Two women who claim they were sexually abused by leading Swedish politicians in the 1970s when working as under-age prostitutes are demanding that the state compensate them for the alleged abuse.

And my favoritr part: "According to Sweden's Sex Purchase Law - the Sexkopslagen - it is a crime to pay for sex, though selling sex remains legal. " picked by keroberos32 7 months ago

"Wooo, okay... I gotta say this. I gotta tell you this. I'm on my period... I know that this is live and everything but I'm on my period and sometimes that can make you feel really really sick..." picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

The story, I realised, is not a spoof. Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer really is Mrs Berlin Wall, and lives with her now retired husband, in the form of various small barbed-wire-topped models of himself, in a village in northern Sweden. picked by doggylives 4 months ago

A Swedish state-owned firm has found a cheap, eco-friendly source of energy to warm one of its offices.

Eco-friendly until someone passes gas. picked by buddha 7 months ago

Swedish pharmacies, which are run under a state monopoly chain called Apoteket, will begin selling sex toys such as dildos in June, a spokeswoman for the chain said on Friday. picked by topofall 5 months ago

This man 'Basshunter' is now a giant success in Sweden and makes some pretty dope music, about video games, and such. picked by D3SPiTE 1 year ago

Sweden seems to have been gripped in a furious spurt of public masturbation recently. They had the serial masturbator, then there was the ‘bus incident’, and now this in which it was earlier reported that the man explained “that he felt an overwhelming calm wash over him when he approached women’s bicycles and smelled the handlebars.”He claimed that he was suffering ... read full post picked by mutil8or 3 months ago

Acompany in Sweden has developed a novel and environmentally sustainable -- if somewhat gruesome -- method of actually obtaining methane from cows. picked by suebe 11 months ago

A fascist regime plans to host the Olympic Games. Critics call for a boycott, but the Games come off as planned. And on the field of world opinion, the host scores an enormous victory. In 1936 , serious movements urging an outright boycott of the Berlin Games were mounted in the United States, Britain, France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands. Adolf Hitler had come to power two years ... read full post picked by buddha 4 months ago

A doctor in Sweden who received a warning for a controversial massage technique got a reprieve from the Stockholm County Court. picked by muppet 7 months ago

A man dubbed by media as "Doctor Anal" developed "anal massage" as a cure for various kinds of pain. The unnamed doctor was fired from his job in Sweden after being cited by the country's Medical Responsibility Board for using anal massage to treat an elderly woman for headaches and back pain. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A one-year investigation and analysis of 235 countries and dependent territories has put the UK joint seventh in the premier league of nations. The top ten comprise also the Vatican, Sweden, Luxembourg, Monaco, Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands and the Irish Republic. picked by hmtksteve 5 months ago

A Stockholm, Sweden, man was forced to get veterinary assistance when a mysterious parrot took up a position on his head and refused to budge. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ulla Ronström Lundgren has become an overnight hero in Sweden after chasing off three armed robbers with a butter knife. picked by kairo 9 months ago

Here in Sweden, the debate rages on about whether it is possible to hate President Bush while loving America given that 50.7 per cent of Americans re-elected him. But when I see images of the brave men, women and children who courageously stand up for the rights of all those whose rights have been trampled under iron boots of Bush's neocon army, my faith in Americans is restored. picked by techtonix 1 year ago

The most controversial aspect of the new law is offering state funded fertility treatment to lesbian couples. Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Great Britain already provides this service. Up to now, Norwegian lesbian couples have gone to Denmark for this procedure. picked by suebe 2 months ago

They successfully disarmed a vibrating sex toy. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

Live concert recording of Fleetwood Mac playing in Sweden in 1969. picked by ejohnson94 12 months ago

Step 33. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean 3,462 mi 29 days 0 hours picked by jaxomlotus 1 year ago

The idea is build the the Worlds Largest Moose on top of the mountain "Vithatten" in Sweden. On a clear sunshiny day you can see up to 85 km with a pair of binoculars. Check also youtube-videos. picked by kairo 9 months ago