*FRESH FROM SWEDEN, MAY 2006

SIRIUS Satellite Radio Launches Nordic Rox

A new Scandinavian radio program spotlighting the best music from Sweden was launched by SIRIUS Satellite Radio on April 30.

Nordic Rox is produced under the creative guidance of Per Gessle, one of the world's most successful songwriters, producers and musicians. The program is hosted and programmed by Radio Stockholm on-air personality Viktor Petrovski.
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Happy Campers at Skylight Studios

Happy Campers, an interactive exhibition and workshop featuring some of Sweden's most exciting young design groups, takes place as part of the Mobile Living exhibition at Skylight Studios and coincides with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) on May 22-23.
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Online Guide to Swedish Design in New York

The Consulate General of Sweden presents a new online guide to Swedish design in New York, complete with up-to-date descriptions and practical information about various destinations, designers, stores and boutiques.
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Volvo Ocean Race Reaches New York City

The professional sailing teams competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, one of the world's most challenging and prestigious yachting events, reached New York on May 9 and started the next leg of the round-the-world race on May 11.
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Five Questions for Erika Sunnegårdh

Having worked as a waitress and tour guide for 20 years and having made her operatic debut in Europe as recently as 2004, Swedish soprano Erika Sunnegårdh mesmerized critics and audiences alike in her Metropolitan Opera debut as Leonore in Beethoven's Fidelio last month.
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SIRIUS Satellite Radio Launches Nordic Rox

Happy Campers at Skylight Studios

Online Guide to Swedish Design in New York

Volvo Ocean Race Reaches New York City

Five Questions for Erika Sunnegårdh
 
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