The Swedish North Star, continuously published since 1872. Volume 146 No. 14, October 15, 2018. Price per copy $3.50.
Political turmoil in Sweden
Since the two competitors about the Prime Minister’s post - Stefan Löfvén and Ulf Kristersson - had their first talks with the speaker of parliament it’s become clear that the positions among the blocs are still locked. All things considered, the new speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, is faced with a complicated task. Sweden seems to be heading towards a government in a form that the country hasn’t seen in a long time. Things may have changed already when you read this but here’s an update on the main events and what to expect. / P20
History’s second wind
Some things we didn’t know about potato sausage / p3 Hottest Nordic brands/ p5 Experience the artist at work as Helena Hernmarck opens in October / p7 Page 7
Bergman’s three miracle plays / p18
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World-class education With tuition at Swedish universities a fraction of the cost of attending higher education in the U.S. more American students than ever are looking to Europe’s north. In this issue we take a look at one of the smaller alternatives in the capital, Stockholm School of Economics. / P11
No more rest for the Lance Armstrongs of the world She sniffs out powders, tablets and liquids ... The world’s first anti-doping dog, 4-year-old springer spaniel Molly, has been trained in Sweden to curb the use of performance-enhancing drugs among athletes. /P21
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Swedes loves their vacation homes. Often called a sommarstuga (summer house), it becomes more like a second home they enjoy every season of the year. Their general appreciation for the outdoors, the country’s economic growth and the urban sprawl continue to drive the summer house market into a year-round one. It’s no wonder: The sommarstuga is a place of escape, rest and togetherness, often a cottage that’s been in a family for generations. And sometimes, those generations aren’t necessarily related to the owner, but it’s loaded with local history and love just the same. Such is the case with the refurbished windmill we cover here. / P12
dashboard | october 15, 2018 SCANDINAVIAN QUIZ
A) Norway B) Iceland C) Finland D) Sweden
2 Since 1959 what Swedish invention has saved at least one million lives around the world? A) dynamite B) 3-point seatbelt C) cheese planer D) diesel-electric trains
Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm.
Outstanding value to humanity
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has since its inception in 1972 identified World Heritage sites around the world as protectors and preservers of cultural and natural heritage. Often these sites are hundreds of years old, but Sweden’s Skogskyrkogården (Woodland Cemetery) in Stockholm, was created in 19171920. UNESCO recognized that it met the same criteria all sites must meet: It has outstanding value to humanity and profound influence in the world. It is an outstanding example of the 20th-century concept of architecture that’s integrated into its environment. Skogskyrkogården, designed by Swedish architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, was developed on a site overgrown with pine trees - not high design but a blend of architectural elements and vegetation that takes advantage of the geography to create a landscape that is finely adapted to its function. And with graves that don’t have excessive alignment within the forest, it established a new form of cemetery that exerted a profound influence on cemetery design throughout the world. Name’s Days of the Swedish Calendar Namnsdagar i oktober
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Hedvig/Hillevi Finn Antonia/Toini Lukas Tore/Tor Sibylla Ursula/Yrsa Marika/Marita Severin/Sören Evert/Eilert Inga/Ingalill Amanda/Rasmus Sabina Simon/Simone Viola Elsa/Isabella Edit/Edgar
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4 You can fish for salmon, ride on the world’s longest cable car or eat its famous namesake cheese in what province? A) Västerbotten B) Gotland C) Havarti D) Dalsland 5 Which Swedish American architect was chosen to design the AT&T building (1982) in New York? A) August Nordin B) Jake Gyllenhaal C) Denver Johnson D) Philip Johnson CULTURE
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7 Who wrote Laterna Magica? A) Sven delBlanc B) Marianne Fredriksson C) Ingmar Bergman D) Marit Paulsson
8 After English, what was the next most common language spoken among passengers onboard the Titanic? A) Finnish B) Norwegian C) Swedish D) Scottish
9 Of the 28 EU member countries, what is the only Nordic country using euro currency? A) Finland B) Iceland D) Denmark C) Norway 10 Ellis Island was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. when it opened in 1892 until the last person, a Norwegian merchant seaman, went through in what year? A)1919 B)1945 C) 1954 D)1992
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October 20: Sibylla
The female name Sibylla is of Latin origins and means “seer.” It has been used in Sweden since the 16th century when it was also spelled Sibilla. It entered the Swedish almanac as an honor to Princess Sibylla in 1934. The Italian version of the name is Sibilla, the French and German Sybille and the English is Sybil. Sibylla experienced a certain popularity during the 1940s but has since decreased markedly.
October 24: Evert
Evert is a man’s name with German origins. It’s a low German form of the name Eberhard, which is made up by the words “eber,” meaning “wild boar” and “hard” meaning “hard, strong.” The name has been used in Sweden since the 14th century and was somewhat of a fashion name about 100 years ago when it entered the Swedish almanac. Since 1940 however, it has become more and more unusual.
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3 What is the oldest Nordic university in continuous operation (since 1477)? A) Uppsala University B) University of Copenhagen C) University of Helsinki D) University of Oslo
6 What country has the world’s largest population of arctic reindeer herders? A) Russia B) Norway C) Finland D) Sweden
Answers: 1:D, 2:B, 3:A, 4:A, 5:D, 6:B, 7:C, 8C, 9:A, 10:C
Nordic country has the most 1 Which (15) UNESCO World Heritage sites?
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October TO DO 10.18 EAT SAUSAGE: GRYNKORVENS DAG / We learned something new on a recent visit to Skövde, Sweden and the Skaraborg area: There’s something called grynkorv, which can loosely be translated as “grain sausage.” The meat in this sausage is often complemented with some kind of grain or potatoes*. And the sausage has its own organization and a special day, just like the cinnamon bun. 10.21 TAP YOUR FEET: STOCKHOLM JAZZ FESTIVAL / Whether you are in New Orleans (more on The Big Easy in our next issue) hearing jazz on every corner or enjoying this last day of Stockholm’s annual festival (www. stockholmjazz.se), be sure to listen to one of America’s greatest exports.
Caretakers of history—an unlikely structure becomes a family’s vacation paradise. / p12
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10.28 FALL BACK: SOMMARTID SLUTAR / Daylight Savings Time ends in Sweden, so turn your clocks back an hour and fall back into bed for an extra hour of sleep (note: that’s for Sweden; here in the U.S. we have to wait until Sunday, Nov. 4).
Nordic palace for quality gifts / A Colorful Universe to close at ASI / The Swedish Crown Princess in New York / Electric scooters: a love-hate relationship
10.31 IT”S ALL HALLOW’S EVE: ALLA HELGONS AFTON / Better known as Halloween, it’s not as common in Sweden as it is in the U.S. Nevertheless, 40% of respondents had plans to celebrate when Swedish Trade Federation surveyed consumers in 2010. More Swedes are gathering candles for Allhelgonahelgen and preparing to light them at the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried. /p17
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What’s going on in Swedish America
*When most modern Swedes encounter the omnipresent potatiskorv (potato sausage) at a Swedish American event, they are encountering it for the first time. We’ve often claimed potato sausage is a food created from the lives the early immigrants left behind in Sweden and with no equivalence in modern society. Well, we stand corrected: In the province of Värmland and neighboring Västergötland where Skövde is, this same sausage is often called potato sausage (potatiskörv in local Värmland lingo).
