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    Stockholm guide helps Sweden’s coronavirus-weary tourists revisit the country's pandemics past with a 'Plague Walk'

    Stockholm guide helps Sweden’s coronavirus-weary tourists revisit the country's pandemics past with a 'Plague Walk'

    13 Jun 2020

    With tourists confined at home and Stockholmers avoiding crowds, a guide is trying to boost business with tours of the city's previous pandemics, from the black death to cholera...

    A new museum in Sweden to honour late electronic dance DJ Avicii

    A new museum in Sweden to honour late electronic dance DJ Avicii

    10 Jun 2020

    A museum in memory of the late electronic dance DJ Avicii will open in his birthplace Stockholm as part of a new digital culture centre next year, its founders...

    Sweden didn't lock down, but economy took a plunge anyway

    Sweden didn't lock down, but economy took a plunge anyway

    07 Jun 2020

    Unlike most countries, Sweden never locked down during the coronavirus pandemic, largely keeping businesses operating, but the economy appears to be taking a hard hit nonetheless. Under the Scandinavian...

    Sweden’s spring budget pledges $10 billion to fight pandemic

    Sweden’s spring budget pledges $10 billion to fight pandemic

    15 Apr 2020

    Sweden will spend more than 100 billion Swedish crowns ($10 billion) in its spring budget to fight the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has shut down much of the...

    Sweden’s central bank unveils loan package of $51 billion

    Sweden’s central bank unveils loan package of $51 billion

    14 Mar 2020

    Sweden’s central bank (CB) would lend up to 500 billion crowns ($51 billion) to Swedish companies via banks, moving to shore up credit flows as the coronavirus epidemic wreaks havoc...

    Max Von Sydow, the three-eyed Raven in 'Game Of Thrones,' passes away at 90

    Max Von Sydow, the three-eyed Raven in 'Game Of Thrones,' passes away at 90

    09 Mar 2020

    Hollywood actor Max von Sydow is no more. The news of the demise of the Swedish-born star was shared by his family "with a broken heart and infinite sadness,"...

    Sweden slashes growth outlook for 2020 due to coronavirus

    Sweden slashes growth outlook for 2020 due to coronavirus

    08 Mar 2020

    The coronavirus outbreak will lower Swedish growth this year by around 0.3 percentage points, Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson said, adding the impact could be greater if the outbreak is longer...

    Lovers of quiet enjoy staying at Sweden's dream-like ice hotel

    Lovers of quiet enjoy staying at Sweden's dream-like ice hotel

    22 Feb 2020

    Would you spend a night in a room frozen just for you?   We often hear the unusual stories tourists gear up to do, to experience something unusual and...

    Tove Lo may be provocative, but her music is always on point

    Tove Lo may be provocative, but her music is always on point

    19 Feb 2020

    "I don't want to do things where I always look or seem like my best," Tove Lo said on a recent morning, calling from Los Angeles. "I want to...

    Koenigsegg, a supercar challenging Swedish stereotypes

    Koenigsegg, a supercar challenging Swedish stereotypes

    08 Jan 2020

    For a quarter century, Koenigsegg has been making supercars for a niche market typically reserved for Italian luxury brands, while challenging perceptions of Swedish modesty. With brands like Volvo...

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