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Excellent! We’re through to the #WEURO2022 semi-finals courtesy of 's goal!💙🙌 ⚽️💛⚽️ 💪💙
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🤩 𝑺𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 🤩 #WEUROMoments don’t come much better than a last-minute @LindaSembrant winner to send 🇸🇪 into the SFs! #WEURO2022 | @Lays_Football
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In Sweden, full-time employees are entitled to 25 days of holiday per year. July is perfect for time in the hammock. ☀️ So, as our national team is warming up for the Women’s European Championship in football, we’re off on holiday. Best of luck !
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What’s in a name? Enough for us to change it. Welcome old and new followers! 🇸🇪
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This week we’re not only prepping for Midsummer, but also a name change! As of next week our new Twitter name will be @…? First right answer gets a retweet and plenty of 💙💛! Clue: we have no plans of turning into Switzerland. , you guys are safe! 😉
Two men with flower wreaths on their heads, the one man kissing the other one on the cheek.
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Are you a sun worshipper? ☀️ Then the northern end of Sweden just might be your place this summer. 🧭 Kiruna – above the Arctic Circle – is enjoying 47 consecutive days without sunsets. Sweden now, Mediterannean Sea later? 😉 📷: Moa Strålberg/Kiruna kommun
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Are you a sun worshipper? ☀️ Then the northern end of Sweden just might be your place this summer. 🧭 Kiruna – above the Arctic Circle – is enjoying 47 consecutive days without sunsets. Sweden now, Mediterannean Sea later? 😉 📷: Moa Strålberg/Kiruna kommun
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National Day 💙💛💙 from 🇫🇮! Kiitos!
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Heja @swedense on your National Day 💙💛! #Finns and #Swedes have more things in common than any other two nationalities in the world! We both hold our democracies in high regard, enjoy long parental leaves with our babies and spend time outdoors no matter what the season.
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A bit of National Day of Sweden 💙💛💙 from 🇳🇴!
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Happy National day Sweden🇸🇪 Thank you for ... -the way you celebrate Midsommar -kanellbullar aka cinnamon buns aka kanelboller -inventing the seat belt and making it safer for all of us to drive And so much more! @swedense @visitsweden 📷 Marte Kopperud/VG Partnerstudio /CH
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Today is Sweden National Day! 💙💛💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛 💙💛
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Huge congrats to Swedish directors Tarik Saleh (left) and Ruben Östlund (right)! Both triumphed at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Östlund won the Palme d'Or with his film 'Triangle of Sadness', while Saleh won Best Screenplay with 'Boy from Heaven'. 🎥🎉 📷: SipaUSA/TT
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Judging by the number of applicants to Sweden's agricultural colleges, a growing number of young people want to become farmers. Statistics show that there were almost 20% more farming students in 2021 compared with 1999. 🚜🤠 📷: Per Pixel Peterson/imagebank.sweden.se
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Tonight Cornelia Jakobs competes for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals! 🎤🎶 Go, Cornelia! 🎉 We hope her song 'Hold Me Closer' – written by Cornelia herself, David Zandén and Isa Molin – takes her all the way to the final on Saturday. 📷: EBU/Nathan Reinds
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Tonight Cornelia Jakobs competes for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals! 🎤🎶 Go, Cornelia! 🎉 We hope her song 'Hold Me Closer' – written by Cornelia herself, David Zandén and Isa Molin – takes her all the way to the final on Saturday. 📷: EBU/Nathan Reinds
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Four years ago, the world lost the brilliant musician Avicii (1989–2018). A new, interactive tribute museum in Stockholm, Avicii Experience, offers a chance to find out more about this musical icon from Sweden. 📷: 1. Sean Ericsson; 2 & 3. Samuel Sundman; 4. Johanna Pettersson
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Four years ago, the world lost the brilliant musician Avicii (1989–2018). A new, interactive tribute museum in Stockholm, Avicii Experience, offers a chance to find out more about this musical icon from Sweden. 📷: 1. Sean Ericsson; 2 & 3. Samuel Sundman; 4. Johanna Pettersson
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Yay! The Swedish men's team won the World Curling Championships! Well done! 👏👏👏
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Make it FOUR TITLES IN A ROW! 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Sweden once again are your WORLD CHAMPIONS. 🇸🇪 #WMCC2022 | #Curling
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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson yesterday:
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Terrible images of destruction and reported executions of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, in wake of Russian aggression. Reminiscent of darkest scenes from European history. To fight impunity 🇸🇪 will support @IntlCrimCourt investigation, incl financially and with seconded personnel.
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Congrats to Poland on a well-deserved win. Sadly, Sweden won’t be going to the World Cup this year. But we'll be back! Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT
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Today we pay tribute to our neighbours in the Nordics. Let's all strive on towards even more open and equal societies – societies where trust thrives and freedom of speech is ensured, with a deep-rooted respect for each other. Few things are more important right now. #NordicDay
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Today we pay tribute to our neighbours in the Nordics. Let's all strive on towards even more open and equal societies – societies where trust thrives and freedom of speech is ensured, with a deep-rooted respect for each other. Few things are more important right now. #NordicDay
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Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest has just been determined, as Melodifestivalen crowned Cornelia Jakobs with 'Hold me closer' as the Swedish winner. The proceeds from the show's televote went to 🇸🇪 charity Radiohjälpen's Ukraine appeal. Photo: Paul Wennerholm/TT
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In times like these, fact-checking is more important than ever. Source criticism is not easy, but there are steps that can be taken to reduce the chances of falling for false information. Here's a short check list. Original text: swedn.me/3idh58p
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Today on International Women’s Day, we’d like to pay tribute to all the brave women who have to cope with the effects of war. Our thoughts are with you. #InternationalWomensDay
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The Swedish High Coast is ranked 35th out of 52 places to visit in 2022, according to the New York Times. 😍🌍 The motivation reads: 'A natural refuge on the wild High Coast offers travelers a greener alternative.' 💚 See the full list here! 👇 swedn.me/33EPWr9
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