The Swedes are getting fatter and their BMI are getting higher. What are the reasons for this? Is there a pattern? Read more about it in Lundagard’s weekly summary of Swedish news.
New coins in Sweden
New Swedish coins will be introduced in October 2016, but the Swedish Central Bank has already produced a test collection to be able to check if the new coins follow a set of guidelines. One of the guidelines states the coins should be different than other countries’ coins. In the first set of coins manufactured, the new Swedish 5-kronor coin was almost identical to the Danish 10-kronor coin and resulted in that the Swedish Central Bank had to change the coin. The new Swedish 5-kronor coin will not work as a Danish 10-kronor coin in Danish slot machines anymore.
Heavier Swedes
Since the end of the 1980’s the Swede has become five kilos heavier. The average Swede’s BMI (Body Mass Index) today is around 25, that is, the same level as overweight’s. The fattest Swedes are found in Dalarna. Here 56 % of the population over 16 years of age are overweight. The thinnest Swedes are found in Stockholm. The reasons are not related neither higher income nor higher education. Apart from the influence on people’s health, the size of the waist starts to change society.
Fire at Rauhrackel
Last Tuesday somebody tried to set fire on the pub and restaurant Rauhrackel in Lund. Close to four o’clock in the morning people passing by heard loud bangs close to the restaurant. When the police and rescue service arrived they discovered fire damaged on one of the windows. Somebody has made a whole in the window with a hammer and tried to set fire on a gasoline container on the pavement close to the window. No suspect was there when the police arrived. The incident was labeled arson.
Lund can get districts
Today Lund has no official city districts. But now there are plans to divide the city. In a first round there will be a division into five districts: Center, East, West, North, and South. These five districts will in turn be divided into 29 smaller districts. The limits are not yet set nor are the names of the districts. Sometimes the same area can be called different names. De geographical dividing lines float and a name can also include minor areas. As times pass often both limits and names are changed.
Text: Lars Jansson
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