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Little by little, the euro is making headway in Sweden. In the wake of similar initiatives in Haparanda and Höganäs, the town of Sollentuna near Stockholm has decided to introduce the European as a currency to be used alongside the Swedish krona. From the beginning of next year, Sollentuna's 60,000 residents will be able to use euros in shops, restaurants, and ticket machines for car parks and swimming pools, while the town's cash machines will dispense both euros and kronas. Liberal mayor Lennart Gabrielsson has told Svenska Dagbladet he believes the introduction of a second currency was a straightforward and"normal" initiative. "Sollentuna has a young educated population that is in favor of the EU." His professed objective is to obtain a second referendum on Sweden's adoption of the single currency, which the nation's electorate rejected in 2003.
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