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His Majesty´s state visit to Korea and the future of bilateral relations

Reader's Voice | 2012-06-13

The ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr Seock-jeong EOM, wrotes an article about Sweden and South Korea.

On the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul

Reader's Voice | 2012-01-18 | 3 comments

The ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Sweden, Mr Seock-jeong EOM writes about the upcoming nuclear security summit in Seoul.

A typical Swedish Christmas?

Reader's Voice | 2011-12-29 | 2 comments

How is a typical Swedish Christmas celebration (if there is such a thing) perceived by a non-Swede? In this chronicle the Englishman Mark Anthony Low describes his Christmas adventure in Trelleborg,...

Lucia and stripping in a church: a foreigner´s view

Reader's Voice | 2011-12-14 | 1 comment

Mark Anthony Low, an Englishman living in Malmö south Sweden, describes his first experience of a Lucia celebration.

"If you need to lie, do it properly"

Reader's Voice | 2011-06-06 | 14 comments

In this article, Elin Hjelm writes about King Carl XVI Gustaf and his recent interview about his alleged visits to sex clubs.

´God´s House´ in Stockholm: A Perfect Antidote to Islamophobia

Reader's Voice | 2011-05-22 | 6 comments

Abdul-Majeed Azad writes about his views of the new God´s House in Stockholm. Mr Azad is a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Alternative Energy at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.

Interest Rate Differentials Rule The FX Market in Sweden

Reader's Voice | 2011-05-20

Jason Hoerr, Market Analyst for Forex Traders, discuss the development of the Swedish Krona.

Olof Palme: JFK of Sweden

Reader's Voice | 2011-02-28

In life, Prime Minister Palme was a great Swede and, in his tragic death he uncannily epitomized JFK. On both accounts, he was admired and loved by the world at large just as much as was JFK. But it is his sudden death brought by a ruthless, senseless and random act of assassination by an alleged small-time petty criminal that astounded Sweden and rest of the world the most.

A global conspiracy against St Julian?

Reader's Voice | 2011-02-14 | 12 comments

Nathalie Rotschild gives her view about the Julian Assange affair. This article was originally published in the online magazine spiked.

Is Sweden the Saudi Arabia of radical feminism? (updated)

Reader's Voice | 2011-02-13 | 7 comments

Prime Minister Reinfeldt’s comments to the Swedish Parliament this week regarding the Assange extradition hearing in London were extremely ill-advised. To defend the bona fides of the Swedish legal system in general terms is one thing, but then to comment on the specific details of an ongoing legal case, including making value judgments about the seriousness or otherwise of the charges, especially when there are no charges as yet is quite another. How could this do other than prejudice any subsequent trial?

A brave new world?

Reader's Voice | 2011-02-09 | 2 comments

Logic will defeat the far right

Reader's Voice | 2011-01-26 | 5 comments

In this chronicle, Elin Hjelm gives her view on the Sweden Democrats and their...

A nihilistic attack on the modern world

Reader's Voice | 2010-12-29 | 8 comments

The idea that Sweden’s first suicide bombing was a logical consequence of Muslim oppression is mad. This is the argument of Nathalie Rotschild in this chronicle about the suicide bombing in Stockholm.

Why Sweden?

Reader's Voice | 2010-12-18 | 23 comments

Abdul-Majeed Azad writes about his views of last Saturday´s suicide bombing in Stockholm. Mr Azad is...

Stockholm to Stalingrad by train.

Reader's Voice | 2010-11-29 | 6 comments

The British freelance journalist William Simons continues his observations about different odd things in Swedish society.

On / off Swedes

Reader's Voice | 2010-11-18 | 2 comments

William Simons looks at why Swedes are either on or off and wonders if it is something to do with candy. Simons is a British freelance journalist who lives in Sweden.

On the profitable butt-commercials of today

Reader's Voice | 2010-11-08 | 3 comments

You have seen the commercial. Women´s bottoms zoomed into focus to prove the astonishing effects of the Reebok ”Easytone” running shoes. The commercial was reported to ”Reklamombudsmannen”, an organisation that operates to ensure ethical promotion on the Swedish market, by 13 different consumers.

Gastronomic surprises of south Sweden

Reader's Voice | 2010-11-07 | 1 comment

In this chronicle, Mark Low describes a food excursion to the south-east of Skåne, Sweden´s southernmost province.

The upcoming G-20 Summit in Seoul and its agenda

Reader's Voice | 2010-11-05

In this article the Ambassador of the Republic of...

Systembolaget for beginners

Reader's Voice | 2010-11-03 | 7 comments

One of the most bizarre things about life in Sweden is the Swede’s attitude to alcohol. This is illustrated even more by the government’s attitude and the fact that there is a monopoly on alcohol...

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