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Making it on the list TIME Magazine listed Sweden’s Icehotel 365 as one of the best places in the world. In this first annual list, published in the August issue of Americabased TIME Magazine, the hotel in Jukkasjärvi, near Kiruna (some 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle) is on the list of 100 “2018 World’s Greatest Places.” Icehotel 365 features seasonal suites of carved ice sculptures (and temperatures at 23°F) as well as warm rooms and hot saunas, and other far-north inspired activities like dogsledding, watching the Northern Lights and sipping on arcticinspired cocktails at the ice bar. This December, the seasonal part of Icehotel opens for its 29th year – the ice art exhibit hotel concept was founded and opened in 1989 and is reborn each winter. For more info, see www.icehotel.com
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We went to the largest arts, crafts, decorations and design event in the Nordic region, the Formex fair, partly for inspiration but mostly to meet friends from near and far. Nordic design has distinguished status among buyers in the world, and Formex is the professional trade fair for artists, designers, craftsmen and their representatives as well as professional buyers and manufacturers. It’s staged twice annually for summer and winter collections at the Stockholm Fair in Älvsjö, not far from the Swedish capital city’s center. This year’s winter exhibition had 800 individual exhibitors and attracted around 20,000 visitors. You’ll find both major factories and creative young designers at the exhibition. For more info on designers shown here, see www.
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A visit offers insights into the Nordic gift and interior decorating industry by reflecting traditions, trends and cultural innovations, such as (clockwise from upper left): Potter Stefan Andersson’s handmade wood fired pottery stands out from the crowd / Erika Tubbin’s ingenious text messages on the dialect of Östergötland have become a hit in Sweden, here with our Swedish roving food reporter Gunilla Blixt / Öjbro Vantfabrik warning for warm knitted mittens, caps and socks / Will the tomte be green this year? / The designs of Anna Victoria, right, can be found at most Scandinavian specialty stores in the U.S., here with Mette Barslund Martensson. / When in Sweden you have to make time for a fika—meeting up with Corey and Denise Peterson from the Hemslojd store in Lindsborg, Kansas. The Petersons, visiting Sweden for the first time, found a place and a location everywhere for the DillyDala of Lindsborg / A green tomte is not in the plans for Åsa’s popular design, now available on a variety of items.
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A Colorful Universe to close at ASI
These are the final weeks of the Gudrun Sjödén exhibition at the American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, which closes on Oct. 28. According to the director of exhibitions, Scott Pollock: “A Colourful Universe nearly tripled regular attendance figures at ASI … the exhibition caught the attention of millennial fashionistas, contemporary crafters, and heritage and global art seekers.” If you’re anywhere close, don’t miss the opportunity to see the artistry, the history and creative development of a Swedish fashion icon - one of the most successful Swedish designers ever. Above: Gudrun Sjödén with her COO Ann Adelsson with the giant Gudrun doll outside the institute during opening days in July. For more info, see www.asimn.org/exhibits-collections
Nobel Center stopped Early this summer the Land and Environmental Court in Stocholm said no to the detailed plan for the controversial Nobel Center at Blasieholmen in Stockholm’s city center. The court considers the plan detrimental to the cultural environment, feels the traffic issue is not resolved and that the plan brings significant inconvenience for the neighboring property. The detailed plan would have such a negative impact on the cultural environment that it violates the Planning and Building Act and the Environmental Code, according to the court. During spring 2016 the city council in Stockholm decided to accept the detailed plan for a new Nobel Center. The decision was followed by extensive demonstrations and about 40 parties appealed to the County Administrative Board in Stockholm County, which did not change the council’s decision. Several thereafter complained to the Land and Environment Court. The Nobel Center has been controversial in several camps. Debate articles have described how the project has suffered from hubris. The building would be devastating to the cityscape; and funding, largely private donations, has been unclear and raising questions about the Center’s long-term perspective. Even King Carl XVI Gustaf has been critical of the plans.
HRH Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria, center, with staff of SACC NY and the Swedish Consulate, NYC.
The Swedish Crown Princess in New York HRH Crown Princess Victoria was in New York in September for discussions on the UN’s sustainability goals: meeting with ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocacy Group that’s promoting the UN’s Sustainable Development Agenda, Agenda 2030. The Crown Princess visited with chef Fredrik Berselius at Aska Restaurant and saw his large restaurant garden in Brooklyn; and she was welcomed at Gateway, where she got
a tour of the premises and information about Gateway’s initiatives for promoting Swedish exports: Gateway, a collaboration between SACC NY and Swedish incubator Epicenter, allows Swedish companies to set up offices in New York and also serves as a meeting place and event center for Swedish-American activities. Princess Victoria also attended a reception at the Swedish residence hosted by outgoing General Consul Leif Pagrotsky.
Hottest Nordic brands
The top-ranking Nordic brands of 2018 were recently identified by Brand Finance, a Londonbased research firm. Their rankings are made based on three factors: marketing investment, stakeholder equity and the effect of these on business performance. Each Nordic country has brands in the top 20 list, but Sweden has the most with a total of 11; Ikea defends last year’s top position as the most valuable brand. Number two is also Swedish, the Not surprisingly at the top—an old friend of Swedes leading fashion company H&M. Next is Nokia of Finland (its mobile phone brand grew 63 percent dea (Sweden), Ericsson (Sweden), Telia Company since last year), then Equinor (Norway) and Lego (Sweden) and Volvo (Sweden) fill out the top 10. (Denmark) in fifth place. Telenor (Norway), Nor- For more info, see www.brandfinance.com/nordics
U.S. Air Force selects Saab and Boeing The U.S. Air Force awards Boeing $9.2 billion for the development of a new advanced pilot training system. Boeing is the designated prime contractor while Saab is a risk-sharing partner with Boeing in the development of the T-X aircraft. The deal will change Saab Group substantially. The U.S. will become both a new home market and a new base for export business. The Swedish defense and civil security company becomes a local supplier in one of the world’s most important defense equipment markets. For more info, see www.saab.com OCTOBER 15, 2018 5
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Local Events Connecticut
Ridgefield Ongoing Helena Hernmarck: Weaving In Progress, the exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Swedish artist and weaver (now living in Connecticut) who is recognized for revolutionizing weaving tapestry for modern environments. Her process is a play on traditional Swedish weaving techniques; the majority of the wool she uses is spun to her specifications at a family-run spinning mill in Sweden, and hand-dyed to reflect her color sensibilities. Many of her 20 tapestries are hung from the ceiling so visitors can experience the complex three-dimensionality of her technique. On exhibit through Jan.19, 2019 at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 203.438.4519 / general@aldrichart.org / www.aldrichart.org
Florida
