Published on
May 4, 2010 in
ES1A.
Sweden’s boat tourism industry has increased remarkably during the past years. Since 1998, the number of passengers that travel by ferries have doubled. Long distance ferries, such as the ones going to Finland or Lithuania, as well as ferries going through the archipelago have attracted many tourists lately. During 2009 the boat traffic for the polish ferries going through the Baltic Sea increased by 28%. Clas Tamn, the chief of the Nordic countries for MSG cruises, says that Stockholm is one of their most popular destinations. “Stockholm is quickly becoming a more popular destination.” ¾ of tourists coming by boat to the capital are Finnish as they can easily participate in more cultural events since many of them know the Swedish language. So what is the cause behind all this success? What is it that attracts so many people to the harbors and waters of the Baltic Sea?
Continue reading ‘Boat cruises – When the journey is the destination.’
Published on
May 2, 2010 in
ES1B.
An Interview with Lars Sernander, Superintendent at Stockholm Police authorities
What ports are often used to smuggle in drugs into Sweden?
Nynäshamn is used a lot as ferries coming from Estonia and Latvia arrive at that port and the people who smuggle often tend to be from eastern European countries.
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May 2, 2010 in
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The Finland boats as you know are a huge attraction in stockholm and brings a lot of tourists as well, however how is the environment effected? and does it affect the inhabitants in stockholm?
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We chose the subject human trafficking because it was a very interesting topic and we would like to know more about it. Instead of interviewing an official, we wanted to know just how much does the Swedish people know about human trafficking. So we went to the streets and started interviewing people. We asked both women and men, young and old to see how much they know. We chose different age and gender group due to the fact that maybe older people have more knowledge and experience on this topic.
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Human trafficking for sexual purpose is usually referred to just as trafficking. Human trafficking is a growing problem worldwide. Hundreds of children and women are taken against their will to other countries every day. These people are exploited in ways such as prostitution. Up until now only about 20 people have been convicted for trafficking. To be convicted, it must be proven that you forced the victim to do things against their will. In Sweden, the penalty of trafficking is imprisonment. You can be in prison anywhere between two and ten years. The people who take advantage of others and sell them for sex are called “pimps” or, procurers.
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Published on
May 1, 2010 in
ES1A.
In December of 2005 the company Nord Stream AG was founded, a cooperation between the companies OAO Gazprom, BASF SE and E.ON AG who together will build a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The project was first implied in 1997 when investigations were made for alternative routes to transport Russian oil to the rest of Europe.
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Published on
May 1, 2010 in
ES1A.
Illegal fishing means that a relatively larger amount of fish is caught than what the regulations allow. Within the ports, legal and illegal catches are mixed making it impossible to control where the stolen fish is transported, this type of fishing is often never reported.
Continue reading ‘Our Dying Seas’
Published on
May 1, 2010 in
ES1A.
A young girl at the age of 12 travelled from Somalia to her sister in Sweden. Her parents were no longer alive; the only family she had left was her sister. She didn’t own a passport and therefore she could not travel by airplane, so she had to be smuggled into Sweden. During the trip, she was forced to sell her body in order to cover the costs of the trip. Her trip lasted for six months until she finally reached her destination. This is a form of human trafficking.
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Published on
April 30, 2010 in
ES1A.
The capital of Sweden, Stockholm, was named the European Green Capital of the Year on February 23rd. The European Commission is entitled to give this title to a European city that has achieved the highest environmental standards. The award was incorporated in 2009 by the European Union with the intension to encourage environmental thinking and care around the globe. The award is given to a city that has the most ambitious goals for future environmental development and that can act as a role model to other European cities. The commission in charge of the award insists that consistency is also key to obtain the honorable title since one of the EU’s major goals is to create a sustainable green Europe.
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Published on
April 30, 2010 in
ES1A.
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