Sweden

UPDATE 1-Sweden sells part of retail pharmacy monopoly

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

* Sweden ends long-standing monopoly control of drug sales

Sweden ordains first openly lesbian bishop

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday

Eva Brunne, Sweden's first openly lesbian bishop, has been sworn into her new role. Brunne, 55, who is in a registered partnership and has a three-year-old son, is also believed to be the world's first lesbian bishop.

Sweden: Short skirts against women's oppression

Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

Sweden: Short skirts against women's oppression Her whole life Nalin Pekgul (42), covered her legs in long skirts. But when she noticed that girls in Tensta [Stockholm suburb] didn't want or dared to dress like they wanted to, she reconsidered. "I bought.. let's see now.. one, two, three, four, five short skirts. That first time I put on my short skirt was March 8. It felt really weird. Since...

Reynolds in Talks to Buy Sweden's Niconovum

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

Reynolds is in advanced talks to buy a Swedish maker of products that help people stop smoking, a move that could signal a profound shift in direction in the global tobacco industry.

Sweden's Lutheran church ordains gay bishop

Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sweden’s Lutheran church has ordained its first openly gay bishop in a move that confirms the church’s greater acceptance of sexual minorities.

• Church of Sweden Says Yes to Gay Weddings, and Gay Clergy Too - Queerty

11/08/09: The Amazing Race – “This is the Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done in my Entire Life (Sweden)”

Atomic Popcorn (Free subscription) | yesterday

This recap of The Amazing Race is sponsored by Travelocity. Travelocity: You’ll never roam alone. Sweden. The lovely Scandinavian nation known for meatballs, candy fish and unassembled, wobbly furniture was the locale for this leg of the race. The five remaining teams departed for the peninsular nation from The Netherlands, seeking out an amusement park named [...]

Amazing Race 15: There’s More To Sweden Than Pancakes

Reality TV Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tonight, only five teams remain on the The Amazing Race as they head off to Stockholm, Sweden. Teams will have to complete a challenge that took place on a previous season, which was so hard that it took one team 8 hours to complete. Tensions are at an all-time high and fighting causes several teams [...] Related posts: Amazing Race 15: Amsterdam Is Never A Good Idea Amazing Race 15: Tears And Fears...

News: Sweden, Morrissey, Cameroon, Walmart, Kris Allen, Kenya

Towleroad (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Straight ex-spouses speak up for marriage equality: "They are federal workers and professionals, men and women who share little except that their former spouses tried to live as heterosexuals but at some point realized they could not." British town mourns...

Sweden to name EU summit date 'within days' - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Berlin - The European Union's Swedish presidency will set the date within days for an EU summit to decide who should be the bloc's first president, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Monday. I will call a summit within a matter of days, Reinfeld...

Sweden upgrades economic forecast

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sweden's government on Monday upgraded its economic outlook, citing signs of global recovery following the financial crisis.

Sweden completes pharmacy sell-off

The Local (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sweden has secured buyers for all eight pharmacy clusters up for sale as part of the demonopolization of the country's retail drug market.

Reynolds in Talks for Sweden's Niconovum

The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday

Reynolds American is in advanced talks to buy Sweden's Niconovum, a maker of smoking-cessation products, a report says.

Sweden slammed for UN rights failures

The Local (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sweden has come in for harsh criticism from the country's United Nations association and 15 other organizations for failing to abide by a number of UN conventions.

European Puck: Forsberg's Future Unclear After Sweden's 7-0 Loss

Slap Shot (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

Peter Forsberg's comeback with the Swedish national team ended up a flop.

LIVE STREAM Finland vs Sweden 08.11.09 Euro Hockey Tour – Finnish Karjala 2009

E. Roger-Vasselin vs L. Hewitt(09/1 (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

LIVE STREAM Finland vs Sweden 08.11.09 Euro Hockey Tour – Finnish Karjala 2009

Malta vs Sweden Live Online Football Match

express2009 | 08/09/2009

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Doing Business in Sweden

kellya | 24/12/2008

The power generation systems market offers great opportunities for U.S. exporters, due to the fact that it’s the main focus of Sweden. For instance, American companies can export power grid hardware, in order to help modify the current Swedish grid infrastructure. U.S. exporters dominate the computer software market in Sweden. For instance, in 2007, imports from U.S. reached an estimated $1,684 billion