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Live: Ukrainas Zelenskij uppmanar EU igen att skicka jetplan, missiler
Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky bad de europeiska ledarna på torsdagen om fler vapen och varnade för att “förseningar” med att skicka stridsflygplan och långdistansmissiler kan förlänga kriget, sade en EU-tjänsteman. Följ vår liveblogg för den senaste utvecklingen om kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+1). 18:10: Ukraina hävdar att ryska styrkor drog sig tillbaka […]
Mental Freeze, The Quagga Strikes Back & Epic Failure.
The scouts in P1 – community scouting with humor Spanarna is the program and podcast for you who want to be both entertained and challenged. Only the scouts themselves know what it will be about. Every weekend there is a new mix of scouts who take on the task of trying to predict the future […]
HAM Helsinki Art Museum’s art collection now online
HAM takes care of the art collection that belongs to all Helsinki residents, and works of art spread from the Tennis Palace to every corner of the city. HAM’s collection includes more than 10,000 works, of which around 2,500 are located in the city’s public spaces, indoors and outdoors. The most visible part of the […]
Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel laureate for poetic fiction, dies
Tokyo – Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s post-war occupation and from parenting a disabled son, has died. He was 88. Oe, who was also an outspoken anti-nuclear and peace activist, died on March 3, his publisher, Kodansha Ltd., said in a statement on Monday. […]
The miracle rescue: The soccer team that got stuck in a cave
A program by Martin Marhlo and Malin Rimfors, February 2023. Cast: Jonas Westerberg, cave diver specialized in underwater rescue work.Peder Gustafsson, Sveriges Radio’s Asia correspondent.Gunilla Österlund, reporter Ekot, Sveriges Radio. Archive sound: Sveriges Radio, SVT, Netflix, NBC, BBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Sky News. Final mix: Tor Sigvardsson.
The state will apologize for violence, sexual assault and forced castration in nursing homes
Earlier today, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil announced that an apology will be given by the state for assaults committed in care homes, reports DR. The offenses took place between 1933 and 1980 in the sector once known as ‘care for the special and mentally retarded’. The proposed apology follows a government […]
Sex work in South Africa: why both buying and selling should be legal
It is illegal to buy or sell sex in South Africa. But this could soon be a thing of the past if a recently published draft bill to decriminalize sex work is passed. Researchers and activists Marlise Richter and Monique Huysamen outline what is in the new law, what is good about it and what […]
Europe gets caught up in Myanmar’s junta leaders, supporters
On February 20, the European Union announced a sixth round of sanctions against nine individuals and seven entities in military-ruled Myanmar in light of the “continued escalation of violence, serious human rights violations and threats to the peace, security and stability of Myanmar” two years after the February 1, 2021, coup. The sanctions involve travel […]
The battle over the stolen cultural treasures
Swedish Radio’s culture reporter My Benaissa tells the story of how activists break into museums and how Europe begins to give in to their demands to return cultural treasures. Hear about a historic turn in who has the right to cultural heritage objects. The news podcast Today’s Eco brings you a story every weekday morning […]
The silver heart on the female skeleton
In 1916, a female skeleton was dug up under the floor of a medieval church in the Gamlestaden district in Gothenburg. Contrary to the usual Christian tradition, the woman had received a grave gift in the form of a silver heart on her chest. The find, and the mystery surrounding it, has been dedicated to […]
It’s February: Let there be light!
The third verse of Genesis, and no, we’re not talking about the first time Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel harmonized on stage, included the immortal line: “Let there be light!” At some point on the third day of February, a similar command is issued. And the fourth, and the fifth, and for three more weeks, […]
Scientists discover protein used by the parasite and how it changes the identity of immune cells
Stockholm [Sweden]November 5 (ANI): Toxoplasma is a parasite that affects the majority of people worldwide. Now scientists have discovered how this tiny parasite spreads so successfully throughout the body, including to the brain. After infection, the parasite takes over immune cells. The study was led by researchers at Stockholm University and published in the scientific […]
Scientists reveal how the parasite injects protein into the immune cell’s nucleus, changing the cell’s identity
Stockholm [Sweden], October 31 (ANI): Majority of people on the planet are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this small parasite spreads so successfully throughout the body, including to the brain. Immune cells are hijacked by the parasite after they become infected. The results of […]
Green spotlight: Time for brave choices
Turn off the light when not in use. Keep your shower short. Do not turn on the heat too early in autumn. Suddenly the energy companies want to save energy! “It’s all about the pennies and not the climate,” complains Charlotte, a 26-year-old newly graduated engineer. Obsessed with plastic pollution, it took her many months […]
Where is Peng Shuai? The star who accused party leaders of abuse
Cast: Björn Djurberg, Sveriges Radio’s correspondent in Beijing.Maria Strandlund Tomsvik, tennis commentator on Eurosport. A program by Cecilia Paulsson, 2022. Archive audio: AP, BBC, AFP, Roland Garros, Australia Open TV, CNN, The Guardian, New York Times, IOC Media and Lianhe Zaobao.
