sd: "a betrayal of our own culture" the sweden democrats have also taken note of the steel giant's advice to its employees  and the party is reacting with emphasis. "that a partially state-owned company like ssab suggests replacing 'merry christmas' with 'have a good weekend' to 'include' others, is nothing but a betrayal of our own culture," sd writes on its official facebook page and continues: "we should not adapt to those who do not share our traditions. in sweden, we say merry christmas. period." ssab has received positive reactions svt has tried to reach ssab's press secretary anna molin without success. the news has had a significant impact, and she responds to the tone in expressen. "ssab is a global company with operations in several countries and employees from different cultures. internationally, there have been mostly positive reactions, but some in sweden have perceived it negatively," she tells the newspaper and emphasizes that it is not forbidden to wish merry christmas.
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