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Get the highlights from Fashion Week by Berns in these streamed films straight from Stockholm's catwalk, courtesy of Bon Magazine.

Fashion Week

Fall/winter fashion 2010 — behind the scenes

by: Maria Soxbo

It’s fashion week in Stockholm. Seven of the Swedish catwalk designers talk about their brand new collections. Meet Hope, Whyred, Stylein, Odeur, House of Dagmar, Cheap Monday and Filippa K.

5 questions for The Local Firm

by: Joy Hui Lin

The Local Firm is a young independent label created by Richard Hutchinson and Axel Nyhage that is based in Stockholm. The label has a reputation for a refreshing viewpoint on fashion. Drawing inspiration from vintage and the art and architecture of the former eastern block, The Local Firm mixes tradition with innovation.

 

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Uranium mining – threat or opportunity?

by: Sara Jeswani

Uranium deposits spark the debate about how Sweden should fuel its nuclear power plants.

 

News from The Local — Sweden's news in English

5 questions for Kerstin Ekman

by: Judith Hammer

Swedish author Kerstin Ekman started writing detective novels, then moved on to more psychological and social themes. In September 2009 she released her latest novel Mordets praktik. Sweden.se asked Ekman a few questions.

 

The Swedish Model in practice

by: Jonas Fredén

The term “Swedish Model” is used to describe the fact that the Swedish society is based on a high degree of public financing. Let’s find out what this means in practice by following a regular Swedish mother and daughter through a normal day.

 

Sweden 2009 — from royal weddings to flu frenzy

by: Rob Hincks

The ups and downs of 2009 were a fitting end to the first decade of the new millennium. Rob Hincks rummages through a mixed bag of memories to look back on what the year meant in Sweden.

 

Choosing the power of wind

by: David Wiles

So you’ve changed to low-energy light bulbs, stopped leaving the TV on standby and cycle rather than drive when possible. What’s your next move in reducing your carbon footprint? Increasing numbers of Swedes are harnessing the wind to generate their own clean electricity.

 

Can Sweden help seal the climate deal?

by: Anna Sandelin

A year ago, things looked rather promising for the UN climate meeting in Copenhagen. Sealing the climate deal was still a possibility. Several failed negotiation trips later, EU Chairman and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has downplayed expectations drastically.

 

Sweden leads text messaging market

by: Jack Aaronson

I write from Sweden, where my ignorant American eyes are constantly being opened wider by how much text messaging, or SMS is used for everyday purposes here.

 
 

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