The massacre in Munich – Swedish witnesses to the Olympic terror
A program by Alexander Lundholm, 2022.Final mix: Jesper Timan. Cast: Kerstin Palm, fencer with seven Olympics on her track record. She gets to know the Israelis before the games in Munich and wakes up at night to the sounds of the neighboring house, where the terrorists are breaking into.Ragnar Skanåker, marksman and Olympic gold medalist […]
The game behind the nuclear weapons plan over Sweden
On September 2, huge fighter jets thunder in over central Stockholm. Everyone’s eyes are directed towards the roar from above. Three Swedish JAS Gripens look small next to the large American bombers flying low over the hulls. The display is part of an exercise aimed at scaring Russia, just enough. The strategy is called deterrence, […]
Health Authority finally makes Monkeypox vaccine available to LGBT community
Extended risk groupThe news comes on the same day as Statens Serum Institut (SSI) extended the risk group for the disease over fears that a large number of monkeypox cases are going unreported. So far, 123 cases have been reported in Denmark, but SSI believes that the actual number of infections is “significantly higher”. “We […]
Finland receives the first batch of monkeypox vaccine
Health authorities in Finland say that the monkeypox vaccine will primarily be available to people who have been exposed to the virus. So far, 17 virus infections have been reported in Finland, reports the Reuters news agency. Europe recorded its first monkeypox-related deaths this week as Spain confirmed deaths from the disease. Lasse LehtonenThe head […]
Magdalena Eriksson’s viral kiss picture and bronze match in the wrong position
Three days after the semi-final loss, Sweden tries to recharge so as not to go home completely without a medal. The overtime game from the semifinals is in the legs. The sun is shining and the English team has the world’s best defensive player. Host, producer: Richard HenrikssonProducer, mixing: Martin MarhloFinal mix: Patrik FalckExecutive producer: […]
American gun rights activists say shooting in Copenhagen proves that gun laws do not work, statistics say otherwise
American conservatives take to Twitter to say that strict gun laws do not prevent gun violence, and erroneously point to Sunday’s shooting in a Copenhagen shopping center as evidence. “Shooting in Copenhagen Denmark where weapons are PROHIBITED? Ooooh child, I can not wait for the left to explain how it happened! ” tweeted Lavern Spicer, […]
The bear hunting quota was cut by a third
Finland’s bear hunting quota will be reduced by about a third this year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has set the quota for the coming season at just under 350 bears, compared to 460 last year. The hunting season lasts from August 20 to the end of October. In recent years, more slaughter permits […]
Monkeypox cases in Europe tripled in the past two weeks
“The WHO European Region represents almost 90 percent of all laboratory-confirmed and reported cases worldwide since mid-May, and since the previous statement on 15 June, six new countries and territories – a total of 31 – have reported cases of monkeypox. The number of new cases tripled over the same period to more than 4 […]
Bikes4Ukraine: Donate your bike to help those in need!
