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Sweden’s top prosecutor has decided to abandon his ongoing bribery investigation in connection with the export of Saab AB’s JAS Gripen fighter jet. READ () »
Revelations that patients in the UK treated by Swedish doctors were more than ten times more likely to suffer from post-operative complications has prompted medical groups in Sweden to launch an investigation. READ () »
Stuart Roberts traipsed through the mud at Stockholm’s ‘Where the Action is’ to compile this season’s summer festival survival guide. READ () »
A 38-year-old internet entrepreneur who went on to become one of Barack Obama’s top fundraisers will soon be nominated to become the United States’ next ambassador to Sweden. READ () »
People struggling to straddle what can sometimes seem like a cavernous divide between the Swedish and English languages will likely appreciate a new list of common misspellings in both languages. READ () »
The Swedish Navy has uncovered a ten-kilometre band of German World War II mines at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. READ () »
Saab Automobile is to be sold to Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg, Saab has confirmed. READ () »
Police in four Nordic countries carried out a join action on Tuesday morning to break up a suspected child pornography ring. READ () »
Ericsson 4 of Sweden won the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday, marking the second time a Swedish boat has placed first in the grueling nine-month round-the-world sailing competition. READ () »
The former head of communications at the Swedish Red Cross has been remanded in custody on suspicions of having defrauded the organization. READ () »
Sweden’s approach to managing the financial crisis has resulted in praise from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). READ () »
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"BANG!!!! BANG!!!! BANG!!! In the midst of the Stanley Cup’s Eastern Conference semifinals series, every Bostonian knows it is all about Bruins ice hockey. Oh right. I am in Sweden, home of the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation GOLD Champions. And there is certainly no doubt ice hockey fever has taken over Sweden. A lot of Swedes,..." READ »