Despite its green image and far-going recycling plan that has been active for decades, Sweden only reuses 10 percent of its plastic waste. Data from the Swedish Nature Protection Authority (Naturvårdsverket) shows that the 10 million people living in Sweden are responsible for more carbon pollution than many of the country’s big industries. Swedish national […]
Historic Sacking: Swedish Parliament Ousts the Prime Minister
The Swedish Parliament sacked the country’s prime minister Stefan Löfven on 21 June 2021, sacked over the proposed axing of the limit of rent increases and rent limits, thus protection of the working class. It is a historic event, as it is the first time in the history of Scandinavian nation a prime minister is […]
Marking 15 Years Living in Sweden
Today marks my 15 Years Living in Sweden, the country that “tricked” me into liking it ever since I came to visit friends in 2001. The day after arrival I was treated with the traditional August party (Kräftskiva) at Skokloster Castle, a beautiful country-side ride away from Uppsala, with great food, laughter, “snaps”, dancing, singing […]
Denmark Builds Sea Outposts Not For War, But For Wind
Building outposts far away from the mainland has always been done for projection of power, for military or economical gains, often at the costs of the people or the lands of what started as small settlements. The imperialism of the 19th and 20th century was all about that. Even nowadays, as China is turning atolls […]
Opinion: Closing borders, landslide in Sweden’s attitude
Since World War Two Sweden has been a welcoming harbour for many. Polish submarine crews, a Norwegian army division, Danish jews, suppressed people from Latin America, those fleeing the Balkans wars and a few years ago many Syrians. But in December 2020 and in January 2021 the government in Stockholm closed the borders for its […]