9 Best Articles in 2022
The New York Times
The Robots Are Coming, and Sweden Is Fine
The New York Times
~14 min read · From 2017 · In a world full of anxiety about the potential job-destroying rise of automation, Sweden is well placed to embrace technology while limiting human costs.
The Wall Street Journal
Long a Holdout From Covid-19 Restrictions, Sweden Ends Its Pandemic Experiment
The Wall Street Journal
1 min read · 2020-12-06 · After a late autumn surge in infections led to rising hospitalizations and deaths, Sweden has abandoned its attempt to combat the pandemic through voluntary measures.
The Independent
Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary, the country has run out of rubbish
The Independent
9 min read · From 2016 · Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. Less than 1 per cent of Swedish household waste was sent to landfill last year or any year since 2011. We can only dream of such an effective system in the UK, which is why we end up paying expensive transport costs to send rubbish to be recycled overseas rather than paying fines to send it to landfill under The Landfill Tax of 1996.
World Economic Forum
Sweden says goodbye to parking spaces, hello to meeting places
World Economic Forum
3 min read · 2021-02-18 · Sweden is experimenting with hyperlocal, street-level changes to make the urban environment more human-centric.
The New York Times
Sweden Stayed Open. A Deadly Month Shows the Risks.
The New York Times
5 min read · 2020-05-15 · While Sweden has avoided the worst outbreaks in Italy, Spain and Britain, it has also seen an extraordinary increase in deaths, mortality data shows.
Reuters
How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe
Reuters
4 min read · 2021-08-11 · As Klarna's billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an unlikely backer for his runaway success: the Swedish welfare state.
The New Yorker
The Gatekeepers Who Get to Decide What Food Is “Disgusting”
The New Yorker
~14 min read · 2021-05-10 · At the Disgusting Food Museum, in Sweden, where visitors are served dishes such as fermented shark and stinky tofu, I felt both like a tourist and like one of the exhibits.
World Economic Forum
Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy target this year
World Economic Forum
2 min read · From 2018 · Sweden is on target to meet one of its renewable energy targets years ahead of schedule, and it’s thanks in part to wind turbines.
The New York Times
The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism
The New York Times
20+ min read · From 2019 · Sweden was long seen as a progressive utopia. Then came waves of immigrants — and the forces of populism at home and abroad.
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Marginal Revolution
Bitcoin and Electricity
Marginal Revolution
1 min read · 2021-11-29 · How many times have you read something like this, “Bitcoin uses as much electricity as Malaysia or Sweden or Denmark or Chile….”. What a bore. Have you ever wondered, however, why the comparison is to…
The Verge
Drone carrying a defibrillator saves its first heart attack patient in Sweden
The Verge
2 min read · Jan 5th · A doctor passing by saw the man and called for help.
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2021-12-13 · Independent Journalist/photographer, committed to the truth to the best of my knowledge and belief since 2001: reporting from Sweden 🇸🇪 since 2020. Thx for support:…
BBC News (World)
Sweden votes in Magdalena Andersson as first female PM
BBC News (World)
2 min read · 2021-11-24 · Before MPs backed Magdalena Andersson, Sweden was the only Nordic state never to have a woman as PM.
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CNBC
Sweden resisted a lockdown, and its capital Stockholm is expected to reach 'herd immunity' in weeks
CNBC
5 min read · 2020-04-22 · Sweden went against the grain by keeping public life as unrestricted as possible when the coronavirus hit, now, it says its strategy appears to be working.
The New York Times
Vilified Early Over Lax Virus Strategy, Sweden Seems to Have Scourge Controlled
The New York Times
7 min read · 2020-09-29 · After having weathered high death rates when it resisted a lockdown in the spring, Sweden now has one of Europe’s lowest rates of daily new cases. Whether that is an aberration remains to be seen.
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medium.com
7 min read · From 2016 · When I was a kid growing up in Sweden, my room was filled with classic BRIO-designed wooden toys. I remember being fascinated with the…
The New York Times
Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale
The New York Times
9 min read · 2020-07-07 · Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
The Guardian
I pulled a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake
The Guardian
~15 min read · From 2018 · People are saying I am the queen of Sweden because of the legend of King Arthur
Bloomberg
Sweden Says Controversial Covid-19 Strategy Is Proving Effective
Bloomberg
2020-04-19 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
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WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate
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From 2018 · Wildfires in Sweden. Snow in the Moroccan desert. These are just two of many extreme weather events the World Meteorological Organization documents in its 2018 report “The State of the Global Climate,” released ahead of this year’s climate summit in Katowice, Poland. This report meticulously documents how steadily rising global temperatures negatively affect local ecosystems, and disrupt the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. The data serves as a stark reminder of the urgency of curbing global warming before it is too late.
The New York Times
In Sweden, a Cash-Free Future Nears
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2017 · Few places are tilting toward a cashless future as quickly as Sweden, which has become hooked on the convenience of paying by app and plastic.
The Local Sweden
It's official! Sweden names new train Trainy McTrainface
The Local Sweden
2 min read · From 2017 · It is actually happening. From Tuesday Sweden will officially have a train called Trainy McTrainface, set to get his unusual name at a ceremony today.
