Only in Sweden

Published: April 3, 2007, 5:07 pm

A Swedish metal head couple, Michael and Karolina Tomaro are fighting with Swedish authorities, which rejected their application to name their six-month-old child - Metallica. Although little Metallica has already been baptized, the Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word “metal.” Tomaro said the official handling the case also called the name “ugly.” The couple was backed by the County Administrative Court in Goteborg, which ruled on March 13 that there was no reason to block the name. It also noted that there already is a woman in Sweden with Metallica as a middle name. The agency has appealed to a higher court, frustrating the family’s foreign travel plans. “We’ve had to cancel trips and can’t get anywhere because we can’t get her a passport without an approved name,” Tomaro said. One day this child will thank the authorities for stepping

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