Have you ever noticed one of the annoying pieces of plastic on your bike just in time to stop it from being thrown out? You were lucky: The average backyard in Copenhagen throws out 20 every time it has a cleanup. So it is not surprising that the Danish public discards 400,000 bicycles every year. […]
As long as the food in Sweden is enough in wartime
Who is responsible for the food supply if there is a crisis or war Sweden’s food supply is completely dependent on other countries and a major disruption to the import of food as well as fuel and manure can have devastating consequences. Hear Camilla Eriksson from FOI about the responsibility for Swedish food preparedness and […]
It’s not the 80s: New rules on the way for gay blood donors
The Danish government is considering abolishing a rule that prevents men from donating blood if they have had sex with another man within the last four months The rule, which has been criticized for its discriminatory effect on gay men, has existed since 2020. Previously, it was forbidden for men of the same sex to […]
Science Round-Up: Small glaciers that have a big impact, study claims
A new study led by DTU Space has shown that the melting of small glaciers in northern Greenland has increased by 55 percent over the past two decades. These small glaciers make up only 4 per cent of Greenland’s ice-covered areas, but are responsible for as much as 11 per cent of the total ice […]
When Glenn Strömberg would save Sweden in the World Cup
After a successful qualifier and a dream draw in the group stage, Sweden is seen as an outsider before the 1990 World Cup. But after two initial losses, the team must now win to go to the playoffs. With midfield star Glenn Strömberg back in the starting eleven for the final match against Costa Rica, […]
Privacy complaint due to PM’s paparazzi image
The Finnish Media Council (JSN) has received a complaint about a photo of the Prime Minister published by the afternoon newspaper Seiska. Sanna Marin (SDP). A paparazzi-style picture of the prime minister and the publication of the picture have sparked a lively public debate. Chairman of the JSN Eero Hyvönen said the decision to lodge […]
Putin’s patriotic heroine: Yelena Isinbayeva
Participants:Angelica Bengtsson, former pole vaulter and junior world record holder, who competed against Isinbayeva and ended up in a public war of words with the Russian.Stefan Holm, Olympic champion in high jump and former member of the IOC’s active committee, together with Isinbayeva. A program by Alexander Lundholm, 2022. Archive audio: SR, BBC, CNN. Speakers: […]
Part 1/2. The scandal at Huseby – the return of the Royal House
Florence Stephens grows up on the mighty estate Huseby mill outside Växjö. She is a skilled rider with a strong sense of animals, but seems to have a harder time deciding which people to trust. In 1957, the Huseby scandal broke out, a shaking tangle with branches all the way up to the royal house. […]
CPH STAGE 2022: Close and personal with the ring master who helps Rocky keep his ‘bierings’
Tue Biering is one of Denmark’s leading directors. CPH POST recently caught up with him ahead of CPH STAGE, where his piece ‘ROCKY!’ becomes again one of the biggest draws. Danish modern classic translated into EnglishJust like in 2019, it will be performed in English: a great chance for international players to enjoy a piece […]
Museo tutkii ikonisen patsaan vaurioita jääkiekkojuhlien jälkeen
Maanmittaajat arvioivat, aiheutuiko ikoniselle Havis Amanda -patsaalle vaurioita Helsingin keskustassa sunnuntai-iltana ja maanantaiaamuna, kun jääkiekkofanit juhlivat Suomen voittoa maailmanmestaruudesta. Helsingin kaupunki oli pystyttänyt vaneriaidat suojelemaan patsasta, josta on tullut suosittu kokoontumispaikka ja juhlia suomalaista menestystä – yleensä kansainvälisen urheilun voiton jälkeen – patsaalle kiipeämällä ja suihkulähteessä uimalla. Aidat kuitenkin kaatuivat, kun tuhannet ihmiset kokoontuivat torille. […]
The Helsinki International Ballet Competition will start next week
Participants compete in either the junior series (15-19 years old) or the senior series (20-25 years old) performing both classical ballet and contemporary dance. Applications were received from 151 dancers from around the world. The names of the applicants accepted to IBC Helsinki can be found here. Eight of the approved participants are Finns. Those […]
Real-time death and horror prove our almost limitless ability to do evil
The human affinity for blood sports is both old and long-lasting. But there is an even more painful angle to look at evil and fear created by humans. In the age of digital technology, strangely enough, it begins to capture bloody scenes of anxiety and death. And recorded death and horror in real time proves […]
Patti Smith – poetry, rock and the art of survival
It’s a Monday in the middle of summer in 1967. At the bus terminal to New York stands a slender black-haired young girl. Despite the summer heat, she is wearing jeans, polo and a long gray raincoat she bought at the Salvation Army for this very occasion Patti is 20 years old and this moment […]
Live: Ukrainian court sentences a Russian soldier to life in prison for war crimes
A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial that followed the Russian invasion on February 24. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). 12:47: Russia’s Avtovaz appoints former transport […]
So Ronaldinho ended up in jail
A program by Cecilia Paulsson, 2022. Archive audio: SR, BBC, ITV, AP, AFP, ABC TV Paraguay, beIN Sports, Sky Sports. Participants:Richard Henriksson, football expert RadiosportenHenrik Brandão Jönsson, journalist and author Technician: Maria Stockhaus.
