However, the island of Björkö was first claimed to have been Birka already about 1450 in the so-called " Chronicle of Sweden " ( Prosaiska krönikan ):

However, the Church of Sweden conducts same-sex marriages, while the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America opens the ministry of the Church to gay and lesbian pastors and other professional workers living in committed relationships.

However, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, found no association between the consumption of foods high in acrylamide and increased risk of three forms of cancer: bladder, large bowel and kidney.

However, some reports outside Sweden incorrectly stated that in Sweden the film had even outgrossed the Hollywood film Titanic.

However, after Sweden had submitted its membership application in 1991 and the Soviet Union was dissolved at the end of the year, Finland submitted its own application to the EC in March 1992.

However, he took his first steps in the world of business in his early 20's running a trading company called Alpraaz in Stockholm, Sweden.

However, due to the wars of Charles XII of Sweden and bubonic plague epidemics, the population dropped to 1, 500 by 1727.

However, after traveling to Sweden to conduct research for the film and meet the original author, Astrid Lindgren, they were denied permission to complete the project, and it was canceled.

However, the Tsardom was weakened by the long and unsuccessful Livonian War against the coalition of Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden for access to the Baltic coast and sea trade.

However, it is known that the Finnish language area ( Meänkieli and Kven dialects of Finnish ) in the past covered a much larger territory of the modern area of Sweden than it does today.

However, Sweden cooperates with a number of foreign countries.

However, after Sweden successfully hosted its first presidency of the EU in the first half of 2001, most Swedes today have a more positive attitude towards the EU.

However, independence was somewhat restricted, as Norway was obliged to enter into a legislative union with Sweden based on the outcome of the War of 1814.

However, a submarine design office was set up in the Netherlands and a torpedo research program was started in Sweden.

However, in the final, Sweden were too strong and won by 25 – 23 after having led by 15 – 9 at half-time in front of 6, 100 spectators in Bolzano.

However, similar establishments are presently flourishing in Europe, especially in Sweden and other North European countries.

However, later during the year, father and son are reconciled and rule Sweden together.

However, Karl's half brothers Kol and Boleslaw proclaim themselves kings of Östergötland, in opposition to Knut, which leads to fights for the power in Sweden until 1173.

However, both economical and cultural growth came to an end in mid-17th century with a series of violent wars against Tsardom of Russia, Sweden, Brandenburg and Transylvania, as well as internal conflicts, known altogether as The Deluge.

However Sweden, which has an opt-out system, has a low rate as well ( 15 donors / million ).

However, the success of the Russian army on the land forced Sweden to sign peace treaties with Russia in 1809 and with France in 1810 and to join the Continental Blockade against Britain.

However, King Charles XII of Sweden proved unable to speedily end the war as it took eight years to deal with the remaining combatant Charles Augustus of Saxony-Poland.

However, even in such circumstances, prostitution is sometimes considered a form a victimization, based on the prostitute's alleged situation as an object of exploitation ; for example, countries such as Sweden, Norway and Iceland have passed legislation outlawing the buying but not selling of sex.

However, a truly exceptional cold snap swept the island in February 2004, during which period the whole island was blanketed with snow.

However, the Ethiopians had risen early for Church services, and upon learning of the Italian advance, swept forth to meet it, and crushed the Italians.

However, UNIP swept the Eastern Province, gathering 19 of its seats there.

However, Albert Victor died six weeks later, in the worldwide influenza pandemic that swept through Britain in the winter of 1891 – 2.

) However, Border legend claimed that during the battle of Flodden four Home horsemen or supernatural riders swept across the field snatching up the King's body as such a prize could not be allowed to fall into English hands after such a humiliating defeat, or that the King left the field alive and was killed soon after.

However he believed that such objects would have been swept clear by planetary gravitational perturbations so that none or few would exist there today.

However, the Yankees were swept in the ALCS by the Kansas City Royals.

However, the Flyers didn't come close to a third straight championship without an injured Bernie Parent, as they ran into an up-and-coming dynasty in Montreal, and were swept in four straight games.

However, they were eliminated from the playoffs on April 18, being swept by the New York Rangers in four straight games in the Conference Quarterfinals, in what would be their first and only playoff appearance.

However, they were again swept by the Celtics in the playoffs.

However, in the playoffs the Timberwolves made a quick exit as they were swept by the Houston Rockets in 3 straight games.

However, they were swept four games to none by the Mario Lemieux-led defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins ( who, in sweeping the Blackhawks, tied the record Chicago had set only days before ).

However, the Oilers unexpected run in the playoffs came to a crashing halt, as the Blackhawks dominated every game and swept the series 4 – 0.

However, they were swept by the Red Wings again, this time in the first round.

However, the Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge, which weighed five tons, was ripped from its foundations and swept downstream on September 8, 2011, by flooding caused by remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.

However, Breckinridge received almost no support in most of the Northern states ( which Lincoln swept except for split electoral votes from New Jersey going to Douglas and Lincoln ) but, as the candidate of the Buchanan faction, did outpoll Douglas in Pennsylvania and won Delaware and received some support comparable to Douglas in Connecticut.

However, when the election took place the coalition was swept out of office by Fianna Fáil which won an unprecedented twenty seat Dáil majority and over 50 % of the first preference votes.

However, the years immediately preceding the revolution had been marked by sporadic Turkmen uprisings against Russian rule, most prominently the anti-tsarist revolt of 1916 that swept through the whole of Turkestan.

However, in an influential review of Hunt's edition, Thomas Babington Macaulay swept aside questions of literary merit, claiming with indignation that " Wycherley's indecency is protected against the critics as a skunk is protected against the hunters.

However, the analysis of compressible flows in the transonic regime has led to some developments which help reduce the increases in drag caused by compressibility effects, including the use of swept wings and the Whitcomb area rule.

However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats were swept by the Orlando Magic, quickly ending their season.

However, if the left and right halves are swept back equally, as is common practice, the pressure iso-bars on the left wing in theory will meet the pressure iso-bars of the right wing on the centerline at a large angle.

However unlike swept back wings, the tips on a forward swept design will stall last, maintaining roll control.