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My father's country

by: Martin Ådahl

Curiosity is the most effective weapon against xenophobia, writes journalist and head of think tank FORES Martin Ådahl, as a comment on the Sweden Democrats’ future role in Swedish politics.

 

First Annual Web Film Festival

Sweden.se and Uppsala International Short Film Festival proudly present a selection of streamed short films. Sweden produces a lot of short films today. For years now, Swedish short films have been screened at major film festivals around the world, regularly winning top prizes.

 

Culture helps us get the message

by: Sara Jeswani

Facts and figures hasn't quite succeded, but maybe Mattias Klums beautiful photos from Borneo's rainforests can make us grasp the importance of taking care of nature?

 

News from The Local — Sweden's news in English

Alexander Skarsgård interview

by: Benji Wilson/The Sunday Telegraph

Meet the Swedish star of True Blood, HBO's biggest hit since The Sopranos: Alexander Skarsgård.

 

The rise of geek civilization

by: Anna Sandelin

Tired of finding herself in the minority at computer conferences, Heidi Harman decided to set up a network of her own. So she co-founded Geek Girl, a social network for women who are into IT. Interest exceeded expectations and the group’s October meeting was over-booked within a week. Sweden.se met her to talk about women and the web.

 

Swedes active about passive houses

by: Jasper Kelly

Passive houses are the hottest trend among Swedish environmentalists. These ultra-low energy buildings rely on recycled heat and high-level insulation for most of their power needs. Hence “passive” — they require less active contribution of external energy sources.

 

Social entrepreneurs

by: Sprong

Growyn is one of many start-up companies in Sweden that are working for social change. This short film takes a look at the social activist and entrepreneur as one individual. It examines the ambitions and goals of the people behind Growyn, as well as the unique conditions for social entrepreneurship that exist in Sweden today.

 

I am Sweden

by: Alexandra Pascalidou

Hopes of a color-blind world are slowly being realized – not only in the White House, but in Sweden too. Nyamko Sabuni came to Sweden as a refugee. Today she is the minister for integration and equality. Writer and journalist Alexandra Pascalidou reports on racism in Sweden.

 

Sweden’s first marine national park opens

by: Anna Sandelin

In Sweden's west coast archipelago you find the tiny Koster islands. As of September 2009, these two tourist magnets and the sea around them make up Sweden’s first marine national park, 100 years after Europe’s first national parks were created in Sweden.

 
 

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