swedish
swee dish
- n a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
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- Soccer-Swedish club reports itself to police over match-fixing suspicions
STOCKHOLM, June 13 - Swedish fourth-tier side Syrianska Kerburan have taken the unusual step of reporting themselves to police over suspicions of match-fixing, according to a club statement. Bookmakers stopped taking money on Syrianska's home league game against Kvarnshedens IK after large bets were placed on the away side. Syrianska lost the tie 5-1. The club said they took the "unanimous ...
June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News - Swedish male train drivers wear skirts to work
Swedish male train drivers wear skirts to work STOCKHOLM (AP) — Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at the Roslagsbanan line have started wearing skirts in the summer as a protest against the train company's uniform ...
June 11, 2013 - seattlepi.com - Male Swedish train conductors wear skirts to protest dress code
A group of male Swedish train operators started wearing skirts to protest a ban on shorts over the summer. What are the rules for Metro and other local transit agencies?
June 11, 2013 - Washington Post
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- Carl-Peter Forster in Telegraph.co.uk
GM Europe President Carl-Peter Forster said in a statement: "Koenigsegg Group's unique combination of innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and financial strength, combined with Koenigsegg's proven ability to create world-class Swedish performance cars... - Peter Forsberg in USA Today
There won't be any NHL this season, that's totally clear,Forsberg told SVT. "If I can play it will be in the (Swedish) Elite Series and Modo." - Andy Roddick in Forbes
I have so much respect for the Swedish team,Roddick said. "For us to get by in an away tie at a place where we haven't had a lot of success in the past means a lot to our team."