This year's party is underway in Norway – and Sweden's crown princess is in attendance. Tomorrow, Princess Märtha Louise will meet her American "shaman" Durek Verrett in Geiranger. The wedding is scandal-ridden.
WorldThe Financial Supervisory Authority views the government's tightening measures very positively to counteract over-indebtedness. The loans will not be able to grow as large as they want, says Anna Hult, senior lawyer at the Financial Supervisory Authority. Swedish consumers also welcome the proposals.
BusinessWith an extremely small margin, Sweden won the Finnkampen last year, both on the women's and men's sides. It can be just as even this year, as Olympic Games five Vanessa Kamga comes to Helsinki as one of the biggest Swedish names. It's going to be fun and I hope to be able to put on a little show, she says.
SportsThe Swedish Federation of Farmers, LRF is positive about the proposal to abolish the grazing requirement for cows in loose housing. Most cows will continue to go out anyway, says Mikaela Johnsson, Vice Chairman of LRF. However, strong criticism is coming from researchers about deteriorated animal welfare.
SwedenEverything revolves around medals in Paris. Ask only about Sweden's first Paralympic participants in 2024. I'm delighted. It's fantastic here, says swimmer Conrad Hildebrand after 100 meters butterfly stroke.
SportsSwedish economy is losing ground and during the second quarter, Sweden's gross national product (GNP) decreased by 0,3 percent, show new figures from SCB. We see no clear turnaround yet, says Alexandra Stråberg, chief economist at Länsförsäkringar.
BusinessIt will be bad for Malin Olsson and Eric Saade, who holds SVT's new bid "Hello Mello", where artists compete in music. This is truly Sweden's future stars, says Eric Saade.
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