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Author of Raggarna, Per-Olof Sännås. Foto: P-O Sännås

Features 10 Trender kommer och går men raggarkulturen består Interview 12 Karin Nilsdotter: Space – Sweden’s New Frontier

Hemma hos 20 Design: Swedish Concept Cars – The Future is Soon 21 Treats à la Axala Skola Bageri 22 Lär Dig Svenska 23 Barn Sidan

In the Loop 24 Landskapsnyheterna 27 Canada & US Update 28 Calendar and Events 29 Ads and Info 30 Sista Ordet: An Artsy Swede

Left: Kiruna in Swedish Lapland will be home to a world-class spaceport. Photo: Spaceport Sweden On the cover: Karin Nilsdotter, CEO Spaceport Sweden. Photo: Karl-William Sandström, Shutterstock, Stylist: Linda Backman

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ne of the nicest things about putting together Swedish Press is frequently getting to meet interesting and inspiring new people as part of my job. I actually knew the subject of this issue’s interview, Karin Nilsdotter, from when we worked together at VisitSweden many moons ago. (I hope she will forgive me for sharing this photo I found of us from circa 2000 in Swedish national costume!) Since then, she has moved on from promoting Sweden as a tourist destination to helping develop Kiruna as a world-class base from which to explore space. Read about her exciting plans for Spaceport Sweden on p.12-13. Back down on earth, the automotive industry has long been a major part of Swedish industry, with Volvo, Saab and Scania globally recognised brands. Read about Volvo’s cutting-edge new designs, on p. 20 and why the ‘Raggare’ sub-culture rejected trusty Swedish cars in favour of vintage American Pontiacs and Cadillacs, on p.10. As the long, hot summer gives way to the fall, we take a look at the fantastic film-festivals, with several award-winning Swedish films, taking place in both Sweden and North America. Our tales of forest-dwelling mythological creatures are ideal reading for dark evenings, practice your Swedish grammer with our new Lär dig svenska page, or master the art of baking the perfect cinnamon bun, in honour of Kanelbullens Dag on October 4th. Please do drop me a line at Tatty@Swedishpress.com and let us know what you think of this issue. We really value your feedback – both negative and positive!

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Sweden and Obama commemorate Raoul Wallenberg

wedish diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued thousands of Jews from the Holocaust during World War Two, has finally been celebrated with an offical Raoul Wallenberg Day – August 27th – in his home country. Several other countries, including the US and Canada, already have Raoul Wallenberg Days. In conjuction with the memorial day, the first ever annual Raoul Wallenberg Prize has been awarded – to Siavosh Derakhti, a young Muslim from Malmö who was recognised for his work fighting against anti-Semitism and xenophobia in Sweden.

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Rendering of the new Global ICT Centers. Photo: Ericsson

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Wallenberg’s life and works were further honoured by President Obama on his recent 24 hr visit to Stockholm on September 4-5, during which he visited the Great Synagogue of Stockholm. The President placed a stone in memory of Wallenberg, viewed artifacts belonging to him and spoke of his values being ‘at the heart of the great partnership between Sweden and the United States.’ Members of Wallenberg’s family, including his 92 year old sister Nina Lagergren, were present at the synagogue and the President reportedly promised them that he would raise the question of Wallenberg’s fate with Putin during his subsequent visit to St Petersburg for the G20 summit. The Holocaust hero was taken into Soviet

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custody in 1945, and, while Soviet officials have claimed the Swede died of heart failure while in custody in 1947, conclusive proof has never been provided and his fate remains shrouded in mystery . Since the anniversary of what would have been his 100th birthday last year, one of Sweden’s greatest heros has been celebrated with honorary citizenship of countries including the US and Australia, a Swedish memorial day, and calls for Arlanda airport to be re-named Raoul Wallenberg International Airport. Now, with the involvement of the US President, we may finally get to learn his fate, and honour his memory by seeking justice, as he did for so many thousands of others during the Second World War.

] giant. Two of the facilities will be built in Sweden, in Linköping and Stockholm. The third will be built in the Montreal suburb of VaudreuilDorion, in what is being touted as Quebec’s largest ever technology investment. Ericsson already has a strong presence in Canada, spanning 60 years and employing 3,100 people. SKF buys up Kaydon Swedish ball bearing maker, SKF, has solidified its standing as the industry’s world leader with the purchase of American counterpart Kaydon Corporation to the tune of $2.5 billion. The deal, announced in early September, is a strategic move that will help SKF increase its presence in North America while gaining access to new technologies and products. “We have followed the development of Kaydon for a long

The main SKF factory in Sweden. Photo: SKF

time,” explains SKF President and CEO, Tom Johnstone. “The complementary nature of their products and technologies, their geographical and customer presence and their manufacturing footprint will enable us to even better serve our customers and distributors in the industrial market worldwide.”

Around 8,000 Syrian asylum seekers in Sweden will now be able to stay in the country permanently. The Swedish Migration Board recently announced its decision to cover all asylum seekers who have temporary residency in Sweden for humanitarian protection, in response to the worsening conflict in Syria. The new residents will also have the right to bring their families with them to Sweden; however, asylum seekers found guilty of war crimes for their actions in Syria will lose their right to protection. Drunken elks terrorize Stockholm suburb

Drunken elks have been hitting the Swedish headlines again, when a gang of five mischievous moose, inebriated after eating fermented apples, barred a resident of Ingarö from entering his home. It’s not the first time intoxicated elks have caused problems – according to the Stockholm police they receive dozens of reports in the fall, when fermenting apples and other fruit lie on the ground, easily accessible to thieving moose.

New Swedes to get obligatory welcome Anyone becoming a Swedish citizen from 1st January 2015 will be treated to a citizenship ceremony, in which new Swedes will be presented with their certificate, a small Swedish flag and possibly a slice of prinsesstårta. According to Minister for Integration Erik Ullenhag, the ceremonies, which are already carried out in some Swedish municipalities, ‘are intended to promote a sense of belonging’ and ‘emphasize that it is citizenship that keeps Sweden together.’ Lundsberg in hazing scandal

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Koch and Annika Sorenstam. It was an historic first win for Europe on American soil. Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall were the other Swedes on the 12-woman team. The Solheim Cup was inaugurated in 1990 by Karsten Solheim, a Norwegian-American engineer and founder of the PING golf equipment company. Stefan Holm elected to IOC

Lundsberg, the elite Värmland boarding school attended by Prince Carl Philip, among others, was recently shut down by the Swedish School’s Inspectorate following a hazing scandal in which two pupils were badly burned with irons. It’s not the first time the school, one of three boarding schools in Sweden, has been reported for bullying and violence among pupils, but this time authorities intervened, and closed the school down temporarily, before the courts overruled their decision. Swedish golfers win Solheim Cup For the first time ever, a European Team has won the Solheim Cup on US soil – largely thanks to the efforts of the ‘Swedish Vikings’ On August 18, 2013, Team Europe won the Solheim Cup 18-10 with a team lead by Swedish Captain Liselotte Neumann and co-Captains Carin

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On September 7th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2020 to Tokyo, which was chosen over fellow Candidate Cities Istanbul and Madrid after two rounds of voting during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires. IOC Session also elected nine new members. Former Olympic high jump champion Stefan Holm of Sweden was elected to IOC by vote of 81-10.

