Gold medal for Sweden... Congrats to a team of fighters! Sweden took home the gold medal in today's finals against Russia in Kazakhstan. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

No more pencil and paper at schools. Writing tablets replace textbooks and children will be taught spelling on tablets rather than with pencil and paper in a Stockholm suburb. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The return of the class system in Sweden.
The classless society was for a long time typical of Sweden, or at least we thought so. But today the notion of different classes is coming back. A political organization organized an 'upper class safari' in January to visit the Solsidan area in Stockholm. (Popularized by one of the most successful TV series right now) READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

For sale: Sweden's smallest house
The location is great but at $650 for each of its total 32 square feet it better be... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The look of May As if the weather isn't enough to make you think it's already spring, the... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Poor more likely to die of cancer The possibility to survive cancer in Sweden has increased among men as well as... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

More Swedish men take paternity leave More Swedish men choose to stay at home with their children. Last year the... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

More Swedes may lose their license More Swedes risk losing their driver's licenses. As of February 1, the law concerning... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

How to close a letter in Swedish. More of a dilemma than you'd think at first glance. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Sonja's apple cake
'As American as apple pie' ..here's an apple cake infused with almond paste and cardamom and straight from (where else?) Sweden. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Swedish Crime writers at Barnes & Noble (FILM) Swedish crime fiction writers Arne Dahl, Anders Roslund, B�rge Hellstr�m recently appeared at a... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

More Millenium discussions
David Fincher's version of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is criticized by a Swedish journalist who considers the Hollywood Mara 'objectified' READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

150th anniversary of the USS Monitor. The first ironclad Union warship, designed by the brilliant Swedish engineer and inventor John Ericsson, was launched 150 years ago. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Colorado Swedish-Americans
Meet Swedish-Americans in Colorado who are as passionate as you in learning more about your Swedish heritage.. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Lisbeth Salander: Trendsetter?
With spikes, tattoo, hoodie and cigarette at the ready, the hacker and underdog of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series is everywhere.. trendsetter against her own wishes? READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

Flurry of activity marks end of 'Silly Season'
Allsvenskan teams made a series of moves as the winter transfer season came to an end. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The phenomenon was seen at Lilleby on Hisingen. "Northern lights are unusual in the Gothenburg area, but fully possible. The lights were... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »

The Harriet Nielsen Winter Concert 2012 (FILM) See interviews with the performers, Julie Coucheron and Ann Mary Kay, and part of... READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NORDSTJERNAN »