As the table shows, Switzerland is ranked 1st. Germany, France, Austria, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Spain follow as the other countries among the top 10 overall. (more…)

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The Swedish Hotel and Restaurant Association (SHR) consider that it is time for the government to make the decision to reduce VAT on restaurant services. (more…)

It’s cheaper to visit Sweden today and pay for services in Sweden. The Swedish currency, the krona, has taken a plunge compared to other currencies with approx 30-40%. Bad news for Swedes, good news for you. (more…)

The 10th International QMOD (Quality Management and Organisational Development) in 2007 will be jointly organised by Lunds University, Campus Helsingborg and Linköpings University supported by Hesingborg city. 200 speakers from all over the world will attend to the conference at Campus Helsingborg, Lunds University in June 18-20. (more…)

The Swedish botanist Linnaeus sent his apostles round the world to collect knowledege about life on earth. Today we arrange “Idea travel tours”, to create meeting points and forums (more…)

The Atlantic Magazine journalist Emely Hiestand returns to Stockholm to visit the home of the famous botanist Carl Linnaeus. Afterwards she published a philosophic slideshow image of Sweden. Listen to her sensuous explanation for the Swedish expression “Lagom”. No other language have an accurate translation to this word so typical for Swedes to use in all situations!

Take a seven minutes break and get the short story by her telling us about the characteristics of Swedes and Sweden. The pictures are mainly from Stockholm which also give you an idea of the wide variety of nature in Sweden.

And the summer in not so far away!

Photo: The Linneaus home Hammarby in Uppsala by Andreas Trepte
Link to the article: The Consistant Gardener

Skåne is appointed to be a centre of environmental education in Scandinavia. The UN University approved the application. The vision is a commitment to make a difference in the world for a sustainable development. (more…)

The Bo01 housing expo area, in Malmö’s Western Harbour, is one of the biggest and most ambitious projects in Europe for sustainable urban development. An old industrial site was to be transformed (more…)

In Skåne, in southern Sweden, considerable work has been done over the years to improve the sustainability of our hospitals. Technicle Visits are arranged for visitors. (more…)

You can eat it and you can fill your car with it! Suddenly the landscape of Skåne is turned yellow. The huge fields of the oil herb “Raps, Brassica Napus”, is waiting for harvesting. Some says that this flower hosts the power of the sun.Til which extent will this knowledge and technic solve the demand for sustainable solutions for energy? (more…)