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[ Anna Lindh remembered Ten years after she was fatally stabbed in a Stockholm department store, the politician tipped to become Sweden’s first female prime minister has been celebrated and commemorated with memorial services and a new TV documentary. The murder of the popular minister for foreign affairs by Mijailo Mijailovic, a 24 year-old Serb with a history of psychiatric problems, was the first political assassination in Sweden since Olof Palme in 1986 and a huge shock for Sweden.

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H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden © The Royal Court, Sweden. Photo: Bruno Ehrs

n 1973, King Carl XVI Gustaf took over the throne, making him, at 27 years of age, the world’s youngest king. This year, he celebrates forty years as King of Sweden and has spent much of his anniversary year touring the country. A major exhibition ‘40 years on the throne – 40 years serving Sweden’ opens at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 13 September and runs until 2 February 2014.

Anna Lindh. Photo: annalindhsminnesfond

Swedish-American of the year The Vasa Order of America recently awarded the title of Swedish American of the Year to Martina Arfwidson, President of make-up brand FACE Stockholm. The annual award recognizes exceptional work by an individual in his or her profession that also serves to establish and maintain positive relations between Sweden and the USA. The

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FACE Stockholm brand was started by Martina’s mother, Gun Nowak, in the early Eighties and is still owned and operated by the motherdaughter team.

Princess Madeleine expecting

they are expecting their first child. The baby is due in March 2014 and, in the meantime, the Princess plans to carry on with her work for the Childhood Foundation and the couple will remain living in New York. In a recent update on her offical Facebook page, the Princess wrote, ‘We feel so blessed and can’t wait to become parents!’ Whether or not the baby will be born in Sweden or the US remains to be seen, and on a recent visit back home to Sweden, the Princess was keeping mum on the subject. Zlatan sets new record Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently set a new Swedish record for the fastest goal scored in a competitive national team match. Ibrahimovic scored just 27 seconds after the opening whistle during the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on September 10th – a win which brings the Swedish soccer team a step closer to fulfilling their Brazil 2014 dreams.

Newlywed Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Martina Arfwidson. Photo: FACE Stockholm

Hot on the heels of their June wedding, Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris O’Neill have announced

Kazakhstan’s Valeri Korobkin, left, chases Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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hen Volvo’s founders, Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larson, designed the very first Volvo car – the Volvo ÖV 4 series – it was with Sweden’s rough roads and harsh climate in mind. And since 1927, when the first car (nicknamed ‘Jakob’) rolled out of Volvo’s Gothenburg factory and was sold for the princely sum of SEK 4,800 (around three times the average annual income for a Swedish industrial worker at the time), the Volvo brand has become world-renowned for producing safe, dependable transportation with functional design. Although AB Volvo is now a multinational manufacturing company, which has experienced many divisions and shifts in fortune over the years, and Volvo Cars is now owned by a Chinese company, Volvo still has its headquarters in Gothenburg and continues to be, along with Ikea, the brand name most closely associated with Sweden and Swedish values. These values and interests – being mild-mannered and polite,

active and outdoorsy, along with an interest in ice-hockey and a monarchy – are so closely in line with Canadian culture that it prompted Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. to come up with a new identity and marketing concept called ‘Canadanavia’, playing on the similarities between the countries. ‘In many ways Canada is closer to Sweden than the US,’ explains Dustin Woods, PR Manager for Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. ‘Volvos are the ideal car for the outdoorsy lifestyle our two countries share. Our cars will take you skiing in the winter, kayaking in the summer, and keep you safe and comfortable in even the most extreme weather conditions.’ Recent Swedish accident research confirms that Volvo produce the safest cars on the market and new models include active safety systems like Pedestrian & Cyclist Detection with Full Auto Brake that will warn the driver of an imminent collision and even bring the vehicle to a full stop if they don’t make the necessary evasive action. “Over the years, the risk of being

injured in a Volvo has been reduced continuously and substantially. By introducing new preventive and protective systems, we keep moving towards our aim that by 2020 no one should be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo. Our longterm vision is that cars should

not crash,” says Thomas Broberg, Volvo’s Senior Safety Advisor. But it’s not all safety and functionality – the latest car models out now represent the biggest refresh of Volvo models in history, with revamps including touch-screen, intuitive infotainment systems. The two door Concept Coupé recently revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show showcased an elegant design direction for Volvo Cars that will reside on their new Scalable Platform Architecture (SPA) (see our Design feature for more on concept cars). 85 years after ‘Jakob’ drove through the factory doors, some 450,000 Volvo cars are now sold annually in over 120 countries and Volvo remains a byword for Swedish safety, functionality and design values: the ideal car for coping with the demanding Scandinavian – or Canadanavian – climate and lifestyle. Above: The first Volvo car Jakob. Left: The brand new two door Concept Coupé. © Volvo

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Text och foto: Marie Skoog

en svenska raggarkulturen föddes i Stockholmsregionen under 50-talet och spred sig sedan genom Sverige. Den hämtade inspiration från ungdomskulturen i USA som figurerade mycket i tidningar och på film och växte fram samtidigt som det svenska folkhemmet byggdes upp. Elvis Presley med sin rock’ n roll musik och James Dean i filmen Rebel without a cause var unga revoltörer som gick sina egna vägar och blev förebilder för många svenska arbetarklassungdomar som snappade upp kulturen och gjorde den till sin egen. Bilen

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var det centrala och representerade nyvunnen frihet att kunna ta sig runt med vännerna, men även kläderna och musiken var viktiga beståndsdelar.

Raggarkulturen har hållit sig levande i över 50 år och, till skillnad från många andra subkulturer, har den bestått. Fotografen och journalisten Per-Olof Sännås som har

skrivit flera böcker om olika subkulturer, bland annat boken: Raggarna, där han dokumenterade och följde raggare på nära håll under tre års tid, berättar: –Det är en bekväm subkultur, alla får vara med. Du kan vara raggare hela livet, till skillnad från punkare, till exempel, som är en typisk ungdomsgrej. Det funkar liksom inte att stå i tunnelbanan och skrika som 50-åring punkare, men raggare kan du vara hela vägen. Givetvis har raggarkulturen gått i vågor som allting annat, men den har aldrig försvunnit. Allt som krävs är egentligen ett bilintresse och att du ska orka sitta med i baksätet på en bil. Det är också ganska vanligt att man föds in i intresset för gamla amerikanska bilar genom att ha sett föräldrarna mecka med sin bil och följt med på bilträffar sedan tidig ålder. När de blir äldre skaffar de sin egen bil och börjar mecka också lever intresset vidare.

