nordstjernan The Swedish Newspaper of America
Published by Swedish News. Volume 143 No. 17, October 15, 2015. Price per copy $2.50
Hunting: Sweden’s living heritage
Pelle Lööf, Florida Swede of the Year 2015.
A nearness to nature runs deep in the Swedish psyche. As October comes around, close to 300,000 Swedes (including the Swedish King) take to the woods for the annual moose hunt. For an account of one former hunter’s first moose hunt as an adult, turn to page 6.
Photo: Svensk Jakt/Nordic Reach
Sweden, Page 2, 3
The Queen of Sweden in the U.S. / Dolphins in the Baltic / Rest assured, the newly wed prince and princess won’t be homeless / The noble Nobel season has started with prizes so far awarded in medicine, chemistry and physics—Swedes and Americans awarded.
From the Publisher, Page 3
A few words on hunting and netiquette.
Sweden, Page 3
The first fossil-fuel free nation in the world.
Feature, Page 8
The transformation of an airline.
Royal Visit
HRH Queen Sylvia was recently in the U.S., and we were reminded that few things bring out our Swedish-American “national pride” more than a royal visit. And while the relationship between modern Swedes and second and third generation Swedish Americans and “their” royalty has been interesting in the 20th and 21st centuries, no one can deny the royal family is a clear symbol of Sweden and the “Swedish.” We need symbols, and the royal family is a strong symbol of Sweden, of being Swedish and everything it represents. It would be useful for all the royal family’s detractors to visit Swedish communities in America to get a sense of how strong a symbol and how important the royal house is for Sweden’s image abroad. Swedish Americans, who are often more fond of the Swedish than Swedes themselves, are the royal family’s biggest supporters. It’s not always easy to find common ground, but when it comes to Sweden in America, better friends of Sweden do not exist! /Page 4
HRH Queen Silvia of Sweden in NYC. /Page 4
Dashboard, Page 10,11
Queen Silvia reveals the new Childhood flower pin in NY / Temple Williams shares his uplifting new medical memoir / Swedish watercolor artists in Stockholm and New York / Author of Nordic noir leaves behind legacy in novels, theater and humanitarian work.
Viewpoint, Page 14
The things we miss from Sweden ... now in LA! /Page 11
A Fall for Movielovers
Swedish Americans and Swedish Canadians have been sitting in theaters at various film festivals in North America, peering through the darkness to see who else in the audience might be of Swedish descent. Nowhere will it be more true than for the opening of the documentary about - and with - Ingrid Bergman. With little means of knowing who’s who, we just sit back with a certain pride for what’s about to be shown on the screen. If it’s made it to an international film festival, it’s bound to be good. Really good. That was the case this year, with not just one or two great movies coming from Sweden, but many, and a couple / Page 5 lucky local reviewers shared their thoughts with us.
Guest thinker Andreas Henriksson on why SD is growing in the midst of a public outpour of support for the refugees.
Feature, Page 16
Three generations coming from three Scandinavian nations building a legacy in R.I.
Page 3 ‘Tis the season of one of the greatest honors.
Photo: Anette lemmel
This Week, Page 13