has been handed a deportation order by the country's Mig...
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How great would Sweden’s proposed six-hour workday be? This great. - The Washington Post
An experiment in Gothenburg this summer could spread.
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BBC - Capital - A ‘thrilling’ mission to get the Swedish to change overnight
Just over 50 years ago, Sweden conducted the biggest, most expensive traffic conversion project Europe had ever seen. Today, it’s a success story t...
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An inside look at how Sweden is building the world’s second-longest tunnel | Ars Technica
Bridges would be easier, but it doesn't want to disturb the surroundings.
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Sweden's Relaxed Approach to the Coronavirus Could Already Be Backfiring (April 2020)
The Swedish government continues to advocate for relaxed measures to address the coronavirus. But the country has a relatively high case fatality r...
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How France redistributes more from rich to poor than Sweden - The Economist
More égalité than you might think WHEN EMMANUEL MACRON launches his promised “great national debate” on January 15th, he hopes to show a willing...
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How Sweden is turning its waste into gold
FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 When it comes to environmental awareness and waste management, Sweden is one of the world'...
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Why is Scandinavia so expensive? | CNBC Explains
Across Scandinavia, the average price of everything from a knitted roll neck to pastries from the local bakery are some of the highest in the world...
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