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Sweden's thriving music business. Financial worries among Swedes. University of Lund’s masters programs most popular.

Music sales are booming in Sweden, and Swedish music makes up 39 percent of the total sales. Swedish singer Oskar Linnros (above) sang ”Hur dom än,” which was number 6 on the list of most played songs in radio channel P3 last year (the list was topped by NONONO and ”Pumpin blood”). Photo: Patrik Hamberg
Thriving music business
Music sales in Sweden are on the rise for a third year in a row, now nearing 1 billion SEK ($155 million). Swedish music makes up 39 percent of the sales, and the rest (61 percent) is international. Listen to the [domestically] typical Swedish sound here: Oskar Linnros - "Hur dom än"
Are you a worrywart? Swedes, perhaps like most people, worry most about their own finances and least about the world economy.
Financial worries
Not surprising, Swedes worry more about their own finances than the finances of the world. An investigation built on 1,500 interviews by TNS Gallup, commissioned by Nordea Bank, shows that 35 percent of Swedes worry about their pension, 32 percent worry about cuts in social insurance, 31 percent worry they will lose their savings, 30 percent worry about the rising energy prices and 29 percent lie awake because of the world economy.
Nothing in your wallet today? Don’t be surprised, the beginning months of the year are like that all over the world..
University of Lund’s masters programs most popular.
Statisticians looking at applications for graduate programs in Sweden have found that 4 out of the 5 most popular masters programs are offered by Lund University. A Master's degree is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. For more info, see http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se
Lund University is best in Sweden when it comes to offering popular Master’s degree programs.