Clearwater 11.02, 12-3 PM Suncoast Scandinavian Club Suncoast welcomes you to our November luncheon meeting at Banquet Masters. This month’s meeting entertainment is SwedishAmerican accordionist Bruce Ralg and a presentation on Viking clothing and runes. Please RSVP via phone or email to Suncoast Scandinavian Club, 732.546.7756 / sunscanclub1965@gmail.com Sarasota 11.03, 6-11 PM Lobster Feast/Hummerfest: Swedish hors d’oeuvres are followed by whole steamed Maine lobster at Holiday Inn Sarasota Airport. $35/member, $45/non-members and friends - last year sold out fast, so RSVP soon: send your check to Swedish Club of Sarasota, Fall Lobster Feast 2018, 5824 Pomarine Ct, Sarasota, Fl 34238 by Oct 27. info@swedishclubsarasota.org / www. facebook.com/swedishclubofsarasota
Illinois
Chicago 10.17, 6:30 PM Swedish food heritage: A lecture by Richard Tellström. In “The Christmas Julbord – Swedish Christmas food heritage in both USA and Sweden,” Tellström dicussed the Swedish Christmas table from the 1800s and the Christmas food traditions the immigrants brought to the U.S. Soup with rolls served at 6:30 p.m. before lecture at 7 p.m. $10. 773.728.8111 / museum@samac. org/ www.swedishamericanmuseum.org 10.19, 3 PM Hejsan: Join us at the Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration for story and craft time. The theme for the school year 2018-2019 is Scandinavian Children’s Literature. Come explore the literary world of Scandinavia - today it’s with “Pelle’s New Suit” by Elsa Beskow. All ages are welcome to attend with a caregiver. Free (with admission); reservations are appreciated and can be made via email to snyman@ samac.org. Swedish American Museum. 773.728.8111. snyman@samac.org / www. swedishamericanmuseum.org
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10.27, 10 AM - Noon Genealogy Session - The four estates: Riksdag of the Estates was the name used for the Estates of Sweden, the institution with the highest authority in Sweden next to the king. The Four Estates were the lines of division in Swedish society: nobility, clergy, burghers and land-owning peasants. Learn how these estates are related to genealogy research. Free, $10, $15. Reservations appreciated via email genealogy@samac.org or call Swedish American Museum, 773.728.8111 / www. swedishamericanuseum.org 11.03, 6 PM-Midnight Aspire! Annual Gala The Swedish American Museum’s annual fundraising event is a night of fun and celebration of Swedish and Swedish-American heritage and culture. Guests are treated to a night of celebration, an annual dinner, dance and auction. At the Saddle & Cycle Club. Swedish American Museum, 773.728.8111 / museum@samac.org. Geneva 10.20, 1-4 PM October Open Day: Tour the Viking, an exact replica of the Gokstad, that sailed the Atlantic in 1893 from Bergen, Norway to New York and to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Docent-led tours begin every 30 minutes; learn about this one-of-a-kind ship, its construction, journey and significance. You may even meet a Viking. Good Templar Park, 630674-7530 / viking1893@gmail.com / www.vikingship.us
Massachusetts
West Newton 10.27, 7 PM Skylark Ensemble: Storyteller Sarah Walker opens the season with a dramatic evening of music and tales from Norse Mythology and the land of the Vikings. Don’t miss this journey to the North Sea! Pre-concert talk at 6 p.m. Scandinavian Cultural Center, 617.795.1914 / www.scandicenter.org
Minnesota
10.13, 1-3 PM Swedish Hiking Club: Get outdoors and take a skogsbad in the forest at area parks. We walk through the woods and stop for fika.Each hike has a different theme and discussion topic. Conversations will be held på svenska, but this program is open to all and there will be discussion points for all language levels to join in. Meet at the destination, more info online or 612.871.4907. American Swedish Institute / info@asimn.org / www.asimn.org 10.26, 10 AM Babies at the Castle! It’s a new Friday morning play experience - leave your strollers at the door (we have designated stroller parking) and carry your baby through the mansion before it opens to the general public for about 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of sensory play, which could include circle time and sharing touchable objects. Ages 0-18 months and their caregivers, please RSVP. American Swedish Institute, 612.871.4907 / www.
Family Slöjd at ASI Alison Aune is a Minnesota artist with ties to Sweden. She and her sister Kirsten grew up in Massachusetts but regularly visited Minnesota to spend time with relatives, take a sauna at the lake, and partake in their grandmother’s Swedish Christmas smörgåsbord. Now they both live in Duluth and are showing their art at the American Swedish Institute in a join exhibition that explores the intersection of craft, art and heritage. In textiles, prints and paintings, they share an interest in patterns, nature and vibrant colors. Alison draws inspiration from traditional folk art patterns and Kirsten from more contemporary Scandinavian designs. Each artist honors family, cultural roots and pays tribute to women’s
asimn.org/programs-education/events/ babies-castle-new-asi 10.27, 8-11 AM Wake up like a Swede! Join the ASI Male Chorus for their Svensk Frukost, with a breakfast smörgåsbord of Swedish pancakes, eggs, kringler and much more while enjoying traditional Swedish choral music. RSVP $25/ adults, $12/ages 12 and under or $30/door. American Swedish Institute / info@asimn. org / www.asimn.org
artistic and domestic contributions. See their exhibit, Colors from the North, through Oct. 28 when it closes with a family event in preparation for Alla Helgons Afton (All Soul’s Day), when Swedes honor their loved ones with candles or flowers at cemeteries. During Family Slöjd: All Souls Day Family Collages, celebrate your own family’s history with Alison, who invites families to bring images of photographs and other family mementos to incorporate into unique pieces of art. This class is appropriate for ages 7 and up, a great opportunity for children and adults to work side by side and share stories and memories across generations. American Swedish Institute, 612.871.4907 / info@asimn.org / www.asimn.org
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Internationally acclaimed Swedish artist and weaver Helena Hernmarck’s studio in Ridgefield, CT. During her exhihibt at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Hernmarck and her apprentice Mae Colburn will be working at the artist’s five-foot-wide Glimåkra Countermarch loom. An inventory of the wool used in the process will be on view, the majority of which is spun to her specifications at a family-run spinning mill in Sweden, and hand-dyed to reflect her color sensibilities. Visitors may touch and pick up the skeins of wool, amplifying the material nature of tapestry production. See listing / p6 Ongoing Gudrun Sjoden - A Colourful Universe ends Oct 28: Stroll through Gudrun’s design world on your own or sign up for a special tour to enjoy the visually striking collaboration with Swedish designer Gudrun Sjödén. American Swedish Institute / info@asimn. org /www.asimn.org Scandia 10.13, 10 AM & 1 PM A n n i e ’ s S w e d i s h C o f f e e Pa r t y : Gammelgården’s oldest resident, Annie, is the inspiration behind our traditional Swedish 3-course Coffee Party, perfect for birthdays, a field trip or a special treat for yourself and a friend. September dates include tours of our five historic buildings. $15, reservations required. Gammelgården Museum, 651.433.5054 / www.gammelgardenmuseum.org 11.03, 10 AM-1:30 PM 11.04, 1-3 PM Swedish Sausage: Learn to make korv – bring a cooler to bring some home. Class held in the kitchen of Elim Lutheran Church. $22.50-$25/includes a soup lunch and ingredients to make two different 1-pound batches of sausage. RSVP to Gammelgården Museum, 651.433.5054 / info@gammelgardenmuseum.org / www. gammelgardenmuseum.org 11.15, 11 AM, 1:30, 4 or 5:30 PM Lutfisk & Swedish Meatball Dinner: Enjoy a traditional Swedish smörgåsbord starring the famous Swedish lutfisk
served with cream sauce and melted butter accompanied by meatballs, red potatoes, rye bread, lefse, pickled beets and Swedish almond cake with lingonberry compote. After dinner, head to the Butik gift shop for 15% off all items. At Elim Lutheran Church, RSVP to Gammelgården Museum, 651.433.5054 / www.gammelgardenmuseum.org
New York
New York 10.23, 8 PM Fall Concerts at Scandinavia House: Pre-concert discussion at 7:30 p.m. followed by NYC-based music duo andPlay performance of new works by Swedish composers Ellen Arkbro and Kristofer Svensson. $15 /$10. Scandinavia House,