Några som detta stämmer in på är far och son, Roger och Victor Skoog. Roger fick sitt motorintresse tidigt, men sin första amerikanska bil skaffade han 1997, en Chevrolet Bel Air 1955, och den har han kvar än. Roger

ser sig dock inte som en raggare då han inte är med i någon förening eller åker på regelbundna träffar, utan mer som en entusiast med ett stort bilintresse. Det faktum att äldre amerikanska bilar är så pass dyra i inköp är inget som han ser som konstigt. –Många ser det som en investering, min egen bil till exempel har tredubblats i värde sedan jag köpte den för 16 år sedan, men det är inte huvudsyftet till att man köper en sådan här bil. Visst kan en gammal amerikansk bil kosta lika mycket som en ny bil och ibland mer, men många börjar med en billigare bil och byter sedan upp sig tills de har den bil de vill ha. När man väl har en sån här bil

kostar den inte så mycket att äga då man inte betalar någon skatt och endast runt 500 kronor om året i försäkring, berättar Roger. På senare tid har även äldsta sonen Victor börjat visa intresse för bilar och han införskaffade nyligen sin första bil – en Chevrolet Astro, som han nu håller på att bygga om till en A-traktor. Den typiska raggaren idag bor på landsbygden och jobbar ofta till exempel som snickare eller målare, till helgen går man in i sitt rätta element och åker till klubblokalen för att festa med vännerna och lyssna på musik. Per-Olof Sännås berättar vidare:

–I 70-talets Stockholm sökte sig många värstingar till raggarkulturen och olika raggargäng slogs mot varandra, till slut var de inte välkomna

någonstans. Sen började de ta Per-Olof Sännås. Foto: P-O Sännås kontakt med sina rivaler och började gå på varandras fester och så är det än idag. Idag blir man raggare för att man har intresset för äldre bilar och för gemenskapen, inte för att bråka, avslutar Per-Olof. Att raggarna framförallt återfinns ute i landsbygden idag beror på att det finns ett helt annat utbud i en stor stad som lockar ungdomarna, samt att raggarna idag inte längre cruisar på stan och Raggarna av visar upp sig i samma omPer-Olof Sännås. fattning som förr. Däremot åker många på stora bilträffar under sommaren, den största är Power Meet i Västerås, som lockar runt 20 000 bilar, även Classic Car Week i Rättvik är populär. Det är bland annat genom de här träffarna som raggarkulturen kan fortsätta att leva vidare. Foto: vt.se/Henrik Hultqvist

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What makes Kiruna a natural location for a space centre? Kiruna is already one of the world’s premier space cities – we’ve had the Swedish Institute of Space Physics conducting research here since 1957

Karin Nilsdotter. Photo: Spaceport Sweden

Swedish Press recently met Karin Nilsdotter,, Spaceport Sweden’s dynamic CEO, to talk G-forces, space tourism and life on Mars

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Spaceport Sweden is a pioneering initiative to establish commercial human spaceflight in Kiruna, Lapland and become Europe’s gateway to space. Kiruna, Sweden’s principal mining town, has more than 60 years of history as a centre for space and scientific research and since 2005, Spaceport Sweden has been working on developing commercial manned space flight.

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and Esrange Space Center rocket range and research facility has been here since 1966. Its location in one of the least populated areas of Europe, high up above the Arctic Circle, means we can fly safely over unpopulated areas, within our national borders and through restricted airspace, and we have a great infrastructure and tourism industry, including the Ice Hotel, already in place. And why do you think Sweden has become such a big player in the field of space exploration? Spaceport Sweden was inaugurated by the Government, who recognised early on the opportunities provided by space, not just in space itself but here on earth. Mojave Air and Spaceport in the US, for example, has already attracted 50 new companies and 3000 new jobs and we see the same synergies happening in Kiruna. It also helps that Sweden is an innovative country and we have a great combination of creativity and organisational skills.

So when will manned suborbital flights start launching from Spaceport Sweden? Virgin Galactic, one of the new space operators, recently completed another successful powered flight from its base in Mojave, and is ramping up their testflight program aiming to fly their first paying customers in 2015. Our aim, assuming we have all regulatory and licencing in place, is to be launching from Spaceport Sweden within five years. But the short answer is, when we’re ready. Won’t it be prohibitively expensive? Tickets cost from US$100,000 today, depending on the operator. So most of the ticket holders are very affluent,

education and research. Our Spaceflight Preparation Programmes are already in place, and, through our partners in France and Linköping, visitors and future astronauts can experience Parabolic Flight – in which you float in a zero gravity environment at 29,000ft – and training in one of the world’s most advanced centrifuges, in which you experience the effects of +Gz and +Gx forces. Anything slightly more down to earth and closer to home? Yes, we also run Northern Lights Flights from Kiruna Airport – eve-

Northern Light Flights. Photo: Spaceport Sweden

however there are those who have taken a loan to fulfill their lifetime dream. It’s also worth remembering that air travel was prohibitively expensive at first. This idea of space tourism being only for thrill-seeking billionaires is not really accurate either – of the 1,500 tickets already sold, 20% have been bought by research institutes and universities and we expect to see an increase in these markets. So what’s happening in the meantime? Right now we are focusing on getting the framework in place, regulatory and licencing issues, and on training,

Sir Richard Branson and Karin Nilsdotter

ning flights in small 12 seater aircraft which take you up above the clouds to experience the Aurora Borealis up close. It’s an incredible experience as you feel like you’re right in among the lights. Why do you feel it’s important for humans to explore space? I think as human beings we always need to set ourselves brave, audacious targets. Fifty years ago, no one believed we could go to the moon and it’s incredible to think how far we’ve progressed in the past 100 years. Space travel and research has already led to exciting new developments in terms of revolutionary new materials and products and space technology in used is so many areas – from weather forecasting and atmospheric research to Gore-Tex, GPS and reindeer herding. How do you see things progressing fifty years from now? By 2063, tens of thousands of us will have been to space. The cost of space travel has come down considerably. We’ve been back to the moon and we’re on our way to landing a human on Mars. We’ve also made huge leaps in technological developments. It’s a very exciting time to be alive!

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Vittror, myrlingar and fresh cheese – a taste of time travel in the north By Susan Holmberg

n the northern hill above the town of Sundsvall, an outdoor museum takes the visitor back to the time of dairy maids and mystical folklore. Called simply Norra Berget (or Northern Mountain), it sits on a patch of land that was first used by the Lapps for summertime reindeer grazing. It wasn’t until the turn of the 20th century that this lifestyle began to fade, as industrialization brought electricity, cars, brick buildings and wage-based employment to the area. Around the same time, the outdoor museum movement swept across Norway and Sweden. An expression of national romanticism, it embraced a desire to preserve the agricultural lifestyle that was rapidly disappearing. The first such museum in Sweden was the wellknown Skansen in Stockholm, established in 1891. Story tellers Amidst the buildings one finds long wooden benches covered in sheep’s wool surrounding a large fire pit. This is where the meals are enjoyed, where dairy products are tended, and where stories are told late into the long summer nights. The guides at the museum are professional storytellers and ethnographers. They educate the public about the rich history of folklore in the northern forests – a folklore that remains surprisingly intact despite modernity and the digital age. The folklore of the forest is rich in creatures that must be respected. ”The most important thing is to respect Nature”, explains Rikard Scholtz, guide, and food historian. ”There are a lot of creatures here, but they are not bad, they just need to be respected or else they can cause trouble”. Vittror The most prevalent among these creatures are the socalled ‘Vittror’, who are invisible and live underground.

