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unusual facts about ''LO-borgen'' (Swedish language



AGA cooker

Originally heated by slow-burning coal, the Aga cooker was invented in 1922 by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish physicist Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), who was employed first as the chief engineer of the Swedish AGA company (Swedish: Aktiebolaget Svenska Gasaccumolator, English: Joint stock company Swedish Gas Accumulator).

Agneta Eckemyr

Her most recent designs are featured at Älskling (Swedish for Darling), on Columbus Avenue, New York City; a block from where she lives in an apartment overlooking Central Park.

Ali Abdolrezaei

Ali Abdolrezaei's poems have been translated into a variety of languages including English, German, French, Turkish, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian and Urdu.

Anna Gustafsson Chen

She is notable for translating the work of Mo Yan (the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature winner) into Swedish.

Another Town, Another Train

With lyrics in Swedish, "En annan stad, en annan vän", it was covered by dance band Schytts in 1974, and by fellow Eurovision participant Kikki Danielsson in 1991 on her album "Vägen hem till dej".

Benickebrinken

Södra/Norra Benickebrinken (Swedish: "Southern/Northern Slope of Benicke") are two sloping streets in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, stretching from Österlånggatan up to Svartmangatan.

Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously

Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (original Swedish title: Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt) is a 1951 Swedish novel written by Astrid Lindgren.

Caramelldansen

"Caramelldansen" (Swedish for "The Caramell Dance") is the first track and the lead single of the album Supergott released in November 2001 by the Swedish music group Caramell.

Ensam i världen

Ensam i världen in Swedish and Ensom i verden in Norwegian (in English Alone in the World; this novel has not has been translated into English) is a novel by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo.

Euronord

It is chiefly based on English, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish and is intended to be a zonal constructed language for Northern Europe.

Försvarsmakten

Försvarsmakten is a Swedish word meaning "The Defence Force".

Fredrik Lindström

In the 2000s, Lindström has become a household name in Sweden through his documentary series Värsta språket about the Swedish language on Sveriges Television.

Gör mig lycklig nu

"Gör mig lycklig nu" is a 1992 Swedish / Danish song performed by Mats Ronander and Kim Larsen with music by Larsen and lyrics by Larsen and Ronander.

Gränna

When Niklas Strömstedt wrote lyrics in Swedish for the musical Mamma Mia!, Glasgow was replaced by "Gränna" as the place which the singer calls from in the lyrics of the song Super Trouper.

Gyula Szepesy

He studied not only spoken languages such as German, Finnish, Swedish, Russian but classical languages Latin and Old Greek, too.

Herr Mannelig

The ballad has recently been performed and recorded by the following notable artists: In Extremo, Garmarna, Hedningarna (in Swedish), Haggard (in Italian), Heimataerde (in German) and Litvintroll (in Belarusian).

I riddarnas spår

I riddarnas spår (in Swedish: In Footprints of the Knights) is a non-fictional book by Norwegian-Swedish fantasy author Margit Sandemo, which deals with De svarta riddarna that was at the time newest of the series of novels by her.

John-Henri Holmberg

A leading libertarian, he introduced Ayn Rand into Swedish debate in the 1970s and later saw to the publication in Swedish of her main literary works.

Just When I Needed You Most

Ingela "Pling" Forsman wrote lyrics in Swedish as När jag behövde dig mest, which was recorded by Swedish dansband Wizex on the 1980 album You Treated Me Wrong.

Kontula metro station

Kontula (Finnish) or Gårdsbacka (Swedish) is a ground-level station on the northern branch (Itäkeskus - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro.

Köpmanbrinken

Köpmanbrinken (Swedish: "Merchant's Slope") is a street composed of two slopes, in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.

Koster Islands

The Koster Islands (Swedish: Kosteröarna) situated 10 km west of Strömstad, Sweden, comprises an archipelago surrounding the two largest islands, South Koster and North Koster.

Lilla Karlsö

There are also several very rare plants for Sweden such as Lactuca quercina (called 'Karlsösallat' in Swedish), hart's-tongue fern and Petrorhagia prolifera.

Maskinen

Maskinen (Swedish for The Machine) is a Swedish music group consisting of the rapper Herbert Munkhammar who was earlier part of the duo Afasi & Filthy and Frej Larsson, also a member of the band Slagsmålsklubben and duo Far & Son.

