nordstjernan issue 17, 2012

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Lena Olin. Though she’s gotten used to big budgets and Hollywood trailers, the Swedish star wouldn’t mind a movie in Sweden.

Their Majesties, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the dedication ceremony for the new Nelson Cultural Center at ASI, Minneapolis, ASI Presiden and CEO, Bruce Karstadt in background. Photo: Catarina Lundgren Åström. Page 7

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SF Mayor Lee congratulates Artemis-White. Photo: ACEA 2012 / Gilles Martin-Raget.

The ‘Republic of Jämtland’“Republiken Jämtland” — a partly serious, partly humorous

culture and marketing project, with regionalist and historical elements based in the Swedish region we’ve chosen for this is-sue. Jämtland, with a population of 112,717, covers an area of 13,000 square miles34,009 square kilometres, 8.3% of Sweden’s total area and is the second largest province in Sweden (after Lapland). It’s but a little over 800 years since the area was self-governing and was independent of any crown, hence republic. It was annexed in 1178 to the crown of Norway and ceded to Sweden in 1645 (Peace of Brömsebro)

USA Defends regatta; heads to 2013; Sweden is both Challenger of Record and leader among pack.

America’s Cup Defender Oracle Team USA-Spithill cleanly swept both the Match and Fleet Races in dramatic fashion. The duel for the Match Racing Championship had been won the day before. The race against the fleet was the only race for Sun-day, October 7.

The semifinal races Saturday were dra-matic with Spithill’s boat capsizing and leaving during the first fleet race only to return to capture second in the second race. Then at the end of the day he faced the Kiwis led by Dean Barker in a particularly daring Match race.

As they sparred in the starting box, Spith-ill came beside Barker as they raced for

the starting line. Spithill drove diagonally toward one of the starting boats, forcing Barker to return to cross the starting line,

losing valuable speed and distance. Barker caught up and briefly threatened

but in the end Spith-

Pacific States, Page 6Essentials for a high-growth business?

“Republiken Jämtland,” second largest province in Sweden

Skåne on Hudson, Page 4The New York crowd was introduced to the southern Swedish cuisine through a menu prepared by Aquavit Executive chef Marcus Jernmark and chef Daniel Berlin from Skåne Tranås.

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Sweden is ‘Challenger of Record’

Dashboard, 0-11October, there’s definitely something about it.

Royal Visits, Page 5, 7, 9The Swedish royals were met by jubilant crowds wherever they went, in NYC and on their three-day visit to the traditionally Swedish areas of Minnesota.

Sports, Page 19In spite of the continued lock out few North American NHL stars have jumped to Sweden.

Abba, will they soon have their own museum?

Ted Olsson, San [email protected]

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News in Brief, Page 3Abba, the museum seems to finally become reality. Michelin Star for Aquavit New York!

Sweden, Page 2Production at famed glassworks Orrefors and Åfors are either closing or being sold. Swed-ish primary school students are getting more math. The municipality in Sweden where one on ten is “a millionaire.”

“Kanelbullen” has its own day in October.

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Lena Olin wants to film in Sweden Though she’s gotten used to big budgets and Hollywood trailers, Swedish film star Lena Olin wouldn’t mind turning in the glamour for a good movie project in Sweden. “Work-ing in the U.S. can create a certain loneliness; to be back here (in Sweden) and close to a Swedish gang with whom you’re practically sitting in each others’ laps has been so much fun,” she says. The film Olin filmed in Sweden is “Hypnotisören” (“The Hypnotist”), directed by her husband Lasse Hallström—his first Swedish film after 25 years in the U.S. And for Olin, too, it’s been awhile. In 2005, she shot the film “Bang Bang Orangutang” with co-star Mikael Persbrandt, who is also her co-star in “Hypnotisören.”

Orrefors closingProduction at famed glassworks Orrefors and Åfors are either closing or being sold. The New Wave Group and Orrefors Kosta Boda (OKB) are initiating negotiations with the union about an extensive action. “It is extremely sad. 130 employ-ees, that’s half of all employees, will be noticed,” said Jenny Sundqvist, Press Officer at Orrefors Kosta Boda. The cost for the restructuring is estimated at SEK 212 million ($32 million). The New Wave Group intends to concentrate the production to the glassworks in Kosta. Also OKB will get a new Managing Director, Magnus Andersson, who will take office on November 5. According to the financial advisor for the New Wave Group, Lars Jönsson, it is not impossible for a new owner of Orrefors and Åfors to continue production, though on a considerably smaller scale.

More math in Swedish primary schoolJan Bjorklund, Sweden’s Minister for Education, has made sure students in primary school are getting 120 hours more of math. “If there should be an increase in hours of math, then we feel that ought to be done early,” says Anna Ekström, director general of Skolverket (the Swedish Na-tional Agency for Education). “It’s in those ages when Swedish children need to train on basic skills in math.”

Swedes making over SeK 1 millionAlmost 48,000 Swedes between the ages of 20 to 64 had over one million SEK ($153,000) in income during 2011, according to Statistiska Centralbyrån (Statistics Sweden). Of them, 83 percent were men, and a little over half of them were living in the greater Stockholm area. Danderyd (a municipality just north of Stockholm) has the highest number of people making SEK one million or more—that’s more than one in ten people there. 70 people had a yearly income of over 12 million SEK ($1,840,000), but nobody made over 52 million ($8 million) a year.

Sollentuna first with deliveryPeople in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, will be the first to enjoy Systembolaget’s new home delivery service, which will commence in November.

Lena Olin with husband, director Lasse Hallström whose first Swedish film in 25 years, “Hypnotisören” (“The Hypnotist”) also features Olin in a leading role.

Gästledare Sydsvenska Dagbladet5 October, 2012

Hur hög är skatten i ett civiliserat land? Fråga helst inte Mitt Romney. Fråga hellre svenska regeringen – eller oppositionen.

Skådespelaren Stellan Skarsgård filmar ofta i Hollywood men väljer att bo i Sverige, inte i USA.

”Jag bor i Sverige därför att skatterna är högre … Det är ett civiliserat land och jag gillar det”, sade filmstjärnan nyligen till nätbaserade intervjumaga-sinet The Talks.

Natten till igår svensk tid möttes president Barack Obama och hans republikanske utmanare Mitt Romney i den första av tre TV-dueller inför presidentvalet i USA den 6 november.

Det blev en hel del diskussion om skatter i en debatt som Romney tve-klöst vann. Han var mer på alerten än en ofta alltför defensiv president.

Obama fick inte grepp om Romney. Argumentet att republikanen vill sänka skatten för de rika och låta fattiga betala bet inte lika bra som tidigare.

Att Romney inte vill höja skatter för någon var inget oväntat besked. Men frågan är hur Romney ska få ihop sin skatteplan. Medan Obama vill höja den högsta marginalskatten från 35 till 39,6 procent vill Romney se en kraftig sänkning. Och detta ska ske utan att medelklassen får betala mer och utan ett ännu större budgetunderskott.

Trolleri, undrade nog fler än Obama under debatten. Nja, det är nog så att Romney hoppas att hans skatteplan ska få fart på tillväxten. Vilken tilltro sätts inte till dessa dynamiska effekter.

Faktum är att olika syn på skatterna utgör en politisk skiljelinje även i Sverige.

Hur lika Socialdemokraterna och Moderaterna än verkar på ytan finns en viktig attitydskillnad.

Ekonomiskpolitiska talespersonen Magdalena Andersson (S) presenter-ade i onsdags sin skuggbudget. Ett inslag var höjt barnbidrag. Aktuellts reporter frågade hur det skulle finan-sieras: ”Genom höjda skatter?”

”Självklart”, svarade Magdalena An-

dersson. Med ett brett leende.

Medan Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) mor-rade om att S vill höja skatterna med 30 miljarder kronor.

I dagarna har medierna rapporterat att Sverige har i-världens högsta mar-ginalskatt, 56,6 procent mot tvåan Danmarks 55,4. Mer intressant i studien är dock något annat, att revi-sionsjätten KPMG hävdar att bilden av Sverige som ett högskatteland är felaktig. Om istället normalinkomst-tagarens effektiva inkomstskatt plus socialförsäkringskostnader sätts i fokus ligger Sverige numera först på 17:e plats i Europas skatteliga.

