Swedish News:

Increase in organic food. Stockholm to get second deepest subway station? New jobs in Sweden. Medal from the King.  

  • If all goes according to plan, Stockholm will soon have the world’s second deepest subway station. The Sofia subway station will be located 328 feet underground (compared to Kiev’s current world record holding Arsenalna station, which is located 346 feet underground). Stockholm's tunnelbana (the metro system) opened its first line in 1950 and today has 100 stations in use, 47 of which are underground. Above: Stockholm tunnelbana, the train type C20. Photo: Jorges
  • Increase in organic food
    The sales of organic food products in Sweden increased with 11-12% during 2013, according to Krav (a Swedish organization that develops and maintains regulations for ecological and sustainable agriculture). But the industry’s still struggling with an excessive amount of meat and too little fruit and veggies.

  • Look who received the King’s medal the other day – Jocke Berg of the band Kent, which had a hit with the song ”The King is Dead” some years ago.
  • Stockholm to get second deepest subway station?
    The Sofia subway station, on Södermalm, will be built very deep down. According to plans, it will be located 100 meters underground (that’s 328 feet), which would make it the second deepest subway station in the world (the deepest one is the Arsenalna subway station in Kiev, Ukraine). 100 meters is also three times as deep as the Kungsträdgården’s station, which today is the deepest subway station in Stockholm. For this kind of station 8-10 elevators with a capacity of holding 30 persons each, will be needed.

  • The American National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, now a recipient of the Right Livelihood Honorary Prize, was earlier nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by two Norwegian politicians.
  • New jobs in Sweden
    An average of 43,000 new jobs were created last year. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed people was 53,000, according to a review of the labor market in 2013, by Arbetsförmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service).

  • ”Kravmärkta” (marked with the word "Krav") food products means they’re organic, and the sales of organic foods increased in Sweden with 11-12% last year.
  • Medal from the King
    ”Kungen är död”, the King is dead, the band Kent sang on their album Hagnesta Hill in 1999. Last night, Jocke Berg from that band, received a medal from King Carl XVI Gustaf (who is very much alive). Berg received the medal ”for outstanding contributions to popular Swedish music.” If you're curious about the song or the sound, sample it on youtube, here: Kent - Kungen är död The medal is known as the King’s medal, 8th in size in a blue ribbon. Berg wasn’t the only recipient of the medal, though, among the 25 beneficiaries are Archbishop Anders Wejryd, Managing Director of Dramaten Marie-Louise Ekman, actor Tomas von Brömssen, and opera singer Pers Anna Larsson.

  • ”Kravmärkta” (marked with the word "Krav") food products means they’re organic, and the sales of organic foods increased in Sweden with 11-12% last year.