Ann-Sofie Gälman is a

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and

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working for

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s daily news magazine ''Nordnytt'', which covers Sweden's three most northern provinces. Gälman grew up in the village of

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outside

Kalix Kalix ( sv, Kalix; Kalix dialect: ''Kôlis'', , phonemically ; fi, Kainuu; fit, Kainus) is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word ''Gáláseatnu ...

and knew at an early age that she wanted to be a

. During her days in

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she interned at the ''Nordnytt'' editorial. Gälman first attended

Umeå University Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders. As of 2015 ...

for a year before being accepted to the journalism program at

Folkhögskola Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish language, Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch language, Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish language, Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German langua ...

. Her first job after graduation was with news agency ''TT Spectra'' in

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writing

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articles. She later got a job with ''Västerbottensnytt'' in

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Ume� ...

covering local news, reporting from Björklöven and Luleå Hockeys home games and hosting the bate show ''Reagera'' Today she is the

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for ''Nordnytt'' and has also co-hosted

's coverage of the 2010 national election.

References

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