Det går onekligen åt rätt håll. Vem bör tackas? Inte minst regeringen och dess målmedvetna arbete med jobbskatteavdragen.

I ett civiliserat land ska man, som Magdalena Andersson (S) vill, kunna höja en enskild skatt, det behöver inte vara oansvarigt. Men i ett civiliserat land är det också rimligt att sträva efter att hålla nere skatten på arbete. Då fungerar ekonomin bättre och friheten för individen ökar.

Uppskattat Sverige

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The exchange rate: $1.00 = SeK 6.6210.10.2012

Abba museumThe legendary pop group Abba is about to take its place in the Swedish Music Hall of Fame at Djurgården in Stock-holm. Plans for an interactive Abba museum in Stockholm were being presented in early October. A permanent exhi-bition with items from the group’s career will be on dis-play at the museum, which is being built on the site where the restaurant Lindgården once stood. Björn Ulvaeus from Abba participated in the press conference where the mu-seum concept was revealed. The members of Abba will contribute instruments, clothes and other paraphernalia from their heyday, according to the developers. In 2006, private entrepreneurs had plans to open an Abba museum on the Stadsgårdskajen in Stockholm, however those plans had to be abandoned due to high costs. A year or so later, Gröna Lund’s owner decided to open a museum near the famous amusement park, but nothing came of that either. Now, six years after the original plans, it finally looks like a museum will open some time in 2013.

Comeback for Abba-AgnethaAgnetha Fältskog is recording new material for the first time in eight years. According to Aftonbladet, the daily, there’s a new CD coming out. Agnetha Fältskog released a number of solo records during the 1970’s and 80’s. Her latest album came in 2004: “My coloring book”, after 17 years of silence.

Sweden has the highest taxesSweden still has the highest marginal taxes—the tax that the high-income earner has to pay—among industrial countries, though European states that are raising their taxes due to crisis are closing in, according to a new report. “During the last year there are several countries that have raised their marginal taxes,” says Helena Robertsson, head of KPMG Skatt. Sweden is for the third year in a row on top of the OECD countries with a marginal tax of 56.6 percent accord-ing to KPMG’s annual report. Second on the list is Denmark with a marginal tax of 55.38 percent and third is Spain with 52 percent. The lowest marginal taxes can be found in the Czech Republic (15%) and Hungary (16%).

Swedish restaurant Aquavit in New York City received its very first Michelin star in October. Though in the US, the Michelin

stars don’t mean as much for business as they do in Europe, it’s of course still a great honor. “It’s a dream in our line of work to receive a star from Michelin. It’s greater than any other distinction,” says Aquavit founder and main owner Håkan Swahn in a press release. Aquavit Execu-tive Chef Marcus Jernmark came to Aquavit in 2009, and has built a young, talented team of chefs in a short amount of time. Hats off to Håkan Swahn, who celebrates 25 years with the restaurant this year and to Chef Jernmark whose solid Scandinavian cooking brought home the star.

Man svalt och hade det fattigt och eländigt i Sverige men de tidiga svenska invandrarna till Amerika sökte också frihet. Frihet från religion, frihet från ståndssamhället, från fattigdom och livegenskap under det dåvarande svenska systemet. Ett medborgarrättsbevis från 1876, återgivet här ovan, innehåller texten:

..that it was bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States of America, and renounce forever all alle-giance to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatsoever, and par-ticularly to the King of Sweden of whom he was heretofore a subject.

..and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatsoever, and par-ticularly to the King of Sweden of whom he was heretofore a subject.Idag, nästan 140 år senare, då kungen blivit marionett och inte längre representerar övermakten och de högre stånden i samhället mer än till namnet är det just anförvanterna till de som lämnade för att undslippa “Kunglig Majt” som håller honom högst. Kungahuset blir en tydlig symbol för “det svenska.”

aquavit och kungligheter...Det har varit en period av Aquavit

och kungligheter. Aquavit med stort a. “Vår” skandinaviska restaurant, som blev riktigt Skandinavisk igen under Marcus Jernmarks säkra hand, fick i månadsskiftet september-oktober en Michelinstjärna. Det är stort, inte lika stort som i Europa men innebär ett erkännande för Marcus, som tog över efter den omåttligt populäre Marcus Samuelsson. Inte för att vi tvivlade: Nordstjernan har tillhört Jernmarks fan club sedan han första gången dök upp på 600 Park under dåvarande general-konsuln Kjell Anneling.

Restauranten som i år också firar 25-årsjubileum har gått igenom några kockar genom åren men de allra star-kaste korten, Marcus och Marcus, har varit unga, relativt oprövade när de rekryterats. New York är en av världens krogtätaste städer. Konkurrensen är benhård. Det krävs mod att starta up i en miljö som är långt ifrån ljummen, lagom och ändå mer av uthållighet och kompetens för att hålla sig kvar. Eloge och en varm applåd till det namn som funnits i kulisserna hela tiden: grundar-en och huvudägaren Håkan Swahn, som startade upp nu för 25 år sedan och klarat många turer under årens lopp – några vi sett och säkert många vi inte tagit del av. Grattis Håkan.

Att Kungen har stort K är det inget tvivel om. Vårt svenska kungapar bi-drog dels till glansen i New York under SACC New Yorks Green Summit och den kungliga galamiddag som följde på kvällen – för övrigt sponsrad av Aquavit. Senare samma vecka reste de ut till Midwest för att dels närvara under 150-årsfirande på Gustavus Adolphus College, dels närvara under den formella dedikeringen av den nya paviljongen på American Swed-ish Institute, Carl and Leslie Nelson Cultural center.

Det är almänt känt i mediakretsar att vår svenska kung inte alltid är så lätthanterlig och inte alltid lätt att fotografera. Om det nu inte var så att han var kung skulle flera kanske givit honom epitetet “lite tjurig”. Å andra sidan, om han inte varit kung hade vi inte haft anledning att ha några åsikter alls och om sanningen ska fram, vill vi egentligen att kungen ska vara tillgän-glig? Kanske, kanske är det alldeles på sin plats att han inte alltid är så tillgän-glig. För, var vore strålglansen om vår monark valt att vara som alla andra?

Kungahuset har ett symbolvärde. Det blir sällan tydligare än “härute” – i diasporan. Ju mindre symbol, ju mer människan skymtar fram med de fel och brister vi faktiskt alla har, desto mer bleknar symbolen. Det är vad som händer i Sverige just nu.

Olle Wijkström skriver i den här ut-gåvan om ett arrangerat fotomontage. En satir som är direkt förnedrande för kungahuset. Det har tagits fram av en

av Sveriges bästa fotografer, en person vi samarbetat med vid flera tillfäl-len, Elisabet Ohlson Wallin. Bilden är spektakulär och får anses som ett sensationellt sätt att fånga tidsandan i Sverige – för det gör den efter de sen-aste årens öppna kritik av kungahuset. Det känns samtidigt som att en av Sveriges skickligaste fotografer rider på massmediavågen. Helt i onödan.

Ohlson Wallins porträtt är träffsäkra, tidigare konceptuella serier och egna projekt har varit starka och alltid tillfört något. Hennes bilder väcker alltid känslor – oavsett om hon fotograferar prostituerade sprutnarkomaner, aidss-juka kvinnor i Afrika eller våld bland barn. De har fört fram aspekter av livet, människan, samhället eller om-givningen som leder till eftertanke och kommentar.

Den bild som debatterats på sistone

av kungen, hans vänner och drottnin-gen blir mer elak än satir men ska också ses mot ljuset av Ohlson Wallins sen-aste projekt, den serie där Kungasatiren skall ingå hon kallar “Ack fosterland du sköna.” Hon tar i den upp teman som av en eller annan anledning sällan får kraft i medierna och sällan debat-teras öppet i Sverige, den Svenska “flatheten” eller tystnaden då skandaler eller felgrepp träffar

Det känns osmakligt och onödigt att personerna i den satir som public-erades häromveckan förminskas och förnedras. Vi är alla människor. Vi gör misstag. Det gäller kungar, det gäller fotografer och även publicister.

