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You’re like family! Just love your publication! We are most Regular Features First of all 3 Skämttecknare 4 Picks 6-7 grateful for the translations! It’s a whole First page news 9 Glance 10 Focus 12 Swedes in the news 14 new dimension to the fun! Elsie & John Livengood Ventura, CA Local 15 Tradition 16 Business 22 Sport 25 Treats 27 Land- Jag måste uttrycka min skapsnyheterna 28 SwedenNow 30 Calendar 31 Ads&Info 32 son om nytt pass, ärendet blir behandlat förknippade med säkerhetsrisker och stora bestörtning att konsulatservicen och passen kan hämtas i person efter t.ex kostnader. Ett utvecklingsarbete har också reduceras ytterligare i Kanada. Har man i en månad i Ottawa c:a $2500 t/r + förlorad inletts för att se om det är möjligt att ta berörd myndighet egentligen någon arbetsinkomst - $5000 innan fram mobila fotostationer, men ännu finns uppfattning om avstånden i Nord ens biljetterna är köpta till inga sådana lösningar... Amerika och de orimliga kostnader Sverige. Konklusion vi kan Sverige har 96 utlandsmyndigheter som det medför för landets med- inte åka till Farmor och Farfar. (ambassader och generalkonsulat). Under borgare att åka 2 ggr till i vårt fall Jag finner det också mycket året kommer alla dessa att utrustas med närmsta pass ansökning- och ut- olämpligt att försämra konsu- den teknik som gör det möjligt att säkert, givnings plats i Los Angeles om latets befogenheter och möj- snabbt och korrekt hantera svenska med- man fortfarande har ett giltigt pass. ligheter inför OS i Vancouver. borgares passansökningar. Av säkehetsskäl Ponera detta senario, vår familj på Om något borde den Svenska kommer inte längre honorärkonsulaten att 4 personer skall åka till Sverige. Staten profilera sig bättre, med kunna handlägga ordinarie pass och Mitt pass och mina barns har gått högre service för de som är in- nationella id-kort. Inom regeringskansliet ut, vi kan således inte åka till Los Angeles tresserade av vårt land. Att t.ex få arbets- är det Justitiedepartementet och dess myn- (måste ha giltigt pass för att flyga till kraft invandring till Sverige från en region dighet Rikspolisstyrelsen, som har det USA) vi åker till Ottawa c:a $2500 t/r + som har stora likheter med Sverige torde övergripande ansvaret för passfrågorna. förlorad arbetsinkomst och ansöker i per- vara verkligen något att eftersträva, våra Det finns krav på att det är en svensk med- idrottstjärnor är våra bästa ambassadörer, borgare och en från Sverige utsänd hand- låt oss inte vara pinsamt opressionella gen- läggare som hanterar databasen och beslu- temot de professionella som kan vara in- tar i passärenden. Dessutom anser man att tresserade av oss. Emil Wessner honorärkonsulaten inte har det skalskydd Victoria BC, som fick det officiella svaret (säkra lokaler) som krävs för att hantera nedan, som vi återger något avkortat: den nya tekniken för "biometrifångst". Jag Födelsedagar i Juni 2006 Bäste Emil Wessner, är den första att beklaga att många 1 Mia Skye Swenson, 10 år utlandssvenskar nu får längre till närmaste 4 Carolyn Barr, 16 år Ditt e-post meddelande till Sveriges passmyndighet, men det beror alltså på 4 Linnea Meausette, 13 år honorärkonsulat i Vancouver f v b till Carl faktorer som vi inte råder över. 7 Sophia Regitnig, 15 år Bildt och utrikesdepartementet har läm- De säkerhetsmässiga bedömningarna gör 10 Elina Lidberg, 6 år nats för besvarande till den konsulära och alltså att man inte kan kompensera för 14 Christoph Letellier, 14 år civilrättsliga enheten. Jag som fått i upp- nackdelarna med att placera ut fler fotosta- 17 Emma Walsh, 13 år drag att besvara dina frågor arbetar på den- tioner vid honorärkonsulaten... 17 Nora Cyr, 8 år na enhet med bl a frågor om biometri i pass. 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TASTE JUDGES point the rocket is turned off and it Moose and reindeer at the open-air Swedish space tourism continues its assent to over 140 kilometers museum Skansen in Stockholm are to The first tourist trips to space will take (360 000 feet). This takes about 90 seconds decide which is tastier - traditional road off from New Mexico. However Sweden and the spaceship reaches a speed of just salt or a sweeter alternative. is on its way to becoming the first over three times the speed of sound. Now According to studies carried out by the country in Europe to offer trips to space. the astronauts are weightless and can look Swedish National Roads Administration it In five years it should be possible to take down on Mother Earth from the space is better for the environment and car tires a return trip from Kiruna to space. craft's fifteen windows. After four weight- when sugar is mixed with the salt that is An agreement to start space travel from less minutes, the passengers have 45 spread out over icy asphalt. The question Kiruna in 2012 has been signed between seconds to get back to their seats and now is whether moose will be even more entrepreneur Richard Branson's British prepare for re-entry. Shortly before the attracted to the roads to lick this mixture. company, Virgin Galactic and Spaceport apogee (maximum altitude) of its flight So now a ten-animal jury will be given Sweden, a new company comprising path, the spaceship feathers (folds its access to two different blocks of salt and several Kiruna-based businesses, wings) in preparation for re-entry into the at the end of the trial period, the blocks including the Swedish Space Corporation earth’s atmosphere, drawn by the earth’s will be weighed to see which one was the and the Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel. gravitational pull. As the spaceship meets favourite. If the moose and reindeer go Kiruna has been identified as a perfect the resistance of the upper atmosphere, for the sugar variety, it could become a area for the send-off because it is the feathered wings act as air brakes, problem since the biggest cause of high- relatively free of other air traffic. safely positioning and decelerating the way accidents in Sweden are collisions The town's historic ties with the space spaceship, allowing for a carefree with deer, moose and other wild animals. industry and its proximity to Esrange, re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere. At the European Space and Sounding Rocket approximately 60 000 feet, the spaceship’s Range, are also decisive factors in the wings are re-configured into their original cÄÉv~ZÉw|á choice. An added bonus for travellers position allowing for an unpowered glide I Sverige äts det cirka tio kilo godis taking off from Kiruna is the possibility landing back at the spaceport. per år och person och det ger en plats i of flying straight through the northern Some 70 000 people are already on the mitten av den västerländska godisligan. lights. For around 1.5 million kronor waiting list for a space flight. Dock finns det få länder med så mycket ($200,000) tourists will get to spend 68-year-old Bengt Söderqvist has already plockgodis. Det är ingen hejd på svensk five minutes in a weightless environment bought a ticket on Virgin Galactica. uppfinningsrikedom. Bland annat finns 120 kilometers above the earth's surface. "My wife is scared of flying and doesn't avbildningar av allt möjligt - kroppsdelar, The ride will be the culmination of three want me to do it," says Söderqvist who bilar, flaskor, djur, frukter, ädelstenar, days of training. was born in Kalmar "but I think it will be mynt, ägg, bomber - på godishyllorna. Virgin Galactica has ordered five safer than driving. My three sons think it (above) Dessa blandas alltefter med nyskapelser "SpaceshipTwo" , each able to is great". som citronläppar och jordgubbsbananer. accommodate six astronaut passengers. Söderqvist has always been something Alla möjliga smaker blandas och provas i For the first part of the trip, the spaceship of a dare-devil. In the 1960s he left a smågodisvärlden. Saltlakrits hitches a ride on a specially designed steady job as a surveyor in Sweden kombineras med hallon, carrier aircraft, “the mother ship”. Once at for a stint in Turks and Caicos in the choklad med cola smak. a level of approximately 50 kilometers, Caribbean. He is still active there Godis som poppar i the spaceship is released from the mother although nowadays he lives mostly in munnen och flytande ship and its hybrid rocket is ignited. The Florida, where, according to him, most of godis på sprayburk har spaceship then begins an assent to a level his friends spend more on their boats blivit favoriter. of 65 kilometers (75 000 feet) at which than he will on his space trip.

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Vad kommer efter Robinson? Madonna FLOPS Utröstningsceremoniernas lägereldar In early April, a group of performance- har slocknat i dokusåporna. Men ryktet art vandals in Shoreditch, England om reality-tv:s död är överdrivet. I höst climbed the scaffolding behind a giant tar kanalerna nya tag med verkligheten. street billboard featuring Madonna posing Efter succén med Bonde söker fru har for H&M, cut a hole through her left eye, TV 4 försprång i trendjakten inom and dumped a can of fluorescent green tv-genren reality. Just nu pågår sökandet paint through it. And Madonna wept. efter bönder som är villiga att göra sin Perhaps for her collection at H&M that kärlekstörst offentlig. has underwhelmed fashion afficionados. Vanlighet och vardag är det nya vackra. Despite having been heralded by H&M I dokusåpans barndom skulle deltagarna on every major street intersection in 26 isoleras i så skruvade sammanhang som countries around the world, Madonna’s möjligt. Den typiske Big brother fashion collection has not received the deltagaren levde bara vidare på löpsedlar kind of enthusiasm that earlier H&M och under barturnéer. Dagens dokusåpa- collections by Karl Lagerfeld, Viktor & hjälte ska vara “på riktigt”, trovärdiga, Rolf or Stella McCartney, have done. inte konstruerat. Många ska känna igen Initially the much-touted Madonna sig. Flärden är borta, det ska vara mer launch saw crowds lined up in New York, substans och djup. Den dagliga reality- London and Paris but it never sold out. serien, som Big brother, som gjorde The problem was, reportedly, the petite Kanal 5 till en stor kanal, är passé. sizes and the dominance of black even TV 3 har haft hyfsade framgångar med though this was spring fashion. Or så kallade makeover-reality, där personer perhaps it was customers showing their med problem får hjälp av experter. disdain for celebrity fashion collections? Dokusåpornas urmoder Robinson Now H&M is at again with a “H&M försvann från tv-rutan förra året. Allt loves Kylie” Minogue collection. lägre tittarsiffror i kombination med en dyr produktion blev dödsstöten. Robinson var länge dokusåpan nummer ett i Sverige - finalavsnittet 2000 hade över fyra miljoner tittare - och den blev E45 genombrottet för dokusåporna inte bara i Sverige utan runt hela världen. The road has not really changed, but now it has the green EU signs and has been officially designated as European Road Number 45. It starts in the little church village of Karesuando (178 kilometers from Luleå) on the border with Finland and then passes Gällivare and Östersund going all the way to Göteborg where with a ferry to Fredrikshavn you are in from where you continue all the way through Hamburg, and Innsbruck to reach Gela on the south coast of Sicily at the very bottom of Italy, where the E45 ends.

Swedish Press June 2007 7 INFORMATION FROM THE CONSULATE OF SWEDEN IN VANCOUVER New Swedish Passport? In today's world, it has become increasingly important that documents required to travel – passports and identity cards – are secure. For this reason, the police in Sweden now use photo stations to photograph everyone who applies for a passport or identity card. The aim is to ensure the quality of the photo and also to eliminate the risk of someone using another person's photo to acquire travel documents unlawfully. (For more information, in Swedish, see www.polisen.se) The new procedure means that a person who is applying for a new, regular Swedish passport or national identity card must make two personal visits to a Swedish Embassy, Consulate General or a passport office in Sweden equipped with the special photostation. As Swedish missions abroad begin to use photo stations, the honorary consulates will cease to accept applications for regular passports and national identity cards. In the United States, the Embassy in Washington DC and the Consulate Generals in New York and Los Angeles have already intoduced the new routines. Commencing January 1, 2008, applications for Swedish passports, in Canada, must be submitted in person at the Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa. New passports and identity cards may still be picked up at the honorary consulates until Sweden introduces fingerprints in travel documents, which is planned for 2008. The handling and applica- tion procedure for temporary or emergency passports will remain unchanged. The documents affected by the new procedure are regular passports, extra passports and national identity cards. www.swedenabroad.com/News or call the Swedish Embassy in Ottawa 613-244-8200 SWEDISH GOVERNMENT TO SELL OFF MAJOR COMPANY HOLDINGS Only one in three Swedes support the Sprit, real estate company Vasakronan and Mats Odell (above) is in charge of selling off government's privatization plans, which the mortgage lender SBAB. Nordea is the such Swedish “crown jewels” as Vasakronan’s will see the state holdings in six major largest bank in the Nordic region. Hötorget skyscrapers and V&S’s Absolut Swedish companies sold off. TeliaSonera is the dominant telecommuni- Vodka brand Of those questioned by polling firm Sifo, cations operator in the region, with interests large parts of the world." 44 percent were opposed to the sell-off. as far afield as Azerbaijan. OMX is the So far, most of the public announcements The greatest support for the government's owner of several Nordic stock markets, as of interest have come in relation to V&S, plans, around 60 percent, was to be found well as a leading securities-trading technol- the beverage company. Both Bacardi, the among Liberals and Moderate Party voters. ogy company. maker of the world's leading rum brand, Supporters of the Centre Party and the All six companies presented record profits and Pernot Ricard, have openly expressed Christian Democrats are less sure, with 38 last year. TeliaSonera handed over more interest in acquiring the company, which percent and 40 percent support respectively. than SEK 12 billion in dividends to the gov- has been valued at about 40 billion kronor. A full 67 percent of supporters of the ernment which owns about 45 per cent of The American company Fortune Brands is Social Democrats, Left Party and Green the company’s shares. also considered a contender. Party are opposed to the plans. Older people More sell-offs are likely in what is proba- Financial circles in Stockholm are also are less in favour of privatization than bly the biggest process of privatization in buzzing with speculation about strategic young people, with 52 percent of those in Swedish history. deals in the Swedish banking sector, with the 50-64 age group declaring opposition. "We close no doors; we keep all options Nordea merging with one of its leading The government has not indicated if it is open," says Mats Odell, Minister for Local competitors, like SEB. going to sell all of its interests or a smaller Government and Financial Markets. "The The state is the biggest company owner in stake. The sales are expected to generate only requirement is that it makes business Sweden. The government administers 55 150 billion kronor for the Swedish state sense." companies/groups of which 41 are wholly over the next three years, and have a poten- The privatization plan promises to be as owned and 14 partly owned by the state. tial of affecting thousands of jobs. financially lucrative as it will be politically Some 200 000 people are employed by The money raised will be used to pay charged. Mats Odell agrees that there is an these companies. Some state-owned enter- down public debt which presently is a little ideological component to the sell-off, de- prises like Vattenfall and LKAB have been above 40 percent of gross domestic prod- scribing it as the start of a thorough restruc- very successful of late. But through the years uct, one of the lowest ratios in Europe. turing of the Swedish corporate sector. there have also been great failures. In the The companies in which the state will The government is open to all types of beginning of the 90s the government had to divest all or some of its interests are transactions, block sales of shares, mergers, put in tens of billions of kronor to save TeliaSonera, Nordea, the OMX stock initial public offerings and private equity Nordbanken, the embryo of today's Nordea. exchange, wine and spirits manufacturer deals. The team handling the sale is already In the 1970s there were great losses in the and owner of the Absolut brand, Vin & fielding calls from "all types of buyers from government-operated steel industry.

