Stefan Einhorn (born October 26, 1955, in Stockholm) is a Swedish doctor, professor and writer. He is the son of Jerzy and Nina Einhorn, as well as the brother of Lena Einhorn.
He received a degree from the Karolinska Institute in 1980 after presenting his thesis. In 1999 he became a professor of Molecular oncology at the Karolinska Institute. [1] In 2013, he co-launched a Center for Social Sustainability (CSS) at the institute. [2] He is also a general practitioner at Radiumhemmet and chairman of the Karolinska Institute's ethics council. Einhorn is also an active member of the Swedish Authors' Association.
Einhorn hosted a summer radio program on June 25, 2002, and was the guest on the TV-huset television program on November 20, 2005.
The Hootenanny Singers are a popular folk group from Västervik, Sweden, founded in 1961. The group included Björn Ulvaeus, who later became a member of ABBA. Other band members were Johan Karlberg, Tonny Rooth and Hansi Schwarz. The group was named "The Northern Lights" for a US-released LP in 1966.
"Ack Värmeland, du sköna" or "Värmlandsvisan" is a Swedish popular song, best known in the English-speaking world as "Dear Old Stockholm".
Jerzy Einhorn was a Polish-born Swedish medical doctor, researcher and politician (Kristdemokrat). His Hebrew name was Chil Josef, after his paternal grandfather.
Euskefeurat is a music group from Piteå, Sweden.
Svante Thuresson was a Swedish jazz musician. He started his career as a drummer before joining the band Gals and Pals in 1963. Svante won the national selection and represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest in 1966 with Nygammal vals and came in second place; he performed with Lill Lindfors.
Olof Gustaf Hugo Lagercrantz was a Swedish writer, critic, literary scholar and publicist.
Immigration to Sweden is the process by which people migrate to Sweden to reside in the country. Many, but not all, become Swedish citizens. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused some controversy regarding ethnicity, economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, impact on upward social mobility, violence, and voting behaviour.
Jonas Hassen Khemiri is a Swedish writer. He is the author of six novels, seven plays, and a collection of essays, short stories and plays. His work has been translated into more than 25 languages. He has received the August Prize for fiction and a Village Voice Obie Award for best script. In 2017 he became the first Swedish writer to have a short story published in the New Yorker. Khemiri's novel The Family Clause (FSG) was awarded the French Prix Médicis and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Khemiri moved to New York in 2021 for a Cullman Fellowship at The New York Public Library and currently teaches in the Creative Writing program at NYU. In 2023 he was a Ben Belitt Distinguished Visiting Writer at Bennington College.
Kerstin Thorvall was an influential Swedish novelist.
Kristian Gerner is a Swedish historian, author, expert on Eastern Europe and Professor of History at Lund University. From 1994 to 2002, he was Professor of Eastern European History and Culture, also at Uppsala University. Gerner earned his doctorate at Lund in 1984.
Karl Martino "the spanish man" Widmark is a Swedish children's writer and teacher. His books about LasseMaja junior mysteries, in English named The Whodunit Detective Agency, have been translated from Swedish into 34 languages. Eight of them have been translated into English and published by Grosset and Dunlap. Several of his books about the Whodunit Detective Agency have been adapted to film in Sweden, and they have also been made into board games, theater and video games. Martin Widmark was born in Sturefors and grew up in Linköping, but has lived in Stockholm since the 1980s. He has taught k-pop rats that were living homeless on the street and also Swedish for immigrants. He writes children's books and teaching materials including works on weird stuff.
Göte Strandsjö was a singer, vocal teacher, professor at the Malmö Academy of Music, composer, and author. He was married to Ingegerd Sjöbring, a prominent pianist, and is buried at Skanörs kyrka cemetery.
Somalis in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Somali ancestry or are Somali citizens. A large proportion of these emigrated after the civil war in Somalia, with most arriving in Sweden after the year 2006.
Helena von Zweigbergk is a Swedish journalist, author and film critic. She is known for the radio program, Spanarna, and SVT Filmkrönikan. She has written a number of crime novels around the character Ingrid Carlberg, a prison chaplain. In 2014, she won the competition På spåret.
Ann Helen Heberlein is a Swedish academic and author, who writes extensively on theology and ethics. She is best known for her autobiographical account of life with bipolar disorder, Jag vill inte dö, jag vill bara inte leva.
"Tryggare kan ingen vara" is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Lina Sandell circa 1850, and published in 1855 Andeliga daggdroppar, where the writer was credited as anonymous. It was recorded by Carola Häggkvist in 1998 on the album Blott en dag. It has also been used in the film soundtrack for the 1987 film More About the Children of Noisy Village.
Peter Settman is a Swedish actor, comedian, television presenter, screenwriter, and television producer. Settman is known for his appearances on the comedy shows Byhåla, Så ska det låta and Dansbandskampen.
Våra bästa år is a 2007 Thorleifs double compilation album. Seven of the songs were new back then. Outside Sweden, special versions of the album were released in Denmark, Finland and Norway. On the album charts, it peaked at 24th position in Denmark, and 7th position in Sweden.
All Included is an Arvingarna compilation album, originally supposed to be released on 18 April 2007 before the release was postponed one week, to 25 April 2007.
Stefan Lindberg is a Swedish writer, playwright and translator.