212.847.9729 / chelsea@amscan.org / www.scandinaviahouse.org 10.31, 7:30 PM Opening night: Nordic International Film Festival 2018. Scandinavia House hosts the biggest Nordic film festival outside of Europe, Oct. 31 through Nov. 4. NIFF, founded by the Swedish actors and film producers Linnea Larsdotter and Johan Matton, has quickly grown to become a cultural element in the competitive film festival landscape. Niff 2018 opens with a screening of “Holiday” directed by Swede Isabella Eklöf. Something of a dark gangster tale with a twist, it was a stand-out at Sundance, and Eklöf was selected among IndieWire’s 10 directors to watch. www. scandinaviahouse.org
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia 10.16, 10:30am-11:30am Toddler Time: Read “Moose Music” by Sue Porter, and dance along to Swedish favorites like Vi Äro Musikanter, Abba’s Dancing Queen, and Avicci’s Wake Me Up, then explore the opera music of Jenny Lind in the museum and make your own music. Registration is recommended, but not required. American Swedish Historical Museum, 215.389.1776 / www. americanswedish.org Ongoing From the Heart, Made by Hand: Treasures from the Women of Sweden. This exhibition includes selections of the handmade textiles presented to the museum in 1938
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Washington
Seattle 10.20, 10 AM-5 PM The Vikings Begin exhibit opens to the public. New research with historic and recent discoveries of Viking-era artifacts tell the story of the Vikings of early Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark and Norway)—a maritime society with a very close relationship to the sea. This exhibition of original artifacts, reconstructions, and archaeological discoveries from early Viking age society offer information not only of the people but also of the world they inhabited. The Nordic Museum, nordic@nordicmuseum.org / www. nordicmuseum.org
Washington, DC
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Ongoing North American tour, Expedition America: The Norwegian Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre is making her way back to her winter port in Mystic, CT after an eventful East Coast Tour 2018 this summer. A dozen stopovers - in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia - allowed visitors a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relive the history of the Viking discovery of the New World more than a thousand years ago, enjoy guided deck tours, conversations with crew members, a Viking village store and more. The Draken returns to Mystic Seaport at the end of this month. For more info, see www.drakenhh.com
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InBox Good Morning Nordstjernan, Oh, the Joy and Excitement for me to receive my own Nordstjernan for me and me alone. I would no longer need to wait until Lee-Ann - the Past Vice Grand Secretary - to read it before I might get my hands on it. Yes, 2 copies arrived one for Lee-Ann and one for me! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited … just wanted you to know that I have received my copy and am THRILLED! Have a Great Weekend—Mine will be as I enjoy MY copy of the Nordstjernan—and keep creating - the world is more colorful with Nordstjernan in it! All the BEST,
Our Swedish crossword puzzle in issue 13/2018 While some of you may have torn your hair out over last issue’s Swedish crossword puzzle we have no doubt that Elisabet Poston finished it in no time. For those of us in need of a key to the puzzle, here it is: (Sorry for missing it in the issue with the crossword. It won’t happen when we next run a Swedish inspired puzzle in English in issue 15/2018. We promise.) /Ed.
Carl Hurtubise, RI husband of the Past Vice Grand Secretary of the Vasa Order of America Thank you for this note Carl - you are a shining example of how things should be. “Too many” of our readers share their copies with friends and relatives, neighbors and colleagues. Then again, that’s a good thing too! Keep reading friend. /Ed.
READER’S MOVIE REVIEW: The Wife Filmed in Sweden, this new movie has its share of surprises. They say that behind every great man is a greater woman, an age-old idea revealed with fresh intensity through Glenn Close’s magnificent portrayal of Joan Castleman in the new film, The Wife. The film, based on Meg Wolitzer’s novel of the same name, is directed by Swede Björn Runge and filmed in part in Stockholm around events related to the Nobel Prize Ceremony (including an early morning surprise on Dec. 13). The glimpses of Stockholm near Christmas and occasional morsels of the Swedish language underscore the glamour of this most profound, coveted prize while the prize winner’s wife is simultaneously battling the greatest test of her life. All of it sensitively, splendidly well done. A must-see movie for many reasons, with bonus material for us Swedophiles. www.sonyclassics.com/thewife Jane Olson, Milwaukee, WI 10 NORDSTJERNAN
Joan Castleman (Glenn Close), the wife of famous novelist and Nobel Prize of Literature winner Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce), are at the Nobel Prize Banquet (left) in City Hall (above) in Stockholm.
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The program is designed for is small with only 1800 students who want to become students in total, I not only the next generation of internahave peers from all over tional leaders. The education the world, but they also has a strong focus on business and management but always come from a variety of with an international perspecbackgrounds" tive. Students who are admit- Abigail Richardson ted to the program are also pre-approved for CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management Education), which tiful cities in the means that by studying the international business world made it an program students graduate with two degrees – from easy choice. So did SSE and from CEMS. the tuition. When “With increasing globalization, obtaining a comparing to simimaster’s degree abroad is a great way to advance lar postgraduate your future career, and SSE provides the perfect programs in the combination of international experience, hands-on U.S., SSE’s tuition projects and an open-minded atmosphere to grow was a fraction of not only as a professional but as an individual as the cost, and with well,” says Abigail Richardson, a student in the scholarship opporinternational business program. tunities, studying Abigail already has a BSc in nutrition, with mi- in Stockholm was Lars Strannegård nors in Spanish and journalism, which couldn’t be easily affordable. any more different from what she is studying now. “One of the best aspects about SSE is that diversity But when she started searching for the right mas- is highly valued. Even though the school is small with ter’s program, SSE felt like the perfect fit. An in- only 1800 students in total, I not only have peers from ternational student cohort, prestigious international all over the world, but they also come from a variety recognition and location in one of the most beau- of backgrounds, giving the program a well rounded and unique perspective,” says Abigail. “As an SSE student, I can honestly say there is Facts about Stockholm School of Economics an inclusive and accepting atmosphere where I feel truly valued as an individual,” she continues. • SSE is ranked by Financial Times as the No. 1 business school in the Nordic countries “I knew pursuing my education at SSE would • SSE is a private business school located in Stockholm help me continue to follow my passion while • SSE offers bachelor, master, PhD and executive education programs, all taught in English. also giving me the foundation and knowledge • Tuition fees: bachelor programs: approx. $10,000/year; master programs: approx. $15,000/year required to work internationally.“ • Application period Oct. 1, 2018 to Jan. 15, 2019 • More information can be found at www.hhs.se OCTOBER 15, 2018 11
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The Jolinder family had a crazy idea: How about buying a windmill and turning it into a summer house? In a spurof- the-moment decision they bought an old, ramshackle windmill on Österlen and set to work to transform it. Ten years later, it is a four-story haven for the entire family.