Swedish Press June 2007 9 News at a Glance SOCIAL DEMOCRATS EXTEND POLL LEAD The centre-right government would be roundly defeated if a general election was held today, according to a new poll from the Sifo institute. According to the poll, the Social Democrats are bigger in their own right than all the parties of the ruling Alliance combined. 44.1 percent of the people polled would vote for the Social Democrats if an election were to be held now, compared to 41.4 per- SUN BEATS WIND WHEN SWEDES WANT MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY Wind power and cars with less carbon diox- cent for the Alliance parties. Together with More Swedes than ever want the country to ide emissions and less use of fossil fuels the Left and Green parties, the Social expand its use of environmentally-friendly Democrats have a lead of 12.4 percentage energy sources. GREEN CAR REBATE points. Support for hydroelectricity and biofuels The government has introduced a rebate of The poll is good news for the new Social has increased in the country according to a SEK 10 000 to be given to private individ- Democrat leader, Mona Sahlin. Since she study from University, which uals who buy a new green car before De- was elected, voter support for the Social also shows that just over three quarters of cember 31, 2009. This includes convention- Democrats has risen by 4.8 percent. people want Sweden to concentrate more al cars, gasoline and diesel cars, with car- on wind power, while 83 per cent of Swedes bon dioxide emissions that do not exceed want more use of solar power. 120 grams/km; alternative fuel cars that can However there is not much change in run on fuels other than petrol or diesel and Swedish views on nuclear power, with only with fuel consumption that does not exceed 10 per cent of the 3 000 Swedes surveyed 0.92 litre petrol/10 km, 0.84 litre diesel/10 saying the country’s nuclear plants should km or 0.97 cubic metre gas/10 km; electric be closed quicker than planned. Four in ten cars meeting with energy consumption that think they should continue to be used until does not exceed 3.7 kilowatt hours/10 km. the end of their natural lives. The government is allocating SEK 50 mil- In 1980 Swedes voted in a referendum to The royal family is up in the polls lion in 2007, SEK 100 million in 2008 and phase-out nuclear power and so far two of SEK 100 million in 2009 for the rebate. The RISING CONFIDENCE IN INSTITUTIONS the country’s 12 reactors have been taken Swedish Road Administration does not pro- Swedes have rising confidence in their off-line permanently. mote a specific technology or fuel. national institutions, with the monarchy, parliament and government all looking up. 1986 CHERNOBYL FALLOUT CONTINUES TO KILL SWEDES Even the healthcare system and police People in parts of northern and central over the Baltic Sea and throughout make the mark while unions and the EU Sweden around are still dying from cancer Finland. It then swept across northern leave people unimpressed. The results for caused by radiation from the Chernobyl Sweden and , dissipating in the the EU are in stark contrast with those for accident that took place more than two Arctic part of the Norwegian Sea. In the United Nations. 44 percent of Swedes decades ago. And the worst could still be Sweden areas around Gävle and Umeå have confidence in the UN, and only 18 to come, according to scientists at were the hardest hit. Radiation in these percent do not. Linköping University. areas is still considered to be much higher In a poll conducted by the SOM Institute In the world's worst nuclear power acci- than normal levels. at Gothenburg University, 45 percent of dent, it was not only large tracts of Radiation from Chernobyl has been cited Swedes feel the monarchy is doing a good Ukraine, Russia and Belarus that were as a factor in more than 1 000 cancer job, while only 19 percent think it is doing severely contaminated, many parts of deaths in Norrland between 1986 and a bad job. The royals have thereby regained Sweden were also affected. 1999 by scientists at Linköping Universi- much of the ground lost between 2003 and Engineers at Sweden's Forsmark power ty who have found that new types of ma- 2005, when confidence in the monarchy plant were the first to warn the world of lignancies were formed as an effect of the dipped considerably. This coincided with the nuclear emergency after detectors radiation cloud. The majority of the can- controversial statements by the king on a showed soaring radiation levels. After cer cases have been found in farming and state visit to Brunei praising the Sultan's ensuring that there was no leakage at herding societies in the north, since they “closeness to his people”. Forsmark itself, Swedish officials were eat mushrooms and berries growing in soil Of all institutions, the health service able to confirm that the origin of the radi- with high levels of radiation, fish from inspired most confidence in Swedish citi- ation was in Ukraine. affected water, or deer and moose which zens, with 57 percent saying that they A radiation was carried by wind currents have been grazing in the affected areas. believed it was doing a good job.

10 Swedish Press June 2007 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS WANT SNUS SAFER ALTERNATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS BACK Snus, the popular Swedish oral snuff, The Social Democrats and the trade union carries no risk of lung or mouth cancer. confederation LO are calling for a reversal However a study published in The Lancet of the government's decision to lower has identified a link between snus and pan- unemployment insurance payouts. creatic cancer. Writing in Dagens Nyheter, the newly The results of this study have sparked calls elected leader of the Social Democrats, Qucker recognition for foreign doctors for snus to be declared a safer alternative to Mona Sahlin and the President of LO, IMMIGRANT DOCTORS TO BE FAST-TRACKED cigarettes. The Swedish snuff is banned as a Wanja Lundby-Wedin claim that recent The Swedish government is to invest 148 carcinogenic across the European Union changes to the system have made people so million kronor to ensure that immigrants (EU) with a special exception being made fearful of unemployment that their creativi- with healthcare training from countries out- for Sweden. The snus lobby would like to ty is hampered and they are less willing to side the European Union are fast-tracked shange that, especially in a country like try something new. The net result is damag- into care jobs in Sweden. The Swedish As- Finland that has many users despite the ban. ing for the development of society. sociation of Local Authorities and Regions A moist, powdered form of tobacco, snus The upper limit for unemployment bene- (Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting - SKL) is not smoked, inhaled or chewed. It is fits was dropped from 730 kronor to 680 has welcomed the investment. tucked behind the upper lip, usually con- kronor per day on March 1. After 200 days Under the current system, healthcare tained in a small perforated paper packet. of unemployment, payments are to be workers from EU countries can get Swedish Swedish epidemiologists have studied 280 reduced to 70 percent of the previous wage, authorization within a couple of weeks. But 000 construction workers, first recording followed by a further reduction to 65 per- language and qualification validation prob- their tobacco consumption habits and then cent after 300 days. Before the centre-right lems mean that foreigners from non-EU assessing their health years later. Alliance came into power, those covered by countries can be forced to wait for up to The first part of the study – assessing the the scheme received 80 percent of their pre- four years. tobacco use – was carried out from 1978 to vious income regardless of the length of Changes to these rules have been dis- 1992. The doctors then assessed the volun- their unemployment. cussed for years and many projects have teers' health up until 2004. been launched to try to make use of this Compared to counterparts who had never important resource for the healthcare sector smoked, the snus-users had about the same that is in dire need of doctors and nurses. level of risk for oral cancer and a slightly A completely new supplementary educa- lower risk of lung cancer. tion programme is now expected to speed Smokers, on the other hand, faced a near- staff from non-EU countries into Swedish ly 10 time higher risk of lung cancer and healthcare. The new investment is timely, more than double the risk of oral cancer according to SKL. At least 500 doctors compared with non-smokers. Boat driver’s licenses are underway from non-EU countries are currently wait- On the downside, snus takers were around BÅTKÖRKORT NÄSTA ing for their Swedish registration. twice as likely as non-smokers to develop Efter något års utredande om körkort cancer of the pancreas, according to the för fritidsbåtar har utredaren Lars Högdahl OSTEOPOROS NEGLIGERAS study. But smokers faced a risk of this dis- lättat lite på förlåten och sina kommande Benskörhet - osteoporos - är en av ease that was three times higher compared förslag. Bl.a. obligatoriskt körkort för fritids- Sveriges största folksjukdomar. Sjukdomen with the non-smoking group. båtar över sju meter och/eller snabbare än drabbar varannan kvinna och var fjärde Snus has been found to have lower levels tio knop och vattenskotrar liksom svävar- man. Svenska kvinnor anses ha de sämsta of many toxins compared to other smoke- farkoster. I båtar som går att köra över 25 skeletten i världen. Höftfraktur är till exem- less tobacco. knop skall föraren ha särskilt högfartscerti- pel dubbelt så vanligt i Sverige som i On the downside, in addition to the con- fikat. Dessutom skall en databas inrättas av Frankrike. En osteoporos fraktur innebär firmed risk of pancreatic cancer, snus has båtorganisationer och försäkringsbolag där stora risker för de äldre. 20 procent av de also been implicated in gum recession and alla fritidsbåtar skall registreras. Segelbåtar cirka 18 000 som varje år får höftfraktur dör pregnancy complications. The evidence on utan motor, roddbåtar, kanoter och kajaker, inom ett år. Många frakturer kan med rätt cardiovascular risk is still contradictory. oavsett storlek är körkortsbefriade, liksom insatser förhindras. Men trots att man kan vindsurfingbrädor, oavsett att dessa kan halvera frakturrisken för de sämst ställda More News: komma upp i farter betydligt över tio knop. görs detta inte i någon större utsträckning i För att få båtkörkortet skall både ett teo- dagens Sverige. First Page News 9 retiskt och ett praktiskt prov avläggas, men ÖVERSKOTT PÅ LÄRARE News in Focus 12 den som har lång erfarenhet av båtliv kan få Sverige har för första gången på länge Swedes in the News 14 båtkörkortet utan att avlägga prov. för många grundskolelärare. Alla lärare har De delar av utredningen som redovisats inte ett jobb att gå till. En del måste ta jobb Swedish-American 15 har mötts av i huvudsak positiva reaktioner. i förskolan som formligen skriker efter folk. Business News 22 Särskilt databasen med alla fritidsbåtar kan Behovet av lärare i grundskolan väntas Sport 25 vara ett sätt att få bukt med den ökande han- minska från 100 000 år 2004 till 92 000 år Landskapsnyheterna 28 deln med stulna båtar. Sthig Jonasson 2009 på grund av mindre elevkullar.

