<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Sweden: News &amp; Videos about Sweden - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sweden</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Sweden from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:17:52 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Sweden: News &amp; Videos about Sweden - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Sweden</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Sweden from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Russia beats Forsberg, Sweden 4-1 in Karjala Cup</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/more/11/07/karjala.cup.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/more/11/07/karjala.cup.ap/index.html</guid><description>HELSINKI (AP) -- Forward Sergei Zinoviev scored twice to help a speedy Russia outclass Sweden 4-1 Saturday in the second round of the four-nation Karjala Cup, ruining Peter Forsberg's 100th game for the national team.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Czech Republic tops Oly hockey champ Sweden</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/more/09/05/czech.hockey.games/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/more/09/05/czech.hockey.games/index.html</guid><description>KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic (AP) -- The Czech Republic scored three goals in the second period and held on to beat Olympic champion Sweden 5-2 in the Czech Hockey Games on Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Paper's organ harvesting article causes Israel-Sweden rift</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/21/israel.sweden.organ.harvesting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/21/israel.sweden.organ.harvesting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Israeli troops are accused in a newspaper article of harvesting organs from dead Palestinians, and Israel wants Sweden's government to condemn the Swedish paper that published it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sweden passes same-sex marriage law</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/sweden.samesex/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/01/sweden.samesex/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sweden's parliament on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage legislation, according to the parliament's Web site.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sweden's Icehotel the ultimate place to chill</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/10/ice.palace.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/03/10/ice.palace.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I've never been a fan of the cold. As a kid, my favorite part of skiing was the hot chocolate, and I relished blizzards for the snow days, not the snowball fights. So when I booked a trip to the Icehotel in northern Sweden, my family and friends were amused -- and a bit concerned, especially when I got sick days before my flight. "You can't go to the Arctic with a cold!" my mother admonished.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Malmo: Sweden's most eco-friendly city</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/07/malmo.overview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/07/malmo.overview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On Malmo's waterfront, once the heart of the city's industrial base, an eye-popping 57-story apartment tower rises spectacularly, dominating the skyline.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fed extends deal to four more central banks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/24/central.banks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/24/central.banks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Federal Reserve Bank announced a deal with four nations Wednesday meant to help global financial markets.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sweden's Model Approach to Financial Disaster</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1843659,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1843659,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Yes, even in banking crises, the Nordics do it better. 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authorities sweeping powers to eavesdrop on all e-mail and telephone
traffic that crosses the Nordic nation's borders</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Last-gasp Villa gives Spain narrow win</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/14/euros.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/14/euros.spain/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>David Villa scores a dramatic injury time winner to give Spain a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Innsbruck to put them in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008 by finishing top of Group D.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gabriele Marcotti: Five-minute guide to Euro 2008</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/05/euro.preview/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gabriele_marcotti/06/05/euro.preview/index.html</guid><description>SI.com's Gabriele Marcotti is in Switzerland and Austria for the 2008 European Championship. Here's his primer for the tournament.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Round-up: Sweden booed off after defeat</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/01/friendlies.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/01/friendlies.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Ukraine beat Sweden 1-0 in a lackluster final Euro 2008 warm-up match in Stockholm, with the home side being booed off after a disappointing display.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two Arrested in Swedish Bomb Scare</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of
 plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant
 Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the
 2005 London transit bombings, officials said</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 20:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latvala is youngest rally winner</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/02/10/rally.sweden/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/02/10/rally.sweden/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Jari-Matti Latvala became the youngest driver to win a world championship race when he triumphed in the Rally of Sweden on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Soccer America: Bradley's roster vs. Sweden has been left threadbare</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/01/18/us.sweden/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/soccer_america/01/18/us.sweden/index.html</guid><description>Two players have left camp and at least one other is injured, so the choices for U.S. coach Bob Bradley will be limited somewhat when he names his 18 players who will face Sweden on Saturday at Home Depot Center (Fox Soccer Channel, 8:30 p.m. ET).</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Animal waste: Future energy, or just hot air?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/eco.about.manure/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/eco.about.manure/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>While the meat-producing community is often condemned for its contribution to climate change, some observers of late have become as interested in what the animals expel as the animals themselves: Manure.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>USA opens World Jr. tourney with win</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/hockey/nhl/12/26/sweden.slovakia/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/hockey/nhl/12/26/sweden.slovakia/index.html</guid><description>Kyle Okposo was one of five different players to score as Team USA earned a 5 -1 victory over Kazakhstan today in the opening game for both teams of the preliminary round of the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Victory gives Sweden finals place</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/11/21/euro.groupf/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/11/21/euro.groupf/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sweden sealed their place at Euro 2008 with a 2-1 Group F victory over Latvia in Solna which rendered Northern Ireland's bid to win in Spain irrelevant.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Late Lafferty strike denies Sweden</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/10/17/euro.groupf/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/10/17/euro.groupf/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sweden's march towards the Euro 2008 finals was stopped in its tracks as Northern Ireland claimed a superb 1-1 draw in Stockholm, depriving the home side of the three points that would have sealed qualification from Group F.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mark Bechtel: The U.S. must slow Sweden's potent attack partners</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/mark_bechtel/09/13/us.sweden.prev/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/mark_bechtel/09/13/us.sweden.prev/index.html</guid><description>CHENGDU, China -- The United States' 2-2 draw with North Korea in its World Cup opener wasn't the end of the world -- especially since the other Group B game between Sweden and Nigeria also ended in a tie. 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The stadium was all but empty as they lay there in what might have appeared a solemn scene were it not for the giggling.  And the champagne.  And the gold medals.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Another gold as Canada keep title</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/20/olympics.icehockey/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/20/olympics.icehockey/index.html</guid><description>Jayna Hefford had a goal and set up another as Canada successfully defended their Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal with a 4-1 win over Sweden on Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Swedes complete a sprinting double</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/14/olympics.cross/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/14/olympics.cross/index.html</guid><description>Sweden claimed their first  gold medals of the Winter Olympics on Tuesday when their men and women triumphed in the cross-country skiing team sprint races in Pragelato.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:43:00 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