23 Dec 2024
Lifestyle
Football Sports and Fitness

Sweden’s World Cup 2018 campaign

Following the retirement of Kim Källström and Zlatan Ibrahimović, many fans will worry. Before Sweden locks horns with the other teams in Group A, let’s pause. Sweden’s U21’s are European champions so there must be some potential there. With Zlatan no longer playing, players can step out of his shadow and Sweden can play a […]

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Football Sports and Fitness

Swedish Football Gets a New Boss

Janne Andersson is the new head coach of the Swedish International Football team. Most fans will be glad to see the back of Erik Hamrén. So who is the new manager? 55-year old Janne is the former IFK Norrköping manager who surprised everyone and won the league after they defeated former champions Malmö FF away […]

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Football Sports and Fitness

Sweden’s Euro 2016 Review

Sweden approached this summer’s Euro 2016 tournament with romantic optimism. Placed in the” Group of Death” with Italy, Belgium and the Republic Of Ireland, things looked bleak. Only the most romantic of Swedish football fans could have expected Sweden to progress from the group stages. The Swedish coach Erik Hamrén had already announced he would […]

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Lifestyle Work & Money

Charging people with positive energy

I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Barak Baaiz, the Restaurant Manager and Martin Enqvist, the F&B Manager at the Scandic Alvik hotel. Over the years Barak Baaiz has developed a lot of professional experience working in hotel restaurants, banquet halls, conferences and À la carte. His own keen interest in food, drinks and […]

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Family Family Activities What's on: Kids What's on: Stockholm

Sportlov in the City: Things to do with kids

 We’ve put together a few ideas for activities during the winter break, or Sportlov as they call it here.   Ice skating inside the Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum is bringing winter inside their big hall and the main attraction is ice skating indoors. On Wednesday the 2nd March there’s a special ice skating disco […]

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Design Fashion & Beauty Lifestyle

Meet the Swedish Fashion Talents 2016

We have many fashionistas among our readers who are always following closely what’s new in the world of fashion. You might recognise that Sweden has always been a constant contributor to trends with the country’s characteristic eclectic and minimalistic style. Perhaps you’ll want to think twice on this one, as this year’s Swedish Fashion Talents […]

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Community Lifestyle

Feline fun at the Internet Cat Video Festival – Meow!

 The Internet Cat Video Festival turned out to be full of people being cats and, well, cats being cats… Many people seem to have a say in trying to explain why the cats have found their virtual playground on the internet, even if cats themselves don’t know it yet. For many cat owners like myself […]

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Community Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Dan and Dee Launch a Trail Racing Event in Stockholm

Australian Stockholmers Dan Paech and Dee Forker are launching what they plan to be a series of running events under the name of Stockholm Trail Racing. The first race will take place on September 6th at Hellasgården. Dan Paech is the man behind Run With Me Stockholm, who organise guided tours where tourists can hook […]

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Community Expat Traditions Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Celebrating Cricket in Sweden

The Swedish Cricket Federation celebrates its 25th Anniversary, as well as being accepted as members of the Swedish Sports Confederation, with a special cricket match at Gärdet in Stockholm on Saturday the 22nd of August. The match pits Embassy staff from different cricket playing countries against Swedes, who have learned cricket in Sweden. Cricket was […]

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Featured Lifestyle Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Run Stockholm: 10 races you can still sign up for

Stockholm has seen some amazing races already this year but if you haven’t taken part in one yet, don’t panic: there are still loads of races coming up! From running during midnight to running through mud, here are our tips for 10 of the best races coming to Stockholm in the second half of 2015. […]

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