Swedish Press June 2007 11 In Focus stod trafikstockningar. Egentligen var ju detta bara en försmak av vad som väntades CHALMERS påföljande dag, Valborgsmässoafton, då den Göteborg är Sveriges näst största stad, traditionsenliga chalmerscortègen effektivt efter Stockholm, men anses åtminstone av skulle komma att stänga av hela centrala göteborgarna vara rikets främsta, belägen Göteborg under flera timmar. Chalmers på Sveriges framsida. cortège är sedan 98 år tillbaka en tradi- Göteborg har också Sveriges förnämsta tion varje Valborgsmässoafton. Den är Tekniska Högskola: Chalmers. Det tycker för varje göteborgare en sann folkfest inte bara vi som gått där. Här finns omkring och har blivit en del av Göteborgs 12 000 studeranden i tekniska ämnen av själ. Det är humor och galna upptåg alla de slag. Chalmers grundades 1829 ge- som förlöser den glädje som har bliv- nom en donation av skotten William Chal- it instängd under vinterhalvåret. mers, som kommit till Sverige från Kina På Chalmers har det sedan begyn- 1793 medförande en ansenlig förmögenhet. nelsen sjungits och musicerats, i körer Det som gör Chalmers unikt är inte bara och musikgrupper, på fester och från utbildningens höga kvalitet, som bidragit Chalmer students in their caps scener, skämt blandat med allvar. År 1948 till att så många chalmerister återfinns i det parading through the centre of Göteborg kom det första Chalmersspexet. Spex är en svenska näringslivets toppar. Unikt är också mers egen “AllianceOrchestret”, med mot- genuin svensk företeelse, med anor sedan den speciella, positiva anda som råder bland tot “Musik för tusan”, underhöll. Årsmötet mitten av 1800-talet. Det är en sorts musi- chalmerister och som ibland gör det lite var avklarat på 20 sekunder blankt. kal eller opera, där huvudpersonen ofta är lättare för en teknolog att ta sig igenom en Nu var det dags att förflytta sig till Sven- en kung eller annan potentat. Samtliga krävande utbildning. ska Mässan, plats för eftermiddagens och kvinnoroller gestaltas av manliga tekno- Chalmeristernas alumni-organisation heter kvällens begivenheter, bankett och baluns. loger, precis som i antikens teater, fast roli- Chalmersska Ingenjörsföreningen. Den till- Från Götaplatsen till Svenska Mässan är det gare. Lagom till 100-årsjubileet har CING varatar intresset för omkring 33 000 civilin- omkring 700 meter. För att inte de närmare producerat en ny sångbok betitlad rätt och genjörer och arkitekter. “CING” firade i 1100 deltagarna skulle gå vilse under vägen slätt Sångboken. Det är i själva verket Chal- slutet av april 2007 sitt 100-årsjubileum med hade införskaffats ett c:a 800 meter långt, mers sånghistoria från slutet av 1800-talet pompa och ståt i Göteborg. Det började blått rep i vilket alla anmodades att greppa fram till idag. Göran Rygert med en ceremoni, där William Chalmers tag och därefter anträda gåsmarschen, himself hade återuppstått för att hålla ett anförda av Chalmers säckpipeorkester (med ZARAH LEANDER välkomsttal, upphissad i en kran över de tanke på William Chalmers’ skotska här- Zarah Leander, who would have celebrat- församlade chalmeristerna i alla åldrar, den komst synnerligen passande). Under vägen ed her 100th birthday on March 15, is going äldste 92 år gammal. till Svenska Mässan måste man passera to be the subject of a film by the Dutch Följande dag, den stora dagen, samlades Korsvägen, en av Göteborgs mest trafiker- director Ben Verbong. Zarah L will tell the alla på Götaplatsen, där CING.s vårmöte ade gatukorsningar. De luttrade göteborgar- story about the singer and actress who was hölls inför den 1000-hövdade skaran. Chal- na måste nu finna sig i att det plötsligt upp- a big star in during the Nazi era. The main theme of the film is Zarah Leander’s relationship with the Nazis and her career in the Third Reich. Why she, even though she never actively participated in Nazi propaganda, allowed the Nazis to exploit her, is a question that has been debated through the years. Ironically Zarah Leander had Jewish grandparents. She was born Zarah Stina Hedberg in Karlstad, and died in Stockholm in 1981. Although she studied piano and violin as a small child, and sang on stage for the first time already at the age of six, Zarah Lean- der made a serious attempt to live an ordi- nary life as an adult. In her youth she lived for two years in Riga where she learned the most important language of the time, German. She worked as a secretary, married Nils Leander, and had two children. However, in 1929 she was taken on as an amateur in a touring cabaret by the leading entertainer and producer Ernst Rolf. It was on his show that she first sang Vill ni se en

12 Swedish Press June 2007 of which became great successes. She played roles with essentially the same personality in all her German films. This was the femme fatale, inde- pendent, beautiful, passionate and self- confident. According to some film his- torians, Zarah Leander was actually playing herself. Many of her songs had a frivolous undertone, or could at least be interpreted that way. Unlike other film stars from this era, Leander never socialized with leading party members nor did she participate in official Nazi party functions. However Wilhelm her films contributed greatly to the Third Moberg and Reich's propaganda, at a time when it was a dedication facing massive international criticism and to the woman isolation, not the least from Sweden. who gave Kristina from Duvemåla her name Zarah Leander’s last film in Nazi Germany hundradets svenska roman" av svenska folket Legendary singer and actress Zarah Leander premiered in 1943. The same year her villa vid omröstningar både 1987 och 1998. stjärna, - Do you want to see a star? - that in the fashionable suburb of Grüne- Den 47-årige författaren träffade den 28- was to become her signature melody. wald was hit in an air raid, and the increas- åriga Kristina 1945 samtidigt som hans fru The following year, Zarah Leander made ingly desperate Nazis were pressuring her väntade deras fjärde barn. Vad som började her first records, one of them being a cover to apply for German citizenship. At this som en stormande passion och ett förhål- of Marlene Dietrich's Falling in Love point she decided to break her contract, and lande som varade till 1949, övergick sedan Again. She also had a small role in a film. retreat to Sweden, where she had bought a till "innerlig tillgivenhet". Kristina som var But it was as Hanna Glavari in Franz mansion at Lönö, not far from Stockholm. själv gift fick en skilsmässa från sin förste Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow that she By this time public opinion in Sweden had man 1947 och gifte om sig senare samma år had her definitive break-through in 1931. swung against the Nazis and Zarah Leander med sin andre make, ungefär samtidigt som Now she embarked on a spectacular career was largely shunned in her home country. Vilhelm Moberg avseglade med sin familj as an artist on stage and in film. Her popu- Eventually she did manage to get roles on till USA där han forskade om den svenska larity and fame in Scandinavia brought in the Swedish stage and after the war she also immigrationen. Kristina, som var sekreter- proposals from all over Europe and even returned to Germany and Austria, giving are på ett svenskt storföretag, skilde sig from Hollywood. Leander opted for a career concerts and acting in musicals. But she igen 1961 och gifte om sig med sin tredje on the European continent, ruling out a move never regained the popularity that she had man som dog efter två års äktenskap. Hon to America in consideration of her school- enjoyed before and during World War II. fick en dedikerad bok av Moberg så sent age children, especially since by this time som 1969 och böckerna som lämnades in she was divorced from their father. Despite Anna från Duvemåla till auktion efter hennes död 2005 är fyllda the political situation, Austria and Germany Det var så Vilhelm Moberg hade tänkt av bilder på författaren samt tidningsur- were also an attractive option as Leander kalla sin romanfigur i Utvandrarna. Men så klipp om honom. Det fanns till och med ett was already well-versed in German. mötte han en Kristina i Stockholm och in- program till premiären av musikalen A second breakthrough and her interna- ledde en kärleksrelation med henne som Kristina från Duvemåla i Stockholm 1998 tional debut came in 1936 in the world pre- ledde till att hon fick ge namnet till bond- där Helen Sjöholm bland annat sjöng Du miere of Axel an der Himmelstür in Vienna, hustrun från Småland som emigrerade till måste finnas. Till goda vänner har Kristina directed by Max Hansen. This was a parody Amerika: Kristina från Duvemåla. antytt att hon kände författaren, men när en on Hollywood and not the least a parody on Vilhelm Mobergs kärlekshistoria nystades litteraturforskare hade kommit relationen the German star Marlene Dietrich, who had nyligen upp på en presskonferens när på spåret och kontaktat henne hade hon fled a Europe marked by Mussolini's, Moberg-forskaren Stefan Linderoth visade vägrat att låta sig intervjuas. Stalin's and Hitler's stars. upp en samling böcker han kommit över Verklighetens Kristina har beskrivits som Zarah Leander was not only a successful billigt på en bokauktion. Böckerna hade lång och vacker och kamratlig och ganska actress and singer, she was also an astute Vilhelm Moberg givit sin älskade Kristina lik Karl Oskars beskrivning av Kristina i businesswoman with a reputation of being med dedikationer som "Till Kristina, min Utvandrarna som gavs ut 1949: "Hon har an extraordinarily tough negotiator, deman- älskade, som lånar sitt namn åt den kvinnli- ett tjockt ljust hår och ett par milda ögon, ding influence and high wages, half of which ga huvudpersonen i denna bok ... som var gröna eller blå eller bådadera. had to paid in Swedish currency and trans- Utvandrarna". Böckerna kommer att finnas Ansiktet var grant och mjällhyat, fast näsan ferred to a bank in Stockholm. The stupe- med i en stor Moberg-utställning i Ut-van- var litet fräknig...Hon var en reslig flicka, fied German Propaganda Minister, Joseph drarnas Hus i Växjö i sommar. nästan lika lång till växten som han Goebbels dubbed her an "enemy of Ger- Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973) skrev sam- själv...Hon hade kraftiga höfter, men var many", but that did not hinder Leander manlagt över 400 noveller och berättelser smal om livet. Ögonen var blyga och myck- from getting leading roles in ten films, most och hans Utvandrarepos har valts till "år- et lockande."