I’m driving the winding roads of Österlen. Art exhibitions, flea markets and cafés follow one after another, and it’s beautiful in that special way that only Österlen is in the middle of summer. I follow Christian Jolinder’s directions, thinking how hard can it be to find a windmill? Still it takes three cell phone calls before I spot it across a field. As I walk in the yard, I’m greeted by fun and games. David is out on the field looking for a lost soccer ball, while his little brother Adam is doing laps on his bike around the windmill, or “mölla” as it is known here in Skåne. The baby in the family, Hanna, peeks at me shyly from behind the safety of her daddy’s legs. “It began in 1997, when we biked past the windmill while on vacation,” says Christian, once coffee is served. “We often came down here, and we looked at everything from places as small as chicken coops to little buildings that we thought might be easy to spruce up.” The windmill came up in the discussions, but they had forgotten where it was located. It took another two years before they happened to pass it again on their bikes. “Then one night we got this impulse to bike over to have another look at it,” says Petra. “We had a dinner engagement scheduled that night, and we were hours late when we arrived, but something just drew us to the mill. Once we got there, we saw 12 NORDSTJERNAN
a Volkswagen van parked on the site. It turned out to be the owner, sitting there wondering what to do with the decayed windmill.” He offered to sell it on the spot. “I heard myself say ‘yes, thank you,’” says Christian. They were invited to explore at their own risk, as the windmill was totally dilapidated. They had to make sure to step on the beams when they ventured upstairs. “But the floor plan came to us then and there,” Petra explains. “Where to put the kitchen, where to put the stairs. That we wanted huge windows facing south.” A few months later they clinched the deal, and the renovation began as quickly as possible. They hired people for some of the work but did as much as possible themselves. An acquaintance who is a famous millwright helped them out a great deal. “I think it was lucky that we were so inexperienced, that we were naïve enough to think we could finish the project; those with experience just shook their heads,” says Petra. They worked hard for eight months. Christian was in between jobs, so he spent the main part of the fall renovating the mölla, and the next summer they were done with the bathroom, the kitchen, the underfloor heating and the insulation – they could move in. “It was really amazing! But after that we slowed down a bit. I remember David at 6 weeks old,
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According to surveys, over 50 percent of the Swedish population historically has access to a holiday home. In total, there are more than 575,000 holiday homes in Sweden, with the most dense area in Norrtälje just north of Stockholm, where there are at least 25,000 homes, approximately as many as in the entire Gävleborg County further north. It is thus not due to a shortage that many holiday homes have recently been created from structures that had an altogether different use in an earlier life. Here’s one family’s story of transforming a former “mölla” in southern Sweden to a weekend paradise for the family.
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caretakers of history
Möllan has been in the area for over 170 years and was in use as late as 1972. Renovating a building that has a meaning to so many people is something that has to be done with respect. “There’s been a lot of fooling around here since the mill was taken out of use. It was a classic love nest. There were many names written on the beams. So sure, there are a lot of different stories. We saw it as a great responsibility to rebuild it,” Christian says. However, renovating a mill isn’t easily done. The work was filled with challenges, many they weren’t aware of at first. “No wall is like the other. Every plank is special so you have to have a lot of patience, and a lot of time. That the inner walls lean inward is also a challenge, especially when you install kitchen cabinets,” Petra says. They had to simply make a straight wall in the kitchen. Or is it really a kitchen? That word itself is one the Jolinders try to avoid. “We didn’t want the room too kitchen-like. We worked a whole lot with that, we didn’t want kitchen cabinets all the way up to the ceiling, for
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instance. We wanted a room in which you can socialize,” says Christian. They’ve also tried to keep as much as possible of what was in the original mill, but in spite of certain things being lovely, they also took up a lot of space. Some of these things were thrown out, others found new homes outside the mölla. “We try to think about decorating according to the building. We don’t want it to look fluffy, we don’t want too many curtains, but instead something that’s in harmony with the mill,” Petra says. The budget increased as they went along, and they soon realized there was only one way to go about it: from A to Z. Trying to economize was simply not a good idea, even though there were several bargains along the way. “The chairs we sit on are flea market finds,” says Christian. “We got 18 chairs for SEK 125 ($20). We think they are beautiful!” David is beginning to pull at his dad, he wants to play soccer. I take the opportunity to explore the house. It is an exciting structure, the round walls, the big windows, all of which make it seem completely different from a regular house. The gigantic windows face the fields to the south on the second and third floors, and this view brightens the entire building. Above the kitchen is the living room, and
on the top - the fourth floor - is the only bedroom, with a balcony facing south and a view of the sea. You can see as far as Bornholm. The soccer match is in full swing when I come outside again. And Adam is biking around and around. “The kids love coming here. I think for them it’s like a treehouse. It is fascinating to see how they change when they are here. The stress of Stockholm just runs off them. I hope that will continue into their teenage years,” says Petra. Text & Photography: Emil Sergel
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During Allhelgonahelgen (All Saints Weekend), Sweden’s cemeteries are often adorned with flowers and decorated with candlelight in the early winter darkness.
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Here’s another delicious and quick-to-make apple recipe, which makes just two servings: Ingredients: 2 apples 50 g almond paste (or marzipan) 2 teaspoons calvados (a French apple brandy) or sherry (both optional) and 1 egg white. Instructions: Preheat oven to 450 F. Butter an oven-safe pan. Do not peel the apples, but core them with a knife and a teaspoon, making sure the bottom stays intact. Mix the almond paste with the egg white (don’t beat it) and the calvados/sherry if you are using it. Put the apples in the pan and fill the cavities with the mixture. Put the pan in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, depending on how firm the apple is. Let the apples cool a bit and serve them with ice cream or whipped cream.
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Swedish apple pie with almonds.
Instructions: 1. Mix butter, confectioner’s sugar and flower with a mixer until you have a crumbly dough. Add the water, and continue to mix until you have a smooth dough. Press this dough into a pie dish with removable bottom. Put into the fridge for 20 minutes. 2. Pre-heat oven to 400° F. Grind the almond paste, but not too fine. Grind the lemon peel on the fine side of the grater. Melt the butter and beat the eggs, and add them to the melted butter along with the sugar. Let simmer until thick, stir often. Take the pot off the heat. Stir in the almond paste, lemon peel and cardamom. 3. Peel and core the apple, and cut into thin slices. Take the piecrust from the fridge and make small holes with a fork. Pour the almond cream into the crust, arrange the apples slices in a pretty pattern, pour over the sugar and the almond slivers. 4. Bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 25-30 minutes. Serve with whipped cream. European-style marzipan, which is heavier on the almonds and lighter on the sugar, is available on the U.S. market thanks to the many Scandinavian specialty stores, see our miscellaneous advertisers to order online.
