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Prime minister Reinfeldt separates from wife
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa Reinfeldt have separated, according to the prime minister’s press spokesperson Roberta Alenius. READ () »
Undertakers 'sickened' by hospital’s corpse storage
A Swedish hospital has come under fire after it was reported that staff members were storing corpses “head-to-toe”, leaving the undertakers who made the discovery shocked and sickened. READ () »
Swedish TV to take on Stephen Fry's QI
Sweden is set to adapt the hugely popular British TV-show QI this year, with producer Anders Lenhoff claiming that Sweden is finally ready for "more intelligent comedy". READ () »
Young generation prefer 'old style' media: study
A recent study has revealed that the youth of today prefer to spend their time with their nose in a newspaper or listening to the radio, even though internet technology continues to improve. READ () »
Swedish preschool touts 'ice hockey' curriculum
A preschool in northern Sweden is teaching kids geography, maths – and respect – through a new curriculum inspired by the rough and tumble world of Sweden's top professional hockey league, the Elitserien. READ () »
Ikea 'not wrong' to bar a 5-year-old from ball pit
A court in southern Sweden has ruled that furniture giant Ikea was "not wrong" to deny a 5-year-old disabled girl entry to the ballpit in their playland. READ () »
'The attacks against me are working': Lars Vilks
The strategy of attacks and intimidation employed by critics of Lars Vilks is working, argues controversial Swedish artist, who has seen his lecturing activities dry up over organizers fears of riots and being labelled as "racist". READ () »
Outrage over Sweden's 'secret' Saudi arms plant
Tuesday’s revelation that the Swedish government has been involved in a project to aid the building of an arms factory in a dictatorship like Saudi Arabia has caused strong reactions both in Sweden and abroad. READ () »
Samurai sword stabber sees sentence sliced
A man who attacked his girlfriend with a samurai sword in northern Sweden last year has had his sentence reduced by the Swedish Supreme Court. READ () »
Booze and butter boost Norwegians' Swedish spending spree
Cheap Swedish alcohol and a plentiful supply of butter helped entice Norwegians to spend more than 13 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) during one-day shopping trips to Sweden last year, new statistics show. READ () »
Midday shootout rattles central Stockholm
Police in Stockholm exchanged gunfire with a gang of thieves who robbed a jewellery store in central Stockholm on Tuesday afternoon, sending shocked bystanders rushing for cover. READ () »
Ikea unions fight for global labour standards
Union leaders from Swedish furniture retailing giant Ikea gathered in Istanbul on Tuesday in a bid to establish standardized labour practices in every Ikea store around the world. READ () »
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