Swedish Press June 2007 13 Swedes in the News EUROVISION LOSER Sweden's The Ark succé. Sedan växte verksamheten och det self in French jazz. The singer and song- came 18th in the 2007 Eurovision Song slog ner som en bomb i Sveriges restau- writer, signed to the Vogue label (a part of Contest held in Helsinki, a major disap- rangvärld när han 1987 tog över anrika Sony BMG) of France, made it straight to pointment for a band which was touted as Operakällaren efter Tore Wretman. San- number two, after Norah Jones, on the one of the favourites to win. However lead dro Catenacci drev också övriga Wretman- French jazz list with her debut album, A singer and songwriter Ola Salo noted that koncernens krogar med stor framgång. Fraction of You. She has written all the the chance of playing in front of 200 mil- lyrics and music for the album herself. lion TV viewers across Europe was a vic- THE RETIRED PM BECOMES A LOBBYIST Along with singing, Fredrika plays the tory in itself. The Ark was not the only Former Swedish Prime Minister ③ Gö- piano and guitar. Her lucky break came in Swedish content in the Eurovision Song ran Persson has found a new job. He will 2004 when piano player Tom McClung, Contest. Greece, Latvia, Norway and start working as a consultant at the public came upon one of her samples. He fell in Spain were also competing with songs relations agency JKL Sweden in August. love with her folk-pop sound and offered written by Swedish songwriters. Songs The head of JKL, Anders Lindberg, says to do some arrangements to her music. have become a lucrative export product. it is a “dream” to get Persson on his team. The music industry has discovered that SKJUTJÄRNSJOURNALISTEN En av Sveri- there is a foreign song market to conquer THE RICHEST SWEDES Ingvar Kamprad ges mest banbrytande journalister är and Swedish songwriters are making a is the fourth richest man in the world, död. Lars Orup, som införde en ny inter- name for themselves in this genre. Further- according to US magazine Forbes. The vjustil i Sverige, avled efter en längre tids more nowhere else is the Eurovision Song Ikea founder and his family are worth $33 sjukdom. Han blev 88 år gammal. Contest as big an affair as it is in Sweden billion (230 billion kronor). Other Swedes Tillsammans med kollegerna Åke Ort- and this hysteria also helps to promote to rank among the world's richest people mark och Gustaf Olivecrona ställde han Swedish songs in other parts of Europe. include ④ Stefan Persson, owner of politiker mot väggen. De tre “O:na” satt i clothing retailer H&M whose $18 billion Aktuellts studio på det svartvita 1960- LYXPARADIS DRÖM Åtta svenska företags- fortune puts him at 17th place on the list. talet. Detta var i en tid när Sverige bara familjer håller just nu på att bygga Tetra Pak heiress Birgit Rausing and her hade en tv-kanal, och de tre O:na fick ett ett lyxigt semesterparadis i Brasilien. family have assets worth $11 billion, put- enormt genomslag. Deras metoder blev Beläget i Itacaré i Bahia, är lyxparadiset ting them at 55th place. Hans Rausing is banbrytande för den politiska journalis- ett av de mest unika, påkostade och högt- at 73rd place with $9 billion. tiken i tv:s barndom. flygande projekt av det här slaget någon- sin. Bland investerarna märks Patrik LEGENDARISK KOCK Hovtraktören CONTENDER OUT OF NOWHERE A few Axelsson, Per Bystedt och Magnus Werner Vögeli har avlidit efter en days before her performance in the semifi- Lindahl som var stor-ägare i Spray respek- tids sjukdom. Vögeli, som kom från nal in Gothenburg for the Swedish tive Icon Medialab. Artisten ① Tomas Schweiz, blev 77 år gammal. Han var 2007, ➆ Marie Lind- Ledin ska också ha skjutit till pengar, lik- Sveriges främste kock från 50-talet fram berg rehearsed in front of a handful of som Kronprinsessan Victorias pojkvän till sin död. Han lagade mat i tv långt innan journalists. This was the biggest perform- ➁ Daniel Westling och Björn Ulvaeus. Jamie Oliver och ⑤ Tina Nordström var ance of her life. Two days later she became "Vi bygger alla varsin drömvilla plus ett födda. Han var hela svenska folkets kock, the song competition’s strongest break- hotell i absolut världsklass. Det arrenderar och den svenske kungens festkock. Han through ever with the song Trying to Re- jag," säger Alessandro Catenacci som äger lagade mat till 42 Nobelmiddagar och call. She was the only non-professional Café Opera och Operakällaren samt flera utnämndes till hovtraktör av ➅ Carl XVI artist and unknown act in the second semi- andra av kända restauranger. Gustaf år 1977. Vögeli var mycket känd final, but qualified, together with The "Hotellet ska ta ut alla de svängar man inte internationellt och var bland annat ledamot Ark, for the final competition in Stock- kan i Sverige. Vi ska bli världsunika på väl- av Académie Culinaire de France. Han var holm. The song Trying to Recall subse- mående, service och paradis," säger Cate- även hedersdoktor vid Umeå universitet. quently placed fifth at the Melodifesti- nacci. Han kom till Sverige tillsammans Sedan 1989 delas ett kockpris ut under valen 2007 final. The teacher, singer/song- med sina föräldrar på tidigt 60-talet. Bara namnet Årets Werner. writer and guitarist’s entry was written and 18 år gammal, öppnade han sin första egna composed by her in May 1998 but it was verksamhet, en klädaffär. 1980 startade MAKING A NAME IN FRANCE 22-year old not until last year that she sent in the song han en restaurang på Söder som blev en Fredrika Stahl has made a name for her- to the competition for fun.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 Swedish Press June 2007 Local News NEW ORLEANS N O T E S Carola sang at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in New Orleans in conjunction with the Jazz Fest at the end of April. Performing with the popular Swedish singer (left) was the singer/songwriter Theresa Andersson, who moved to New Orleans from Gotland 17 years ago. Carola came to New Orleans from Jackson where she per- (Above) Chris Mitlewski, Denise Fiala and formed at the Swedish American Chamber Agneta Eineigel organized the Spring Plant of Commerce gala dinner as well as at the Sale at Vancouver’s Scandinavian Center, "Mississippi Celebrates a 50 Year Grammy complete with a Carl Linneaus display. (On Legacy" gala together with Elvis' legendary the left) San Diego Consul Ulf Brynjestad guitarist James Burton. Carola was the only SAN DIEGO with Lotta Wiik Lambert at San Diego State artist with no connection to Mississippi. But N O T E S University’s new Ulla Lotta Wiik Auditorium. through her gospel she is considered doing The San Diego State University has a music that has its origin in the region. new auditorium and Swedes in San Diego have a new venue. Local organizations and the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC SWEA N O T E S have rallied behind an impressive group of Den världsomspännande svenska LINDSBORG Swedish community leaders, including N O T E S kvinnoorganisationen SWEA har vid sitt SWEA founder Agneta Nilsson and Dr. Världsmöte i delat ut tre sti- The identity of the mysterious investor, Anne-Charlotte Harvey, recipient of the Los pendier på vardera 10 000 dollar samt utsett who wants to buy the Old Mill Museum in Angeles Swedish American Chamber of Årets Svenska Kvinna. Lindsborg and transform it into a living his- Commerce 2006 Eliason Merit Award, Sigrid Paskells stipendium för Scen-kon- tory museum, has now been revealed. Bill who have spearheaded the establishment of sterna gick i år till en musiker, nämligen Wood is a 70-year-old retired lawyer from The Swedish Center. Newly married klarinettisten Marcus Forss, för närvarande Wichita who, besides building a residence Consul, Dr. Ulf Brynjestad will be the chair på Australian National University School of on the museum grounds, wants to spend of the new institution that will focus on Music. Årets Litteraturstipendiat heter $600 000 to spruce up the 15-acre site that "academic exchange, cultural and scientific Yuliana Grigoryeva och är ryska, men det är includes the 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mill enrichment and evolvement, connecting det svenska språket och dess utveckling and Ferdinand Boberg's Swedish Pavilion Sweden with our future generations of the som är föremål för hennes avhandling vid from the 1904 World's Fair. Wood envisions region." The Swedish Center will be based S:t Petersburgs Statliga Universitet vid community members dressing and acting as in SDSU's newly opened Arts and Letters Institutionen för nordiska språk. Avhandl- characters from Lindsborg's Swedish histo- building where the new 500-seat auditori- ingen handlar om svensk språkhistoria och ry. He also wants retail and wine-tasting. um bears the name of Ulla Lotta Wiik, in re- syntax med bibelöversättningarna från år The reports of the sale of the county-own- cognition of a donation by the Stockholm- 1917 och 2000 som grund. Yuliana Grigo- ed museum with its 30 000 artifacts has the born entrepreneur Lotta Wiik Lambert. museum director and staff worried, but many ryeva har sökt stipendiet för att kunna för- townspeople feel this could be a boost for djupa studierna vid Lunds universitet samt the little Swedish town on the Kansas plains. utnyttja flera svenska bibliotek. LOS ANGELES Agneta och Gunnar Nilssons stipendium N O T E S för studier av Interkulturella relationer har i The comedian-actor Will Ferrell and his år tilldelats 26-åriga Kajsa Hallberg, född i VANCOUVER Swedish wife, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell, have Umeå och uppvuxen på Gotland som stud- N O T E S been awarded "The 2007 Viking Prize" in erar Migration och vad den för med sig. SWEA Vancouver’s second Undergrad- recognition of their involvement in the Till Årets Svenska Kvinna har SWEA uate Scholarship of $1 000 for Swedish lan- Swedish School of Los Angeles. The Fer- utsett Marianne Forssblad, som under 27 år guage studies in Sweden has been awarded. rells with three-year-old Magnus and three- varit eldsjäl och ansvarig för Nordic to Björn Bean, a 2nd year biochemistry month-old Mattias, accepted the award and Heritage Museum i Seattle, det enda i sitt undergraduate student at U.B.C. who has a beautiful marble sculpture created by slag i USA som arbetar med och för samtli- just completed the Scan 310 Introductory Swedish artist Jeanette Sedacca, from Mar- ga nordiska länder med en varierad utställ- Swedish II course. gareta Saperston, principle of the school. ningsverksamhet utifrån nordisk mångfald. Swedish Press June 2007 15 Swedish Midsummer Traditions A maypole is raised with forked sticks (left) in Dalarna in Sweden, while Midsummer is celebrated with a parade of flags at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis (below) time to gather seven kinds of wildflowers from a meadow and place them under the pillow in order to dream of the husband fate has in store for them. Today most girls choose to go to a midsummer dance instead and not leave too much to fate. The midsummer night is said to be a night full of magic and abandon. In the old days people did various things on this night to ensure love, fertility and riches. They swept the four corners of the house at midnight and then placed the broom in the middle of the floor and waited for their future love to come and sit on the broom. If this did not happen they could gaze into a well at sun- MIDSUMMER DAY IS CELEBRATED in Swe- circle the pole with a “långdans” accompa- rise and remain utterly silent to await the den on the weekend closest to the 24th. nied by old-time music provided by fid- image of their future spouse to appear in Midsummer is a descendent of a prehis- dlers and other folk musicians. the water. For a strong and healthy life roll- toric summer solstice festival. When The tradition of the maypole, like so ing around in the midnight dew was Sweden adopted Christianity the Church many traditions, has come to Sweden from strongly recommended. Or dew could be chose to adopt many of the heathen festi- Germany where it has been part of the collected in a bottle, especially from a vals and legitimize them by giving them a mayday celebrations since the 13th centu- cemetery, to cure illnesses. proper Christian content. Hence midsum- ry. When Germans moving to Sweden In the olden days midsummer was cele- mer was named John the Baptist Day. brought with them this native custom, they brated with a bonfire. These were common The celebration includes feasting, tradi- found few flowers and leaves in May so in the provinces of Skåne and Halland tional games and dancing into the noctur- decorating the maypole was postponed to until the 40s. Now the custom that is still nal brightness that in most parts of Sweden midsummer. That Swedes continue to call prevalent in the other has never dims to more than twilight at this their pole a maypole but this does not have all but disappeared from Sweden. time of the year. Nature always plays an in- anything to do with the month of May but tegral role in the traditions surrounding Mid- rather with the word “maja” which means summer. Birch is used to decorate houses, to decorate the pole. barns, churches and the outdoor venues There are many variations on how the where most of the festivities take place. maypole is to be decorated. Many commu- For Swedes midsummer holds visions of nities have their own model. In the very a shimmering lake bathed in the golden traditional poles, no string or wire is used glow of the midnight sun or flowing mead- and all garlands are painstakingly woven ows filled with wildflowers. But Swedes together from birch branches, and then who can’t get away to the countryside can topped with spruce branches. This ensures participate in the joyous celebrations that that the pole stays green much longer. The almost all cities and towns organize. In pole is then decorated with tamarack, Stockholm there are wonderful festivities lupine, daisies and buttercups. Yellow and at the open-air folk museum, Skansen. blue ribbons are hung from the crossbar The centerpiece of all gatherings is the and in some communities the pole is topped “midsummer pole” or “maypole” decorat- with a wooden rooster. Some communities ed with flowered garlands and greenery hang round wreaths at the end of the cross- that represent the renewal of life. At bigger bar while others have no crossbar but a celebrations the pole is raised using tradi- series of large wreaths encircling the pole. tional forked-sticks. The higher the pole, the The traditional midsummer meal includes more skill it takes to raise it and onlookers herring, gravlax, cucumber salad, new help with enthusiastic and robust shouts of potatoes, and lots of aquavit to be topped support. After the pole is secured, all the by the compulsory strawberry cake. participants, young and old, join hands and For young girls midsummer night is a

16 Swedish Press June 2007 40 ticket for adults and SEK 10 for tagliatelle with blackened chicken, a New MALMÖ TIPS children 7-15 years old). The Orleans-inspired jambalaya and a pasta Castle is a short walk from the cen- with salmon-flavored vodka sauce, besides tre of town and here you find the City the many typical Swedish dishes. If you Museum, the Natural History Museum, want to experience something special you the Aquarium and Tropicarium, and the book a dinner at Årstiderna i Kockska Konstmuseet. There is something for all Huset (at Franss Suellsgatan 3, just off ages and all interests and art lovers will love Stora Torget, 040-230910) where you dine the Carl Larsson sketches in the foyer, the under vaulted brick ceilings from 1480 in modernism of Carl Fredrik Hill (1849- what used to be the home of the Danish 1911) and the largest collection of pre 20th governor of Malmö, Jörgen Kock. As the century Russian oil paintings. restaurant's name "The Four Seasons" ATTRACTIONS On June 20 singer song- implies, the menu here changes seasonally. writer superstar Sir Elton John will give Depending on the time of the year look out his only concert in Sweden at the Malmö for specialties like "fried monkfish with Stadium. The Malmö Festival August 17- parsley butter, salmon roe, and Norwegian 24 brings in a lot of acts and entertainment, lobster; orange-glazed wild duck with flap not to speak of food, especially seafood and mushrooms and honey-rosemary sauce; a crayfish party you will never forget. As filet of venison in a herb crust with most everything comes with a price tag, chanterelles mushrooms and juniper-berry take special aim at the always free sauce; and a chocolate terrine with cloud- Sommarscen Malmö events starting June berry sorbet and a compote of blackberries" 15. Sommarscen offers adults and children (and expect to pay SEK 330-500 for a fixed- an extensive program with both local and price dinner). international artists at Pildammsteatern and NIGHT LIFE From May to September many in other parks or along the seawall. locals shun the city's many nightclubs (like EXCURSIONS In the olden days the most Club Privé and Etage) and head out to popular excursion was a ferry ride to Folkets Park - "People's Park" (at Amirals- , that many people took just gatan 35, bus 11, 13, 17 from Gustav Adolfs for the food and drink on board. Today Torg, 040-70990). Here from 3pm to mid- there are no ferries or fast hydrofoils, but night you can enjoy all sorts of amuse- GUIDES Malmö is a city of parks, so it is a with the Öresund bridge all the ments, dancing, vaudeville acts and open- wonderful place to visit in the summer. Pick Copenhagen attractions are within easy air concerts in the beautiful grounds. up the daily Metro and City free newspa- reach by car or even better by train. With Children love the small zoo, reptile center, pers, in Swedish, where you can check out frequent commuter trains you can be at the puppet theatre and playhouse. Admission is local events. Depending on how long you Kastrup airport in 21 minutes, Radhus- free except when there are big-ticket acts. If are staying, the Malmö Card may be a good pladsen in 35 minutes, the Louisiana Art you want to stay inside Wallman's investment for free parking, transportation Museum in 87 minutes or at Hamlet's Salonger (Generalsgatan 1, 040-74945) is and attractions (from SEK 130 and free for Elsinore Castle in 80 minutes. Not to speak a restaurant where all the staff breaks out in accompanying children up to 16 years old). of a quick trip to the idyllic Lund universi- song and dance and tries to amuse you in You will find all the information you need ty town in 16 minutes. every possible way. Here you come for the at Turistbyrån (Malmo.se/turist) down at SHOPPING Malmö is one the of the best 3-course set menu (SEK 380-495) and stay the Central Station. Most days a sightsee- places in the world to buy vintage for the dancing and entertainment. ing bus tour guided in English and Swedish Scandinavian design in places like HOTELS The Mäster Johan Hotel (master- (SEK 100 for adults, SEK 50 for children) Moderna Möbelklassiker (Norra Vallga- johan.se, 040-6646400) in a beautifully leaves from here at noon that takes in the tan 74, modernamobelklassiker.com, 040- renovated 19th century building is the most obligatory Öresund bridge, the beautiful 239500), Studio Carina Grefmar (Rege- personable hotel right in the centre of town. parks, Turning Torso (above) and the old mentsgatan 14, studiogrefmar.se, 40-302 Freshly designed rooms (from SEK 1 300) narrow streets of the city. 336) and Kazoom (Friisgatan 10, kazoom.se, have oriental carpets on the wooden oak SIGHTS Take a walk around the seaside 040-303170). Here you find all the Nordic floors and comfortable modern and French Vestra Hamnen to see Turning Torso up furniture designers and if you are lucky you provincial furniture. The buffet-style break- close as well as all the exciting architecture can find real bargains like chairs by Hans J. fast even manages to up the generally great of this sustainable development. If it is a Wegner, Finn Juhl and Arne Jacobsen. breakfast standard at Swedish hotels. On warm day bring your bathing suit for a RESTAURANTS B&B (Butik och Bar, 040- August 1 a new hostel STF/HI Hostel Mal- swim in the sea and don't forget to take an 127120) is an inexpensive bistro in the mö City (Rönngatan 1, 040-406116220, iced coffee or a gelato from one of the nice Saluhallen food market that is ideal for a svenskaturistforeningen.se) opens right in promenade cafes. If you want to devote a SEK 65 fixed-price lunch. This is good the centre of town next to the Malmö Opera day to culture, you will find five museums unpretentious cuisine with special emphasis both for tourists and savvy business trav- in the 15th century Malmöhus Castle and on all the goodies the chef finds fresh in the ellers. Starting at SEK 180 you have plenty another three nearby (all for a single SEK food market. There is a fiery Cajun-inspired for souveniers and entertainment. ◆

