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3 unusual facts about Riksdag


4-HO-MiPT

Sveriges riksdags health ministry Statens folkhälsoinstitut classified 4-HO-MiPT as "health hazard" under the act Lagen om förbud mot vissa hälsofarliga varor (translated Act on the Prohibition of Certain Goods Dangerous to Health) as of Nov 1, 2005, in regulation SFS 2005:733 listed as "4-hydroxi-N,N-metylisopropyltryptamin (4-HO-MIPT)", making it illegal to sell or possess.

Kunskapskanalen

During the daytime, it will broadcast SVT Forum (previously known as 24 Direkt) which broadcasts seminars, debates and coverage of the Riksdag and the European Parliament.

Name of Sweden

The word rike, meaning realm or kingdom, is the same as Danish rige and German Reich and also appears in the name of the legislature, Riksdag, Danish rigsdag, German Reichstag.


Elisabeth Svantesson

In the Riksdag, she became an ordinary member of the Labour Market Committee and a deputy member of the Enterprise Committee.

Helena Bargholtz

She was a member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2006, and from 2009 onwards, although she threatened to leave her party over the controversy of the prostitution laws started by fellow Liberal MP Camilla Lindberg.

Henry Allard

Karl Åke Henry Allard, (born 21 November 1911 in Örebro; died 23 October 1996 in Örebro) was Swedish politician (Social Democrat), speaker of the Riksdag's second chamber 1969–1970.

Linköping University

Cecilia Widegren, Member of the Riksdag and Vice Chairman in The Parliamentary Defense Committee and Group

Markström

Elisebeht Markström, (born 1955), Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 1995

Rigsdagen

The name is a cognate of the names of several legislatures in other Germanic countries, such as the Reichstag in Germany, the Riksdag in Sweden, or the Riksdag in Finland.

Riksbron

The name is derived from the bridge's proximity to several buildings of national importance, including Riksdagen, the Parliament Building; Rosenbad, the Prime Minister's Office and the Government Chancellery; and the Sager House, official residence of the Prime Minister.

Sandahl

Olle Sandahl, Swedish Christian Democratic politician and member of the Riksdag

Sjöstrand

Sven-Erik Sjöstrand, born 1954, is a Swedish Left Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1998–2006

Stenmark

Rigmor Stenmark (born 1940), Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2006

Ulf Adelsohn

He was a member of the Riksdag from 1982 to 1988 and served as chairman of SJ AB 2001–2011, resigning due to quarrels with the government.


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