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Bergman’s three miracle plays In medieval Europe only religious dramas were permitted. Gradually, artists were commissioned to create and perform plays as accessories to the Latin church services. Predominantly illiterate, people learned by rote and were reminded by art and craft. These medieval dramas were known as mystery plays (biblical stories), miracle plays (episodes of saints’ lives), passion plays (on the events of Holy Week and the Passion of Christ), or morality plays (allegories on morals rather than ethics). The forms are often referred to interchangeably. It is understandable that some people who have seen the first two - and especially the latter - recoil from seeing them again, and consider Bergman dark, melancholic or disturbing. Yet many of these people can return to the Passion of Jesus or the death of innocent Desdemona in Othello (by Shakespeare or Verdi) but not to The Virgin Spring. These are two of my favorite Bergman movies, perhaps enhanced by nostalgia because they were the first of his works I ever viewed. My father, Hugo Olsson, was editor and publisher of Vestkusten, the local Swedish newspaper in San Francisco, founded by his father. While I was still in high school, Dad thought I should appreciate Sweden’s culture and its international acumen (more than just our local foods, customs and traditions), so one night he took me to this double bill of Bergman classics at a local repertory cinema. Thus began my appreciation of contemporary Swedish classics and of Bergman in particular. I was used to seeing black and white movies at our local theater, but like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, I discovered we were no longer in the land of the Lone Ranger or Flash Gordon, my typical childhood movie fare. I also rank Bergman’s interpretation of Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” among my favorites of his films. This third film is as distinct from the first two as its color is from their black and white media. The first two are starkly beautiful not only in the telling of their stories and the acting but also in the dilemma of dealing with God by emphasizing the medieval milieu, which is distinct enough from our period to give us the distance by which to judge their moral dilemmas, and our own. But Seal, Spring and Flute are unified by Bergman and his troupe’s mastery of their medium, by their regard for how precious life is, and by the dramatically ritualized and realized irony in the telling of these tales.
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Håkan Hagegård and Irma Urrila in Bergman’s The Magic Flute (1975).
Bergman’s movies The Seventh Seal and The Virgin Spring, as well as his film interpretation of The Magic Flute, can be thought of as examples of miracle plays. squire (Gunnar Björstrand) return from the Crusades to medieval Sweden, now suffering from bubonic plague. The knight is disillusioned by his Crusade experience and searches for a sign from God of personal commitment and seeks to do an altruistic act before he dies. The squire is stoic, accepting life as it is and judging people, society and institutions by how they help others. The knight meets Death personified (Bengt Ekerot) and challenges him to a game of chess to avoid death until he can achieve one good deed. Along the way, knight and squire meet Jof and his family of actors. Jof is a simple, kind man of visions. With us viewers, he is the only one who sees Death playing chess with the knight, sees the Virgin and Child, and Death leading his victims in a danse macabre. Before Death claims him, the knight has experienced the joy of life with the actors’ gift of wild strawberries and milk, and he does his good deed by distracting Death so the actor’s family can escape death. The knight, returning from his evidently disheartening experience in the Crusades, wants to accept his relationship with God by evidence, not by indoctrinated authoritarian belief. He wants his own burning bush to appear before him to reveal and confirm his personal significance to God. Instead, on his journey home to his wife, he is confronted not merely with the presence of Death, of his own mortality, and of that of the victims of the plague as interpreted by the Church, but without any sense of assurance of personal salvation and eternal heavenly bliss in return for his devotion. Furthermore, he is challenged at every step of the journey by his squire’s distinctly alternative interpretation of life and acceptance of both life and death.
We the audience, with our modern perspective of historical distance, can judge the characters and their points of view. While acknowledging how harrowing and precarious human existence was in the Middle Ages, we are certainly no better humans than they were; however, our modern perspective allows us to see the futility or fruitfulness of particular philosophies. Further, in addition to the history that separates us from these characters, we are more worldly. Whether or not we are more formally educated, our awareness of multiple views among the world’s people and the technological opportunities for news requires us to be more informed to live in our age. Indeed, our challenge today is one of information and communication, to use our skills to survive, thrive and live fully.
The Virgin Spring
In Spring, a Christian knight or homesteader, Per Torë (Max von Syddow), his wife Märeta (Birgitta Valberg), and their teenage daughter Karin (Birgitta Pettersson) live with several servants, including Ingeri (Gunnel Lindblom), their maid servant and daughter’s playmate, a pregnant pagan, jealous of Karin. At the daughter’s insistence, she is sent off through the forest to the church in all her finery to deliver candles as the family’s offering to the Virgin. The beautiful, blonde and richly robed daughter astride a white horse contrasts starkly with her dark-eyed, dusky companion in sackcloth upon a dark horse, as well as by her virginity and the other’s pregnancy, and by being innocent of her friend’s jealousy. The two girls get separated. Karin continues until she meets three brother herders, one only a boy. In Christian charity and by flattery, she offers to share her meal with them. After lunch, the elder brother chases, rapes and kills the girl as the young boy looks on, frightened into silence. Later the pagan brothers, coincidentally but unknown to them, arrive at the family homestead and are charitably given food and shelter for the night. After the knight goes off to bed, ignorant of the cir-
art and culture cumstances, the elder brother offers to sell the wife the girl’s garments. Märeta leaves them to sleep, locking them in the lodge. When Per Torë sees the garments, he returns and kills all three, as the mother pleads for the innocent boy. They find their daughter’s body, and from the ground where her head had lain, a spring brings forth water. The father prays for forgiveness from his wrath and vengeance, promising to build on the site a chapel to God, in memory of his daughter and in acknowledgement of the miracle of the spring.
How do we await our spring?
In Seal we were confronted with a personal odyssey to discover God, but in Spring, we see challenges to live as a Christian in a world where evil exists — such as we know from the Book of Job, and when God restores Job’s riches, it is not clear if he brings back to life his dead children, or provides him new ones, after which he survives to see his great-great-grandchildren. In Spring, the Christian knight is similarly challenged, but rather than regaining his daughter, a spring issues from where she had lain. And this is interpreted as a miraculous sign of God’s blessing. Here again Bergman, the director, and Ulla Isacksson, the scriptwriter, provide a perspective of historic distance. In narrative structure, this is a retelling of Job. But unlike in the biblical version — where the author is privileged to record not only God’s responses to Job but even arguments between God and Satan —we the viewers, from our modern perspective are challenged to provide and enunciate the implicit lesson, which may differ from the biblical one. Instead, as in many Bergman films, we both joy and pity the human condition, particularly what harm we cause to each other and the crises we bring upon ourselves.
The Magic Flute
In this film interpretation of Mozart’s opera of the same name, Tamino, a noble prince in danger asks the gods to save him. He faints and is saved by the Queen of Night’s maids, but awakens to a rustic bird catcher, Papageno, who accepts his thanks for salvation. The Queen of the Night persuades Papageno and Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro; if they rescue her, Tamino will marry her. For their protection, the Queen gives Tamino a magic flute, to Papageno magic bells, and to both a trio of cherubs to advise them. Papageno finds Pamina and tells her of Tamino and his quest. The cherubs lead Tamino to Sarastro’s temple, promising him Pamina if he is steadfast and wise. When Tamino enters and sees Pamina, the two embrace. However, Sarastro orders that Tamino must undergo trials to gain wisdom and fidelity worthy of Pamina. Preparing for their trials, Papageno longs for a wife, and is offered a cup of water by an old hag. He asks if she has a boyfriend; she says he is her
boyfriend but leaves before he can discover her name. Similarly Pamina is attracted to Tamino by his flute but despairs when he cannot answer if he loves her, because of his vow of silence. Sarastro urges Tamino and Pamina to bid a final farewell to each other before Tamino’s ultimate trials. Later the hag returns to Papageno and orders him to promise to marry her or remain eternally imprisoned. When he consents, the hag is transformed into the young and pretty Papagena. After Tamino’s armed guards announce he can now speak with Pamina, she enters and declares they will share the remaining trials of fire and water together, which they do; they are protected by his magic flute.