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Because of this, one must make sure not to spill water on them or disrupt their underground pathways. Vittror can be heard laughing or tending their cattle, but they cannot be seen. Where did this story come from? Rikard explains: “There are different versions depending on location and time, but the main idea is that there was a Mother who lived in the forest. She had over a hundred children, so many that she did not know their names. They had no food and no clothes. One day, God was walking around and when she saw God she felt bad so she hid the children under the floor. She hid as many as she could. When God knocked on the door she introduced him to only five children and God cursed her and made her children invisible. From that time she had to take care of a hundred invisible children”. Myrling One of the more powerful cautionary tales for girls to avoid getting pregnant were the so-called myrling stories. A ”myrling” is a dead child who returns to torment the mother and eventually drive her mad. According to legend, many single mothers killed their children by putting them out in the forest with just a jug of milk. They would bury them and place iron scissors or a knife above the body in an attempt to prevent their spirit from rising. It was common for animals to go and dig up the bodies, moving the knife and making it seem as if it had ”disappeared”. Realizing that the spirit had risen, the mothers lived in fear of these ”demon children” in the forests. The mothers (but no one else) could hear their screams, and eventually they would go mad. The moral of these tales, of course, is to prevent dangerous or risky behavior, particularly among the young. Life in the forest was a life full of rituals. The cosmology of creatures living alongside the people of the forest helped them make sense of their precarious and changing world. It is worth a visit to such places to add a sense of warmth and depth to our understanding of the shared human story. For a longer version of this story, go to www.swedishpress.com.

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H E RITAG E

The United States of 1868 was characterized by a growing influx of European immigrants, all welcomed with few questions asked. Endowed with seemingly unlimited natural resources, combined with a rapidly expanding population, railroads, telegraphs lines, resource extraction, industrialization, towns and cities grew at phenomenal rates.

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Diary Kept on the Journey to America in 1868 by Samuel Magnus Hill Introduction and translation by Lars Nordström [Monday] May 18th The wind calmed somewhat and the seasickness subsided. I began to eat a little bit, and so did the others. [Tuesday] May 19th The weather was fairly calm even though there was a headwind. [Wednesday] May 20th A child had died during the night and it was buried in the waves. A kind of funeral ceremony was carried out, but in English, which I did not understand. The body had been shrouded in a black sack with stones added—perhaps they were lumps of coal. It was placed on a board while the funeral ceremony was carried out, then this board was brought up with [another] board, so that the sack slid down over the edge and fell into the sea. At the same time a passage was read, presumably the customary words: “Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” [and so on]. [Thursday] Ascension Day, May 21st A few people read books, I ate something. August was admitted to the infirmary after having developed soreness on his right side from laying so much on hard boards. A boy from the Nävsjö parish was there too; he was suffering from dysentery, which we were afraid of. The wind blew pretty cold, but came in at an angle on one side, and the ship traveled with all sails set, so we moved fast all day. [Friday] May 22nd Fish for dinner, and it was good but salty, and it made me thirsty. We did not have to have tea for supper, and were served oats instead, both morning and evening. It was consumed with gusto, because it was fresh and not salty. August was given an ointment for his hip. His appetite was good and he wanted to eat a lot. But he did not receive enough, so we gave him of our soup. I felt fine now and ate with a good appetite. [Saturday] May 23rd A thick fog impeded us, so that the ship was only able to go at half speed. This was tedious since we had begun to have had enough of this boring life and longed to come ashore. [Sunday] May 24th Calm, beautiful weather [where] ships occasionally could be seen, [then] more fog. A two-year-old child was buried at 8 o’clock AM. August’s hip was somewhat better but he had a sore throat, making it difficult for him to swallow. [Monday] May 25th Ships sighted occasionally, still foggy. [Tuesday] May 26th The same.

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H E RI TAG E

Tatty and her family recently moved from Scotland to Sweden. Half-Swedish and half-English, Tatty grew up in the UK and works as a journalist. This is a journal of her first year in Sweden with her Scottish husband and four young children.

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Maclayhem: Thoughts from the Motherland by Tatty Maclay oming from Scotland, where alcohol is so easily accessible you almost expect to find cans of Tenants Extra lager sold in high-school vending machines, the whole concept of System Bolaget takes some getting used to. The state-run alcohol monopoly is, however, a great deal more user-friendly than the last time I lived in Sweden, fifteen years ago when I spent a year studying at Uppsala University. Then, you took a number ticket, chose your intoxicant of choice from behind locked glass cabinets and and waited until your turn was called, when an assistant would fetch your bottles and cans from a warehouse in the back, with a vague air of disapproval. There was always a bit of a Communist Russia feel to the whole process and fellow customers often looked guilty and shifty, particularly if they were caught ‘stocking up’ for the weekend. Which was often necessary, as Systemet was closed on Saturdays and Sundays, resulting in queues around the block on Friday afternoons – particularly in a student town like Uppsala. These days, not only are you actually trusted to pick your own bottles of wine off the shelf yourself, but you are even considered responsible enough to buy and drink booze on a Saturday. There’s even a bit of a party atmosphere at Systemet these days, as when I went in to stock up before Christmas and found most of the people I know in there. ‘Welcome to church’, joked my friend Julia as she loaded up her trolley with glögg and prosecco. Another time, one of my children’s teachers gave me some excellent red wine tips. And there’s an added, unexpected benefit to buying your alcohol under tightly-controlled conditions: ego boosts for thirtysomething women. The legal age for buying alcohol in Sweden is 20, so when over-zealous, or possibly long-sighted, till assistants ask me – a 37 yr old mother of four – for ID, it, tragically, makes me so happy I skip out of the store and tell anyone who will listen about it. This happens so often – and not just to me, but numerous other women I know who are great deal closer to forty than twenty – that I have begun to suspect a secret PR campaign by Systemet. Either way, shopping for sprit at Systemet is a whole lot more fun than it used to be. Photo credit: Systembolaget/Magnus Skoglöf

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Top Sju people have visited the East India Ship Götheborg during her successful four-month long tour of nine European

Marie-Louise Edholm Bås waving goodbye from the East India Ship Götheborg. Photo: Robin Aron

countries. The ship, a replica of the classic ship which ran aground and sank by the entrance to Gothenburg harbour in 1745, returned home to Gothenburg on September 7th accompanied by an eight-gun salute.

Sweden is the most sustain -able country in the world, according to a report by a Swiss investment group which ranked 59 countries, after looking at factors including environmental, social and governance. The other Scandinavian countries also made the top ten, while Canada took seventh place.

is the number of years by which the average Swede can expect to outlive the average American, according to a study compiled by Bloomberg Visual Data. While Swedes can expect to live to the ripe old age of 81.8, American life expectancy is 78.6. Hong Kong came out top in the study, with a life expectancy of 83.4.

