The Swedish election

13.09.2010

Follow the Swedish election campaign and get background information about Sweden. We recommend these sources.

Swedish Newspapers

Read today's newspaper in LibraryPressDisplay . Access to an e-copy of Dagens Nyheter, Dagens Nyheter Weekend, Goteborgs-Posten & Svenska Dagbladet. The E-copy is available 60 days back and contains all the details of the printed version..

Sweden is #6 in the World

Measured by competitiveness (not soccer) according to IMD World Competitiveness Online . As a supplement see the print version of biblioteket IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook in the library.

The Swedes spent SEK 20.000.000.000 on fast food in 2009

According to the market report Fast Food – Sweden from Global Market Information Database / GMID . GMID offers access to country, market and lifestyle statistics, market research reports, market share and brand share rankings, and company profiles.

Sweden is recovering from recession much more rapidly than expected

Source: Country Report August 2010, page 7. Get the full report at EIU country reports/profiles . EIU Country reports covers the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy, sectorial trends, and foreign trade and sovency. EIU Country profiles contains country analyses focusing on economic and political status, including background information, with a view to the long-term political and social effects, providing a complete introduction to all international markets.

The first Volvo 144 was sold in 1966

You can find company histories for a number of Swedish companies in International Directory of Company Histories .

Last updated by Søren Madsen 16/09/2010