Sweden’s Anthem Interrupted: Norway Incident

Sweden’s Anthem Interrupted: Norway Incident

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Updated 21.15 | Published 21.00

Oslo. Your sun, your sky, your meadows Gröööna…

Then it was over.

– I was disappointed that I was not allowed too sing, says Sweden’s national team captain Peter Gerhardsson.

Gerhardsson about the national anthem: “Never been to it”

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Sweden won its genre for the European Football Championship, which starts on Friday next week.

Before the Nordic derby against Norway, the national songs were played in the speakers at Ullevål, but our neighboring country did not want to listen to “you old you free” for so long.

When the Swedish players were ready to match the second verse, the national anthem sounded out.

– I was a little shocked. I was ready: “Second verse, now we take in”. But then it did not come,says Swedish center -back Magdalena Eriksson.

Have you been to it before?

– no,I don’t know if they thought it was a little too long adn a little too boring and felt “now we cut here”. It was a bit special.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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