Nord Stream plans new gas pipelines

Gas pipeline firm Nord Stream will hold an information meeting on the Baltic island of Gotland on Monday to introduce a proposal to extend its controversial gas pipeline project. READ () »

Royal wedding fever hits Sweden

The Swedish royal family gathered in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm on Sunday for the publication of the banns of marriage ahead of the wedding of Princess Madeleine and her fiancé Christopher O'Neill. READ () »

Christian Democrat support drops: poll

Sweden's Green Party is on the rise while support for the Christian Democrats is at the lowest in nearly a decade, according to the latest voter poll. READ () »

Man held over armed jewellery store robbery

A man was detained Sunday morning on suspicion of involvement in a violent jewellery store heist which left three people with gunshot wounds. READ () »

Vast peat fire in Skåne may burn for weeks

A fire that started on Friday afternoon in a peat bog in southern Sweden has closed down highway traffic and could take weeks to put out, according to local rescue services. READ () »

Denmark wins Eurovision 2013 in Malmö

Emmelie De Forest of Denmark takes over from Sweden's Loreen as the Eurovision Song Contest champion, capping a spectacle that kept Malmö and the rest of Europe cheering on Saturday night. READ () »

• 18/05 Live Blog: Eurovision Song Contest final »
• 17/05 Danes invade Sweden for Eurovision final  »
• 17/05 Get set... get ready.... get betting: Five Eurovision songs to watch »

Live Blog: Eurovision Song Contest final

The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Final is live in Malmö, southern Sweden. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding Europe's biggest pop music spectacle. READ () »

Sweden beats Finland in hunt for hockey gold

Sweden will be playing for gold in the ice hockey World Championships after dispatching longstanding rivals and co-hosts Finland with a 3-0 win on Saturday. READ () »

Solna voted best place to live in Sweden

Solna, a suburb just north of Stockholm, is the best place to live in Sweden, according to a new ranking published on Friday by Swedish news magazine Fokus. READ () »

LinkedIn profile lands Swede with hefty tax bill

A Swedish man is facing a five-million kronor ($750,000) add-on to his tax bill after the authorities took a proper look at his account on the professional networking site LinkedIn. READ () »

I'd have done what Jolie did: cancer survivor

With the internet abuzz with news of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy, The Local speaks with a Swedish breast cancer survivor about the lose-lose equation she faced when she pondered removing her breasts. READ () »

• 15/05 'Swedish celebrities have raised cancer awareness' »

'Not all discrimination in Sweden is racism'

Media and politicians in Sweden need to do a better job explaining that not all discrimination is based on racism. There are ways people can overcome it to climb the social ladder, argues liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji. READ () »

'H&M task is to balance low costs with safety'

With the world's attention on Bangladesh, Swedish sustainability expert Alexandra Frenander says fashion giants such as Sweden's H&M must find a way to guarantee safety, while they still demand low costs. READ () »

Get set... get ready.... get betting: Five Eurovision songs to watch

The winner takes it all and it takes all to predict a winner. Or does it? The Brits have placed their bets on the nostalgia vote, while the Dutch have sent a Lana del Rey'ish tune into battle, but it's Sweden's southern neighbour Denmark who is tipped to win. READ () »

• 16/05 Eurovision superfans swarm southern Sweden »
• 15/05 'It won't be easy to win again': Robin Stjernberg »
• 13/05 'Love it or hate it - you can't avoid the popfest' »

Quiz: 'The best town in the country'

For this week's mystery location, we challenge you to guess one of the ten biggest cities in the country from just nine clues. Can't be that hard... right? READ () »

Eurovision host: 'Not everyone has to like me'

Beyond the sequinned hemlines, Sweden's Eurovision host Petra Mede is a woman who pulled no punches as a comedian, and is now trying to balance her spunk with Saturday's demands for a happy-go-lucky pop fest, making her an easy pick for Swede of the Week. READ () »

• 16/05 Malmö Eurovision hype from Abba to Zlatan »
• 15/05 'It won't be easy to win again': Robin Stjernberg »
• 14/05 In the spotlight: Ireland's hidden Eurovision hero »