The Expert: How to do it in a nuclear attack
Ordinary basements and shelters protect against radioactive fallout To prepare for the unthinkable. With that attitude, Erik tackles this section and finds out everything he needs to know about the atomic bomb. Nuclear weapons expert Martin Goliath at the Swedish Defense Research Agency explains both how a nuclear weapon works but also what it could […]
Latest developments in Ukraine: 18 May
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 02:00: In its latest intelligence report on the battlefield on Wednesday, the British Ministry of Defense said that “strong Ukrainian resistance delayed Russia’s ability to gain full control of” Mariupol despite […]
Style Style: When design comes to life
One of my friends recently asked me what a fashion designer does. I could see in her facial expressions that she thought I was working in a glamorous world full of mystery. But even though there are actually a lot of myths, many of you might be surprised to learn that it is not as […]
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
Hundreds of millions of people watch the Eurovision song contest every year – the competition has a huge impact. Despite the ban, political messages appear on the starting field from time to time. Eurovision rules against political contributions The organizer of the competition European broadcasting union, EBU, has rules that all competing countries must adhere […]
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
This is the story of the construction contractor Percy Nilsson’s buying team, the ugly duckling who risked the future of Swedish ice hockey and was hated by the whole of hockey Sweden. A program by Martin Marhlo and Fredrik Zander, spring 2022. Participants:Percy Nilsson, construction contractor and former chairman of MIF.Timo Lahtinen, coach of MIF […]
On screens in May • Shutdown: Where the wars failed, the corona succeeded
World War I could not kill the film industry. A look at Charlie Chaplin’s career reveals that he made over 100 films! Five of them were bookmarked by the Battle of the Somme – one of them was called the Count! During World War II, light aid to the troops was replaced by propaganda, although […]
What Russia looked like in 1982
The early 1980s was the period known as the Era of Stagnation, or as Leonid Brezhnev called it – real socialism. The Soviet leader who had ruled for almost two decades eventually died that year, setting the country on the path to the period of change known as Perestroika. The Soviet leader, the general secretary […]
Punjab’s documentary “The Savior: Brig Pritam Singh” won the award for best documentary at the 12th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India]May 3 (ANI / PNN): A docu-drama based on the life of the hero from the first war in the Poonch area, Brig Pritam Singh, has been named the best documentary to win the 12th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022. “The Savior: Brig Pritam Singh” was produced by Chandigarh-based Karanvir Singh […]
Trump’s fight against trans athletes
It is not just Trump who is warning of the consequences. Swedish experts also highlight the physical benefits of trans women and criticize the International Olympic Committee for being cowardly. But there are others who instead see transphobia and exclusion as a bigger problem. A program by Alexander Lundholm, 2022 Archive audio: SR, CNN, SwimSwam, […]
Monday’s newspapers: No to NATO, Russian fake news, May Day snow
The most read article in Helsingin Sanomat on Monday morning is a to interview With the Member of the Left Alliance Anna Kontulaone of only 11 of Finland’s 200 legislators who have publicly stated that they do not support NATO’s application to join NATO. Why not, HS asks. Membership does not necessarily increase Finland’s security, […]
Putin’s dream – wants to erase Ukraine as a concept
In early April, an article appears in the flow for many Russians. The state news agency RIA publishes the article entitled “What should Russia do with Ukraine”, written by the philosopher and spin doctor Timofej Segejtsev. Timofey Sergeyev is Putin’s spin doctor In the article, Sergeytsev writes that Ukraine is ruled by a Nazi leadership […]
Ralf Edström’s most important goal
Ralf Edström is Swedish football’s big shooting star in the early 70’s. The great talent from Degerfors is the national team’s goal scorer who is life threatening in the main game. The big competitor in the World Cup qualifiers also knows this. They have extra hard guard on Ralf, who plays the match slightly injured. […]
Long live Wivi Lönn! The exhibition opens at the Museum of Finnish Architecture in Helsinki