The Virgin Spring (1960), an austere study of rape, evil and death, based on a 13th century folk song.
Where does the magic lie?
In this fable the stakes are not mortal and the mood is comic, contrived and The Seventh Seal (1957). Knight (Max von Sydow) challenges Death (Bengt Ekerot) to a game of chess on the beach. charmed. Nonetheless, like the previous two Christian fables, this too involves an indoctrination 20th century and the beginning of the 21st who of an orthodoxy resulting in earthly (and perhaps must find meaning in these fables, even beyond the eternal) salvation. astounding virtuosity of their filming and acting. Neither Mozart nor Bergman get into the quarrel These three films are among my favorites of over religion or sexism. Boy wins girl is an age-old Bergman’s work, although I have a dozen or more story. This film is to be enjoyed. So Bergman, dur- favorites to choose from. All are stories, within ing the overture, concentrates on the audience but various genres, that demonstrate life-giving forces. particularly one girl’s delight in the music, the staging Although many of his films have autobiographical and the story. elements, Bergman is remarkable for transforming The noble and rustic characters are taught the ethi- his demons into stories more applicable to a general cal verities that ensure they will find true love and public. The quantity and development of his oeuvre is harmony in their lives with an appropriate partner: remarkable, but not all films may appeal to everyone. Tamino wins Pamina; Papageno, Papagena. Artistic When we examine his work as a whole, we are whimsy is a key element in this movie, often hailed as struck by his compassion for the human condition, in one of the greatest interpretation’s of Mozart’s clas- the nature of Dante’s telling of the Divine Comedy, sic. And long after the artificial rituals of trials and from a higher, more comprehensive perspective. The tribulations, what lingers is the music and the clever other aspect that is so apparent throughout his films adaptations of this opera, played in Drottingholm’s (as throughout most drama) is how we cause our period theater, and the sublime craft of the actors. own conflicts and conditions. While reflecting upon This film launched the world-renowned classic tenor, dramas from this perspective, one pities the human Håkan Hagegård, to greater public admiration. condition unless one finds joy in life. It is this comprehensiveness that Comedy shares with Tragedy.
Bergman’s comprehensive tales
It is us, Bergman’s audiences of the last half of the
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news in brief
Löfvén toppled by confidence vote Things may have changed already when you read this but it’s clear the new government will take a form such that Sweden hasn’t seen in a very long time.
Things may have already changed, but this condensed report explains what has happened after the general election on Sept 9. Since the election offered no clear winner among the blocs, a mandatory confidence vote was taken when Riksdagen, the Swedish parliament, opened on Tuesday, Sept. 25. As expected, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven fell in the historic vote. A majority did not have confidence in Löfven as prime minister; the four Alliance parties and the Sweden Democrats voted no.
A first for Sweden
Never before in Swedish history has the Riksdag dropped a prime minister in a vote of confidence. Löfven has been able to govern since 2014 in spite of not holding a majority in parliament because the alliance parties so far refrained from taking the Sweden Democrats’ support to trap him. The fact that the Alliance joined SD in an effort to replace the red-green government is unprecedented. Early commentary by the Alliance has confirmed the group will not seek support by the Sweden Democrats but nevertheless plans to push forward the Moderate party leader Ulf Kristersson as most likely prime minister candidate.
Electing a Prime Minister
The new speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, a member of the Moderate party who now holds the bipartisan speaker assignment, started the socalled speaker rounds on Sept. 27 and spoke with representatives of all parties. He has a difficult task: to submit a proposal to parliament of who will be the next prime minister and form a government. He stated to the press that he expected more discussions with party leaders. “Without revealing a state secret, I can tell not everyone is agreeing on who our next prime minister should be,” he said. During the speaker’s conversation with Löfven, the former prime minister was clear that the passing of a state budget has to be weighed into the current deliberations. The red-greens have a mandate more than the alliance parties and would be able to reject a budget prepared by the alliance parties unless the Sweden Democrats were to support it. 20 NORDSTJERNAN
“The ability to pass a budget in parliament is absolutely crucial in order to form the new government. You simply have to have enough support in the Riksdag,” Löfven said. He continued: “For the Riksdag to elect a prime minister who only survives until the budget vote would be doing Sweden a disservice.” Moderate party leader Ulf Kristersson, however, does not believe such guarantees can be issued in advance. He says it’s now about selecting a prime minister candidate who can be accepted by the Riksdag. “It will be every governments’ natural desire and aim to get their budget to pass. But, under the present parliamentary situation to also demand that you’re 100 percent sure your budget will pass parliament, I think is not realistic.”
To do or not to ...
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has been mildly critical of the Moderate party, which he feels is opening up for cooperation with the Sweden Democrats. ”A government must have some sort of consensus among the blocs to succeed. The liberals will not join a government that will take over on November 1 to then resign in December. It’s the wrong way to show responsibility for Sweden,“ he said. Björklund expects the negotiations will take time and pointed to Germany as an example for receiving a coalition government after a full six months of deliberations. He also urged the speaker to select a next prime minister soon. The Liberal and Center parties in the Alliance would like to start discussions about cooperation between the Alliance and the Social Democrats (S). The hope is to form an Alliance government that can cooperate with S on different issues. Stefan Löfven, who now heads a transitional government as the Social Democrat’s leader, continues to say his party will not be a support party to an Alliance government. The Christian Democrats feel the Alliance parties should try to form a government, even if a cooperation with S is not possible. That government would then depend on the Sweden Democrats voting on the Alliance’s proposals on all issues where the red-greens have a different opinion.
To be continued
Speaker Norlén hasn’t been clear about his expec-
What happens now?