Vi människor behöver symboler. Det vore nyttigt för alla kungahusets belackare att bege sig till svenskbyg-derna eller till New York i samband med att kungahuset sprider glans för att få en känsla av hur stark symbolen kungahuset är för bilden av Sverige i utlandet. Hur stark konstaterade vi på tidningen redan vid starten 1872, då vi skrev om Hans Majestäts Kung Karl den 15 insjuknande och död.

När jag den här veckan gick igenom gamla läggar kom en tår fram. Jag sökte just vår hantering av de kung-liga och fann en förstasida om Prins Bertils besök i Minnesota i samband med 100-årsjubileet av delstatens grun-dande. Året var 1958. Reporter var en ung korrespondent på Expressen som frilansade för Nordstjernan. Jag kom att lära känna Minnesotakorrespon-denten långt senare, riktigt väl först under hans tid som Generalkonsul för Sverige i New York. Hans namn, Arne Thorén; mångårig vän, till mig och min familj liksom framför allt, tidningen. Vi saknar honom.

Som New York “korre” på Expressen kom han senare att ersättas av en annan ung journalist som gjort kometkarriär efter sin bevakning av Ungernrevolten ‘56. Just det, Ulf Nilson, en annan stark röst och god vän. Ingen är felfri men Arne hade på sitt och Ulf har på sitt sätt en egenskap som jag kommit att värdera mer än mycket annat, de var eller är, vänfasta.

Detsamma gäller våra svensk-ameri-kanska vänner, som håller så hårt tag i det svenska men inte alltid har så lätt att numera finna rätt symboler och repre-sentanter för det de strävar efter att till-höra. Kungen fungerar “härute” och Sverige: Bättre vänner än de Kun-gen och Drottnin-gen just besökt finns inte!

Ni finner tid-

ningssidan från 1958 på sid 16

Ni ser den omtalade bilden av kungen

och hans vänner bara online, på http://

ohlson.se – men, tittar på egen risk.

Björn Ulvaeus at the press conference Oct. 3; bound to be a magnet for press and photographers. Photo: Anders H Ohlsson, SR/SVT

Michelin star to Aquavit, NYC

Ulf Barslund Mårtensson


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Mette Barslund Martensson, Nordstjernan, Renee Lundholm, SACC NY president (L-R)

‘Skåne on Hudson’What better spot to temporarily ”anchor” Skåne in New York than newly Michelin-starred

Aquavit Restaurant.The New York crowd was introduced to the southern Swedish cuisine through a menu prepared

by Aquavit Executive chef Marcus Jernmark and visiting celebrated chef Daniel Berlin from Skåne Tranås.

”To work with Daniel, share ideas, discuss menus and recipes, has really developed me as a chef,” said Jernmark, who added this was his best week ever on the job. (It became known this week that Aquavit under his kitchen reign has been awarded a Michelin star)

”We’ve been discussing this event since Marcus visited my restaurant in the Österlen region of Skåne this summer,” said Berlin, whose farm/forest-to-table restaurant is exactly where all of the raw materials originate, in rural Skåne. If you happened to be in the Big Apple prior to Oct. 6 you may have tried their amazing eight-course tasting menu; now sample each chef’s specialties at www.aquavit.org or www.danielberlin.se

Internationally renowned journalist Klas Bergman will on a continuous basis cover the 2012 U.S. election process from a Swedish American perspective.

Born in Stockholm, Bergman spent most of his adult life

outside Sweden, reporting from western and eastern Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., based in Washington, DC and working

mainly for the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter and the

Christian Science Monitor. His primary domicile has been America, ever since his early

student days in California in the 1960s. He now lives in the

Washington, DC area.For more information on the

columnist and communications specialist, see http://ksbergman.

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Swede in d.C.

I am home again in Washington, D.C. after two weeks in the Nordic countries, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland, in connec-tion with the publication on September 20 of my new book “Amerika—drömmarnas land” (America—Country of Dreams) in Stockholm.

The publisher, Carlsson Bokförlag, orga-nized a fun book release party at the Dance Museum in Stockholm with many old friends and former journalist colleagues. I had a lively discussion about the book at the ABF (Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund) with journalist colleague Stig Fredrikson, and I gave a half-hour interview about my book for Kunskapskanalen’s series “En bok, en författare” on Swedish Television.

On the way back to the United States, I stopped off for a couple days in Iceland’s marvelous capital Reykjavik, where a good diplomat friend organized a luncheon semi-nar at the Icelandic Foreign Ministry about my book and the U.S. elections.

In Reykjavik, as everywhere else in Scandinavia right now, the American elec-tion campaign is at the center of attention in all newspapers and on radio and televi-sion. The coverage is amazingly extensive and the knowledge is thorough and deep, down to the smallest of details. Every news organization has a special U.S. election site as part of its general website, and everyone publishes blogs on American politics.

One Sunday, for example, the Stockholm daily Dagens Nyheter had its whole issue devoted to the U.S. elections, with cover-age about the candidates’ interest in sports, about which film stars backed which candi-date, about the money in American politics, election system, voter registrations, etc. It was almost overwhelming and I asked my-self: Are the general readers in Sweden re-ally so interested in the American election? Or is the media overdoing it? I don’t know.

I attended a discussion about the U.S. elections at the conservative think tank Timbro in downtown Stockholm. Stand-ing room only. So, a lot of interest, obvi-ously, but a disappointing discussion. Only Janerik Larsson, an experienced observer of American politics, tried to broaden the debate, warning of simplifications and gen-eralizations and reminding the audience that America is complicated. Well said!

Just in time for the debateI returned home just in time for the first

televised debate between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The debates are now part of the final days of an American presidential elec-tion, but it was not always so. I remember the first television debate ever, in the au-tumn of 1960, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, shortly after I arrived in the U.S. for the first time. JFK won the debate and he won the election, albeit with the slimmest of margins. Ever since then, the importance of these debates has been discussed. In 1980, when Ronald Reagan faced Jimmy Carter, Reagan came out on top in the debate and then won the election, while in 2004, John Kerry won the debate but George W. Bush the election. And last time, in 2008, the debate winner, Barack Obama, also won the election.

Let’s see how the Romney victory in the first debate on October 3 plays out. We know he won, but we don’t know yet how his victory will affect, if at all, the upcoming election. However, among the Republicans, there is new hope. A re-energized Romney has new wind at his back. Will it last? And is there enough campaign time left for Romney to turn this around? I doubt it, but I am no longer as sure as I was before the first debate, although University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato recently warned against overstating the importance of any debate.

“If this one really does move the numbers in a significant way for Romney, it will be more exception than rule in the relatively short history of televised American presi-dential debates,” Sabato wrote on his excel-lent blog, Sabato’s Crystal Ball.

So, we will have to wait and watch the two next debates and see whether Romney can keep up his new momentum and whether Obama can bounce back from his dismal performance. The race is not over yet. In the end, the news shortly after the first debate that U.S. unemployment for the first time since Obama became president is now less than 8 percent may prove to be more important than any debate.

Aquavit’s Marcus Jernmark, left, Daniel Berlin, right. A proud founder and owner of Aquavit, Håkan Swahn between the two master chefs.

Aquavit’s Marcus Jernmark preparing appetizers

Egg and eel - traditional Skåne tastes ingeniously served

Eva Engman performed traditional Swedish songs

“Celebrate the Michelin Star? There’s been no time so far. It feels as if my celebration will be a very long stretch of sleep once it quiets down a bit,” said a happy Jernmark.


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stora helger den här gången. Dess ursprung och dess sammanhang idag.

Alla helgons dag, så som vi firar den idag, är en lite besvärlig sammansmältning av två helger av äldre snitt, nämligen Alla helgons dag och Alla troende avlidnas minnesdag som den hette förr. De har liknande tema, men är inte helt identiska. Ofta blir de sam-manblandade men jag försöker se helgen som en helhet som pekar på det lilla sam-manhanget där någon nära har dött och det större perspektivet där vi ser hur människor genom alla tider tar de goda egenskaperna hos särskilda personer och gör det till goda förebilder för oss andra.

Alla har vi ju närvaron och spår av genera-tioner som gått före oss. Där finns sidan av de gåvor de givit oss av livsmönster, attityder och kärleksbevis. Och där ska vi stanna upp idag, inför kärleken..