Wivi Lönn was the first female architect in Finland to run her own architectural firm. Long live Wivi Lönn! the exhibition celebrates the career of the architect who broke glass ceilings and her importance to subsequent generations of female architects. Lönn’s architecture and life are set in a broader societal context and a history of […]
Why this American decided to enroll in a Russian university
Kristian Fors is an American from Los Angeles, California, and is a master’s student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). After developing a deep love for Russian culture through classical Russian literature, he went abroad for a period of study in St. Petersburg and finally decided to enroll completely at a Russian […]
The story of how Sweden turned around migration
The war in Ukraine is the cause of the biggest wave of refugees in Europe since World War II – and right now those fleeing are welcome in Sweden. All the Swedish parliamentary parties voted in favor of the major mass protection directive from the EU. – It is difficult to say where this is […]
10 facts about film director Andrei Tarkovsky that you should know
He is the most influential Russian biogenie after Sergei Eisenstein, and his films are regularly listed among the best in film history. From Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro, to Krzysztof Keslevsky and Lars von Trier, many leading figures in film have acknowledged their love for Tarkovsky. A leading figure in the Soviet “new wave” […]
Director of Amnesty Finland: "Horrible" The murders of Ukrainian civilians are most likely a matter of war crimes
Images of dozens of bodies scattered on the streets of Buchan, Ukraine, sparked rage around the world over the weekend and further raised suspicions that Russia had committed war crimes during its deadly attack, now in its fifth week. Director of the human rights organization Amnesty Finland Frank Johanssontold Svenska Yle that Buchan ‘s horrific […]
Mayor Klychko – the boxer who fights for his Kyiv
A documentary by Alexander Lundholm, created in March 2022. Archive audio: SR, SVT, Fox, CNN, The Sun, CBS, Sky News, Vladimir Klytjko’s Twitter.
Culture Round-Up: Exposure to Copenhagen’s multicolored cinema
Nordisk Film has reversed plans to demolish the iconic Palads cinema in Copenhagen and replace it with a multiplex in a proposed 18-storey building located at the nearby Vesterport Station, Berlingske informs. An upgrade insteadInstead, it will modernize the cinema, which is famous for a pastel-colored facade visible from many parts of the city center. […]
Courtney Love – the scandal-ridden queen of rock
It is full of expectant fans in front of the stage at The Reading Festival in England on a late summer day in August 1994. The woman they are waiting for has in recent months avoided the public, while her face has been in almost every newspaper available. When she now steps out on stage […]
After the talks – Russia promises to withdraw from Kyiv
According to Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister, the military presence around the capital Kyiv and the city of Chernihiv will be drastically reduced, writes Interfax, among others. A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may soon be relevant, says the Russian delegation’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky after a peace talks in […]
Erik Niva and the terrorist attack in Angola
When Aftonbladet’s Erik Niva finally got a visa to go to Angola and watch the African Championships in 2010, he has no idea what adventure awaits him. The day before the opening match between the home team and Mali, he is reached by the news that a terrorist attack has taken place. Host, producer: Richard […]
Britain denies Julian Assange’s appeal of extradition to WikiLeaks
The court rejects WikiLeaks’ co-founder’s request to appeal extradition to the United States, the case has been referred to the Home Office On Monday, Britain’s Supreme Court rejected Julian Assange’s appeal of the decision to extradite him to the United States, where WikiLeaks co – founders are being prosecuted for espionage. It is now up […]
The virus variants and waves in the corona pandemic are eluding researchers
The corona mystery continues to elude the research world. There are various hypotheses as to where the virus variants come from, but nothing has been proven yet. Omikron seems to come from the original variant, although it is almost impossible to find. How does that work? Intermediate wave periods in the corona pandemic In South […]
Uniting enemies, At lightning speed & We solve the Kremlin code.