Swedish Press June 2007 17 SIGHTS At the top of entrance to the ghost hotel Gasten). This is GÖTEBORG TIPS Göteborg's main bou- Sweden’s top tourist attraction with the levard, Avenyn with highest number of visitors. Here you come the imposing Milles sculpture of Poseidon across hoards of visiting Norwegians and (left) lies the Konstmuseet (Götaplatsen, Germans who spend a night in Göteborg on konstmuseum.goteborg.se, 031-612980, their way to their cottages around the coun- closed Mondays and at Midsummer) that is try. Be sure to try Balder, the new wooden designated with three stars in the Green roller-coaster and enjoy the food on the Guide Michelin. This is the best place to beautifully groomed grounds. If you and see important works of art by Ernst your children are interested in less commer- Josephson, Carl Larsson, PS Kroyer cial play, Möldals Museum has an exhibi- and Anders Zorn. You should also check tion about play that includes a play area for out the Hasselblad Center for Photogra- children ages 4-10 until August 5. phy at the museum. Close by is the EXCURSIONS The trams are almost a sym- Röhsska Museet of Decorative Art and bol of Göteborg. Buy a magnetic tram/bus Design (Vasagatan 37-39, designmuse card at the Pressbyrå shop (SEK 100 for ten um.se) where there are interesting exhibi- rides) and start exploring the city on one of tions about trends and design running this the 207 trams. When you start a trip within summer. The SEK 40 ticket at Konst- the city, you insert the card in the ticket museet, Röhsska museet, Göteborgs machine and press the "2" button. When Stadsmuseum as well as Sjöfartsmuseet changing to another tram or bus, you press is actually valid for a full year. the "byte" button. Tram 4 takes you to Universum (universum.se, SEK 135 for Saltholmen where the boats leave for sev- GUIDE The traditional way to get your bear- adults and SEK 95 for children 5-19 years eral of the islands in the beautiful archipel- ings in Göteborg is to take a sightseeing old), with an indoor rain forest, and the ago. There is also the vintage Lisebergslin- tour with the Paddan tourist boats Museum of World Culture (SEK 40, jen tram that takes you from the central sta- (Kungsportsplatsen, borjessons.com, 031- världskulturmuseet.se) are two new and tion to Liseberg (for SEK 18 for adults or 609670) through Sweden's most important novel museums that will also keep your SEK 9 for children). harbour and through some of the canals the children excited. One great attraction is SHOPPING Göteborg has a lot of very good Dutch helped the founder of the city, missing from the waterfront and that is the shops and you find many of them at Gustav II Adolf to build. The 50 minute reconstructed historic ship Götheborg that Nordstan (just west of the Central Station) long trips (SEK 120 for adults and SEK 60 will not be back in its home port until which is the largest shopping center in for children) leave at frequent intervals. September 12. Scandinavia. This is a convenient place for You can also opt for the Dramapaddan ATTRACTIONS Until June 17 you can catch comparison shopping and seeing what is up trips (SEK 160 for adults and SEK 80 for MammaMia! at the but it is and coming in the nordic countries at for children) that feature local history drama- mostly sold out. Friday August 3 is the only instance Bling. Esprit. Flash. Gina Tricot. tized by actors. Swedish date for the Rolling Stones "A H&M. Indiska. JC. KappAhl. Lindex. HOTELS Göteborg is the first European city Bigger Bang" show at the Ullevi Stadium. Mexx. Monsoon. Mouche, MQ. Nygårds to offer a hotel package ("Göteborgspake- A lot of international stars congregate for Anna. Sisters. Twilfit and Vero Moda. tet", goteborg.com) that allows you to book the Göteborg Jazzfestival August 10-12 RESTAURANTS One of the musts in your stay on the internet. Included in the when you can take in world-class New Göteborg is the fish market that has, since package is Göteborgspasset (from SEK Orleans jazz, Swing, Blues, Dixieland, Big- 1874, been housed in the Feskekyrka 225 for adults and SEK 160 for children up Band, Gospel, Bebop, street parades and building that really looks like a church. to 16 years) that takes care of transportation much more at eight downtown stages. The Here you find the freshest of seafood and entrance attractions during your stay. week after the Jazzfestival, Göteborgs arranged row upon row like works of art. Hotel prices are not set in advance so you Kulturkalas (August 14-19) takes over the Up in what appears to be a choir loft is an get the best price off the rack through this city with musical performances, a wide excellent restaurant where you can sample new service. With two towers and 23 floors array of foreign food booths and lots of shrimps, västkustsallad or other lunch Hotel Gothia Towers (Mässansgata 24, beer. Everywhere in the parks there are pic- favorites. In the evening Sjömagasinet gothiatowers.com, 031-7508800) is the nics and much hilarity. The city council has (Adolf Edelsvärdsgatan 5, 031-7755920) largest hotel in Scandinavia. On the top issued a warning that it will cancel the fes- fish restaurant in Klippan that has earned a floor you will find the critically acclaimed tival if public drunkenness cannot be star in the Michelin Guide Rouge is an Heaven 23 restaurant and sky bar, with brought under control. It is better to stay off excellent choice for continuing the seafood magnificent views. Rock stars seem to pre- Avenyn and the very centre of town and feast. Göteborg is famous for its gourmet fer the five star Elite Plaza Hotel (Västra check out the events and parties at other restaurants like 28+ and Fond. An amusing Hamngatan 3, elite.se, 031-7204000) and venues where crowds are smaller. one is Räkan (Lorensbergsgatan 16, 031- many frequent travellers to Göteborg stay at FOR KIDS Liseberg is the biggest amuse- 169839) where you sit at wooden-plank the recently renovated Elite Park Avenue ment park in all of Scandinavia, with lots tables around a little artificial lake on which Hotel (Kungsportavenyn 36-38, elite.se) for of different rides for all ages (á SEK 315 for battery-powered boats, with you at the con- its superior location right on the Aveny. an Åkpass+ with free rides all day and trols, bring you your seafood platter. ◆

18 Swedish Press June 2007 SIGHTS Each Frank and the discreet charm of the bour- STOCKHOLM TIPS day at noon geoisie, then Svenskt Tenn (Strandvägen 5, you can see the svenskttenn.se) will be your favorite. For Changing of the Guards at the Stockholm emerging design that has as yet to find reg- Royal Palace and if you are lucky you may ular distribution you go to Designtorget (in spot one of the royals in the inner court- Kulturhuset). If you want to explore the yard. The State Apartment, the Treasury very latest in fashion you go to the stores in and Gustav III´S Museum of Antiquities, SoFo (south of Folkungagatan on the Söder are all open to visitors from May to August. island), and if you want to explore the latest Other Musts is the Town Hall (left) and on the art scene you go to Stockholm's Art the Vasa Museum, a short ferry ride away Chelsea (around Hudiksvallsgatan 8 in on the island of Djurgården, that is Vasastan). For everything else you go to the Scandinavia's most visited museum. department stores NK, PUB and Åhléns. Surrounding the 17th century ship are simply visit the capitals three department several permanent exhibitions, cinemas, a stores: the posh NK, or the more basic PUB shop and a restaurant. Just a short walk and Åhlens, that have longer opening hours. away is Skansen (skansen.se), Europe's ATTRACTIONS Many Swedes make an first open-air folk museum with 150 annual pilgrimage to Allsång på Skansen buildings and a zoo and Mini-Skansen (Tuesdays June 26 to July 31), a summer the children will love. song fest and beloved summer tradition that GUIDES The Stockholm Card (stockholm- SNACKING Wherever you go there has been running since 1935. The sing- town.com from SEK 290 for adults and SEK seems to be a new coffee place, so you are along is broadcast into the living room of 120 for children) gives you free entry to 75 never far from a latte in Stockholm. But nearly 2 million viewers. Depending on museums and much more. The harbors of take time to visit a few old-fashioned coffee when you visit Stockholm there are always Stockholm are jammed with excursion places like Vetekatten (Kungsgatan 55) great festivals like the Jazz Festival start- boats of every variety, but the "hop-on hop- that opened in 1928 and Thelins Konditori ing July 17, the Pride Festival starting July off boatseeing" service will give you your (St Eriksgatan 43, thelinskonditori.se) where 30 and the Kulturfestival starting August bearings. For bookings, brochures and other you can get something good to go with your 14. The latter is a toned-down version of the information go to the Sweden House (desti coffee or tea. Right now there is also a crepe Water Festival and it includes a great music nationstockholm.se) located at Kungsträd- boom going on. A galette (savoury) or crepe concert at Sjöfartmuseet on August 19. gården across from the NK department store. (sweet) are great around the clock at places RESTAURANTS You really feel at the top of FOR KIDS -Where shall we take the kids? is such as A la Crepe (Katarina Bangata 42, the world at Erik Lallerstedt's Gondolen the first thing parents think of when they 08-6421273). If you have a bit more time (gondolen.com, 08-6417090) 33 meters come to a new place. In Stockholm many of go to Rosendals Trädgård, once again on above the Slussen landmark. The bar-res- the tourist attractions like Skansen and the Djurgården (rosendalstradgard.com, 08- taurant, is located on top of the 1930s Kata- Vasa Museum work for all ages, but a spe- 54581270) where they will even provide rinahissen elevator with wonderful views of cial treat for the kids is Junibacken (at crystal glasses with your rosé wine and a Stockholm. Restaurants with views are Djurgården, junibacken.se, 08-58723000). throw that you can use for a picnic along the often tourist-traps, but the French-Swedish This is the wonderful world of Astrid Lind- lovely Djurgårdsbrunnskanal. inspired food here is excellent. gren. Play in Pippi Longstocking's house, EXCURSIONS With its 24 000 islands, the NIGHT LIFE Start the night at the Absolut the Villa Villekulla, and meet a whole host Stockholm archipelago is a unique place to Ice Bar (inside Nordic Sea Hotel, Vasaplan of other characters such as Alfie Atkins, Old spend time all year round. The trip in a his- 4) where the temperature is kept at a con- Man Festus and Mercury the Cat. If there is torical steamship is an attraction in itself. If stant -5˚C. Another curiosity in a country energy left after Junibacken, Gröna Lund you just want to get a feel of the Stockholm that has traditionally frowned on alcohol Tivoli (gronalund.com) is next door with all archipelago, take a 25 minute boat ride to and gambling is Casino Cosmopol (Kungs- the rides you can think of and with this Fjäderholmarna (SEK 90 return call 08- gatan 65, passport required, 08-7818800) year's newcomer, Kvasten an absolute must. 587 140 00 for timetable) which is the clos- within walking distance. When it comes to If you are left wondering if anything comes est archipelago island to Stockholm. You the club scene, the problem is really getting free these days, make time for a free per- can sunbathe on the cliffs or enjoy a snack into the trendy clubs like Spy Bar (Birger formance. Parkteatern has, since 1942, at one of the many cafés or restaurants. Jarlsgatan 20), but it is worth trying your provided an amazing program of plays, Fjäderholmarnas Krog (08-7183355) luck at Cafe Opera (in the Opera building). musicals, and dance performances in vari- serves gourmet food in a beautiful setting. HOTELS Each room comes with a teddy and ous parks, including Galärparken nearby SHOPPING Stockholm is a haven for mod- an ABBA cd at the Rival (Mariatorget, (between June 8 and August 26). If you ern design and even if you are not in the rival.se) boutique hotel cum cinema, since need a break downtown, Kulturhuset (Ser- mood to buy furniture, it is an interesting the owner happens to be Benny Andersson. gelstorg) has great exhibitions going, but place to see the latest trends. R.O.O.M. The charming af Chapman ship hostel will above all it is a wonderful oasis to sit down (Alströmergatan 20, room.se) has all the not be back until September after a renova- with books and magazines or cut yourself latest designs as well as a café if you need a tion, but the beautifully located ex prison off completely from the hustle and bustle break. Nordiska Galleriet (Nybrogatan 11) Långholmen (Langholmen.com, 08-7208 outside with an audio book. And it is free. has modern classics and if you love Josef 500) hostel comes highly recommended. ◆

Swedish Press June 2007 19 Top UK opinion maker and The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee: “ I honestly can’t think of any other society that has worked better than the Swedish one, even if it is not perfect. A perfect society does not exist.”