Jag har en bok i min bokhylla, det är inte en bok jag tittar i särskilt ofta men den finns där och ibland tar jag fram den, tittar mest på bilderna med bokens titel framför ögonen. Ofta händer det att ögonen fylls av tårar och det blir svårt att se tydligt. Boken heter Sorgen är kärlekens pris.

Sorgen är kärlekens pris handlar om män-niskor som i olika skeden möter döden och berättar om saknad och smärta, om ilska och tomhet. De berättar om tro och och om att hoppas, om ljus och kraft. Visst är det väl så att sorg och kärlek hör ihop. Det är den som vi känt gemenskap med, älskat, som vi sörjer.

Därför vågar jag säga att kärleken och sorgen hör samman, när sorgen gör sig påmind gör

kärleken det också. Det är en dyrbar gåva att få uppleva en annan människa och det är inte alltid vi kommer ihåg det mitt i livet.

Vardagen är där med allt vad den innebär och vanligtvis går vi inte runt och funderar på att den en dag tar slut. Och så gör den det, snabbt och oväntat eller långsamt och utdraget lämnar någon som vi levt tillsam-mans med, delat allt, vår livskamrat, ett barn, en släkting eller vän. Det gör ont, ja så fruktansvärt ont.

Personligen tror jag inte att sorg är något som går över, den försvinner inte, den finns där och gör faktiskt att vi får hitta nya sätt att leva, ja kanske att överleva till och med, sätt att förhålla oss till det som hänt. Såret efter någon som dör kan vara olika djupt men ärret finns där för resten av vårt liv. Det är inte farligt men det gör sig påmint mer eller mindre ofta. Det syns inte för alla men vissa vet att du har detta ärr och förhåller sig till det på olika sätt.

Min äldsta dotter frågade mig en alla hel-gons dag vart jag skulle. Jag ska till kyrkan och så fick jag förklara vad det är för en dag idag och vilka som eventuellt skulle kunna tänkas vara där. Hon funderade en stund sen sa hon hälsa dom som kommer att när man är ledsen så blir man randig. Jag blev något förvånad över just denna hälsning, varför randig sa jag. Jo en dag är man lite svart och ledsen, sen en annan dag kan man vara glad

och ljusrosa och nästa dag en annan färg, då är man ju randig.

På mitt nattduksbord har jag en bok som heter just sorgen är randig och jag förstår också att hon har sett den och dragit egna slutsatser som faktiskt är ganska så sanna. Sorgen är randig,

svart en dag, ljusrosa en annan och kanske grå den tredje. Kan vi vända detta till något ljust, kan det komma något gott ur sorg och saknad? Många berättar om en kraft de inte känt innan,

många berättar om sorgens sammans-vetsande förmåga och en klarsynthet som inte fanns innan, en del berättar om de små tingens glädje och ett nytt sätt att se på sin omvärld. Att vara i den mörkaste natt och ta sig igenom det för att ana ljuset måste göra en människa starkare än innan, och människan är stark. Så stark så vi klarar att betala priset för att älska, vi hittar sätt att hantera sorgen, saknaden, ilskan och frustrationen även om det gör ont, ja ibland till och med fysiskt ont.

I mörkret är du inte ensam, aldrig, du kan-ske känt dig ensam men Gud är nära, så nära, men som jag sa tidigare när tårarna stiger i ögonen är det svårt att se tydligt och klart. Gud finns vid din sida, som en viskning, som en stilla vind genom prasslande löv, som en stark hand som lyfter dig när du faller, en kraft som gör att du anar ljus mitt i den mör-kaste dal. Gud tar dig i sin hand och håller precis där det gör som mest ont och långsamt läker dina sår. Ärret blir kvar, alltid, gud stan-nar kvar, nära. Kvar får också minnena och kärleken finnas, tacksamhet över att ha fått uppleva och vara nära, kärlek och vardag, glädje och sorg, ja livet i sin helhet. Men inte ensam utan nära, omsluten av guds hand. Boken i min hylla berättar om den mörkaste av nätter, bilder gör det näst intill omöjligt att läsa då tårarna kommer. Men boken berättar också om människans storhet, om kamp och livskraft och nya mönster i tillvaron som är nödvändiga för att överleva. Boken berättar om hur det är att vara människa, om hur kunskapen får lämna plats för tro och hopp, om stunder när vi bara är människor, här och nu inte då eller sen.

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The evening’s gala dinner in the presence of T.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden and H.R.H. Princess Madeleine was one of the highlights of an otherwise darkened New York sky this week.

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The Swedish royals were met by ju-bilant crowds wherever they went on their three-day visit to the traditionally Swedish areas of Minnesota. Their Maj-esties Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden were treated to a full schedule, meeting with old friends and making new ones.

The first stop was a private showing of the new addition to the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, the Carl and Leslie Nelson Cultural Center. The modern addition to the historic Turnblad Mansion, which was a gift to the Swedish community by the newspa-perman and publisher Swan J. Turnblad in 1929, has been financed through many generous donors and was the brainchild of ASI president and CEO Bruce Karstadt and his Board of Directors.

The royals were impressed by the addi-tion, which was created in a contemporary Scandinavian style with advanced environ-mental elements—much to the liking of the Swedish King, who’s deeply involved in environmental issues.

The second day included a visit to St. Peter, an hour south of Minneapolis and home to Gustavus Adolphus College, which this year celebrates its 150th anniversary. The day started with worship at Christ Chapel, where the king spoke as well. Chill was in the air, but about 2,000 people lined the walkways, many waving small Swedish and American flags. The festive service included a bless-ing of an altar cloth made by King Carl’s great-grandfather, King Gustaf V of Sweden, which was originally at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, N.Y.

They visited the college’s Hillstrom Mu-seum of Art, which hosts the unique exhibit, “150 Years of Swedish Art,” organized by museum director Donald Myers and a con-sortium of Swedish curators, using paintings from Stockholm’s top museums. The exhibi-tion, which runs until Dec. 2, has 44 paint-ing from the past 150 years, on loan from Stockholm’s National and Modern museums. Included is also work by the “Painter Prince,” Prince Eugen of Sweden, youngest brother of the present king’s great-grandfather, works by Anders Zorn, Carl Larsson, Bruno Lilje-fors and many lesser known artists.

After lunch the program commenced again with the dedication of the new Sesquicen-

tennial Plaza, which tells the story of the college’s first 150 years,

The day concluded with panel discussions on topics of specific interest and importance to Their Majesties: environmental sustain-ability and protecting the world’s women and children.

At Her Majesty’s Seminar, the queen spoke about her work with the World Child-hood Foundation, and while commenting on her first grandchild, Estelle, she voiced concern for future generations of children. She expanded on the subject at a later press conference, mentioning the dangers of un-limited Internet access. “These are things one reflects upon almost every day. Parents can no longer trust the confinements of the children’s rooms as safe havens when a computer is involved. There are people everywhere who try to win children’s trust to later use or abuse them.”

Day three started with a reception at Gov-ernor Mark Dayton’s residence in St. Paul, where both the Swedish Ambassador to the U.S., Jonas Hafström and the U.S. Ambas-sador to Sweden, Mark Brzezinski, visiting from Stockholm, were in attendance.

Lunch was at the American Swedish Insti-tute as a prelude to the royal dedication of the Nelson Culture Center.

A Royal Gala Dinner with 800 guests was held later that day at the Hilton. Two Min-nesotans, David E. Monson of North Oaks and Lynne Blomstrand Moratzka of Scandia, received the “Order of the Polar Star” from His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf during a cer-emony at the dinner.

Indeed, it was a memorable few days for all Minnesotans of Swedish heritage and another successful visit for the royal couple. “The visit was a great success. [Minneso-tans’] love of Sweden, the pride in their roots and their heritage is truly touching,” said H.R.H. Queen Silvia before leaving the Swedish state of Minnesota.

Text & photography: Catarina Lundgren Åström

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Edwin C. (Skip) Gage, Barbara Carlsson Gage and Marilyn Carlson Nelson attending the celebrations at American Swedish Institute.

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia thanked benefactor Leslie Nelson during the dedication of the Nelson Cultural Center.

