Drunken Swede attempts to row home from Denmark

Four arrested for Malmö gang slaying

Four men have been arrested for the “execution style” killing of a 19-year-old man in Malmö in August 2011 in what police believe was a settling of scores among criminal gangs. READ (4 COMMENTS) »

• 07/02 Malmö mayor in non-violence plea to residents »
• 02/02 Gun violence 'most common' in Malmö »
• 01/02 Police 'embarrassed' by continued violence »

Reinfeldt 'hopeful' of Ethiopia pardon

Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt harbours hope that the two Swedish reporters jailed for terror crimes in Ethiopia will be pardoned by the regime. READ »

• 05/02 Swedes meet Ethiopian PM over jailed journalists »
• 24/01 EU to press Ethiopia over Swedish journalists »
• 10/01 Jailed Swedish reporters will not appeal verdict »

Rape accusations stun Swedish high school

An employee at a high school near Uppsala, in eastern Sweden, has been detained by police on suspicion of rape and sexual harassment of several students, much to the shock of his colleagues. READ »

Agency to probe doc who broke baby’s neck

A doctor in central Sweden who broke the neck of an infant during a 55 hour long delivery, is being investigated by the National Board of Health and Welfare. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

One presumed dead in snowmobile drowning

Two men on snowmobiles went through the ice on a lake near Östersund in northern Sweden on Thursday, in what is believed to have been a fatal accident for one. READ (1 COMMENT) »

Brits in Sweden to forge northern alliance: paper

Nordic, Baltic and British leaders have been gathering in Stockholm, ostensibly to discuss future challenges shared by the nations. But commentators think the meeting has a bigger purpose - as part of a British-led strategy to forge a new 'northern alliance' in Europe. READ (18 COMMENTS) »

• 08/02 British PM in Sweden to discuss women and work »
• 08/02 Few Swedes ready to work until they're 75: poll »
• 07/02 Swedes should work until they’re 75: Reinfeldt »

17-year-old dies after ambulance no-show

Swedish emergency response service SOS Alarm has reported the death of a teenage boy to the National Board of Health and Welfare after the ambulance never turned up and his parents had to drive him to hospital. READ (19 COMMENTS) »

Five reasons I can't stand skiing: an Aussie's pain

Having just returned from a ‘horror ski trip’, The Local’s resident Aussie and first-time skier Oliver Gee wonders why Swedes find such pleasure in hurling themselves down snowy hills. READ (11 COMMENTS) »