Her description of Sweden is so positive homogenous but that does not explain it that Swedish officials in London whose either because particularly now Sweden has job it is to promote Sweden almost look Interview. a higher rate of immigration than Britain like critics of the country. Polly Toynbee does. So there is constant argument going is a journalist and writer in the United pact between state, employers and work- on over this. Now of course the critics are Kingdom, and has since 1998 been a force is the magic ingredient. Lavish public saying that Sweden has voted to the right highly influential columnist for The services and benefits are actually the secret and that shows that people are very unhap- Guardian newspaper. She recently to economic success. py with these high taxes and that this is not topped a poll of 100 "opinion makers", a tolerable, sustainable political system. To carried out by Editorial Intelligence. She Do you think the model is transferable, that I say that a Swedish right-wing govern- was also named the most influential for example to Great Britain? ment would look extraordinarily left-wing columnist in the UK, with one in ten peo- PT: Swedish social democracy has been a if you transplanted it to Britain, certainly far ple nominating her as one of their top beacon for the people of the left around the to the left of Tony Blair. The Swedish social three commentators. world to show that you can combine an democratic model has always been treated She has written extensively about amazingly successful economy with a very as a bizarre historical freak we could never Sweden, and especially about the social strong welfare state and a strong social emulate, too pacifist, too nice. People here democratic model, frequently comparing sense. Sweden is a kind of icon. On the say, their social and economic miracle it to the policies of the Labour Party in whole the right prefers to point to the Soviet could never be ours; their politics and taxes Great Britain. Union and the communist countries and say are impossibly Utopian. Or people point at This interview was done in May 2007. that socialism leads to economic collapse, it Sweden's great global industries like Ikea, leads to total disaster and lack of freedom. Volvo, Eriksson and ask how we could Swedish Press: Why do you feel Swedish But nobody could call Sweden and the compete. But I think the Swedish model social democracy has been so successful? other Nordic countries unfree or unsuccess- could actually very well be imported to Polly Toynbee: I think the main thing is that ful when they are more successful than many countries. besides creating a strong welfare state and most European economies. Then the right investing especially in children, it supports always has to say that the Nordic countries How would you do that? open markets and job flexibility, allowing are quite exceptional as another reason for PT: I think to import the model to Great employers to restructure in response to why we can’t use the Nordic model. But Britain, you have to begin with the idea changing demands. But this is done with none of those reasons really hold water. which Sweden did and it takes maybe a support from the unions that are very strong They say that social democracy works for long time of a great deal of political persua- and they in turn give their support because the Scandinavians because the countries are sion and passion to persuade enough of the of the generosity of the benefits, the safety- small but that would not explain it, or they people, you won’t persuade them all, to net for the workers who are displaced. This would say it is because they are culturally want to be social democrats. You want to 20 Swedish Press June 2007 persuade them that money isn’t everything, quered. I honestly can’t think of any other warnings. Despite their strong economy, that well-being depends on a very strong society that has worked better than the they worry about the unknowns of global- welfare state, on well-paid and well-quali- Swedish one, even if it is not perfect. A per- ization. Sweden and other Nordics should fied public servants. That the things people fect society does not exist. boast about their economic model that is far will mind about most in life, their health, more successful than the rest of the EU and their children’s education, public spaces, What were the weaknesses in the Social be more self-confident. After all Sweden is public security, a public sense of a generos- Democratic Party that prompted a change one of the most successful societies the ity towards the public’s fear, that these of government last year? world has ever known. things are the things people really value to PT: It was a mixture of things. It was partly feel that they are in a good country to live the leader. They should have brought in a How can Sweden integrate its immigrants in. We have to persuade them that is more new leader earlier. The Swedish Democrats into the Social Democratic model? valuable than the things that they can buy were very weak, Göran Persson did not PT: It takes a huge national will that privately with the money in their pockets. look electable. It was more that they lost Sweden has not yet really got its mind After Thatcher that is a difficult thing to do than the other side won. You have to accept around. Maybe they want to be able to nav- and it will take a lot of heavy lifting by left- that democracies from time to time have to igate that. They need to persuade people of-center parties in this country. But I don’t throw out their government. There was a that it needs a great big national endeavour think that is impossible because we have strong sense of giving the other lot a chance to get these people to speak good Swedish just lived through a decade of extraordinary particularly if they had moved to the center. and get good jobs and put their children in growth for us and yet people are not happi- Somewhere along the line Sweden, and to good schools and not to be living in isolat- er, they are actually miserable, complain- some extent the other highly successful ed ghettos and to be properly integrated, ing, unhappy. It might be a good time to Nordic economies, have also lost their and that would take an enormous amount of say, look we have had ten years in which unquestioning sense of purpose and pride. determination and a lot of high spending everybody is nominally, not that it is partic- Older social democrats grumble that the which is very hard to do. I don’t know if ularly evenly distributed, thirty percent young take all this for granted, without real- that impulse towards great generosity to richer. But are we thirty percent happier? izing how exceptional their society is. developing countries, towards international No. It is hard in this country where we have Bogged down in the daily details of govern- peace and all of these things that make such a right-wing press. They will tell peo- ing, renewing the vision after years in Sweden a very good country - partly good ple that high taxes mean economic failure. power seems beyond the Social Democrats. abroad because it has been good at home - And that is the most important lesson of the Now our own Conservatives in Britain are whether you can revitalize some of that Swedish model, that high taxes are not here certainly looking at the Swedish Moderates sense towards your own immigrants. It is or there when it comes to economics and and trying to imitate them in an attempt to difficult because in general people in they may even be a motive for economic regain power. Europe hate immigrants. They are fright- success and it may even be that the reason ened of them, particularly the Muslims. why we have done better here economical- What do you think of Sweden with ly in the last ten years is because we have the new government? How did you discover Sweden? had much more public spending. I can’t see PT: I haven’t been back since the new gov- PT: I have been a social democrat all my why the Swedish model shouldn’t be a ernment. Last time the right was in power, life. I was a member of the Labour Party model for emerging post-communist coun- in the early 90s, it did lasting harm to social and then in the 1980s when the Labour tries. If Russia had only looked towards democratic institutions, things not easily Party had made itself unelectable with Sweden instead of towards America, there repaired later. They made some quite signif- extreme left-wing policies, I was part of the might have been a chance of a more stable icant changes to education. They allowed Social Democratic Party that split away. I transition, to do something more civilized selection in schools, which are now as a stood for election as a Social Democrat. We and less brutal. Everybody carries the scars result far more class- segregated in a coun- did not get anywhere. Then the party fell of their political past and the scars of a com- try that once prided itself on relative class- apart. And I have not since then been a munist country are just so deep that the very lessness in education. The right allowed member of any party and I have since been word social democracy gives them shud- people to set up small private schools with- a political and social commentator. I find it ders down their spine, makes them feel that in the state sector and almost all of these are easier not to join a party partly because I it is a risk to every kind of freedom. used exclusively by the upper middle class- believe in proportional representation and es. It was also the right that privatized three would envisage future governments to be You have described all the positive aspects of the hospitals. But perhaps this time there coalitions between Labour and the Liberal of the Swedish model, are you also aware will not be fundamental changes as the Democrats. I have always looked at of the problems? right-of-center parties seemed to have Sweden from afar and I have visited once or PT: Of course I am aware of the grumbling moved closer to the Social Democrats. twice and I have been invited back a couple that goes on in Sweden and the problems of times for conferences and such and I with unemployment, integration and health Do you think the Swedish model have had friends among Swedish journalists care. But when you think about it, has there can survive in an increasingly and I keep in touch with them. I am not a been a society that has worked better? Was globalized world? great expert. It is simply that I am always the Roman Empire better when it was at its PT: I can’t see any reason why it shouldn’t. on the lookout for interesting models. I best? Not really, they had slavery and did The Swedes seem to lack self-confidence, would love to speak Swedish so that I could brutal things in the countries they con- they are intimidated by global neocon have a direct source of information.

Swedish Press June 2007 21 RISE IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT Business News Foreign investment in Sweden rose sharply in 2006, driven primarily by the ADIDAS APPOINTS SWEDE expansion of Chinese and Indian compa- Adidas has appointed Patrik Nilsson as nies. Sweden is now number three, after Ire- President of Adidas North America. land and Holland, in the European league of Nilsson started his Adidas career in 1991 countries that attract most investments. as Head of Sales and Marketing in Sweden. The attractive features in Sweden for for- In 1994, he joined the Global Marketing eign investors are the hi-tech development, Aroom at Scandic Anglais organization, and during his tenure as IT, telecom, environmental technology, Business Unit Manager Tennis, Adidas biotech and the auto industry. The IT, bio- SCANDIC LEDARE PÅ MILJÖARBETE regained market leadership in this category science and retail sectors attracted the En minskning av koldioxidutsläppen globally. In 2000, Patrik Nilsson was largest flow of investments, with the med 65 000 ton, 360 miljoner färre en- appointed Head of Adidas' Global Sport tourism industry also faring well. gångsförpackningar och en vattenbesparing Heritage Division where sales doubled The most remarkable investment is an ex- på 1,7 miljarder liter. Det visar Scandics under his leadership. Since November hibition area in the Kalmar area to which nya sammanställning av tio års miljöarbete. 2003, Patrik Nilsson has been Managing the Chinese hope to bring business people De minskade koldioxidutsläppen har Director Area Nordic. In this role, he from all over Europe to check out their åstadkommits dels genom sänkning av för- brought Adidas back to a leadership posi- companies. Even more bizarre is an invest- brukningen av energi, dels genom byte till tion in the Scandinavian market-place. ment in Älvkarleby in Uppland where a förnyelsebara källor. Koldioxidutsläppen är Chinese town in miniature, an exhibition i dag drygt 30 procent lägre per gästnatt än hall in the form of a dragon and a copy of för tio år sedan. Till detta bidrar lågenergil- IKEA WINS COURT BATTLE the Great Wall of China are planned. ampor, termostater ställda på 21 grader, A Court of Appeal in Sweden has over- Norwegians have also been investing behovsstyrd belysning, energisnåla appa- turned the judgement of a District Court in heavily in Sweden. The number of foreign- rater, användning av frånluft för uppvärmn- a drawn-out legal battle between Ikea and owned companies in Sweden has risen from ing, miljöklassade tjänstebilar och utbyte av Mag Instruments regarding a copyright in- 3 600 to 10 400 in the last decade. fossila bränslen där så varit möjligt. fringement on their Mini Maglite torch. På avfallssidan har Nordens största hotell- Ikea’s torch was cleared by the Court of kedja, med 128 hotell, minskat osorterat av- Appeal that did not grant Mag Instruments SWEDISH CEOS WORST PAID fall till 0,5 kilo per gästnatt mot ungefär tre SEK 640 000 in compensation for the use Wages for Swedish CEOs are at the bot- gånger så mycket för tio år sedan. Man har of the design of the torch, lost sales, market tom of the European pile, according to a slutat med engångsförpackningar och pap- damage and loss of goodwill, or the many study by executive search firm Heidrick & perskorgarna på rummen är indelade i tre millions of kronor claimed in costs. Struggles. German CEOs top the payment fack - för organiskt avfall, papper och övrigt. Instead, the American company was re- league, with the average rate for wages and Nyrenoverade Scandic Anglais i Stock- quired to pay Ikea almost four million benefits amounting to 22 million kronor, holm har en avfallskvarn som gör det möj- Swedish kronor in court costs. compared to 9 million for a Swedish CEO. ligt att omvandla köksavfall till biogas. Det malda avfallet samlas i en tank som töms varje vecka av Stockholms kommun. Via Visit Sweden rötning förvandlas matresterna till biogas. Ungefär hälften av Scandics rum, eller This Year! drygt 12 000, är så kallade miljörum. Det innebär att materialvalet varit viktigt, For your free bomull och ull i stället för syntet, kakel, copy of the klinker och trä i stället för plast. Sweden 2007 Påfyllnadsbehållare för tvål och schampo brochure please och vattenkaraffer med text som uppmanar call 1-212-885-9700 till användning av kranvatten i stället för or email buteljerade alternativ är sådant som ingår. 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Priced in the ion company, the company had its own stores in Stock- affordable middle-to-high range between learning the ins- holm and , and stretch jeans were all H&M and expensive designer labels, and-outs of the the rage, Filippa Knutsson was awarded Filippa K has smart men's and women's industry from the coveted Guldknappen design prize for fashion that combines timeless design with Lars Knutsson Swedish Fashion Designer of the Year. a contemporary edge. who started Since that time, the company has expand- Based in the trendy south island of Stockholm's ed steadily with the introduction of men's Stockholm, Söder, the company now oper- first trendy lines and through its own purpose-built ates a growing number of Filippa K stores fashion empire stores in Europe that look much more like in Scandinavia, the , from a small Filippa Knutsson art galleries than fashion boutiques. The and Germany. The men's and women's store in the Birger Jarls passagen in 1966. latest feature is the recently launched lines are also represented by some 650 More than 25 years later his daughter Filippa K Ease line. retailers throughout Scandinavia, Europe started Filippa K with then husband, de- The blond and blue-eyed Filippa Knuts- and North America, like Fred Segal in Los signer Patrik Kihlborg, and friend and de- son could easily have become a favorite Angeles and Moulé in Vancouver. signer, Karin Segerblom, and with much target of the gossip media in Sweden, but There are currently around 120 people production assistance from Gul&Blå's old the successful designer and single mother working for the company which has an suppliers in Italy. The first collection in- of three has always kept a low profile. annual turnover of roughly 35 million cluded jeans, women's jerseys and knits. “What I do is much more important than euros. Not bad for a 1993 start-up in the From the Filippa K Fall Collection who I am," she says. As creative director cut-throat fashion business. and keeper of the Filippa K phi- For the Spring and Summer sea- losophy, she applies her values son, founder Filippa Knutsson to every detail of every single and head designer Åsa Stenerhag thing the company does includ- were inspired by the Bauhaus ing "the look and feel of our movement and in particular fashion, the design and ambi- Mies van der Rohe "whose mod- ence of our stores, the direction ern, minimalist architecture and of our shows, the artistic photo- furniture represents a purity and graphs of our ads and the way sensual simplicity that we feel is in which we meet our custo- completely timeless". For the mers in the store." Fall and Winter collections the "Filippa K is not designers fell for Kubrick's only a strong 2001: A Space Odyssey, which brand, it is also a was also the inspiration for a well-run compa- spectacular show that comprised ny. The company a timely contrast between stylish has enjoyed high futurism and classic old world. and profitable Each season Filippa K strives to growth in recent create a collection that is "both years and is head- classic yet modern, clean yet ing for its best exciting, sophisticated yet wear- year ever. I am able". The style comes without looking forward, any obvious logos. Great effort is together with Fi- Jan Carl put into giving the clothes a real- lippa Knutsson Adelswärd ly flattering fit, and although and other members of the man- Filippa K clothes are never skin- agement team, to developing ny they have a reputation for the company still further," says making the wearer look skinny. Chairman of the Board Jan Carl While some critics feel that the Adelswärd who takes over as brand is too "safe and unprovo- CEO of the company this cative", fans swear by their August, bringing strategic man- Filippa K wardrobe. agement, increased financial Filippa Knutsson was born in expertise and strong leadership Sweden but grew up in Great to the company.