Thousands of well-wishers greet Crown Princess Victoria on-board the East Indian Ship Götheborg in Luleå. Photo: Jakob Rempe.

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seconds. That’s the interval between pictures taken by a new ‘lifelogging’ camera, invented by Martin Källström from Linköping. The tiny new device, worn on a string around your neck or clipped to your shirt, will capture every moment of your day and, according to Källström, will appeal to two types of people: exhibitionists or nostalgic souls.

storeys high – that’s how tall the latest skyscraper planned for Stockholm will be. The apartment block will tower over Telefonplan, south west of central Stockholm and will take over from Malmö’s Turning Torso (190 metres and 54 storeys) as Sweden’s tallest residential building.

Artistic rendering of Telefonplan. © SSM Bygg & Fastighets AB

is also the number of Swedish institutions that made it into the Top 100, in a world ranking of the best 500 universities around the world. Karolinska Institute, Uppsala University and Stockholm University all made the grade. For the tenth year in a row, Harvard University in the US took the top spot.

Exterior, Aula Medica, Karolinska Institute. Photo: Ulf Sirborn

fans have visted ABBA The Museum since it opened in Stockholm in May. “We are absolutely overwhelmed by the response”, says museum CEO Matthias Hanson. The interactive parts of the museum – including a chance to sing on stage as the 5th member of ABBA, are especially popular.

Film Svenskt på bioduken i höst av Martina Söderlund är den musikfestivaltäta sommaren går mot sitt slut kickar en höst fylld av filmfestivaler igång. Med mörknande kvällar och kyligare dagar är det en perfekt tid att försvinna in i en annan värld med en påse popcorn i näven. I September går både Torontos (5-15 September) och Vancouvers (26 September – 11 Oktober) Internationella Filmfestivaler av stapeln, och i November (6-17 November) startar Stockholms Internationella Filmfestval som brukar ha ett brett program med både utländska samt svenska filmer. Framåt vintern hålls den välkända Sundance Film Festival (16-26 Januari) i Park City, Utah. Festivalprogrammen är varierande med en blandning av globalt representerade dokumentärer och fiction, men det är ett antal filmer som är värt att hålla ett öga på från ett svenskt film perspektiv. Lukas Moodyssons nya film Vi är bäst! visas som ‘Special Presentation’ på Torontos Filmfestival. Lukas provokativa författarskap har tidigare visats i filmerna Fucking Åmål och Tillsammans, och Lukas Moodyssons hans nya film är en återkomst till Foto: Memfis Film samma genre. Filmen utspelar sig i 1980- talets Stockholm, och handlar om tre utstötta tonårstjejer som mobbas av sina klasskamrater som inte kan hantera deras punk-inspirerande, modiga och oberoende attityd. Det är en film med mycket musik, humor och allvar som är sagd att beröra som hans tidigare filmer. Hotell, skrivet och regisserat av Lisa Langseth, visas också på flera utav festivalerna under hösten med världspremiär i Toronto. Det är en rolig och djupt rörande drama-komedi med humoristisk tvist om en

kvinna med extremt kontroll behov som finner sig själv upp och nervänd efter att ett planerat kejsarsnitt tvingas bli en förtidig födsel. Hon börjar se sig själv som ett hotell, där hon kan byta rum för olika känslor, tankar och personligheter, och hon tar med Lisa Langseth.Foto: sin nya terapi grupp för att utforska Peter Assar Monsen detta som ett nytt sätt att leva. Alicia Vikander, som ocksa spelade i danska hiten A Royal Affair, spelar huvudrollen och Lisa Langseth som regisserat sägs vara en av Europas nya stjärnor. För svensk-danskt inspiration med vackra vyer finns Ekspeditionen til verdens ende, regisserat av Daniel Dencik. Denna dokumentär utspelar sig på Grönlands norra kust tillsammans med vetenskapsDencik. Foto: män som gett sig ut Daniel Morten Holtum på en äventyrsfylld resa för att upptäcka de sista vita bitarna av världskartan. Temat handlar om att oavsett hur långt mänskligheten går och hur hårt vi försöker att hitta svar, tvingas vi möta oss själva och vår odödlighet. En annan film värd att hålla utkik efter i vinter är Äta Sova Dö, som är en film från 2012 med regi och manus av Gabriela Pichler. Filmen vann publikpriset på Venedigs filmfestival i fjol, och på Guldbaggegalan i vintras belönades filmen med fyra guldbaggar, bland annat i kategorierna Bästa film och Bästa regi. Äta Sova Dö utvaldes till att representera Sverige vid Oscarsgalan 2014, så förhoppningsvis kan Gabriela infinna sig i ledet av Oscarsbelönade svenskar efter årets trefaldiga svenGabriela Pichler. ska Oscars triumf. Foto: Erik Abel

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[ Swedish Concept Cars: The Future is Soon By Kristi Robinson

oncept cars are an exciting way to showcase new technology and far-reaching design possibilities. Pave the road for the Volvo Concept Coupé, also called the next generation P1800, the first of three new concept cars from Volvo. Senior Vice President of Design Thomas Ingenlath says the Volvo Concept Coupé “reveals how we shape our cars from now on…we add emotional value to the Volvo brand with the calm, confident beauty that is the hallmark of Scandinavian design”.

Volvo Concept Coupé, with Thomas Ingenlath, Senior Vice President Design at Volvo Cars

The Coupé is designed with new proportions; the distance between the dashboard and front axle has been extended, the low hood and roof add to the elegant yet confident attitude. New t-shaped daytime running lights edge the face of the ‘floating’ grille. The interior includes characteristically Swedish handcrafted elements; a leather instrument panel, inlays made of naturally aged wood, and handcrafted crystal incorporated into the gear lever. The Volvo Coupé also impresses with a gas/electric hybrid engine displaying the power of a V8 with 400hp and over 440lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque.

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Rendering of Volvo’s ‘Vision 2020’ concept truck.Photo © Volvo

So it’s evident that Volvo has concept cars well mapped out, but what about concept trucks? Volvo has indeed gone the distance with the ‘Vision 2020’. The Vision 2020 truck is designed to travel in convoy, positioned in an efficient slipstream to improve fuel economy and reduce carbon emissions. Running on autopilot while communicating wirelessly with each other results in a reduction in highway congestion caused by transport trucks. Step inside the cabin and technology offers the maximum in driver comfort and road visibility. A widescreen windshield offers eye-eye

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contact between the driver and roadsharing motorists and pedestrians, while rearview mirrors are replaced by cameras, projecting their image on the front windshield for optimum viewing. Rikard Orell, Design Director at Volvo, reveals that much of the technology for the concept truck is already available. Our last stop down the road of concept vehicles takes us to uber-radical Koenigsegg Prestera. Designed by Richard Stark for his Masters thesis at the University of Umeå, its concept is inspired by extreme sports. The adrenalineinducing Prestera has intuitionbased operations that give the driver and vehicle a mutual level of control. Stark articulates, “the car is a concept for how performance can be defined by individual experience, rather than horsepower or laptimes”. The Prestera is a fascinating preview into the possibilities for future cars and proposes innovations that we may just see one day in our average road vehicles.

