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Swedish love

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Neil Shipley's watching the Swedes

It seems like the American Valentine’s Day has finally taken hold in Sweden. Commercialism aside, the Swedish name translates as All Heart’s Day, and it’s nye on impossible to get a table booking at any restaurant this evening. Not for love nor money.

Long live romance!

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