A male Swedish nurse has donned a dress to protest the lack of shorts at a hospital in southern Sweden, saying he had to fight the small battles for gender equality in the workplace. READ () »
The difference between unemployment rates among Swedish men and women grew in 2012, with more men currently out of work, according to new figures from Eurostat. READ () »
According to a new report published by the police over 30 officers were injured during the recent unrest in Stockholm suburbs and many did not have protective equipment. READ () »
Police are searching for the owners of a goat who was found wandering the streets of Skara in western Sweden on Friday night. READ () »
Sweden's Princess Madeleine took to her Facebook account on Friday to accuse the Swedish media of "destroying" her and her husband's privacy, after a tabloid published images of the newlyweds in their swimwear from their Seychelles honeymoon. READ () »
After their lavish Stockholm wedding, Chris O'Neill whisked Princess Madeleine off to the idyllic Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, where the newlyweds are taking beach walks and staying in a luxury villa. READ () »
A Facebook post about a chance encounter on the Stockholm metro with a "super hot" guy in a green shirt landed the face of 36-year-old Lisa Tegelmark in newspapers across Sweden, making her our pick for Swede of the Week. READ () »
Stockholm's recently opened Abba musuem has come under fire over its entrance fees for toddlers after a woman was forced to pay admission for an infant she was carrying in her arms. READ () »
Swedish clothing chain H&M announced its next high-fashion collaboration on Tuesday, teaming up with French designer Isabel Marant for a winter style she promises will be sexy, Parisian, and with a dash of carelessness. READ () »
As part of our ongoing series of Swedish career profiles, The Local catches up with American Billy McCormac to find out how he went from refurbishing antique furniture to heading one of Sweden's most influential real estate lobbying organizations. READ () »
Sweden needs to hire more foreigners, but Swedish employers remain reluctant to hire them due to barriers of language and distance, a new report from Sweden's job agency found. READ () »
The news that Swedish train drivers wear skirts to keep cool in the heat gained global interest on Saturday and Peter Vinthagen Simpson chats to gender expert David Tjeder about why the humble skirt retains the power to shock. READ () »
Sweden's Princess Madeleine, the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married New York businessman Chris O'Neill in Stockholm Saturday in Sweden's second royal wedding in three years. READ () »
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