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Liberals call for lower taxes at party congress

Politics: 20 Nov 09
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has rallied members during a speech at the party conference in Växjö calling for lower taxes, developments in nuclear power production and for Sweden to adopt the euro as its currency. READ »

Early English learning comes under academic attack

National: 20 Nov 09
A Liberal Party proposal to make English language learning obligatory in schools from the first grade has been slammed by members of the Swedish Academy who view it as an "unnecessary reinforcement of the status of English.” READ »

Swede in hot seat after disputed French goal

Sport: 19 Nov 09
Football commentators in Sweden have slammed referee Martin Hansson for missing a handball by France’s Thierry Henry which dashed Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 20 - 26

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & Simple Minds (UK) in Stockholm; Christmas market & Takida in Gothenburg; The Sonics (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Swedish culture – a forgotten promotional tool

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 09
Sweden’s cultural heritage is virtually unknown outside the country’s borders. Swedes should be better at using culture to promote their own country, writes Olle Wästberg, Director-General of the Swedish Institute. READ »

Saab to double production in 2010

Business & Money: 17 Nov 09
Saab Automobile plans to more than double production at its flagship Swedish factory at the start of the new year. READ »

Tanya endures six-month wait for jobless benefits

Society: 17 Nov 09
As jobs in Sweden continue to disappear, the country’s unemployment insurance funds have been struggling to keep up with jobless claims, forcing many to wait more than six months before receiving their benefits. READ »

Swedish comic to exact TV revenge on Vatican

Society: 13 Nov 09
Gay Swedish comic and author Jonas Gardell has announced plans to use his religious TV programme to respond to a snub from the Vatican to bar him from Rome's churches claiming that Jesus would not have shut him out. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 13 - 19

Lifestyle: 12 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Cliff Richard & The Shadows (UK) in Gothenburg; Tower of Power (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

500,000 more swine flu vaccine doses on the way

National: 9 Nov 09
County health authorities in Sweden are set to receive half a million more doses of the swine flu vaccine on Tuesday, with up to a million doses expected to be delivered weekly in two weeks time. READ »

Sweden slammed for UN rights failures

National: 9 Nov 09
Sweden has come in for harsh criticism from the country's United Nations association and 15 other organizations for failing to abide by a number of UN conventions. READ »

Sweden's first lesbian bishop consecrated in Uppsala

Society: 9 Nov 09
The Church of Sweden on Sunday ordained a female pastor as the country's first openly homosexual bishop, just weeks after approving gay marriages. READ »

Annika Östberg gets her day in Swedish court

National: 8 Nov 09
Annika Östberg, currently serving life for a double murder in the USA 28 years ago, will face a Swedish court for the first time on Monday to plead her case for release. READ »

Union anger at Dutch inspection of Swedish schools

Society: 8 Nov 09
Dutch school inspectors have been hired to review English language teaching in 30 Swedish schools. The decision has been met with irritation by teacher unions. READ »

Malmö Moderates open to SD cooperation

Politics: 8 Nov 09
The Malmö branch of the Moderate party has not ruled out cooperating with the far-right Sweden Democrat party after next year's general election. READ »

Green Party makes ground among voters

Politics: 7 Nov 09
Green Party co-leader Maria Wetterstrand has surpassed Mona Sahlin as the main challenger to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt for the affections of Swedish voters, according to a new poll READ »

Malmö gets sucked in to world of comics

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 09
The Local's Charlotte Webb sits down with World of Comics festival co-ordinator, Caroline Lund, to talk masks and multiculturalism in Malmö. READ »

Three arrested for Viking treasure theft

Society: 6 Nov 09
Three men, including the board member of an auction house, have been arrested on Gotland in connection with the plunder of hundreds of Viking-era silver artifacts from the Baltic Sea island. READ »

Reinfeldt reclaims top spot in Sweden power rankings

National: 6 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt can once again lay claim to the title of Sweden’s most power person, having nudged his own finance minister Anders Borg from the top spot in a new ranking released on Thursday. READ »