This week’s panel and surveys: Cultural journalist Göran Everdahl, TV producer Annika Sundberg and screenwriter Calle Norlén. The scouts – community reconnaissance with humor The Scouts is a program that has been around for a long time! The clever thing is that the Scouts are as much a live program as an appreciated podcast for […]
Dayanita Singh 2022 Hasselblad Award
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 8 (ANI / PR Newswire): The Hasselblad Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2022 Hasselblad Award recipient is photographer Dayanita Singh. Dayanita Singh lives in New Delhi and is the first prize winner from South Asia and the first to receive the new prize money of SEK 2,000,000. The award ceremony will […]
Lisa Dahlkvist and the pretend man in the stands
When Pia Sundhage takes over as national team captain, the given midfielder Lisa Dahlkvist loses her place in the national team’s starting eleven. For the Olympics in Brazil 2016, she has fought back and is a key player when a defeated Blue Yellow is set against the reigning world and Olympic champions USA. An opponent […]
Norway’s Oyre Slind wins the Vasaloppet for women in record time
MORA, March 6 (Xinhua) – Norwegian skier Astrid Oyre Slind won the Ladies’ Vasaloppet competition on Sunday after breaking the course record. Oyre Slind crossed the finish line in three hours 50 minutes and six seconds, 2:47 ahead of the Swedish skier Britta Johansson Norgren. Oyres compatriot Emilie Fleten finished third. “Finally! It means so […]
UN-Habitat inaugurates restored facilities damaged in the port blasts in Beirut
BEIRUT, March 3 (Xinhua) – The United Nations Human Resources Program (UN-Habitat) on Thursday inaugurated restored facilities and neighborhoods damaged in the 2020 Beirut explosions, the National News Agency reported. The National HIV and Tuberculosis Center in Karatina, as well as a public park and sidewalks in the northeastern neighborhood, were restored with the support […]
FIFA’s sanctions are about politics and big money Russian official
A State Duma deputy has criticized FIFA’s sanctions against Russia FIFA’s decision to force Russia to play football matches in a neutral place and without its flag and anthem is based on political motives, according to State Duma Deputy Dmitry Svishchev. Under pressure to issue a direct ban on Russia from international football, FIFA halted […]
Bubble sighting, Animals on tour & Attractive boredom
The scouts – community reconnaissance with humor The scouts are a program and a podcast for you who like community reconnaissance with humor. The scout panel consists of three sharp personalities whose mission is to try to read trends in our everyday lives and give us their visions for the future. No week is the […]
“Let’s sit at the negotiating table”: Ukrainian President to Putin
Kiev [Ukraine]February 25 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down at the negotiating table amid escalating tensions over Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. “I would like to address the President of Russia once again … let’s sit at the negotiating table to stop people dying,” Zelenskyy said in a […]
Ronnie Hellström – the world’s best goalkeeper
Ronnie Hellström has four years after his shabby World Cup debut in Mexico taken revenge in the 1974 World Cup and in the group stage showed that he is the tournament’s best goalkeeper. The Swedish team that surprised has the chance to reach the final, but then you have to defeat the home nation West […]
How difficult it is for a Dutchman to learn Russian
Arie Helderman is a Dutch guy who learned Russian, because he met a Russian girl when he was studying at university. Here he explains how he learned Russian and what struggles he faced. It was 2016 and I had been learning Russian for a couple of months. Together with my girlfriend we sat in a […]
The Palm Investigation from the Inside Part 7/7: The last interview
The government, led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, acts as a mediator. But Hans Holmér and his reconnaissance leadership are fired. At the same time, he remains as county police chief in Stockholm. Criticism of him, and the methods used by the police during the investigation of the PKK trail, are increasing. And after a […]
