Swedish News:

The fashion industry continues to grow in Sweden. More children in foster homes. Few feel secure about their old age. 

  • Swedes fret over aging, and many feel the geriatric care in the country is not up to standards.
  • Fashion industry continues to grow in Sweden
    The Swedish fashion industry keeps expanding. In 2012, sales increased and made fashion the focus of industries in Sweden. In 2012, the combined fashion sales reached 229 billion SEK ($35 billion), an 11% increase compared to the year before, according to a report by Association of Swedish Fashion Brands (ASFB).

  • More and more children in Sweden today live in institutions and foster homes.
  • More children in foster homes
    The number of children and young people living in institutions and foster homes has increased as more and more unaccompanied minors arrive in Sweden. In 2006, the number of children (per thousand) with round the clock care by social services was 7, in 2012 the equivalent number was 10.

  • Fashion thrives in Sweden. Above a snap of Acne’s 2010 spring collection. Acne was founded in Stockholm in 1996 by Jonny Johansson, today Acne Studios designs, markets, and distributes fashion apparel and jeans worldwide.
  • Few feel secure about their old age
    Many Swedes don’t feel secure when they picture their old age, according to a survey conducted by Sifo as commissioned by SVT. Only a quarter of the people polled felt completely or partly secure about aging. Eight out of ten do not agree, in whole or in part, that there’s enough staff within the Swedish geriatric care. Maria Larsson is Minister for Children and the Elderly in Sweden, and she believes that Swedes worry without cause, and that the geriatric care in the country is very good. 1,004 people were polled.