Portfolio
Banks' funds invest in controversial oil company
Several Swedish banks are selling mutual funds that own shares in an oil company working in a war torn region of Ethiopia despite the banks' own ethical guidelines regarding human rights. Read more
Debt crisis or euro zone crisis?
European leaders were hoping this weekend to ask big developing countries like China and Brazil for money to contain the debt crisis in the euro zone. Instead, the leaders are fighting again today for the survival of the European Union. Two leading Swedish politicians debate it out in our studio. Read more
Is ethical investing possible?
Ethical investing has grown in popularity in recent years. Most experts agree, however, that this type of investing is easier said than done. Read more
Why don't Swedes do small talk?
At a mall in downtown Stockholm, Jan-Jakob Zbiniewicz is working at a kiosk that sells those round-bottomed shoes that you see everywhere nowadays. Do customers ever engage in small talk with him? “I would say never,” he says. “That’s not a Swedish custom.” Read more
Two leading politicians clash over environment
Two of Sweden's leading politicians on the environment held separate press conferences Thursday before they left for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in South Africa. The press conferences were separated by only an hour and a small body of water in downtown Stockholm, but they highlighted two very different approaches to combating climate change. Read more
Behind the scenes at the Nobel Banquet
Find out how many chefs and waiters work the Nobel Banquet. Hear about a few of the ingredients that go into the super secret meal. When will King Carl XVI Gustaf take his first step and where will the guests drink after the dinner? Gabriel Stein was at Stockholm City Hall Thursday to get a behind the scenes look at the dinner party preparations. Read more
Minerals bring economic boom to the North
The job market is bright in Norrbotten County, fuelled by growing global demand for iron-ore and other industrial and precious metals. And while the ground under the city of Kiruna is sinking because of the iron ore mine, it is precisely because of that iron ore, that the job market is soaring. ” Read more
Is snowboarding more dangerous than skiing?
A 25-year-old snowboarder died from injuries sustained over the weekend after landing wrong off of a jump in Dalarna. While the man's death has some questioning the safety of the sport, most experts say the sport is just as safe as skiing. Read more
Swedes drinking more specialty beers
Sweden is not known for its beer. But there is a quite revolution taking hold inside the country. One expert referred to it as the craft beer renaissance -- small brewers brewing specialty beers that give consumers an alternative to the stor stark, which literally means big strong, and refers to the light, international lager that can be found at every bar in the country. Read more
EU talk of limiting salmon catch stirs debate
Scientists say that stocks in some of the approximately 30 wild salmon rivers in the Baltic are outside safe biological limits and at risk of genetic depletion. Read more
State pension funds invest in blacklisted companies
State-run pension funds in Sweden have nearly $2 billion invested in companies that have been blacklisted for human rights infringements, environmental abuses, and anti-union activity. Read more
Yes, I can dress my kids for the Swedish weather
How getting my kids dressed for the Swedish weather pushes me to the limit and back every morning. Read more
Izzy Young: A folk man in Sweden defined by Dylan
Forty-nine years after organizing Bob Dylan's first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall in New York City, Izzy Young still promotes, but he is a long way from the Big Apple, and the likes of Bob Dylan. Read more
Pride march a 'game changer' for Stockholm football clubs
For the first time, two of Stockholm's professional sports clubs, including representatives from their professional football teams, will participate in Stockholm's Pride Parade this Saturday. Read more
Destination Scandinavia
Mentions of Stockholm conjure up images of Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and elegant royal palaces. The true spirit of Sweden's capital goes far beyond these initial impressions into a world of open minds, clean design and an admiration for both the past and the future. Read more
Getting back in the game
In 1991, doctors told Joe Kopistecki he would never walk again. Then a 47-year old former truck driver, Kopistecki suffered from an inflammation of the spinal cord that left him partially paralyzed from the waist down. Read more
Somerset hospital to unveil growth plan
Somerset Medical Center will present its conceputal expanision plan to the Somerville Planning Board tonight, responding to requests from residents and the board to see the entire proposal before any plan is approved, officials said. Read more
Playing the game
A group of young adults morph into computer assasins, blasting thousands of bullets into each other at the Unreal game tournament on Monday nihts at Spraga.com in downtown Somerville. Read more
Working in Guatemala
For hippie backpackers looking to pick up some travel Spanish to senior citizens who have always wanted to learn the language, Guatemala’s intensive Spanish language schools are becoming more popular each year. Read more
The village idiot and his friends
The heavy gray sky hung over the nation's capital as even the rain protested the inauguration of George W. Bush. George II became the 43rd President of the United States when he repeated the last phrase, 'So help me God.' Read more
Several Swedish banks are selling mutual funds that own shares in an oil company working in a war torn region of Ethiopia despite the banks' own ethical guidelines regarding human rights. Read more
Debt crisis or euro zone crisis?
