The idea of “People’s home” - the cornerstone of the Swedish model

Per Albin Hansson, 1932, the first Socialist prime minister, coined the metaphor of “People’s home” (Folkhemmet) 1928 in a speech before the Swedish Parliament: “In the good home is equality, cooperation, support readiness. Our whole society would mean that all social and economic barriers are down, which led to a breakdown of our people and [...]


Sweden - a “model country” of heat pumps

Sweden is the “model country in terms of heat pump,” says Günter sound. The Director of Product Management at heat pump IVT Industries AB in Tranas, the Centre of the Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH for this product, has seen the development of the last few years: “With far are in Sweden-Europe’s most electric heat pumps in [...]


The idea of “People’s home” - the cornerstone of the Swedish model

Albin Hansson, 1932, the first Socialist prime minister, coined the metaphor of “People’s home” (Folkhemmet) 1928 in a speech before the Swedish Parliament: “In the good home is equality, cooperation, support readiness. Our whole society would mean that all social and economic barriers are down, which led to a breakdown of our people and lead [...]


Vaxjo: a Swedish model of ecological development

In Sweden, sustainable development and the fight against global warming are not only the business of the state, although Sweden is the first country to have set the goal of “zero oil” by 20 years. While the European Union wants to reduce by 20% its CO2 emissions by 2020, the city of Vaxjo, southern Sweden [...]


Sweden: not concern my model

Convinced that their model could be exercised only within the nation-state, the Swedes are wary of the Union. But as soon as they can benefit from their Europeanism itself, pragmatic. The Swedish tabloid press has claimed at the beginning of the summer: “Thanks to the European Union, import of alcohol will be free at last.” [...]