Keonigsegg Prestera, a concept car by Richard Stark. Photo © Richard Stark

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pop-up artisan bakery in the middle of nowhere. That was certainly not the plan when we moved from Stockholm to the Swedish countryside four years ago.

An enormous old school house from 1909 with great potential and endless possibilities (and work) made us leave our comfortable life in the suburbs for a new life in the rural county of Sörmland. Fields, farmers, cows and hunters all around us – this was the real deal! What a dream for a foodie from the big city.

We cooked a lot of nice food from local produce, and started baking our own sourdough bread – as there was nowhere around to buy decent, fresh bread any longer. We also found a company with a real old-fashioned stone mill, milling organic grain from farms nearby.

It turned out our new neighbours also missed real bread, so we made a couple of extra loaves every now and then. It was really appreciated, so when I stumbled upon a big dough mixer and a real baker’s oven on E-bay, I thought: We’ve got the space, why don’t we scale up a little! The word spread, and suddenly we had a small ring of customers. We baked when we had the time, and sent out a text message when bread was on its way! That was two years ago, and now the ring has grown to hundreds of people and we also use Facebook to communicate when we’re open – but it’s still a “secret” bakery – making bread only for our friends and for the pleasure of it. Besides different sourdough loaves we also make sweet bread using only sourdough. One specialty

Axala Bakery Cinnamon Buns Ingredients: 5 dl cold whole milk 1 egg 1 tbsp / 15 ml cardamom seeds 2 dl sugar 1.5 tsp / 7,5 ml salt 50 g fresh yeast 14-15 dl wheat flour 150 g soft butter Cinnamon spread 1.5 tsp / 7,5 ml wheat flour 250 g soft butter 2 tbsp / 30 ml cinnamon 2 dl sugar Syrup 1 dl sugar 1 dl water Icing sugar

is our sourdough cinnamon buns. We can make hundreds of them, and they will always sell out. It’s a bit complicated to make them with only sourdough, so just for you, we’ve made this version with bakers yeast instead. Try them out – it’s a real Swedish classic! By Mårten Junell October 4 is Kanelbullens Dag

METHOD Dissolve the yeast in the milk. Grind the cardamom coarsely. Mix everything except the butter on low speed in a dough mixer for 2-3 minutes, until it is just mixed. Cover and let rest for 15-20 minutes. Add the soft butter and mix on medium speed for 5-10 minutes, until you’ve got a nice smooth dough. Add more flour if needed, the dough should be soft and rather stiff. Let sit for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile make the spread and syrup: Mix the ingredients for the spread thoroughly in a bowl. It should be easy to spread. Blend the sugar and water for the syrup in a pan, bring to boil, and then set aside to cool. Roll out the dough to a size of approx. 24x18”. Spread the cinnamon mix evenly on to 2/3 of the dough. Fold the empty third of the dough over, and then fold again, so you get three layers measuring 24x6”. Cut into 1”wide strips. Take a strip, pull and twist it gently and make a nice knot. Put the buns on a sheet with enough space between them – they should double in size. Cover the buns and let ferment for 1-2 h. Spray with water, and sprinkle with icing sugar. Bake in oven 225°C / 450°F for 10-15 minutes, until the buns have got a nice colour. Brush with syrup as soon as you’ve taken them out of the oven, to give the buns a nice shine!

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Does the Swedish language sound like the Swedish chef in The Muppet Show? Maybe not entirely, but it certainly has a melody to it that is different from, for example, the English language. The melody helps us Swedes understand what’s important in a phrase. The long sounds in Swedish are incredibly long, so make sure you exaggerate them. However, Swedes only make long sounds where we have important words. So in the sentence “Var bor du?” the verb is important, hence the vowel in bor is long: Var booooooor du? This time in Swedish Press we’ll practice how to ask questions in Swedish. Note that the Swedish language never uses helping words like the English language while asking questions: “Where do you live?”, but simply: “Where live you?”. The literal translation can be found within brackets in the phrases on the right.

Swedish Language Teacher Åsa Bouck is a Swedish teacher, living in Alberta, Canada with her Canadian husband and two bilingual sons. 2011 she set up Swedish2go, an online company offering self-instructional material for learning Swedish in the form of videos, presentations, quizzes, listening comprehensions and more. Feel free to ask questions about the Swedish language by contacting Swedish Press or visiting Swedish2go.com.

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ORD OCH FRASER (WORDS AND PHRASES) Vad Var Varifrån När Hur Varför Vem

What Where From where When How Why Who

When using a question word, always remember to put a verb right after it. Here are some examples: Vad gör svenskarna på hösten? What do the Swedes do in the fall? (What do the Swedes on the fall?) Var ligger banken? Where is the bank? (Where lies the bank?) Varifrån går tåget? From where is the train going? (Where from goes the train?) När kommer bussen? When is the bus coming? (When comes the bus?) Hur går det? How is it going? (How goes it?) Varför reser du till Sverige? Why are you travelling to Sweden? (Why travel you to Sweden?) Vem träffar du i kväll? Who will you meet tonight? (Who meet you tonight?)

Översätt till svenska (Translate to Swedish) • When are you travelling to Sweden? • From where will the train come? • Who is travelling to Sweden? • What are you doing? Next lesson: We’ll practice pronouns (I, you, he, she… = Jag, du, han, hon…) Correct answers from Swedish Press number 7, language test: Jag heter Claes. Vad heter du? Jag heter Sara. Hur är det? Tack, det är bra. Var bor du? Jag bor i Kanada.Jaha! Kommer du från Kanada? Nej, jag kommer från Sverige. Trevligt att träffas! Ja, hej då!

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The reader follows the story of a sweater called Sophie who has been abandoned at a store and is longing for someone to take her home. One day, someone comes into the store and buys her and her adventure begins. At each stage, the reader is asked to make choices which affect the direction of the story and the outcome – Sophie is turned into a vest, a pair of pants and even a bird’s nest at various points – encouraging children to think creatively about consumption and recycling. The story is packed with exciting and unusual characters, crazy plot twists, and is illustrated with over 100 unique, colourful illustrations. Gro Book – The Adventures of Sophie the Sweater is available from AppStore for US$3.99.

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Efter flera incidenter med våldsamma patienter på psykakuten vid Östra sjukhuset höjs nu säkerhetsnivån. Sköldar, av samma typ som polisen använder, har köpts in. Metalldetektorer kan också bli aktuellt. Hittills i år har psykakuten haft åtta attacker. Senast angreps flera i personalen av en man som hade en lång kniv med sig.