L-R: Bruce Karstadt, President and CEO at ASI, Ambassador Jonas Hafström, H.R.H. Queen Silva, H.R.H. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Governor Mark Dayton and Ambassador Mark Brzezinski (U.S. Ambassador to Sweden).

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ill crossed the finish line and claimed the Match Racing trophy. The win was all the more spectacular because, without attempt-ing repairs, with battered crew and damaged boat, the team still pulled off a victory, with determination and perspiration.

Super Sunday Fleet RaceThe fleet race was the only race on Super

Sunday. As the boats crossed the starting line Sweden’s Artemis-Red led the pack. Originally all of the presumed top challeng-ers alternated for last place: Spithill (USA), Ainslie (GBr), and Hutchinson (Swe). Yet in dramatic fashion all pulled through the fleet to capture the top three spots respec-tively.

Among locals, this was to be a test of navigating talent. Spithill’s tactician, John Kostecki, and Outteride’s tactician, Paul Cayard, both grew up on San Francisco Bay

as friends and competitors, both knowing the waters intimately and charting separate courses for their boats.

Outteridge (AR-R) led through the first three gates until he got a penalty. Then US-Coutts overtook the Swedes with US-Spithill in hot pursuit. Seeing the US teams break, Ainslie and Hutchinson also raced

to catch them. Ultimately Spithill crossed first as future teammate Ainslie overtook Hutchinson to take second.

In this championship fleet race the cumulative score of both Spithill and Ainslie each totaled 179 points; however, since Spithill beat Ainslie in this final race, he was award-ed first place. Remarkably by not finishing the penultimate fleet qualifying race, Spithill

gained no points in that race, yet was able to make up that deficit with his cumulative score and the scoring spread on this cham-pionship race.

Honing skills for 2103 In the first of the fleet qualifying races,

Artemis’ Hutchinson crossed in 10th place. Had he finished amongst the top three in that race, he would have challenged the two leaders. Outteridge remains a valuable

addition to the Artemis team. Working as a team, Hutchin-son and Outteridge’s boats and crews may hone their skills to more consistently break from challenger to champion. They have a year to do this before they return to San Francisco for the Cham-pionships in 2013 racing on the more dangerous AC72s.

Now Spithill reigns as both the Match and Fleet Champion. When Ainslie joins Team Oracle next year, they will have tremendous depth among helmsmen and crew. But by capturing 3rd, Hutchinson continued to earn his place as the Challenger of Record.

Continued from page one

Sweden’s Artemis Red & White boats. Photo: Sander van der Borch/Artemis Racing.

The fleet at the start of the Championship race.. (c) Oracle Team USA 2012 / Photo by Guilain Grenier. Used by permission.

Oracle Team USA-Spithill crew win SF trophy. Photo: ACEA 2012 / by Gilles Martin-Raget. Used by permission.

America’s Cup Champions

Since the seventies multiple nations have challenged for the Cup. During the week of races, the rankings show who are likely to be the top two teams. At that time they draw up the protocol defining the next race (the minimum standards for craft, crew, and technologies, and pos-sibly even the venue for the finals). The top teams present this to all of the others and before the last race, all together have defined and agreed to the parameters for the next race.

The top craft becomes the Defender of the Cup and the second best becomes the “Challenger of Record”. In this way, while the attention of the media is still focused on the Cup, as soon as the winner is declared, both the Challenger and the initial teams agreeing to race in the World Series are announced. When Bertarelli was defeated by Ellison in the Deed of Gift competition, Coutts became CEO of the BMW/Oracle team and Paul Cayard signed onto Sweden’s Artemis Racing team. Together they helped define the exciting new rules that would revolutionize the Cup for the 21st Century. The Swiss decided not to enter this challenge. Coutts became CEO of the Defender; Cayard, CEO of the Chal-lenger of Record.

Paul Cayard, skipper of Artemis, Official Challenger of Record for the 34th America’s Cup, 2012-13

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royal Visit to Gustavus adolphusTheir Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and

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‘Name’s days’ of the Swedish Calendar: /Kommande två veckors namnsdagar

October 16 FinnOctober 17 Antonia/ToiniOctober 18 LukasOctober 19 Tore/TorOctober 20 SibyllaOctober 21 Ursula/YrsaOctober 22 Marika/MaritaOctober 23 Severin/SörenOctober 24 Evert/EilertOctober 25 Inga/IngalillOctober 26 Amanda/RasmusOctober 27 SabinaOctober 28 Simon/SimoneOctober 29 ViolaOctober 30 Elsa/IsabellaOctober 31 Edit/Edgar

October 15: Sunrise SunsetIn New York 7.07 a.m. 6.15 p.m.In Stockholm 7.23 a.m. 5.42 p.m.In Kiruna 7.38 a.m. 5.11 p.m.Lund 7.36 a.m. 6.09 p.m.In Los Angeles 6.59 a.m. 6.19 p.m.

Cambridge, MAThis year’s Ig Nobel Award in Chemistry went to Swede Johan Pettersson for solving the puzzle as to why, in certain houses in Anderslöv, people’s hair turned green. Says the winner himself: “My children say only their dad would get a prize like this. They probably think I’m a bit nerdy.” The 22nd Ig Nobel Awards, organized by the humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research and awarded on September 20 at Harvard University, are a good-humored spoof of the Nobel Prizes. The prizes are awarded for achievements that first make people laugh... and then make them think. Read more at www.improbable.com (Why the hair turned green? Copper pipes in newly developed houses.)

Trivia October 15

1995: Annika Sörenstam wins LPGA World

Championship of Women’s Golf. It was Sörenstam breakout year when she won her first LPGA Tour title at the U.S. Women’s Open.

She finished at the top of the Money List that year and was the first non-American winner of the Vare Trophy. She became the second player ever to be Player of the Year and Vare Trophy winner the year after being Rookie of the Year.

A win at the 1995 Australian Ladies Masters and two other wins on the Ladies European Tour put her top of the LET (La-dies European Tour) Order of Merit and made her the first player to top both the European and LPGA Tour money lists in the same season.

Her success worldwide resulted in her winning the prestigious Jerringpriset award in Sweden as well as being awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

Sörenstam announced she would “step away” from competitive golf at a press con-ference in the summer of 2008 and played her last tournament as a pro in Dec. 2008.

Annika Sörenstam plays her final game as pro in Sweden at the Scandinavian TPC in August, 2008 Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika is a women’s professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden. It has been played annually since 2005.

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‘Namnsdagsbarn’ and October in SwedenName’s Day October 2

Love (or sometimes Lowe) is a Swedish ver-sion of the French man’s name Louis, which in turn is a nickname for the name Ludovic. It may also be a paraphrase of the female name Lovisa. The name is used for both men and women, although it is more common among men. There are 6,292 men and 507 women in Sweden with the name Love.

Ever since 1999, October 4 is the “kanel-bullens dag” (the day of the cinnamon bun) in Sweden.

Recipe for Swedish “kanelbullar” (cinnamon buns)Makes about 40 bunsThe dough:50 g fresh yeast4 cups plain bread flour1/3 cup ground sugar (or confectioner’s

sugar)1 egg1 lb unsalted butter2 cups whole milk

Since 1999, Swedish “kanelbullar” (cinnamon buns) have their own day in Sweden on Oct 4.

kneading, it makes for a better bun.Put the dough in a warm place for 30 minutes

or until doubled in size. Place the dough on a floured surface and work through the rest of the flour.

1/2 tsp salt1 tsp ground carda-

mom (optional)Filling:1/2 cup butter (nice

and soft)4-5 tsp ground cin-

namon1/3 cup sugar (we like

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Decoration:1/3 cup pearl sugar

Instruction:Melt the butter and

add the milk—bring to 98.6° to 114.8° F for optimal yeast. Add the yeast and stir.