Mellunmäki metro station

Mellunmäki (Finnish) or Mellungsbacka (Swedish) is a ground-level bridge station on the northern branch (Itäkeskus - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro.

Myllypuro metro station

Myllypuro (Finnish) or Kvarnbäcken (Swedish) is a ground-level station on the northern branch (Itäkeskus - Mellunmäki) of the Helsinki Metro.

National Association for Struggle against Communism

National Association for Struggle against Communism (in Swedish: Nationalföreningen för kommunismens bekämpande) was a short-lived anti-communist political organization in Sweden.

Needle ice

Alternate names for needle ice are "frost pillars" ("Säuleneis" in German), "frost column", "Kammeis" (a German term meaning "comb ice"), "Stängeleis" (another German term referring to the stem-like structures), "shimo bashira" (霜柱 the Japanese term for "ice needles"), or "pipkrake" (from Swedish pipa (tube) and krake (weak, fine), coined in 1907 by Henrik Hesselman).

Nivå

Lars Knutzon, actor, known from the tv-series Borgen and Claus Christiansen, former professional football player, Danish champion with Lyngby Boldklub, 1992, Danish Cup winner with Lyngby Boldklub, 1985, 1990 and UEFA European Champion, 1992.

Nobel Library

It was first accommodated in a ten-room-flat at Norra Bantorget in a building designed by Ferdinand Boberg, the so called LO-borgen today accommodating the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) but at the time called Vasaborgen ("The Castle of Vasa").

Nykken

Nykken (Norwegian) or Näcken (Swedish), originating from Old Norse, is a spirit said to exist along the borders of water and land.

Överskärargränd

Överskärargränd (Swedish: "Cloth Finisher's Alley" or, literally, "Over-cutter's Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden.

Rana Niejta

Bo Lundmark: Bæi'vi mánno nástit (Ume Sami) = Sol- och månkult samt astrala och celesta föreställningar bland samerna (Swedish) The Sun and the Moon cult and Celestial and Astral concepts among the Saamis), Acta Bothniensia Occidentalis, Skrifter i västerbottnisk kulturhistoria, Umeå, Västerbottens museum, 1982

Rastila metro station

Rastila (Finnish) or Rastböle (Swedish) is a ground-level station on the eastern branch (Itäkeskus - Vuosaari) of the Helsinki Metro.

Skol, Vikings

Skol (written "skål" in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish and "skál" in Faroese and Icelandic or "skaal" in transliteration of any of those languages) is the Danish/Norwegian/Swedish word for "cheers," or "good health," a salute or a toast, as to an admired person or group.

Stora Karlsö

There are also several very rare plants for Sweden such as Adonis vernalis, Lactuca quercina (called 'Karlsösallat' in Swedish), hart's-tongue fern and Corydalis gotlandica (the only endemic plant on Gotland).

Stød

Some dialects of Southern Danish realize stød in a way which is more similar to the tonal word accents of Norwegian and Swedish, and in much of Zealand it is regularly realized as something reminiscent of a glottal stop.

The Relief Project

This concert was performed in front of a sold out crowd of 1,000 and some of the featured artists who performed at Irving Plaza were Dispatch, State Radio, Stephen Kellogg, Braddigan, Pete Francis, Kate Voegele, and J.E. Borgen.

Brad Corrigan, a member of Dispatch, and Jon-Erik Borgen a member of J.E. Borgen, established The Relief Project.

The Three Bells

With lyrics in Swedish by Britt Lindeborg, Kikki Danielsson covered the song in 1979 on her debut album, Rock'n Yodel, as "Och vi hörde klockor ringa", translated "And we heard bells ringing".

Vårt Land

Vårt Land means "Our Country" in Swedish and Norwegian.

Visst katten har djuren själ!

Visst katten har djuren själ - En samling historier av och för djurvänner in Swedish and Jovisst har dyrene sjel in Norwegian (in English Sure an Animal Has a Soul - An Anthology of Tales about and for our Animal Friends; this book has not has been translated into English) is a non-fictional theme book about animals written by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo.

What's Up!

In addition, they sang the Swedish language version of the theme song of a Disney production entitled Camp Rock under the title "Här är jag" in Swedish.

Wrist

The English word "wrist" is etymologically derived from the ancient German word wristiz from which are derived modern German rist ("instep", "wrist") and modern Swedish vrist ("instep", "ankle").


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