School in swine flu jab drive after young girl dies

National: 5 Nov 09
Medical authorities in Haparanda in northern Sweden have begun vaccinating all pupils at a school in the town following the swine flu-related death of an 8-year-old Finnish girl. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 6 - 12

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Selam African festival & gospel munificence in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil and MJ Thriller in Gothenburg; Oumou Sangaré in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Anglicans snub Swedish lesbian bishop

Society: 4 Nov 09
Anglican bishops from England and Northern Ireland have rebuffed invitations to attend the ordination of the openly gay Eva Brunne to be the next Bishop of Stockholm. READ »

Island thieves bag Viking treasure

Society: 2 Nov 09
Five hundred Viking era silver artifacts have been plundered from a site of archaeological interest on the Baltic island of Gotland. READ »

Swede wanted in bribery case arrested in LA

National: 2 Nov 09
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a Swedish businessman wanted on charges of attempting to bribe a Stockholm police chief. READ »

AIK take home Swedish football league title

Sport: 1 Nov 09
Stockholm’s AIK football club reversed a one-goal deficit to defeat IFK Gothenburg 2-1 in a dramatic title-deciding match, claiming the Allsvenskan championship for the first time in eleven years. READ »

'Copenhagen climate conference is not make or break': expert

National: 1 Nov 09
The Copenhagen climate conference has been billed as a 'now or never' chance to combat climate change; it should instead be seen as a starting point, argues a key advisor to Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Left coalition partners in show of conference unity

Politics: 1 Nov 09
The Social Democrats welcomed their centre-left coalition partners, the Green and Left parties, to their ongoing conference on Sunday - the first time outside parties have taken part. READ »

Rooks draw Swedish village into Hitchcock Halloween nightmare

National: 30 Oct 09
The residents of a village in southern Sweden are facing up to their own Halloween nightmare as an invasion of birds befalls their countryside idyll. READ »

Police website falls victim to cyber attack

Society: 29 Oct 09
A number of major Swedish websites were rendered inaccessible on Thursday in what is believed to be a malicious distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 30 - November 5

Lifestyle: 29 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Alaska & William Fitzimmons (US) in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil (CAN) in Gothenburg; Jay Reatard (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Organ theft article 'a perversion of journalistic standards'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Oct 09
Amid an ongoing uproar over accusations that Israel harvested the organs of dead Palestinians, media watcher Andrea Levin issues a fresh plea to Aftonbladet to correct "the factual errors that litter the article". READ »

Further deaths linked to swine flu vaccine

National: 24 Oct 09
Health investigators are under more pressure as two elderly women are reported to have died, days after receiving the swine flu vaccine. It brings the total number of deaths linked to the vaccine in Sweden to four. READ »

Reinfeldt and Olofsson back Green party talks

National: 23 Oct 09
The Moderates and Centre party have backed coalition partner the Liberal party in calls to work with the Green party instead of the Sweden Democrats if the far-right party held the balance of power in parliament. READ »

Liberals open to Green support to block far-right

Politics: 23 Oct 09
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has opened up the possibility of cooperating with the Green party if the far-right Sweden Democrats garnered enough votes to hold the balance of power after the 2010 election. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 23 - 29

Lifestyle: 22 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: African film festival & lullabies for the environment in Stockholm; Hammarkullen carnival fun & exile film festival in Gothenburg; Steve Earle (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

European bank approves Saab loan request

National: 21 Oct 09
Saab Automobile has received permission to borrow 4 billion kronor from the European Investment Bank, the bank’s board revealed on Wednesday. READ »

Veiled women subjected to daily abuse: study

National: 21 Oct 09
Shoving, spitting, and ethnic slurs are a daily fact of life facing women bearing headscarves in Malmö, according to a new report. READ »

Sweden Democrat leader reported for 'hate speech'

Politics: 20 Oct 09
An opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson in which he labels Muslims a major threat has been reported to Sweden's highest legal official by the Centre Against Racism. READ »