When the yeast has dissolved, add the egg, sugar, salt, cardamom and most of the flour (hold a bit back for kneading). Work the dough until it stops sticking and has a shiny surface—around 10 minutes by hand. Keep

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Spices... everywhereBeautiful, vibrant and exotic. Spices, apart from giving our food a better taste, are actually good for you as they are full of antioxidants. According to Svenskakryddföreningen.se and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, here are the top five spices for good health: Cumin (76,800 ORAC) , Turmeric (159,000 ORAC), Cinnamon (267,000 ORAC), Cloves (314,000 ORAC), Oregano (200,000 ORAC) - antioxidants are measured in ORAC per 100 grams of food. The recommended daily dose is 2500 ORAC. Eat plenty of spices and you may have the cure for a variety of ails, including inflammations, arthritis, joint problems, stomach problems and gallstones. An apple aday and a teaspoon of cinnamon?

Cut the dough in half and roll out each piece in a rect-angular shape. Butter the whole piece liberally and dust over with the cinnamon and sugar. Roll each piece lengthways so you end up with a long sausage roll. Cut 1½-inch bites and place them carefully on baking trays (they will rise, so take care to keep them separated). For ease, you can put them in large muffin tins if you wish, but this is not essential. Let the buns rest another 30 minutes until doubled in size. Brush gently with egg and add a little pearl sugar

on each bun, then bake in the oven on 400° F for 8 to 10 minutes (turn the heat down a bit half way if you feel they are getting too brown). Let them cool under a clean tea towel—this will stop them from drying out. You should get 34 to 40 buns out of this batch.

Stockholm, SwedenRobert Gustafsson, above, takes over Dustin Hoffman’s Oscar-winning role when the film “Rain Man” becomes the-ater at Rival in Stockholm in January next year. Jonas Karlsson plays his brother (Tom Cruise had the part in the movie).


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Not much, if anything, is going well.That much we can all say, having read

the newspapers and watched television. It might be added that the picture is the same in the U.S. and Europe and most likely in China, too. Experts of various kinds tell us (often quoting each other) that the whole world (more or less) is in a crisis. We read that Greece and Spain might be the worst hit, but Italy is pretty bad, too, and how about Portugal? And, for that matter, what about the mighty USA?

We read, with some astonishment, that the U.S. and Sweden have the same unemploy-ment rate: 7.8 percent. It might be added that Sweden is on the list of countries that are relatively OK, whatever that means.…

The crisis is, of course, nothing like the depression of the 1930s. There are no stock brokers jumping from the top floors of skyscrapers and no long lines outside the soup kitchens. Indeed there are (as far as I know) no soup kitchens. In other words, we are much better off this time. It should be added, maybe, that there is no Adolf Hitler waiting in Germany or any other place. World War II was in many ways a result

of the bad times, but we are not, repeat n o t approaching WWIII. Tension there is, as always, but not to the extent that we have to fear an explosion.

We might add that Russia in no way be-haves like the Soviet Union in its worst mo-ments. And that the Communist countries, wherever they may be, do not seem to be aggressively inclined. There seems to be an unspoken consensus that war and violence are out. They solve no problems and gener-ally leave the combatants worse off than before the first shots were fired. So, the risk of WWIII is small if not nonexistent.

This said, the crisis is real enough, if low key. People guard their money, cancel jour-neys, pass by the restaurants and avoid all kinds of “risky” business. In other words: re-cession, not yet depression, but who knows?

Of course, hard times hit people in Asia and Africa harder than people in the developed world. When Americans buy less of this or that “made in China,” factories there are closed and people go hungry. When Ger-many powers down, Polish people often suffer more than the Germans. And so on. An export-dependent country like Sweden is

hit hard when its overseas markets dry up. It should also be kept in mind that Sweden ex-ports mainly expensive products, like Volvo and earlier Saab—things people simply don’t buy when times are bad.

So, how long will this last? Answer: don’t know. Maybe 2013 will be a lost year, maybe a recovery will start.

And even if the crisis is prolonged even further, the truth is that it hits people less hard than it did decades ago. The social safety net—call it the welfare state—works better than it ever did. It is in no way perfect and will probably never be, but it works. People in developed countries don’t starve to death (except in very rare cases) and unemploy-ment is held in check in a reasonable way.

So, we’ve come a long, long way. And one day, hopefully soon, everything will perk up again.…

Better off this time

Olle Wijkströ[email protected] Ska det kallas konst?

Det kanske går om man kallar det konst.Det finns en del företeelser, som man

aldrig får ifrågasätta. Yttrandefrihet är en sådan företeelse. Den som vågar ifrågasätta tryckfriheten kan räkna med att omedelbart bli satt vid skampålen. Ingen människa, som hyllar friheten får tveka om att friheten att yttra sig är väsentlig. Om yttrandefriheten tas bort försvinner kärnan i vad vi menar med demokrati. Av alla skamliga ting vi förknippar med diktatur ligger förmodligen tryckfriheten bland de främsta. Det värsta och nedrigaste, som kan hända en människa, är att ta ifrån henne rätten att uttrycka sin mening. Hitler brände som vi vet alla judiska böcker på bål. De flesta minns förmodligen Winston Churchills ord: ”Jag ogillar starkt vad du påstår men jag skall kämpa tills jag dör för din rätt att frambära din åsikt.”

Den fråga, som kommit upp på sistone gäller, om det bör finnas några gränser till yttrande friheten. Får man verkligen yttra sig hur som helst om vad som helst? Eller bör det - i rättrådighetens och fridens namn - i ett civiliserat samhälle finnas vissa gränser till vad man vräker ur sig eller publicerar. Är yttrandefriheten i alla sina former helig? Eller bör det finnas gränser?

En dam och firad fotograf vid namn Elisa-beth Ohlson Wallin presenterade för några år sedan sedan bilder, som skulle föreställa Jesus naken och homosexuell. Hon har nu gjort en

bild av bland andra kungen framför en naken kvinna på ett bord och drottningen skurande på ett hakkors.

Själv påstår Elisabeth Olson, att bilden är en protest mot makten. Eftersom kungen enligt den svenska konstitutionen saknar all makt har jag svårt att förstå hur denna bild kan vara en protest mot en makt som han inte har.

Det är givetvis helt legitimt att argumentera en förändring av den svenska konstitutionen och att presentera skälen för en förändring från monarki till republik. Många anser, att det vore bättre med ett annat styrelseskick än en monarki. Det är svårt att föreställa sig att bilden av kungen och drottningen framför en naken kvinna innehåller några vinnande argument för eller emot i den diskussionen. Bilden är enligt min uppfattning endast djupt kränkande och smaklös.

Alla människor, som drabbas av elakt förtal eller smaklösa insinuationer, har givetvis rätt att försvara sig mot den som spritt insinuation-erna. Den rätten har också det kungliga hovet. Som de flesta förstår, är det dock tveksamt, vilken positiv effekt, som skulle kunna nås, om hovet i detta fall skulle bestämma sig för åtal. Yttrandefriheten har, som redan påpekats, fått nästan helig status.

Bilden har redan publicerats och fått sprid-ning.

I många fall kan den som vill få ut ett budskap

ta konsten och därmed också fantasin till hjälp. En konstnär har som bekant möjlighet och rätt att lägga in sin egen tolkning i vad han vill berätta. Det behöver inte alltid var rätt Kon-stnären Wilks blev för en tid sedan känd över hela världen, när han lanserade en rondellhund, som bar drag av profeten Muhammed. Reak-tionerna från troende muslimer blev våldsam. Wilks hade genom att presentera den älskade profeten Muhammed som rondellhund djupt sårat miljoner muslimer. Lockande belöning utlovades den muslim, som lyckades omintet-göra Wilks. Upphovsmannen till rondell-hunden Muhammed måste numera ständigt skyddas av beväpnade vakter. Förståelsen mellan grupper av kristna och islamister har definitivt inte förbättrats.

För någon tid sedan presenterades en falsk enkrona. Den falska enkronan föreställde precis som en riktig enkrona bilden av kung Carl Gustaf. Presentationen av Carl Gustaf som kung hade ersatts av texten ”horkarlen Carl Gustaf.” Återigen kan givetvis den som blivit utsatt för en kränkande benämning försvara sig . Till vilken nytta det hava kan.

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10.20.2012 11:00 AM - 10.21.2012 04:00 PMTrunk Show at the Swedish American Mu-seum: Laurie Jacobi and Mary Jane Miller, Original Designs in Wool The Laurie Jacobi Collection features Scandinavian legends of nature woven into fine woolen coats, jack-ets, vests, and accessories. 10.20.2012 02:00 PM - 04:00 PMFree Halloween Kids Craft Kids can make their own free spooky spiders to take home just in time for Halloween! IKEA Bolingbrook.