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MALMÖ

Malmö har blivit utsedd till världens nionde bästa cykelstad enligt The Copenhagenize Index 2013, som listat de mest cykelvänliga städerna. I motiveringen nämns att Malmös styrka är både små detaljer och stora beslut: den stora cykelsatsningen om 420 miljoner kronor över sju år, den lyckade kampanjen “Inga löjliga bilresor” och namngivningen av cykelstråk som gör det mycket lättare att hitta. Listan toppas av Amsterdam före Köpenhamn och Utrecht. Enligt Cykelfrämjandets granskning Kommunvelometern är Malmö Sveriges näst bästa cykelstad. 17 svenska kommuner har undersökts ur ett cykelperspektiv. Varberg är vinnaren. Städerna med tätplaceringar kännetecknas, enligt Cykelfrämjandet, av en jämn balans i cykelsatsningar med genomtänkta strategiska plandokument och uppföljningar blandat med satsningar på infrastruktur. STOCKHOLM

två hjul. Stockholms enda cykelgarage, i Älvsjö, är oftast fullt. Trafikkontoret har inventerat innerstadens huvudstråk och knutpunkter utanför tullarna. Slutsatsen är att det fattas över 14 000 cykelparkeringsplatser. Av tre planerade cykelgarage längs Citybanan blir det bara ett. Tjänstemännen i Stockholms stad prioriterar Odenplan, med 260 platser, framför Södra station och Centralen.

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I samband med att den nya vägen Nordlänken byggs kommer en del av den fridlysta och sällsynta hasselsnokens övervintringsplatser att förstöras. För att förhindra att ormarna tar sig till de gamla viloplatserna ska de samlas in och placeras i två nya ormhotell bakom Torp köpcentrum, norr om Uddevalla. Ormhotellen har nedgrävda stenar och många hålrum. De har också en sida med kraftig solinstrålning som ska attrahera hasselsnoken. Ormplatserna utrustas även med platta stenar så att ormarna har solplatser när väl våren kommer och de vaknar ur sin dvala. Dessutom ska jaktmarker göras i ordning så att hasselsnoken får ett sammanhängande område på 5 000 kvadratmeter att leta mat på. Länsstyrelsen har också lagt till ett krav på att Trafikverket ska hålla efter jaktmarkerna så att de inte växer igen. Framför allt ska gräs och sly klippas. Och det ska göras i 40 år. En orimligt lång tid, tycker Trafikverket, som nu överklagar länsstyrelsens beslut. Det är ett EU-direktiv som tvingar fram ersättningsplatser när gamla övervintringsplatser för fridlysta djur förstörs. 18

HALLAND Halmstad sällar sig till de kommuner som samlar in fallfrukt för att omvandla den till biogas. Halmstads Energi och Miljö AB har satt ut särskilda behållare för ruttna äpplen, päron och plommon på återvinningsstationerna Flygstaden och Villmanstrand.Frukten hamnar så småningom på Laholms biogasanläggning. Möjligheten att slänga frukten i särskilda behållare kommer att finnas till och med oktober. SKÅNE Två tulltjänstemän i Helsingborg har polisanmälts för att ha odlat cannabis på ett tjänsterum. Enligt tillförordnade chefsåklagaren Mats Ericsson handlar det om odling i mycket liten skala, bara någon enstaka planta. Tullverket bekräftar att en anmälan har gjorts med rubriken tjänstefel. Men enligt Mats Ericsson kan brottsrubriceringen i stället bli narkotikabrott. De två tjänstemännen, som ofta hanterar cannabis i jobbet, hävdar att odlingen skett i studiesyfte. LAPPLAND Flygolyckan på Kebnekaise i fjol orsakade inte så svåra skador på naturen som forskare först hade befarat. Halterna av flygbränsle som har uppmätts i vattnet har varit väldigt lag. Men området övervakas ständigt, i fall halterna skulle stiga. Det var i mars förra året som det norska Herculesplanet kraschade och fem personer omkom. Stora mängder flygbränsle spreds i området och blandades med snön på glaciärerna. 30

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vara förvirrande att ständigt möta nya ansikten ska det även ha brustit i dokumentationen kring vilken hjälp brukaren skulle ha. Efter att ha granskat ärendet skriver Inspektionen för vård och omsorg, att man utgår ifrån att kommunen kommer att vidta åtgärder för att säkra verksamhetens kvalitet.

NORRBOTTEN

VÄSTERBOTTEN

JÄMTLAND

HÄRJEDALEN

ÅNGERMANLAND

MEDELPAD HÄLSINGLAND

DALARNA GÄSTRIKLAND UPPLAND VÄSTMANLAND VÄRMLAND

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DALSLAND ÖSTERGÖTLAND BOHUSLAND VÄSTERGöteborg GÖTLAND SMÅLAND HALLAND SKÅNE

En pappa ska ha hetsat sin fyraårige son att hoppa från tians hopptorn, trots att pojken inte kunde simma. Nu polisanmäls händelsen av Borås kommun och simklubben Elfsborg. Pappan ska ha trotsat badvakternas tillsägning. Vid fallet hamnade pojken snett i vattnet och fick hämtas upp av en badvakt.

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BLEKINGE

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Chicago

“You may not know Ken Nordine by name or face,” said a reviewer of one of his performances, “but you’ll almost certainly recognize his voice.” Nordine, best known for his “Word Jazz” radio broadcasts and recorded albums, will be honored by Chicago’s Swedish American Museum in October. Called “Chicago’s Oldest Living Hipster,” Nordine’s deep, resonant voice was first heard during the poetry-jazz craze of the Beat era, when he began performing his unique written appraisals of the flawed standards of contemporary society. Some were humorous; others were bizarre. Born 93 years ago in Cherokee, Iowa, of Nordic heritage – his Swedish-born father was Nore Sigfrid Nordine – will be guest of honor at the Museum’s annual Gala, “All That Jazz,” beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 26, in the Roosevelt University Auditorium Ballroom. Visit www. SwedishAmericanMuseum.org for reservations. By Stephen Anderson

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Nordic Heritage Museum permanent collection, such as Swedish folk costumes, Ballard bunads, and textile artifacts, will also accompany the exhibition. In addition, local members of the Swedish community will showcase outfits that reflect individual and contemporary ways of dressing Swedish and Svenska Skolan (Seattle’s Swedish School for children) will show off Pippi Longstocking costumes. The exhibit was produced for House of Sweden, Washington D.C. for the Migration and Globalization theme, and co-curated by Dr. Charlotte Hyltén-Cavallius, Multicultural Society in Tumba, Sweden, and Dr. Lizette Gradén, Nordic Heritage Museum. Visit www.nordicmuseum. org for more information.

Hotel (Sweden) In a crisis, should you look back or look forward? Lisa Langseth’s (Pure) haunting drama asks this when a young woman in mental disarray (Alicia Vikander, A Royal Affair) turns her back on therapy and moves from hotel to hotel with a group of like-minded sufferers, searching for peace of mind... Belleville Baby (Sweden) Mia Engberg’s personal docuessay weaves memory, love, loss, politics, class, aging, cynicism and hope into one affecting tapestry. When Engberg was young and living in Paris’ Belleville district, she fell in love with an Algerian crook, who disappeared. Back in Sweden many years later, she gets a call from him...

