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A record breaking sausage was the star of the show at the start of the annual autumn fair in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden, on Friday. The sausage, measuring over one hundred metres broke the previous world record, of 80 metres, also made for the same festival back in 1992. Jokkmokk has put itself on the map for its feat, during the annual fair which is now taking place for the 32nd time. Making the giant sausage was no mean feat according to those involved in its preparation. Apparently it took four people some 150 hours to put it together. Magnus Kvickström...

The Barents region is probably one of the most exciting places around the world to invest in today. More and more people and companies are getting aware of this. In fact, even Swedish politicians are beginning to realize it. Like so many times before in European history, the light comes from the North. Today however, it's not about securing the position of Protestantism or rebuilding a European continent struck by a world war with the resources of Swedish industry. In our time, it's about making ALL of Europe aware of what treasures lay in Capitalism and traditional work ethics. ALL...