He, She Or Hen? Sweden's New Gender-Neutral Pronoun
The latest edition of the official dictionary of the Swedish language contains a new pronoun among its 13,000 new words — hen, to go along with he (han) and she (hon).
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In Sweden, Remote-Control Airport Is A Reality
Sweden is the first country in the world to use new technology to land passenger airplanes remotely. At an airport in a tiny town, flights are guided by operators sitting miles away.
Group Urges Swedes To Evade Subway Fares, And Even Insures Against Fines
Fare-dodging in Stockholm's system has become a movement, and the group's members don't try to hide what they're doing — in fact, they advertise it.
Surströmming Revisited: Eating Sweden's Famously Stinky Fish
Sweden has the distinction of producing surströmming, one of the foulest-smelling foods in the world. More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro tried eating it and failed. It's time for a rematch.
The Arctic Circle's Coolest Accommodations Turn 25 Years Old
The Icehotel in Sweden, built in winter and vanishing in spring, is the original hotel carved from snow and ice bricks. It's also an art project; sculptors compete for the chance to carve out rooms.
Russian Threats Expose Europe's Military Cutbacks
A series of military confrontations and growing tensions between Western Europe and Russia show how ill-prepared European countries are after years of cutbacks.
'Wallander' Author Henning Mankell On The Catastrophe Of Cancer
The famed Swedish author of the Kurt Wallander mystery novels was diagnosed a year ago — "a catastrophe for me," he says; since then, he's talked more about the disease than the drama of forensics.
Anita Ekberg, '50s Screen Star And Sex Symbol, Dies At 83
The Swedish-born actress' most famous role was as Sylvia in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. She died outside Rome this morning.
Sweden's Tolerance Is Tested By Tide Of Syrian Immigrants
One-third of the residents in the city of Sodertalje are from the Middle East, many of them recent arrivals from Syria. The influx is testing Sweden's liberal immigration policies.
Dog Follows Athletes Through Mud And Water, And Melts Hearts
After a stray dog met a team of Swedish adventure athletes in Ecuador, he ran for miles through rough terrain and swam to keep up. Now Arthur the dog is famous — and it all started with a meatball.