European leaders were hoping this weekend to ask big developing countries like China and Brazil for money to contain the debt crisis in the euro zone. Instead, the leaders are fighting again today for the survival of the European Union. Two leading Swedish politicians debate it out in our studio. Read more
Is ethical investing possible?
Ethical investing has grown in popularity in recent years. Most experts agree, however, that this type of investing is easier said than done. Read more
Why don't Swedes do small talk?
At a mall in downtown Stockholm, Jan-Jakob Zbiniewicz is working at a kiosk that sells those round-bottomed shoes that you see everywhere nowadays. Do customers ever engage in small talk with him? “I would say never,” he says. “That’s not a Swedish custom.” Read more
Two leading politicians clash over environment
Two of Sweden's leading politicians on the environment held separate press conferences Thursday before they left for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in South Africa. The press conferences were separated by only an hour and a small body of water in downtown Stockholm, but they highlighted two very different approaches to combating climate change. Read more
Behind the scenes at the Nobel Banquet
Find out how many chefs and waiters work the Nobel Banquet. Hear about a few of the ingredients that go into the super secret meal. When will King Carl XVI Gustaf take his first step and where will the guests drink after the dinner? Gabriel Stein was at Stockholm City Hall Thursday to get a behind the scenes look at the dinner party preparations. Read more
Minerals bring economic boom to the North
The job market is bright in Norrbotten County, fuelled by growing global demand for iron-ore and other industrial and precious metals. And while the ground under the city of Kiruna is sinking because of the iron ore mine, it is precisely because of that iron ore, that the job market is soaring. ” Read more
Is snowboarding more dangerous than skiing?
A 25-year-old snowboarder died from injuries sustained over the weekend after landing wrong off of a jump in Dalarna. While the man's death has some questioning the safety of the sport, most experts say the sport is just as safe as skiing. Read more
Swedes drinking more specialty beers
Sweden is not known for its beer. But there is a quite revolution taking hold inside the country. One expert referred to it as the craft beer renaissance -- small brewers brewing specialty beers that give consumers an alternative to the stor stark, which literally means big strong, and refers to the light, international lager that can be found at every bar in the country. Read more
EU talk of limiting salmon catch stirs debate
Scientists say that stocks in some of the approximately 30 wild salmon rivers in the Baltic are outside safe biological limits and at risk of genetic depletion. Read more
State pension funds invest in blacklisted companies
State-run pension funds in Sweden have nearly $2 billion invested in companies that have been blacklisted for human rights infringements, environmental abuses, and anti-union activity. Read more
Yes, I can dress my kids for the Swedish weather
How getting my kids dressed for the Swedish weather pushes me to the limit and back every morning. Read more
Izzy Young: A folk man in Sweden defined by Dylan
Forty-nine years after organizing Bob Dylan's first concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall in New York City, Izzy Young still promotes, but he is a long way from the Big Apple, and the likes of Bob Dylan. Read more
Pride march a 'game changer' for Stockholm football clubs
For the first time, two of Stockholm's professional sports clubs, including representatives from their professional football teams, will participate in Stockholm's Pride Parade this Saturday. Read more
Destination Scandinavia
Mentions of Stockholm conjure up images of Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and elegant royal palaces. The true spirit of Sweden's capital goes far beyond these initial impressions into a world of open minds, clean design and an admiration for both the past and the future. Read more
Getting back in the game
In 1991, doctors told Joe Kopistecki he would never walk again. Then a 47-year old former truck driver, Kopistecki suffered from an inflammation of the spinal cord that left him partially paralyzed from the waist down. Read more
Somerset hospital to unveil growth plan
Somerset Medical Center will present its conceputal expanision plan to the Somerville Planning Board tonight, responding to requests from residents and the board to see the entire proposal before any plan is approved, officials said. Read more
Playing the game
A group of young adults morph into computer assasins, blasting thousands of bullets into each other at the Unreal game tournament on Monday nihts at Spraga.com in downtown Somerville. Read more
Working in Guatemala
For hippie backpackers looking to pick up some travel Spanish to senior citizens who have always wanted to learn the language, Guatemala’s intensive Spanish language schools are becoming more popular each year. Read more
The village idiot and his friends
The heavy gray sky hung over the nation's capital as even the rain protested the inauguration of George W. Bush. George II became the 43rd President of the United States when he repeated the last phrase, 'So help me God.' Read more