Dressing Swedish: From Hazelius to Salander is a new exhibition at the Nordic Heritage Museum (September 13 – November 10, 2013). Dressing Swedish explores the complex relationship between fashion and traditional folk costumes. Pieces from the 8

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Guide to interesting and fun events in Swedish North America 66

CHICAGO

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 Tel: 773-728 8111 | info@samac.org www.swedishamericanmuseum.org Continuing through Nov 24 – “A Swedish Painter – Michael Soderlundh,” selected works depicting meanings beneath forms of nature. Oct 4 – Friday 10 am to 4 pm: Kanelbullens Dag (Swedish Cinnamon Roll Day) celebrating traditional home-baked pastry. Oct 6 – Sunday noon: Herring Breakfast (including meatballs and potato sausage) catered by Tre Kronor Restaurant with entertainment by Vivian Morrison. Oct 11-12 – Friday and Saturday: Polarn O. Pyret Trunk Show offering well-designed, durable clothing for children. Oct 11-14 – Friday through Monday: Clogmaster Trunk Show offering properly fitted clogs in fashionable designs, colors and materials. Oct 26 – Saturday 6 pm: Annual Museum Gala, “All That Jazz,” with silent auction, festive dinner and recognition of honoree Ken Nordine, creator of “Word Jazz,” in the Roosevelt University Auditorium Ballroom in downtown Chicago.

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Swedish Club of Southeast Mich. 22398 Ruth Street, Farmington Hills MI 48336 | Info: 734-459 0596 www.swedishclub.net Oct 6 – Sunday 1 to 2:30 pm: Annual Fish Boil – White fish, potatoes & onions with milk, butter & seasonings layered in a big pot and cooked over an open fire. Nov 3 – Sunday 1 to 2:30 pm: Buffet hosted by the Scandia woman’s chorus.

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SWEA Los Angeles www.swea.org/losangeles Dec 15 – Sunday 10 am to 5 pm: SWEA LA’s 34th Annual Swedish Christmas Fair – showcasing Swedish Crafts, Culture and Cuisine. It will be held at the Shrine Expo Hall, 700 West 32nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. For more information, please email SweaLAChristmasFair@gmail.com. 8

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MINNEAPOLIS

American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 Tel: 612-871 4907 | info@ASImn.org www.asimn.org Oct 9 – Wednesday 6:30 to 8:30 pm: The inaugural Night of Social Wonder is co-presented with the American Craft Council (ACC), a Minneapolis-based national, nonprofit educational organization with a mission to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Come prepared for a social night out as we dialogue, listen, reflect, question our own assumptions, and gain insights with new responsibilities.

and famous pancake breakfast until 1:30 pm. Visit www.swedishculturalcenter.org for more information or call: 206-283 1090.

WISCONSIN

Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin Tel: 414-352 7890 Swedishamericanhistoricalwisc@gmail.com Oct 5 – Saturday 10 am to 6 pm: The Nordic Council of Wisconsin presents the 23rd Annual Indoor Scandinavian Festival at Ronald Reagan Elementary School, 4225 S. Calhoun Road, New Berlin, Wisconsin

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American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145 | Tel: 215-389 1776 info@americanswedish.org Oct 6 –Sunday 4 to 6 pm: The Great Meatball Match Up – participate in the third annual Meatball Contest for a chance at culinary glory, or come to savor the meaty entries of area restaurants!

Swedish Society of Calgary & Skandia 549 of the Vasa Oder of America Magnus Martensson, comedian/pianist, is in Calgary November 1st, sponsored by the Swedish Society of Calgary, for information Lennart Lundgren at lundgrel@shaw.ca. The performance in Edmonton is sponsored by Skandia 549 of the Vasa Order of America and will be held November 2nd. For information, contact Ruth Sjoberg at ruthe.sjoberg@gmail.com

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Swedish Cultural Center 1920 Dexter Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 Tel: 206-283 1090 info@swedishculturalcenter.org Oct 27 – Sunday 5 to 10:30 pm: 2013 Auction: From Sweden with Love – Since it is the 50th anniversary of the classic James Bond spy thriller From Russia with Love, the Swedish Cultural Center has chosen this theme to pair their nostalgia for 1960s sophistication with a love of all things Swedish. It will be an unforgettable evening filled with entertainment, excellent cuisine and opportunities to bid on hard-toresist items! Contact Rebecca O’Briant or Kristina Nordstrom for more information. Nov 2-3 – Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday, 8 am to 4 pm: Swedish Cultural Center Holiday Bazaar – holiday shopping at its best, with vendors selling hand-made and/ or Nordic items. On Saturday the food selection includes Swedish Meatballs and the bar will be open for beer, wine and aquavit. On Sunday, you can enjoy the traditional 18

Embassy of Sweden Ottawa 377 Dalhousie Street, Suite 305, Ottawa ON K1N 9NB Tel: 613-241 2277 www. swedishembassy.ca Oct 5 – Saturday 3 pm: A joint SwedishNorweigan church service will be held in Ottawa with Pastor Anna Runesson from the Swedish Church in Toronto and Pastor Katrine Bråtane with the Norwegian Lutheran Free Church. The location is St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at 400 Sparks Street, Ottawa. For more information contact the Swedish Church in Toronto 416-486 0466.

VANCOUVER

Scandinavian Community Centre 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, BC V5B 4P9 Tel: 604-294 2777 info@scandinaviancentre.org Oct 23 – Wednesday 7 pm: Author Ulla Håkansson talking/reading from her new book The Price of Silence. Contact AnnaCarin, 604-913 7747 or email annacarin@ shaw.ca if coming. 28

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is now close to completing her second degree in Fine Arts. In the last few years I’ve witnessed her blossom from my slightly quirky, loveable mum, to a bit of an arty nut (still loveable though). She sometimes dons hats that make me giggle or turn red, but as she beams from ear to ear, I can hardly deny her the simple joy of a fuchsia, feathered “hat”. I think she secretly has a cheeky giggle because she knows her outfit’s a little crazy and is tickled by it. The quiet rebel within and all that… As of late, her glass-work has been receiving quite a lot of commercial success. The pieces she creates are both imaginative and functional and she has sold pieces at various galleries and exhibitions and has a few commissions underway. She has sold both paintings and glass pieces in the USA, Canada and France, with plans to continue sharing her work in other countries abroad. While

she has honed her skills in these two art forms, she is always finding new interests and developing ways to create. From glass fusion to glass sculpture, mosaic and 3D collage, she is always getting her hands on something new. A continuity found throughout much of her work is a natural flow, which also reflects her easy-going nature. Whether it is two pieces of glass which she has melted into one another or paint seamlessly colliding on a canvas, there is a natural rhythm and fluidity to her work. Her success has been slowly building, with small victories adding up along the way. She inspires me and I realise we embody the tale of the turtle and the hare. I am the hare, impatient and unfocused, while she counts every step, building her confidence, talent and going far. I think she sets an example to those of us who are looking for a little inspiration and shows the importance of being tenacious and grateful for the small stuff. In the end, big dreams or small, we’ll get there.

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