The Palm Investigation from the inside part 6/7: Win or lose
As early as March 6, 1986, six days after the murder of Palme, an anonymous SÄPO commissioner spoke in Svenska Dagbladet and said that “the police are chasing Kurds with a blowtorch”. That flame has since gotten hotter and hotter and getting closer and closer. Operation Alfa is the biggest crackdown in the investigation into […]
The Palm Investigation from the Inside Part 5/7: The Wedding Talks
Through illegal eavesdropping on the Kurdish book café, the Police have access to a large number of hours of, among other things, telephone calls. Hans Holmér is looking for passwords. Could “wedding” mean “assassination”? But there is a big crux for reconnaissance leader Hans Holmér. He finds no connection to Sveavägen, to the murder scene. […]
The palm investigation from the inside part 4/7: Summer on the roof
The hot summer causes the reconnaissance line to move up to the roof of the police station. The PKK track is getting hot. Hans Holmér shows a large paper for the DN journalist Ann-Marie Åsheden. It shows the investigations made by the police. “A gang of robbers”, says reconnaissance leader Holmér. Now Hans Holmér begins […]
Anna Wintour – The Devil of Reality in Prada
Anna Wintour, daughter of an influential newspaper maker, grew up during the epoch-making swinging sixties in London, and then moved to New York with her sights set on the absolute top of the fashion industry. She is mentioned early in the press as an ice queen, surrounded by rumors of a ruthless leadership style – […]
The Palm Investigation from the inside part 3/7: The crucial weapon tip
The weeks go by after the murder of Olof Palme. Hans Holmér freezes and has difficulty concentrating. He has worked for over a month in a row, but is still heavily criticized. Holmér secretly tells Ann-Marie Åsheden that he is considering even stepping down from his assignment. The number of documents in the investigation already […]
The palm investigation from the inside part 2/7: Hans Holmér and the 40 candles
A witness describes a German-speaking man with a walkie-talkie outside the cinema where Prime Minister Olof Palme saw his last film. Turkish newspapers name Kurds who could be guilty. It is Hans Holmér’s job to prioritize among the various tasks. He is both a reconnaissance leader and an investigation leader at the same time – […]
The Palme Inquiry from the inside part 1/7: Olof Palme’s last hours
One week into the murder investigation, DN journalist Ann-Marie Åsheden begins a project that is unparalleled. She will secretly follow the Palme Inquiry from within, through daily interviews with the reconnaissance leader Holmér. For 36 years, the 90 cassette tapes with unique recordings from the Palme Inquiry’s first year have been locked up. No one […]
Sven Fredrik became a professional thief and his mother Lisa was convicted of child murder
This section: Lisa was born in 1800, and was the daughter of the jack Per Eriksson and his wife Cajsa Larsdotter. She was 13 years old when she started serving as a maid on larger farms, and until she was 27 years old, her life seemed to be quite similar to that of young girls […]
Stora Enso, SSAB:n ennätysjälkeinen tulos; Wärtsilä nousi 53 %
Suurimmalle osalle suomalaisista pörssiyhtiöistä nyt kolmatta vuotta alkava koronaviruskausi on ollut kannattava. Tämä trendi jatkuu perjantaina julkistettujen neljännen vuosineljänneksen tulosten perusteella. Metsäteollisuusjätti Stora Enso teki koko viime vuoden kaikkien aikojen parhaan liiketuloksensa. Se nousi 650 miljoonalla eurolla 1,5 miljardiin euroon. Liikevaihto kasvoi 19 prosenttia vuodentakaisesta lähes 11 miljardiin euroon. Vuoden 2021 loppu toi sellun ja […]
Exhibition Mäccmõš, maccâm, máhccan – Homecoming celebrates the repatriation of Sámi objects to the Sámi homeland
Requests for the return of the National Museum’s Sámi collection had been made before, but negotiations did not begin properly until the Sámi Jubilee Year 2017, when the Director General Elina Anttila The National Museum of Finland and the then director of the Finnish Cultural Heritage Agency, Juhani Kostet, took part in a party in […]
Top five English-language theater pioneers: Corona could not hold them back!