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After last year's World Cup, when a lackluster England was eliminated by Portugal in the quarter-finals, Eriksson handed over the reins to Steve McClaren. He is still being paid compensation by the Football Association but the Swede is looking for a way back into the game. Eriksson fared well in a phone poll of fans carried out by Newcastle-based radio sta- tion Metro, although he is not figuring high on chairman Freddy Shepherd's shortlist. NO MEDAL FOR SWEDES IN RUSSIA He is also likely to be A hectic week at the world ice hockey ruled out of Sweden's 2008 KIWIS KNOCK SWEDES OUT OF AMERICA’S championship in Moscow ended in a European championship CUP Swedish yacht Victory Challenge end- fourth place finish for reigning champions qualifying matches in ed its pursuit of the 32nd America's Cup Sweden. Russia beat Sweden 3-1 in a con- June against Denmark after losing a close-fought encounter with solation game for third place to win the and . Emirates Team New Zealand. The Swedish bronze. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the golden boy of team had defied expectations after securing Alexei Emelin and Sergei Zinoviev scored Swedish football. Raised by a Bosnian a victory over Spanish team in the Louis in the first period and Alexander Frolov father and Croatian mother in the Malmö Vuitton Cup off Valencia. The success added a power play goal early in the second suburb of Rosengård, he has made the jour- against the Spaniards in the eleven-team to put the home team in control. ney from Sweden's most maligned neigh- regatta was a vindication for a team which Toronto Maple Leafs’ Alexander Steen, bourhood to the centre of the soccer world. had struggled with financial difficulties for the only NHL player on the Swedish roster, As a player, his moments of genius are many years before securing a new sponsor- scored midway through the third period to tampered by periods of pure mediocrity. ship deal last March. But the dream was to bring his team to life, but the Russians, who But at his best, Zlatan has a fleetness of foot come to an end for the team founded by the beat Sweden 4-2 in the qualifying round, that can make even the most expert defend- late business mogul Jan Stenbeck and now held on for a comfortable win. er seem like an amateur. operated by a syndicate headed by his son 24 hours earlier Canada had dashed Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first major club in Hugo. Victory Challenge Sweden's hopes of defending their title with Sweden was Malmö FF, once a giant of a 4-1 semi-final win. Canada had a com- European football. It did not take long manding 3-0 lead before the first intermis- before he was courted by Dutchman Leo sion. Johan Davidsson reduced the arrears Beenhakker, who negotiated a transfer to 6:13 into the second period, also clinching Ajax of Amsterdam in 2001, when Zlatan the lead in the top scorers contest with 14 was 20 years old. The deal was worth a points (7 goals + 7 assists), but the Swedes record-breaking 7.8 million euros, by far never came any closer than that. Canada's the most lucrative any Swedish side has three-goal lead was restored with 4:43 struck. remaining before the second break. In 2004, Ibrahimoviç moved from Ajax to Juventus for a 19 million euro transfer fee. ZLATAN UNDERGOES SURGERY Inter Milan And then last August he signed a four-year striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has undergone contract with Inter Milan for 24.8 million surgery in the Netherlands to strengthen his euros. His start at Inter was sensational and abdominal wall. The 25-year-old Swede, he was instrumental in placing the club way who had been ruled out for the remainder of beyond the grasp off the chasing pack. the campaign because of a groin injury, had been putting off the operation until Inter GOLF Fredrik Andersson finished in joint wrapped up the title. second place behind England's Lee Ibrahimovic, who played a significant part Westwood at the Valle Romano Open de in Inter's Scudetto success with 15 league Andalucia in Marbella. Westwood finished goals, also missed the club's Italian Cup two shots ahead of Andersson and fellow final against Roma. Englishman Phillip Archer.

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Through Kulturförbundet, of which Jan right now is the president, the couple also learns more about Swedish traditions, hop- ing that their interest will rub off on their children Sarah, 18, and Erik, 12, "Sarah now speaks better than we do," say the proud parents of their daughter who spent a summer in Scandinavia with family friends and relatives. Sarah hopes to follow in the footsteps of her mother Jan Peterson and Mark Hammarlund with and take an extended stay at a folkhögsko- Jan taught English in Yugoslavia where their children Erik and Sarah la in Sweden, as part of her future studies she picked up Serbian. at the University of Washington. "I seem to get involved in languages that 1/2 cup margarine or butter Jan (or Janet) Peterson grew up in a start with S - Swedish, Swahili, Serbian Add 2 tsp baking power. Stir. Swedish-American home in Omaha, and Spanish," says Jan. Mix: 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten Nebraska. All her ancestors were Swedish In Seattle she still teaches ESL at the 1 cup milk 1 tsp salt which was the case for many other resi- Edmonds Community College, while her 2 tsp vanilla Combine with dry mixture. dents of the city, and her family attended husband Mark is a clinical psychologist Fold in 2 cups huckleberries (can be sub- an almost entirely Swedish Covenant with his own practice in Everett. stituted by blueberries). Put in a 9” X 12” church. Jan's "farmor", who lived next Mark was born and raised in Washington baking dish. Top with more berries and door, had left Småland as a 19-year-old but State. His "Hammarlund" great-grandpar- sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake at 350 held on to both her Swedish citizenship ents, immigrants from Småland, had a degrees for about 40 minutes. We pick and the language to the day she died at the homestead in the Swedish community of huckleberries (a type of blueberry) at our age of 86. From her Jan learned "tack så Gig Harbor, near Tacoma. Mark never family cabin in Northern Idaho, says Jan. mycket", "varsågod" and the first verse of learnt any Swedish or, for that matter, very "Tryggare kan ingen vara", but that was much about his Swedish background. ❦ ISLAND BLACKBERRY COBBLER about all the Swedish she knew when she When he was a young boy, his family 4-5 cups blackberries (can be substituted started courses in Swedish and Psychology lived in Copenhagen while his father had a by 4 cups rhubarb + 2 cups fresh sliced at North Park College in Chicago. sabbatical from the University of Washing- strawberries) In 1976 North Park started an exchange ton. The family continued to keep close 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine program with Vätterbygdens Folkhögsko- ties with their good friends in Denmark. At 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup flour la near Jönköping and Jan was among the college Mark studied German and also 1 teaspoon baking powder first group of students who spent a won- spent some time in Germany. 1/2 cup milk 1 cup sugar derful term at the boarding school, immer- It was when he met Jan in Seattle, that 1 tablespoon cornstarch sed in the language and all things Swedish. Swedish first appeared on his radar screen 1 cup boiling water Later the school asked her to come back to and now he too is eagerly looking for Spread berries evenly in 9” X 13” baking teach English to the Swedish students who opportunities to speak the language. dish. In a large mixing bowl, cream togeth- were going to North Park for their college "To study and live in Sweden for a few er sugar and softened margarine. Add salt, exchange. Without any teaching back- years gave me the chance to meet relative flour, and baking powder alternately with ground, Jan spent two years at Vätterbyg- and learn more about MODERN Sweden milk. Drop by spoonfuls over berries. Mix dens Folkhögskola as an English teacher and not only the stories about the old together 1 cup sugar and cornstarch and and liked it so much, that she fell into a Sweden that my grandma had told me. sprinkle over batter. Pour boiling water career that she had never planned for. Now I am only sorry that my grandmother evenly over all. Bake at 375 degrees for When Jan later visited her twin sister, died before I learnt Swedish and lived in 45-60 minutes, or until top is light brown who was in the peace corps in a small vil- her beloved Småland,” says Jan Peterson. and berry juice is starting to set. Excellent lage in northern Kenya, she ended up Here are two of the favourite recipes. with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. teaching English there too for a year and ❦ HUCKLEBERRY BOY BAIT Blackberries grow wild in the Seattle area. picking up some Swahili in the process. Blend thoroughly: 2 cups flour We pick them in the neigborhood and After a Graduate ESL exam in Arizona, 1 1/2 cups sugar always enjoy this dish in September. Swedish Press June 2007 27 LANDSKAPS STOCKHOLM idag Nordens största. Förra året övernattade stacks tre sophus i brand. Ett stort problem Landhöjningen har gjort att Ström- 272 883 personer på hotellet, vilket var nytt i Rosengård är att många föräldrar tappat kajen måste byggas om. Kajen är så hög att rekord. En stor del av förklaringen till att kontrollen över sina barn. Barnen pratar det är besvärligt att ta sig ombord på en del det går bra beror på att antalet kongresser svenska, medan föräldrarna inte förstår Waxhholmsbåtar. Men den främsta anled- och konferenser ökat markant under de språket. Det ger barnen en helt felaktig ningen till ombyggnaden är att kajens grund- senaste åren. maktposition i familjen. När föräldrarna skikt av trä vid lågvatten ligger ovan vatten- MALMÖ försöker tala maktspråk hotar barnen med ytan och därmed riskerar att ruttna och göra Tre nätter i rad härjades Rosengård av att anmäla dem för polisen. Trångboddhet- hela kajen instabil. Stockholms trafikkontor anlagda bränder, stenkastning mot polis, en gör att många barn inte vill vara hemma. och hamn delar på arbetet som beräknas brandkår och allmänt stök. Oroligheterna På norra sidan av Rosengård finns det komma i gång hösten 2008. kom som en fullständig överraskning för de bostadsrätter, där är det oftast lugnt. Det är flesta i stadsdelen. Här var stora problem på den södra sidan, och särskilt i kvarteret GÖTEBORG för fyra år sedan, då stadsdelen blev en Herrgården som de stora sociala problemen Hotell Gothia Towers i mitten av stan symbol för arbetslöshet, kriminalitet, fattig- finns. Förvärvsfrekvensen här är 15 pro- kommer att byggas ut med ett 29 våningar dom och misslyckad integration. Men cent. Den disponibla inkomster per person högt hotelltorn. Dessutom kommer ett av de sedan dess har det mesta blivit lite bättre. och år är mindre än hälften av genomsnittet befintliga tornen att byggas på med sex vå- Allt fler får jobb, de blir positiva förebilder för Malmö. 97 procent av de boende har ningar. Efter utbyggnaden kommer Gothia för sina barn och socialbidragen har min- utländsk bakgrund, en tredjedel är från Irak. Towers att ha fått 500 nya rum och det tota- skat med 20 miljoner kronor. Eleverna pres- Trångboddhet är ett allt större problem. la antalet rum kommer då att uppgå till 1 terar allt bättre i skolorna och det mesta Herrgården byggdes för 2 000 - 2500 per- 200 rum, vilket gör hotellet till Europas pekar uppåt. Oroligheterna blossade upp när soner. Nu bor där närmare 5 000 personer största. Hela utbyggnaden av hotellet ska en polispatrull skulle ta upp en anmälan. En och då är inte så kallade ebos - asylsökande vara färdig 2010. Hotel Gothia Towers ägs stor grupp ungdomar kastade sten och ägg som bor inneboende hos vänner och släktin- och drivs av Svenska Mässan och är redan mot poliserna och jagade bort dem. Senare gar, inräknade. NYHETERNA GÄSTRIKLAND JÄMTLAND SÖDERMANLAND Världens största vindkraftspark planeras Åre kommuns beslut att sälja tomtmark till Nynäshamn har för många tomma lägen- på Finngrunden utanför Gävlebukten. Till Konsum trots att lågpriskedjan Lidl erbjöd heter. I ett slag tappade kommunen många en kostnad av 15 miljarder kronor skall en betydligt högre summa har blivit ett EU- hundra arbetstillfällen när Ericssonfa- elproducenten WPD Scandinavia AB bygga ärende. Enligt ett preliminärt beslut från briken lade ned produktionen sam- 210 vindkraftverk som beräknas producera EU-kommissionen är äffären olaglig tidigt som den marina verksam- lika mycket el-energi som ett kärnkraftverk. och strider mot EG-fördraget. Lidl heten på Muskö stryptes av Byggandet av de 166 meter höga vindsnur- gör stora förluster i Sverige. Mat- regeringen. Ett starkt bidra- rorna kan komma igång 2010 efter under- varukedjan har förlorat nästan en gande orsak till svårigheterna sökningar av havsbottens flora och fauna miljard kronor sedan etablering i att fylla tomrummen är de usla och den mängd skeppsvrak runt Finngrun- Sverige 2003. En förklaring kommunikationerna mellan den som betraktas som fornlämningar som till de stora förluster är att Nynäshamn och övriga Stock- inte får förstöras. Stigh Jonasson Lidl alltid bygger upp sina holm. Utbyggnaden av väg HALLAND butiker från grunden, i 73, “dödens väg” har börjat men Som ett byggnadsprojekt i världsklass stället för att flytta in i det dröjer flera år innan förbindel- skildrades tunnelbygget genom Hallandsås- redan befintliga lokaler. sen är helt klar. Än värre är de dåli- en nyligen i Discovery’s serie “Kings of ga pendeltågsförbindelserna med SKÅNE Construction”. Det var inte så att problemen enkelspår till Västerhaninge. Samtidigt som en med bygget förnekades men de beskrevs man i Helsingborg VÄSTERGÖTLAND som utmaningar värda att övervinna, inte körde bil, bötfäll- Kommunerna kring Vänern kräver att möj- tecken på att hela projektet skulle vara miss- des och råkade ut ligheterna att tappa av Vänern förbättras. lyckat. Beslutet att bygga en tvåspårig tun- för en trafikolyc- Annars kan stadskärnorna i många kom- nel genom Hallandsåsen fattades av riksda- ka vid tre olika muner komma att ligga under vatten vid gen redan 1988. Tunneln skulle vara ett sätt tillfällen, fick han nästa högvatten. Klimat- och sårbarhets- att effektivisera gods- och persontranspor- pengar för bris- utredningen konstaterar att industrier, bo- terna samt göra dem mer miljövänliga. Men tande ledsyn. Nu städer och infrastruktur kring Vänern ligger problemen har avlöst varandra sedan starten kräver Försäk- alldeles för lågt. Utredningens experter rå- 1992 och enligt Discovery-reportaget betrak- ringskassan der kommunerna att inte planera bebygelse tas projektet i dag som världens mest kom- tillbaka pen- under nivån 47,4 meter över havet. Men i plicerade tunnelprojekt någonsin. Hallands- garna. Man- Vänersborg skulle det betyda att man inte åsen är sprucken och vittrad med vattenfyll- nen har fått längre kan utveckla de centrala delarna, da sprickor, vilket gjort arbetet extremt totalt 268 600 som ofta har anor från medeltiden. För komplicerat. Läckaget in i tunneln bekäm- kronor i handi- en stad som Mariestad förändras förutsät- pades ursprungligen med tätningsmedlet kappersättning tningarna helt. En vattennivå på 47,4 meter Rhoca-Gil men medlet innehöll det giftiga under tio år för innebär att hela centrala Mariestad med ämnet Akrylamid i sådana mängder att det att han uppgav hamn och industriområden står under vat- ledde till förgiftat vatten och en av Sveriges sig sakna ledsyn. ten. största miljöskandaler. Arbetet stoppades VÄSTMANLAND 1997. Tunnelbygget återupptogs först 2006, SMÅLAND Vägverket förbjuder vägskylt med texten och man började borra med hjälp av en för Nu får Marianne Lindberg De Geers skulp- “Bed & breakfast”. Bilister förstår den inte, ändamålet specialbyggd tunnelborrmaskin. tur med två bronskvinnor framför Växjö anser verket. Skylten är uppsatt vid en herr- Järnvägstunneln genom Hallandsåsen ska konsthall kameraövervakning. Länsstyrelsen gård utanför Nora där Camilla Krupmann bli cirka 8,5 kilometer lång och bestå av två i Kronobergs län har gett tillstånd. Konst- driver ett pensionat. -Antalet turister i Nora- tunnelrör med ett järnvägsspår i varje rör. verket har utsatts för vandalisering uppre- trakten ökar ständigt och många kommer Den blir en del av Västkustbanan, järnvägs- pade gånger enda från den dag kommunen från andra länder. De förstår inte “Rum och linjen mellan Göteborg och Lund. Det enkel- köpte det. Skulpturgruppen består av en frukost”, säger hon. Krupmann och Väg- spår som hittills använts över åsen genom svårt anorektisk kvinna samt en gravt verket har processat om skylten i två år. Sinarpsdalen är kurvigt och svårforcerat för överviktig kvinna, bägge med ansikten som godståg. Tunneln ska ge en kapacitetsökning föreställer konstnären själv. Gruppen, köpt från 4 till 24 tåg i timmen. Slutkostnaden för en halv miljon kronor, har även väckt för tunnelbygget beräknas nu till cirka 7,5 ömma känslor och de nakna kvinnorna har Translation?! miljarder kronor, ungefär åtta gånger dyrare klätts på i vinterrusket. Men när någon så- Email [email protected] for a Free än vad man hade tänkt från början och stå gade av den magra kvinnan jäms med fot- monthly SweMail translation of the klar 2012, sexton år senare än beräknat. knölarna gick det för långt. Swedish parts of Swedish Press. Swedish Press June 2007 29 SwedenNow JustNu