The newly elected Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlén leads the probations to install a new prime minister and government. It looks as if the new government will take a form such that Sweden hasn’t seen in a long time. The positions remain locked among the blocs, but a government consisting of the Moderates and the Christian Democrats collaborating on the budget with the Center Party and Liberals, at the same time tolerated by Sweden Democrats, is one possible outcome. Another scenario could be that Stefan Löfven actually returns as prime minister, but he would then have to win over C and L. Meanwhile Sweden is not without governance: The former government acts in a transitional capacity and remains in place until a new government has been formed and installed. Speaker Norlén, who was elected Sept. 25, has to find and select a new prime minister he believes can form a new government, a government that’s likely to get its first budget approved in parliament. After he presents a candidate, a vote will be held in the parliament within four days. He can submit four ministerial proposals and if all proposals are voted down, an extra election shall be held within three months. The new budget is supposed to be submitted by Oct. 9 according to the regular schedule; for a new government the deadline will be extended to three weeks after accession, but no later than Nov. 15. In the event of a change of power, the current ministers will remain in a transitional government until the new government is installed. It will also be the transitional government that submits the budget, unless the successors are in place before Nov. 15. The Riksdag votes for the government budget in early December. tations for passing the budget in order to form a new government. He says there are two schools of thought: “I have not yet made a decision ... there are two schools, one that deals with negative parliamentarism, where it is enough not to have a majority against you. The decision-making requirement for a budget is higher. And if you connect them, some will say you undermine the negative parliamentary system and introduce positive parliamentarism. But to govern, you need to be able to pass your policies.” The next round of talks with party leaders has been scheduled for Oct. 1. Ulf Barslund Martensson
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Swedish News H&M surprises experts
Hennes & Mauritz AB shares rose the most in 17 years after the ailing Swedish fashion retailer reported sales growth that took analysts by surprise, boosting optimism the H&M chain may have turned the corner after a struggle to reduce a record number of unsold garments. With surging stock adding 32 billion kronor ($4 billion) to the market value in one day, H&M reported thirdquarter revenue growth that exceeded the highest analyst estimate.
Sweden’s anti-doping dog
Sweden was first with training dogs to sniff out fires, and now the Nordic country has the world’s first anti-doping dog. Molly, a 4-year-old springer spaniel, has been trained to curb the use of performance-enhancing drugs among athletes. Michael Sjöö of the Swedish Sports Federation says, “She’s a search dog so she’s trained exactly the same as a dog for customs.” Originally from Northern Ireland, Molly lived with a Swedish customs officer where she trained for doping substances for six months before going to live with Sjoo; she sniffs out powders, tablets and liquids that athletes use to gain an advantage in sports.
Electric scooters: a love-hate relationship The first service for electric scooters in Sweden, Voi, was launched in August. With an app, users can find an electric scooter nearby, rent it and take it a short distance, then park it anywhere, where it can be picked up by another user. The cost is SEK 10 to unlock the scooter, then the user pays SEK 1.50 per minute of use. The company claims to have a network of people to handle the re-charging of the electric scooters: For a compensation of SEK 40 to 200, the people take the scooters and charge them at home, then return them to different locations in Stockholm. Electric scooter companies have attracted billions of investment dollars in the struggle to own the markets in the U.S. and Europe. Among others, Bird, Jump and Lime are in the race about the city streets. While scooters are becoming more popular, they have also raised anger in cities across the U.S. and Europe. So far there are no proper regulations on the new means of transport and their constant presence in some cities has caused some protests. For these and other reasons, San Francisco has put a ban on electric scooter services. To join, see www.voiscooters.com
The dry and hot summer hit hard against many farmers in Sweden, but for the apple growers the weather was favorable. Cold nights during the spring last year affected the apple blossoms and destroyed large parts of the harvest. But since there was so little fruit, the trees had energy left over when the buds of this year were to form. This in combination with the hot summer is creating record apple harvests this year. The growers also believe the apples are more aromatic and sweeter.
ktivet is to help game developers find the time and place where they can complete and polish their projects and ideas. At the Spelkollektivet (The Gamers’ Collective) developers can work costefficiently with monthly rent options including green meals and snacks, most essentials and utilities starting at $440 for a single room. Some stay a couple weeks, others several months. The house is close to nature and has a relaxation area with pool, sauna and jacuzzi. “Nobody wants to live out here, so it’s perfect. It makes it easier for us to expand,” said founder James Newnorth in a recent interview with Swedish media. For more info, see www.spelkollektivet.com
Gamers develop old village
Volvo signs AI agreement
Record summer for apples
In an old school in an old village in the middle of the Småland forest, game developers gather from all over the world to create, collaborate and take a break from their work. The purpose of Spelkolle-
The Chinese technology company Alibaba recently announced a number of cooperations in smart mobility with several of the world’s leading car brands and technology providers. One
of the agreements is between Alibaba AI Labs, a subsidiary that develops artificial intelligence, and Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Cars. Alibaba will implement its AI solution, Tmall Genie Auto, in Volvo’s cars. With this inclusion the driver can easily monitor all smart products in the home from the car. You’ll be able to check the humidity levels, temperature and air conditioning of your house from your car. The system also provides the ability to remotely turn off and on home electronics and check whether the front door is locked. Volvo cars already work with Alibaba’s voice control, which allows the driver to check the car’s status by communicating with built-in smart speakers. The driver can make sure the car is ready for use, whether doors are locked or the windows are open. He can also get a car status check to make sure vital parts like the engine and the battery are in good condition.
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From the heart, made by hand:
Treasures from the Women of Sweden depict conditions in Sweden of the 1930s A special exhibit opened at the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia on Sept. 16. The exhibition, From the heart, made by hand: Treasures from the Women of Sweden, displays a selection of the 75 handmade textiles and craft items presented as a gift to the museum in 1938. The gift coincided with the tercentenary of the New Sweden settlement along Delaware River and included items from every province of mainland Sweden. The world was still in recovery from the Great Depression, and one of the defining laws of the New Deal under FDR, the Fair Labor Standards Act, passed U.S. Congress that year. Overall, however, these were unsettling times. Increased aggression from both Germany and Japan lead to the U.S. Naval Act, which would increase the Navy 20 percent. In Europe, German persecution of Jews had begun to escalate and German troops were preparing to invade Austria. The women’s right to vote was still relatively new both in Sweden (1919) and the U.S. (1920), and in Sweden much of the discussion about women’s rights came from elite women often also involved as founders or supporters of the growing national home craft organizations.
The craft movement united women of all classes—this photo from the exhibition shows a group of women at a flax spinning competition.
One such woman, Dr. Hanna Rydh would be instrumental in bringing the gifts that now allow us a glimpse of pre-WWII Sweden through examples of crafts, the tools and informative posters with historic facts and trivia. In the words of the exhibition organizers: “The gift speaks of more than Swedish regionalism and craft. In the eyes of the remarkable figure who organized the collection, these handmade gifts also represent female power. Dr. Hanna Rydh was a politician, women’s rights reformer, and Sweden’s first female archaeologist who blended academia and activism within this gift. To Rydh, handicraft—within the traditional women’s sphere—was a symbol of female accomplishment and signified equality with men both in Sweden and America.” The exhibition is a first for the museum’s new
Curator Trevor Brandt stands near exhibit pieces and explains the workings of the loom and stool (vävstol), a 1938 gift from John A. Thulin & Co., Norrköping Sweden. 22 NORDSTJERNAN
curator, who is neither woman nor Swedish nor, according to himself “a crafts person.” Be that as it may, kudos for a job well done to curator Trevor Brandt, who is sure to bring new ideas and energy to the Philadelphia venue, a beacon for Sweden in beautiful surroundings. He found the items for this exhibition during excursions to the museum archives in the basement. We couldn’t think of a better time or location for such an exhibition than right now and at the beautiful FDR Park in Philadelphia. Appropriate in every way. See for yourself and allow time to walk through and digest the accompanying informative posters—it’s well worth it. For more info, see www.americanswedish.org/exhibitions/heart-made-hand-treasures-women-sweden
The 1938 gift also included dolls in traditional costume, and from the province of Jämtland, a birch bark horn, a cup and a woven basket inspired by Sami culture.
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