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10.25.2012 12:00 AM - 11.04.2012 12:00 AMA Dream Play by August Strindberg “A Dream Play” by August Strindberg will be directed by Chicago director Max Truax, pro-duced in collaboration with the University of Illinois Department of Theatre, and per-formed at the Studio Theatre in the Kran-nert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois. www.krannertcenter.com

10.27.2012 11:00 AM - 04:00 PMResearch Your Swedish Roots We are hav-ing an Open House to help you find your Swedish Roots. Enjoy a day at the Swedish American Museum with the Nordic Family Genealogy Center finding out about your Swedish ancestry. Individual attention, just for you! Translators, Genealogists and other Experts will answer your personal ques-tions.

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11.13.2012 06:30 PM - 8:30 PMChristmas Among the Swedish Pioneers Dr. Jim Kaplan, Professor Emeritus at Minnesota State University Moorhead will present a program of readings from Swedish pioneer diaries, poems, letters and memoirs about their first Christmas in America. Dr. Kaplan will lead a discussion on how ethic traditions were a vehicle for preserv-ing values and identity in a radically new envi-ronment. Landmark Center. 218-548-5760.

l New York10.18.2012 07:00 PM - 03.26.2013 10:00 PMMusic on Park Avenue: Swedish pianist and artistic director Per Tengstrand – now in his third season of musical programming at Scandinavia House – performs a series of concerts with distinguished guest musicians. The series highlights the repertoire of Scandinavian chamber music and its composers. Thursdays @ 8 pm, October 18, November 15, 2012, January 31, & February 21, 2013

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l Wisconsin10.13.2012 01:30 PM - 10.13.2012 04:00 PMAnnual Mtg. & Tribute to Karin and Vic Hedman .The

Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin, Inc. holds its annual meeting on Saturday, October 13, 2012, with a review of the activities of the past year. A memorial tribute to Karin and Vic Hedman will highlight the events of their lives and dedication to Swedish and American heritage. Vic’s interesting contributions to society and government through his career in Forestry will be explored as well as his support of our Friman Marker which designates the location of the first Swedish settler to Wisconsin. The meeting takes place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Redemption Lutheran Church, 4057 North Mayfair Road (Hwy. 100, just north of Capitol Dr.) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin with a coffee and social hour to follow. Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin, Inc. 414-352-7890.

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Up close with director Lisa OhlinSwedish bestselling novel Simon and the

Oaks (Simon och ekarna, 1985) by Marianne Fredriksson, was adapted for the screen, hits the theatre in New York October 12 and LA, San Francisco and Chicago on October 19. We met with director Lisa Ohlin in New York.

Lisa Ohlin directed this award winning ad-aptation of Marianne Fredriksson’s novel from 1985, about the friendship of Simon and Isak, a working-class boy and the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller, who fled Nazi Germany during World War II.

This film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name, is still commonly read in Swedish schools. It takes place in Gothenburg in 1939, where we follow Simon, a young intellectual who grows up in a loving working class fam-ily, and gains admission to an upper-class culture. An old oak tree plays a central role, as Simon often sits in its branches and dreams about a different life; despite misgivings, his parents agree to let him go to an expensive school. He meets Isak and learns about Jewish culture. It’s through Isak’s father that Simon discovers his love for music and reveals the secret about his own Jewish roots, which takes his life in another direction. Eventually as war rages over Europe, the two boys’ families slowly merge.

So little changed...”The film focuses on how anti-Semitism af-

fected Sweden during the war, a subject that is taboo in Sweden.

“We still have a lot of anti-Semitism in Sweden, and so little has changed. It is still an untouchable subject and we don’t talk about it in the fear of triggering it. I thought the film would create a debate, but not much has happened,” says director Lisa Ohlin, who referred to the recent bombing of a synagogue in Malmö, which got more attention in the media by Danish press than Swedish.

Simon and the Oaks received a record 13 nominations for the 2012 Sweden’s Guld-bagge Awards (the Swedish equivalent of the Oscars), including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematography.

Director Lisa Ohlin was drawn to the novel because she could relate it to her own life—when she as a teen, she discovered her mother was Jewish and had fled Berlin for New York in 1939. Her parents separated, and her father returned to his native Sweden. When Lisa was 5, her mother died. She and her brother then moved to Sweden to live with their father, who never mentioned their mother.

“I know how it is when you feel like you don’t belong somewhere, very much like how Simon feels in the film. I was different; I didn’t look like a Swede nor did I feel like one,” says the director.

The film is the fourth most expensive film ever made in Sweden and became a major commercial success. Lisa Ohlin has directed four feature films, television series and com-

mercials, but Simon and the Oaks is her big-gest triumph so far.

“One of the more difficult problems of making the film was the oak tree. Finding a 400-year-old oak tree, which lives on the water’s edge according to the novel, was a nightmare. Oaks hate water, so the author Marianne Fredriksson’s plantation was a tough one, but after hundreds of oaks we luckily found the right one.”

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Ring så spelar vi (Call us and we’ll play) is a long-time favorite radio show in Sweden. As a mat-ter of fact, it’s been airing since 1968 on Saturday mornings at 07:03-09:03, and is the radio program with the most listen-ers in the country. Recently, the listeners were asked to call in with their best household remedies, and since we’re fast approaching the cold and flu season, Nordstjernan wants to share some of these remedies for you to try. Use advice and remedies responsibly!

“A tablespoon of olive oil will take away your cough. I’ve tried it several times on the kids; cough syrup is no longer needed.” Martina Karlsson

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“Cough syrup: Slice a piece of ginger, add 1 tea-spoon thyme and 1 cup of milk. Let boil 10 minutes then strain. Drink three times a day.” Lena Landy

“My grandfather always took a sugar cube with a glass of milk for his heart burn. Works for me, too.” Annica in Öjebyn

“My mother often had boils on her legs, and when antibiotics didn’t help she took a piece of bacon rind and put on top of the boil.” Birgitta Ström in Gävle

Olive oil for a sore throat, worth a try but, bacon strips on boils!?!


FeATURe. page 18

Sverige är indelat i 25 landskap. Dessa är historiska, geografiska och kulturella områden, och även om de inte har några administrativa funktioner, förblir de en del av vårt historiska arv och är ofta en del av en persons sätt att identifiera sig själv. “Han är från Skåne”, säger vi. Aha, då tror vi att vi vet exakt hur den personen är. “Hon växte upp i Norrbotten.” Då får vi genast en mental bild av den personen. Ursprunget till “landskap” är mindre riken som gradvis blev mer och mer utsatta för den svenska kungens regler under konsolideringen i Sverige, runt 800-1000 e Kr. Efter att Sverige enats och en gemensam svensk monark blivit etablerad blev dessa provinser hållna som hertigdömen. Låt oss ta en titt på våra landskap och se vad det är som är specifikt för vart och ett av dem.

Sweden is divided into 25 “landskap” or provinces. These are historical, geographical and cultural regions, and though they have no administrative functions, they remain historical legacies and often are part and parcel of a person’s way of identifying him or herself. “He’s from Skåne,” we say. Aha, then we believe we know exactly how he is. “She grew up in Norrbotten.” We immediately get a mental picture of the person depending on what “landskap” he or she is from. The origin of the “landskap” is smaller kingdoms that gradually became more and more subjected to the rule of the Swedish king during the consolidation of Sweden, around 800-1000 AD. After Sweden was unified and a common Swedish mon-arch was established, these provinces were held as duchies. Let’s have a look at our “landskap” and see what it is that’s specific about each of them.

Language - Practice your Swedish!

JämtlandJämtland är ett landskap i mellersta Sverige som grän-

sar till Härjedalen och Medelpad i söder, Ångermanland i öster, Lappland i norr, och Norge i väster. Landskapet omfattar 8.3% av Sveriges totala yta och är det näst största landskapet (störst är Lappland). Jämtland är lika stort som Irland. Ungefär 8% av Jämtlands yta är täckt av vatten och landskapet har två större vattendrag: Ljungan och Indalsälven. Jämtland har en befolkning på 112 717, flertalet av dessa bor i Storsjöbygden.

