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

Mon, 07/01/2024 - 20:57

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

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

Travel, Real Estate, Sweden, Travel

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.

Thu, 06/20/2024 - 06:41

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

Careers, contributor-2024, Parenting, Sweden, parental-leave, shared-parental-leave, work-life

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

Sat, 06/08/2024 - 08:17

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

Military & Defense, Ukranie, Russia, Gripen, France, Sweden, fighter-jets

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

Thu, 05/30/2024 - 17:30

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

Military & Defense, Sweden, Finland, air-force, jas-39, Gripen, mildef-freelance

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

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 17:12

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

Military & Defense, F-16, Ukraine, Sweden, asc-890, nasams, amraam

Putin has 'both eyes' on a strategic island belonging to new NATO member Sweden, army commander says

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 08:36

Two Swedish military instructors in military clothing stand with their backs to the camera, watching a pair of soldiers fire a machine gun while lying on mossy ground on a grey day, outside Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, March 21, 2024 — Swedish military instructors watch as soldiers fire a machine gun on the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden, March 21, 2024
Tom Little/Reuters

Military & Defense, gotland, Sweden, NATO, Russia, Putin, news-uk

McSki in Sweden is McDonald's only ski-thru restaurant, where you can grab a Big Mac to take down the slopes

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 05:15

The exterior of the McSki location in Sälen, Sweden — McDonald's Ski-Thru restaurant in Sweden.
McDonald's Sverige

Retail, McDonalds, Retail, restaurant, Sweden, Skiing, ski-resort

I'm a Swede who used to work with Americans. These are the main differences I saw in our working cultures.

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 05:05

Man with baby — CEO Sofia Brandt said Sweden's parental leave laws mean dads can play a bigger role in their kids' lives.
Maskot/Getty Images

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2024, Sweden, Parent, scandinavia, work-culture

NATO's newest member says it's ready to fortify a strategic island in the middle of the Baltic Sea close to Russia

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:36

Sweden Gotland Island C-130 — Swedish military officials watch a C-130H take off from a runway on Gotland Island on October 23, 2021.
US Army/Sgt. Patrik Orcutt

Military & Defense, Sweden, NATO, gotland, Russia, news-uk

Sweden conducted its first reconnaissance flights near the Russian border since joining NATO

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 10:38

NATO — Planes from different NATO nations' militaries fly in formation over the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge on June 6, 2022, during an exercise in the Baltic Sea.
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND via Getty

Military & Defense, weekend-uk, news-uk, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden

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