Somalis On Ice

Somalis On Ice Sweden is usually seen as the bastion of tolerance, taking on the most refugees per capita in Europe. But the rise of the far-right is stirring up anti-immigration feelings. One town think they've found an answer.
"It is no good for anyone", says Marie Edenhager, leader of the nationalistic Swedendemocrats, speaking about the recent arrival of several thousand Somali refugees in Borlange. The Somalis worry that if the party does well in this year's general election it'll mean trouble. Yet local sports journalist Patrik Andersson thinks he has a solution to the integration problem: teaching the Somalis how to ice skate and play Bandy, "the most swedish sport there is".
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