Eight of the strongest studies came from the same researcher: oncologist Dr. Lennart Hardell in Sweden.

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Swedish radio journalist Lennart Wretlind met Hendrix only once, before a concert in Stockholm in January 1969.

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Nationalist pride has also led Lennart Meri, a former Estonian president, to identify Thule with his own country.

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Lennart, Kenneth and Juvva leap on and off their snowmobiles, waving their arms and whooping to chivvy the animals along.

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"There are people who say tourists need more instructions to ride bikes, " said Lennart Brans, one of the reporters that covered the story.

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Of the studies ultimately used, the majority were by Swedish scientist Lennart Hardell, who has a long history of environmental activism.

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Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa's Lennart Johansson recently lobbied the European Commission for Culture and Education for restrictions on the numbers of foreigners allowed to play in domestic leagues.

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But the Centre's new leader, Lennart Daleus, is reluctant to shore up the Social Democrats again and is, in any case, unlikely to get much more than 5% of the vote.

ECONOMIST: Sweden