Storsjön, Jämtland största sjö, har sitt eget monster, precis som Loch Ness, det så kallade Storsjöodjuret. Jämtlands landskapsblomma är orkidén, och landskaps-djuret är älgen. Jämtland har fått sitt namn från sina invånare – de så kallade Jämtarna. Namnet kan spåras tillbaka till Europas nordligaste runsten, Frösöstenen från 1000-talet, där den finns som “eotalont” (nor-maliserad fornnordiska: Jamtaland). Jämtlandsdialek-ten, som lokalt kallas “jamska”, heter på riksvenska “jämtska”. Jämtlands första och enda stad, Östersund (med en befolkning på 60 000) grundades av kung Gustaf III år 1786. I början av 1900-talet gick Jämtland in i folkrörelsetiden och den största rörelsen blev den frisinnade Godtemplarrörelsen (som är en del av nyk-terhetsrörelsen). Den kom att dominera fullständigt, i själva verket drog rörelsen sitt starkaste stöd (i förhål-lande till befolkning) i Jämtland, räknat med övriga världen. I Jämtland bor även samer. Samerna i Jämtland är sydsamer och talar sydsamiska; ett språk som avviker från de nordliga samiska dialekterna. En berömd jämte var den älskade skådespelaren, regissören, författaren samt kompositören och sångaren Allan Edwall. Edwall (1924-1997) föddes i Rödön. För den icke-svenska pub-liken är han kanske mest känd för de roller han spelade i Ingmar Bergmans filmer, och främst då “Fanny och Alexander”.

Jämtland is a “landskap” in the center of Sweden, which borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ånger-manland in the east, Lapland in the north, and Norway in the west. It covers 8.3% of Sweden’s total area and is the second largest province (the biggest is Lapland). Jämtland is equal in size with Ireland. Approximately 8 % of Jämtland’s area is covered by water and the province has two larger streams, Ljungan and Indalsälven. Jämtland has a population of 112 717, the majority of whom live in the area surrounding lake Storsjön, the Storsjöbygden.

Storsjön, Jämtland’s largest lake, has its own monster, just like Loch Ness, the so-called Storsjöodjuret. Its provincial flower is the orchid, and the moose its animal. Jämtland has gotten its name from its inhabitants - the Jämtar. The name can be traced back to Europe’s northernmost runestone, the Frösö Runestone from the 11th century, where it is found as “eotalont” (normalized Old Norse: Jamtaland). The genuine dialect of Jämtland is Jamtish. The speakers of the dialect refer to it as Jamska, which is a definite form that translates to English as “the Jamtish”. Jämtland’s first and only city, Östersund (total population 60 000) was founded by King Gustaf III 1786. In the late 19th century the province was hit by popular movements. In Jämtland the “free minded” Good Templar movement (a part of the temperance move-ment) came to dominate completely, in fact, the movement drew its strongest support (in relation to the population) in Jämtland in the entire world. In Jämtland there are also Sami people. The Sami in Jämtland are Southern Sami people and speak Southern Sami a language mutually unintelligible with the other Sami languages. One famous Jämtland native was beloved actor, director, author, composer and singer Allan Edwall. Edwall (1924-1997) was born in Rödön. To a non-Swedish audience he is most famous for the parts he played in some of Ingmar Bergman’s films, such as “Fanny and Alexander”.

Sveriges landskap

Frösö Church with origins going as far as the twelfth century.

Jämtlands vapen [the Jämtland coat of arms - literally ‘weapon’]

Frösö island , across Storsjön view from “Winter City”

Östersund, largest city and capital of Jämtland (pop. 60,000)

Storsjön, “The Big Lake” by Östersund with mountains (fjäll) in the background. The lake is Sweden’s fifth largest lake with an are of approximately 180 square miles (464 square km)

Jämtland, with a population of 112,717, covers an area of

13,000 square miles34,009 square kilometres, 8.3% of Sweden’s

total area and is the second largest province in Sweden (after Lapland).

Beloved actor, director, author, composer and singer Allan Edwall. Edwall (1924-1997) was born in Rödön, Jämtland.


SPORTS. page 19

San Jose all-star Doug Murray is on his way from California to Djurgården.

Chipp Reid, Sports [email protected]

Los Angeles Kings’ leading scorer Anze Kopitar signed a short-term deal with Mora of the Allsvenskan. Bildbyrån photo

Swedish officials tossed out the ban on NHL players in the Elitserien, but few North Ameri-can stars have jumped to Sweden.

Swedish hockey fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see their favorite NHL players in the Elitserien.

Although the Swedish Competition Author-ity struck down the Eliterien ban on short-term contracts, the expected flow of out-of-work National Hockey League stars hasn’t mate-rialized. The main reason, said Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin, is the players simply aren’t sure of what is going to happen in North America.

“We’re going to wait and see,” Sedin said of himself and twin brother Daniel. “That’s the only thing I can say. If it drags on and it looks like it’s going to be the full year, then we’re going to make a decision.”

The Competition Authority on Sept. 25 overturned the Elitserien ban on short-term contracts. The league contended it did not want to “rent” NHL players for short periods. Every player in the NHL became available when owners of the NHL teams locked out the players after they failed to reach a new col-lective bargaining agreement. The Elitserien insisted it would only sign out-of-work NHL players if the players agreed to stay in Sweden

for the entire season.“The hockey league’s decision can be lik-

ened to a cartel,” Per Karlsson, senior counsel at the Competition Authority. “The decision means that ice hockey clubs that are affiliated to Swedish Hockey AB (Elitserien) must de-cide themselves if they want to sign contracts with locked-out NHL players or not.”

Although the league as a whole had decided to ban NHL players, individual clubs were secretly still keen on snapping up talent on short-term deals. Defending league champions Brynäs, currently third in the standings after nine games, made the first move, snapping up Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Corey Franson.

According to Brynäs, Franson signed on for the entire season—not simply until the lockout ends. Papers in Toronto, however, disputed reports Franson planned to stay in Sweden no matter what, saying the defenseman signed

with the Tigers after the Competition Author-ity threw out the ban on short-term contracts.

Franson, who is an unsigned free agent, had 21 points in 57 games with Toronto last sea-son. The Brynas website quoted him as saying, “It feels very inspiring coming to Brynas, and staying the entire season.”

Fans in the Allsvenskan may not have to wait as long as their Elitserien brethren; the second-tier of Swedish hockey issued an open invitation to any out-of-work NHL player to play in the Allsvenskan as long as he wants. All-star defenseman Douglas Murray of San Jose signed with his former team, Djurgården, September 28, while Los Angeles Kings lead-ing scorer Anze Kopitar signed with Mora, where he will play with his younger brother, Gaspar.

Ongoing talks complicatesFor many Swedish players in the NHL,

however, ongoing talks between the players union and the owners continue to complicate the situation. New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist said despite the allure of playing for Frölunda once more, even for a short while, he doesn’t want to make a move only to return to the U.S. in a few weeks.

“I’m going to stay put for a little while and skate and train here, but if this isn’t settled soon, I’ll choose the option that will allow

Waiting continues for NHL stars

me to be in the best shape for the Rang-ers once the season begins,” the Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender said. “If playing high-level games in Sweden does become a possibility, that probably would be the best way for me to accomplish that.”

Lundqvist played seven seasons for Frölunda before joining the Rangers in 2005. He and his wife, Therese, have not been home since the birth of their first child, Charlise, on July 10, in New York.

“My parents are the only members of my family who have seen our daughter,” Lundqvist said. “We are planning to go to Sweden in a couple of weeks so we can see our family and friends. I can’t wait for [twin brother] Joel and his family to meet her, that will be very exciting—whether or not I can play over there.”

Lundqvist said the lockout and the uncer-tainty over when and where he might play is beginning to weigh heavily.

“It’s almost impossible for me to explain how disappointed and frustrated I am over this situation. It’s hard for me to believe we can’t find a solution that makes sense for everyone,” he said. “It’s just weird mentally right now. All my focus was on being ready for training camp [scheduled to open Oct. 1] and for the season, but I’ve lost a little bit of that. It’s like a balloon where the air goes out.”

nordstjernan issue 17, 2012

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