Cinema ticket sales skyrocketed in 2021, despite restrictions making almost half of the year absent: from January 1 to May 6 and May 18-31. December to be exact! And the same effect was even more noticeable in the theaters, where audiences reacted uneasily to recurring shows like the latest Crazy Christmas Cabaret episode ‘Tell Me […]
The song giant Evert Taube – the poet and the time
This is part 3 of our series Visgiganten Evert Taube. The previous parts are below. It’s like wherever Evert was, he had to write and tell about it. An impressionist who in words and tone painted everything from Fritiof Andersson’s robust adventures to Rönnerdahl’s shimmering archipelago idyll. Pampas, Shanghai, Bohuslän and Stockholm’s archipelago, everything could […]
The New Standards exhibition opens to the public at the Museum of Architecture
New standards The story of Puutalo Oy, an industrial company founded in 1940 due to the Karelian refugee crisis, when 420,000 people were displaced as a result of the war. At the moment, both architects and industrialists came together to create a new factory housing model that would modernize the Finnish construction industry. In less […]
Five chemistry research projects that you can get involved in
Sometimes the most powerful tool in research is that people spend a few minutes recording their observations as they go about their daily lives. An early example of this type of “civic science” is annual garden bird watching in the United Kingdom, which has existed since 1978 and is organized by the Conservation Organization, RSBP. […]
The Lux Helsinki Light Festival comes alive in the midst of epidemic changes
After a break caused by Covid for a year, the Helsinki light art exhibition Lux Helsinki will return on Wednesday evening. However, the deteriorating situation has led organizers to make last-minute changes to this year’s program to ensure public safety. The event, which lasts for five days until Sunday, is mainly held outdoors around the […]
Calle Norlén, Jessika Gedin & Göran Everdahl offer the last reconnaissance of the year on New Year’s Eve
This week’s panel and scouts in Scouts: Calle Norlén, Jessika Gedin & Göran Everdahl No weekend without the Scouts and on the last day of the year, you are welcome to join in on a wonderful and invigorating turn to the future with us. Behind the radio microphones are screenwriter Calle Norlén, cultural journalist Göran […]
Part 1/2. The scandal at Huseby – the return of the Royal House
Florence Stephens grows up on the mighty estate Huseby mill outside Växjö. She is a skilled rider with a strong sense of animals, but seems to have a harder time deciding which people to trust. In 1957, the Huseby scandal broke out, a shaking tangle with branches all the way up to the royal house. […]
The HIV message on the pig farm
Gustav had HIV for several years – without knowing it
Gonorrhea cases are on the rise in Denmark
Gay men show the way According to statistics, men aged 30-39 and women aged 20-24 accounted for the majority of cases. And most cases were registered in Copenhagen – 1,031 cases last year – while Bornholm only saw two cases. Gay men accounted for 55 percent of the cases, and that, according to Cowan, is […]
COVID-19 is not the last pandemic humanity will face, warns the UN chief executive
“COVID19 is not the last pandemic that humanity is facing. In responding to this health crisis, we need to prepare for the next one. Let this international epidemic preparedness day give it the focus, attention and investment it deserves,” UN Secretary-General Guterres said in a tweet. For the first time, International Epidemic Preparedness Day was […]
Part 1/3 Marion Jones is fooling everyone
A documentary series by Alexander Lundholm, spring 2021. Participants: Arne Ljungqvist, former chairman of the IOC’s medical committee, former vice chairman of WADA and IAAF. Archive sounds and sources: Radiosporten, Game of Shadows, Oprah’s interviews with Marion Jones, Graham Bensinger’s interview with Victor Conte, Reuters, AP, SVT, Ekot.
Calle Norlén, Helena von Zweigbergk & Göran Everdahl look to the future on Christmas Eve
This week’s panel and scouts in The Scouts: Calle Norlén, Helena von Zweigbergk & Göran Everdahl No weekend without the Scouts and on Christmas Eve itself we hear the screenwriter Calle Norlén, the cultural journalist Göran Everdahl & the author Helena von Zweigbergk. The task is, as always, to offer each one a tricky future […]
Medieval legislation marks the beginning of Christmas
Every year at noon on Christmas Eve, the Declaration of Christmas Peace is presented live in Yle’s Turku Old Market Square, when many Finns start their holidays. But what is this medieval threat of crimes committed during the holidays with harsher punishment, and where does it originate? The roots of the old Nordic legislation date […]
More than 3.3 million people lost due to COVID this year, 2022 is the year we end the pandemic: WHO chief
“2022 must also be a year in which all countries invest on this scale to prevent a future disaster and accelerate efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference on Monday (local time), emphasizing that “2022 is the year we end the pandemic.” “This means investing […]
How the KGB captured America’s “Volkswagen Spy”
A photo album on the shelves of Ukraine’s KGB archives reveals how an American amateur spy was captured and then imprisoned 60 years ago. In the summer of 1961, a quiet, serious American student named Marvin Makinen pulled up to the Soviet border in a Volkswagen car. The chemistry student told the border guards that […]
Actor Kristofer Hivju loves criticism and frisbee golf
“My plan was to become a rock star”
