The Hand-Embellished Countryside Homes That Helped Define Scandinavian Style
The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity — and now represent an aesthetic ideal.
For This Emerging Swedish Brand, the Streets—and the Subway—Are the Runway
SSON (meaning son of) plays on typical Swedish surnames, like Kjellsson, which “is a common worker’s name in Sweden, one that ...
Why Helsinki Is Worth Visiting for the Architecture Alone
With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if ...
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Swedish Pirate Bay backer Carl Lundström dies in Slovenia plane crash
Swedish entrepreneur and early backer of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, Carl Lundström, died in a plane crash in Slovenian mountains on Monday. The right-wing party Alternative for Sweden ...
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Sweden investigates new underwater cable damage in Baltic Sea
Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of ...
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Northvolt close to filing for bankruptcy in Sweden, newspaper DN reports
STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Reuters) - Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, may be close to filing for bankruptcy in Sweden, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN ...
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Sweden to give more than $138 mln to Ukraine for reconstruction, development
COPENHAGEN, March 13 (Reuters) - Sweden will give more than 1.4 billion Swedish crowns ($137.7 million) to Ukraine to help with reconstruction and development, as well as urgent humanitarian needs ...
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The Silencing of Russian Art
Vladimir Putin views his country’s cultural sphere like any other sector: a subordinate dominion, which should submit to the ...
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Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable
Nato has launched a mission monitoring the Baltic Sea in response to suspected sabotage Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic ...
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Swedish royals bundle up in warm clothes as they join Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife to watch Nordic World Ski Championships
The royal houses of Norway and Sweden bundled up in the cold weather as they came together for a joint outing on Saturday, to watch the Nordic World Ski Championships. The two families put on an ...
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Finland, Sweden Investigate Suspected Sabotage of Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable
Finland, Sweden Investigate Suspected Sabotage of Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms ...
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Jack Huston on Swedish artist Hilma af Klint
Jack Huston gives props to Hilma af Klint, a mysterious Swedish artist and mystic celebrated for her vibrant portraits and ...