Sweden wants to be the first country to trademark its name: 'We'd prefer if there were only one'

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Visit Sweden: Photo of the Stockholm Archipelago
Visit Sweden has applied to trademark the country's name.

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I lived in NYC with my 6 siblings during undergrad. For graduate school, I was determined to go abroad.

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A girl poses at a cafe
Omarni Webb left New York City to pursue a master's degree in Sweden

Omarni Webb

A former Michelin-starred chef was looking for a new hobby after his divorce. He started a gin business in his daughter's old bedroom.

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Chef and gin maker Jón Óskar Árnason in Sweden.
Jón Óskar Árnason's new gin-making hobby has turned into a side business.

Jonas Westling

I took an overnight ferry to Finland in a premium cabin for $333. I'd do this trip again, but ideally on a nicer ship.

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Ferry exterior
I sailed from Stockholm to Helsinki on the Viking Cinderella.

Louise Slyth

Ukraine's navy is harassing Russian forces with 16 new armored assault boats built by Sweden

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Two CB90 fast assault crafts sail near snowy mountains during military exercises.
Deployed by naval forces around the globe, the Swedish-built CB90 fast assault boats have supported various missions and operations.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki

This picturesque Swedish town announced plots of land for pennies — and it sparked chaos with thousands of inquiries

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An aerial view of Götene
The Swedish town of Götene has a population of about 5,000.

Marcus Lindstrom

A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.

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Nicola Lindgren, her husband and their two kids.
"Having my husband take a good chunk of parental leave made me feel like we got to walk a mile in each other's shoes," Lindgren said.

Courtesy of Nicola Lindgren

Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine

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A photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows a French Mirage 2000-5 in the Djiboutian air space.
A photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows a French Mirage 2000-5 in the Djiboutian air space.

Photo by DAPHNE BENOIT/AFP via Getty Images

Why the Swedish and Finnish Air Forces are a powerful add to NATO

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Three Swedish Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets escort a B-52H Stratofortress in a 2022 flight.
Three Swedish Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets escort a B-52H Stratofortress in a 2022 flight.

Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg/US Air Force

Sweden's early warning plane will be a boost for Ukraine's air defenses and F-16 fighters

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Saab 340 Erieye AEW&C model
A model of the Saab 340 Erieye AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft on November 3, 2015.

PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images

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