9 Best Articles in 2021
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 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.
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.
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.
World Economic Forum
Sweden says goodbye to parking spaces, hello to meeting places
World Economic Forum
3 min read · Feb 18th · 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.
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.
World Economic Forum
Sweden could stop using cash by 2023
World Economic Forum
2 min read · From 2017 · Two researchers have predicted Sweden could go cashless as early as 2023.
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
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Reuters
How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe
Reuters
4 min read · Aug 11th · 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.
Reuters
IKEA starts selling renewable energy to households in Sweden
Reuters
Aug 17th · IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, is branching out into selling renewable energy to households, starting with home market Sweden in September.
biznews.com
Sweden daily Covid deaths hit zero, with human liberty still intact
biznews.com
3 min read · Aug 2nd · As daily covid deaths in Sweden hits zero, the unusual strategy adopted by Swedes appears to have been the best approach to the pandemic.
Sifted
France's bid to become fintech hub is working, as funding levels overtake Nordics
Sifted
2 min read · Sep 22nd · French fintech funding has exploded this year, nearing €2bn for the first time. It's already overtaken Sweden — could it beat Berlin next?
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Reuters
How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe
Reuters
4 min read · Aug 11th · 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 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 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.
BBC News (World)
Has Sweden got its coronavirus science right?
BBC News (World)
6 min read · 2020-04-24 · The strategy devised by scientists was to keep large parts of society open but not everyone is convinced.
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.
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.
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 New York Times
Sweden Was Long Seen as a ‘Moral Superpower.’ That May Be Changing.
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2018 · In coming national elections, the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats are forecast to get 20 percent, throwing the country’s image as a “moral superpower” into question.
The New Yorker
The Gatekeepers Who Get to Decide What Food Is “Disgusting”
The New Yorker
~14 min read · May 10th · 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.
