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A week of disturbances in Sweden's capital has tested the Scandinavian nation's reputation for tolerance, reports Colin Freeman LIKE the millions of other ordinary Swedes whom he now sees himself as one of, Mohammed Abbas fears his dream society is now under threat.

Nearly a week of unrest, which spread briefly on Friday night to the medium-sized city of Oerebro, 160 kilometres west of Stockholm, has put Sweden's reputation as an oasis of peace and harmony at risk.

Police in the Swedish capital are to seek reinforcements after youths set cars ablaze and threw stones at police for a fifth night running.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the High Court in London in 2010. Today he is a refugee in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden.

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Suburbs of the Swedish capital were engulfed in a fourth day of rioting Wednesday in the country's worst civil unrest in years, leaving locals shaking their heads and wondering when calm would return to their usually tranquil city.

The port of Visby can be seen to the left of the ringwall of the old city wall of Visby, perhaps the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia, A passing boat and Stockholm's Old Town are seen reflected in the window of a ferry during a water tour of the city in Stockholm.

My wife and I booked a two-bed cabin on the Gustav Af Klint, a beat-up, decommissioned steamship-turned-hostel, because it was a bargain at around $60 a night and in a great location, near Stockholm's Old Town and the metro.

HOME STAY: You don't have to stay in hostels or hotels when you travel any more.

AMBASSADOR BRZEZINSKI: Mr. Secretary, we've had some formal meetings this morning.

Secretary Kerry is in Stockholm, Sweden , on May 14, where he is meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Bildt to discuss the Arctic Council, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and other issues of global importance.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden was glowing as she and her fianc Chris O'Neill attended a diplomatic gala on Monday, just one month before their wedding.

As I mingled my way around the community, the ridiculous stereotypes dissolved, revealing compelling insights on the Jews of Stockholm.

In a blog post here on April 15, I noted that Secretary of State Kerry was doing a great deal of traveling but was spending too little time tending to his own Department.

My wife and I booked a two-bed cabin on the Gustav Af Klint, a beat-up, decommissioned steamship-turned-hostel, because it was a bargain at around $60 a night and in a great location, near Stockholm's Old Town and the metro.

BACK FOR GOOD: The Swedish group Abba in their stage clothes in 1975. Now fans can go to the new ABBA The Museum in Stockholm - the closest thing to a reunion.

You can dance, you can jive and yes, maybe you can have the time of your life at Stockholm's newest tourist attraction: a museum dedicated to ABBA paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the cover of their album, a star-shaped guitar and dozens of glitzy costumes the Swedish band wore at the height of its 1970s fame.

Kate Simon is the Travel Correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

Some of the most thrilling nuances of a great landscape only become apparent in the brightness of dawn or when the afternoon light casts sharp shadows.

The Fiji Times acting chief of staff Timoci Vula explains how the newspaper is put together to the visiting Kia rangers before they fly to Sweden.Picture: MICHELE McCONELL-WILSON A few of them were visiting the Capital City for the first time.