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30 Swedish Press June 2007 Calendar GUIDE TO INTERESTING AND FUN EVENTS IN SWEDISH NORTH AMERICA - AT A GLANCE .ASTORIA Jun 15, 16, 17 - Scanfest at Clatsop County Fairgrounds. www.astoriascanfest.com ASTORIA OREGON 40th ATLANTA The 40th annual Midsummer Scandinavian Jun 6 - Swedish National Day. celebration. Festival in Astoria, Oregon will be held on June Info: 404-815-2292 15,16, 17 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. CALGARY This year’s featured entertainer is Swedish- Jun 6 6pm - Swedish Society Annual born conductor Magnus Mårtensson who is cur- General Meeting at Scandinavian Centre. Info 931-0370. rently Music Director of The Slee Sinfonietta CHICAGO and The Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra of -Jun 10 - Exhibit “Floral Families, Folk New York, and who guest conducts in Europe Fashion and Fine Art” at Swedish American and South America. He performs as a comedi- Museum, 5211 North Clark St. Info 773- an/pianist in the style of the great Victor Borge. 728-8111. The festival opens on Friday afternoon at 2pm CINCINNATI Jun 23 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” by when booths will open for business. A Salmon Arrival, the original ABBA band at River- Dinner will be served by the Astoria Lions bend. Info www.arrival.se. Club. The grand kick off of the Astoria CONNECTICUT Scandinavian Festival actually happens Friday Jul 11-15 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” in evening with the selection and crowning of Immigrant program followed by the Grand Uncasville. Info www.arrival.se. Miss Scandinavia 2007. After the coronation Concert featuring the Western Division of The DENVER you can follow Miss Scandinavia and her court American Union of Swedish Singers. Jul 27 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” per- to the bonfire after which the dance will start. Sunday begins with the famous Rotary formance. www.arrival.se. The Wet Dog Café will be providing a beer gar- Pannukakku breakfast. On the Troll Stroll you DETROIT den (Friday night until midnight and Saturday can spot the trolls as you cover a 1.5, 3.0 or 5.75 Jun 16 - Midsommar Festival at Detroit 12pm-12am ) with ice-cold beverages. mile run/walk through the countryside. At 4 pm Swedish Club. 9:30-11am Swedish pan- Saturday starts off with The Midnight Sun the winner of the grand prize, round trip tickets cake breakfast $5, noon maypole, folk Scandinavian Breakfast, from the Scandinavian for 2 to Scandinavia, (and many other fabulous dancing, games & chorus singing, 1pm buffet dinner $10. Info 313 274 1566. Café. After this there will be a walking parade prizes) will be drawn at the closing ceremonies. through downtown Astoria. This will be fol- The Clatsop County Fairgrounds is located ILLINOIS lowed by a flag raising ceremony as well as the less than 5 minutes out of Astoria on Highway Jun 28 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” by Arrival in Highland Park. www.arrival.se. raising of the Midsummer Pole on the Fair- 202. Admission is $6 for an adult 3-day sou- grounds. Events and entertainment continue all venir button, $2 for children 6 – 12, children 5 JAMESTOWN & under are free. For further information go to Jul 20, 21, 22 - Scandinavian Folk Festival day. Luncheon will feature Swedish Pea Soup. at JCC. Info 487-1849. Saturday evening begins with the Honored www.astoriascanfest.com. MASSACHUSETTS Jul 2-6 - Viking Times Day Camp at ASI. Jun 24 - Midsommar at Gammelgården, Graduate Center for Studies in the Jul 19 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” in Cape 9am-4pm $160, members $160, 8am-5pm Scandia. Smörgåsbord. 651-433-5053. Decorative Arts, Design and Culture, 18 Cod. www.arrival.se. $195, $170 members. Session 2 Jul 9-13, Jul 17, Aug 7 - Comin’ to Amerika Part 1. West 86th St. Info 212-501-3000. Jul 20 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” in 9am-4pm $190, $165 members. 8am-5pm Aug 9 - Comin’ to Amerika Part II. -Jun 15 - Just Scandinavian presents 17 Hyannis. www. arrival.se. $230, $200 members. Info 612-870-3374. Children role play life for an immigrant fam- Swedish women designers at 161 Hudson MILWAUKEE ily packing up their trunks and leaving their St. 212-334-2556. MINNESOTA Jul 5-8 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” by homeland. Gammelgården, Scandia. 651- -Jul 1 - Maria Friberg exhibit in Global Jun 8-9 - Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Arrival. Info www.arrival.se. 433-5053. Feminisms at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Folk Music Festival at Nisswa Pioneer Aug 19 - Spelmansstämma at Gammelgår- Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. MINNEAPOLIS Village. Info 218-764-2994. den, Scandia. 651-433-5053. (718) 638-5000. Jun 1-Oct 7 - Exhibit “Sacred Beauty: Trea- Jun 16 10am - Linnaeus Garden Party at Jun 16 - 67th Annual Sweden Day at Man- NEW JERSEY sures from Swedish Cathedrals and Chur- Gammelgården Museum, Scandia. $15. hem Club, Throgs Neck. Info www.sweden- Jun 23 noon - Scandinavian American ches at American Swedish Institute. Ope- Free to Gammelgarden Life Members and day.com. Heritage Society of New Jersey, 19th ning Jun 1 5-9pm. Talk by silversmith those with the names Linnea, Linn, or I NEW YORK Annual Midsummer Celebration at Vasa Anna-Stina Åberg at 7pm. 612-871-4907. Linnaeus. 651-433-5053 Jul 18 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” in Park in Budd Lake. www.sahsnj.org. Jun 16 10am-4pm - Midsommar Celebra- Jun 19-24 - Dala Häst Fest at Gammelgår- Westbury. Info www.arrival.se. Jul 21 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” in Ocean tion at ASI. Info 612- 871-4907. den, Scandia. 651-433-5053. Jul 28 - “ABBA: The Tribute Show” per- Grove. Info www. arrival.se. 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In its A sustainable business concept inte- hot water to 2004 country review, the International grates environmental, social and economic multiple buil- Energy Agency concluded that Sweden’s factors and is key to economic progress dings using energy from a variety of “Mix of government influence and free and human welfare. From a market per- sources, are used to heat and cool half of market forces has been judiciously applied spective, the opportunities for companies all buildings, including homes, in Sweden. and consequently, Sweden has a successful and entrepreneurs to reap the benefits of In Canada, fewer than 5 per cent of build- history of providing its citizens with low- sustainable development are vast. The ings are heated and cooled this way. cost, reliable, secure and environment- examples below will focus on the Swedish Stora Enso, one of Sweden's most promi- friendly energy." industry sector. nent paper, packaging and forest product In its 2004 comparison of business and Compared to Canada, Sweden is small in companies, is an excellent example of how growth competitiveness within developed size and population, but when one consid- industry can integrate sustainability in the countries, the World Economic Forum ers our climates, economies and industry production process. Not only does wood- ranked Sweden fourth on the business types there are clear similarities. based biofuels account for 62 per cent of index and third on the growth index. Like many of the world’s developed Stora Enso's energy consumption, a signif- Canada ranked 15th on both. Clearly, nations, including Canada, Sweden became icant proportion of the total amount of bio- Sweden is proving that environmental pro- rapidly industrialized and urbanized dur- fuels used by the company actually comes tection and profits can go hand in hand. ing the late 19th and early 20th century. from it own processes. Overall energy effi- Although new technology is an impor- The structure of both of our economies, ciency is further strengthened by the fact tant aspect in addressing energy and envi- namely the share of GDP for primary, sec- that 11 Stora Enso mills deliver surplus ronmental issues, we sometimes put too ondary and tertiary activities, is exactly the heat to nearby communities in the form of much emphasis on it and forget that many same: 69 per cent for services, 29 per cent district heating. solutions already exist. Green building for manufacturing, and two per cent for Sweden’s energy policy uses a mix of practices, district heating, heat pumps, bio- agriculture. government involvement and lightly regu- fuels, ethanol, and energy-efficient cars For industry, sustainability often means lated market forces in order to become and public transport systems are just a few making more efficient use of energy to more energy efficient. that are widely available. By comparison, reduce operating and capital costs. In On the one hand, Sweden has relatively many new technologies are still in the Sweden, a small number of sectors high rates of energy taxation and one of early stages of development and are, there- accounts for the bulk of industrial energy the largest electricity companies is state fore, more expensive to use. use. The pulp and paper industry, for owned. On the other hand, as part of the In Sweden, where the sustainable market example, uses about 50 per cent of the Nordic Power Market (Nord Pool), is highly competitive, existing environ- total energy used, while the iron, steel, Sweden is one of the pioneers in liberal- mental technologies are no longer consid- chemical and engineering industries use ized electricity sectors and generally ered luxury items for a few fortunate con- another 30 per cent. In the short term, employs a very light-handed approach to sumers, they are affordable for the ordi- industrial energy use essentially follows regulating energy companies. nary citizen. variations in industrial output. During the tax reforms of the early We have come a long way in our envi- In the long term, however, energy use is 1990s, Sweden began its “green tax shift,” ronmental and social efforts. In the 1970s affected by taxation, fluctuations in energy whereby taxes on energy were raised while Sweden was the highest per capita im- prices, energy-efficiency improvements, other taxes, such as payroll taxes, were porter of oil in the world; today Sweden investment, technical developments and decreased by an equivalent amount. relies on oil for only about 30 per cent of structural changes in the types of goods To a certain extent, producers, and ener- its total energy supply. It is clear that effec- produced. Although Sweden's total indus- gy-intensive industries in particular, are tive environmental and energy technologies try output increased by 78 per cent from given energy tax exemptions so their com- and policies played an important role in 1992 to 2003, total energy use increased petitive positions in the global market- moving Sweden away by only 16per cent. place are not undermined. However, even from oil dependency, How is that possible? Many of Sweden’s after taking these exemptions into account, and will continue to do large energy users have actually become Swedish industry still faces energy-related so in our future. net suppliers of energy. taxes on a par with industrial companies in Lennart Alvin The waste heat created by industrial pro- other EU countries. The author (right) is the duction, energy that, in the past, was hard On May 1, 2003, a new support system former Ambassador of to recapture and use, is now sold and trans- for renewable energy was introduced, Sweden to Canada 34 Swedish Press June 2007

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