'Renationalize Sweden's schools': Liberals

Education: 20 Oct 09
The state ought to once again take over primary responsibility for Sweden’s schools, according to a proposal under consideration within the Liberal Party. READ »

Pirate Bay appeal pushed back to next summer

Science & Technology: 19 Oct 09
An appeal launched by the four men found guilty in the Pirate Bay trial is unlikely to be heard until next summer, a Swedish appeals court announced on Monday. READ »

Islam 'Sweden's biggest threat': far-right leader

Politics: 19 Oct 09
An article by the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats claiming that Islam is the biggest threat to Sweden since World War II is tantamount to hate speech, according to legal experts. READ »

Beltran demands retrial in rape case

National: 18 Oct 09
Swedish-Chilean opera singer and convicted rapist Tito Beltran has submitted a petition for a retrial in the Supreme Court. Beltran claims that former justice minister Thomas Bodström's involvement in the case amounted to a breach of the constitution. READ »

Chinese should be taught in schools: education minister

Education: 17 Oct 09
A review of language learning in schools is required to meet the demands of the global market climate says Sweden’s education minister Jan Björklund who is advocating Chinese lessons for college students. READ »

Far-right member motions death penalty

Politics: 17 Oct 09
During the annual congress of the far-right political party the Sweden Democrats, Joakim Larsson, chair of the Uppsala branch, has called for the introduction of the death penalty in Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 16 - 22

Lifestyle: 15 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Championship rugby & Massive Attack (UK) in Stockholm/Uppsala; Chocolate festival & avant garde dance in Gothenburg; Rahael Saadiq (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Two die of legal drug overdose

National: 14 Oct 09
Two young men in Linköping in south-east Sweden have died after overdosing on the psychoactive drug methedrone, a substance that is not yet illegal in Sweden and can be bought on the internet. READ »

Rejected women sue Swedish university

Education: 14 Oct 09
A group of women who are suing a Swedish university for gender discrimination have also reported Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman for refusing to take up their case. READ »

Man held for setting ex-wife on fire

National: 13 Oct 09
A 51-year-old man has been remanded into custody after setting fire to his ex-wife in Gävle in eastern Sweden. READ »

Tech glitch darkens Swedish websites

Science & Technology: 13 Oct 09
A maintenance error blocked access to hundreds of thousands of Swedish websites for about 30 minutes on Monday night, and caused continuing email problems for many customers on Tuesday. READ »

Swine flu vaccinations underway in Sweden

National: 12 Oct 09
The largest vaccination programme in Swedish history got underway on Monday as health workers in the south of the country received the first shots to protect against the swine flu. READ »

Young sex offenders escape investigation

National: 11 Oct 09
Every fifth case of a reported sexual offence involving Swedish teenagers is not investigated by the social services, according to a new report. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 9 - 15

Lifestyle: 8 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Fashion market & Nouvelle Vague (Fr) in Stockholm; Culture night & Nostalgia fair in Gothenburg; The Handsome Family (US) & English comedy in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Speculation mounts as Nobel lit prize nears

Society: 8 Oct 09
Literary circles in Sweden are bursting with speculation ahead of Thursday’s announcement of the Nobel Literature Prize, with many expecting the award to go to a poet for the first time since 1996. READ »

Street grovelling leads to work for jobless Swede

Society: 7 Oct 09
A 21-year-old Swedish man is rejoicing following the unexpected success of a decidedly unorthodox plan to find gainful employment READ »

Toys"R"Us scolded for gender discrimination

Society: 6 Oct 09
US-based toy retailer Toys"R"Us has been reprimanded for gender discrimination following a complaint filed by a group of Swedish sixth graders. READ »

Pundits tip poets for Nobel Literature Prize

Society: 6 Oct 09
This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. READ »

Sweden agrees to guarantee Saab loan

Business & Money: 6 Oct 09
The Swedish government notified the European Commission on Monday that it was prepared to guarantee the 4 billion kronor ($570 million) loan that troubled automaker Saab is seeking from the European Investment Bank. READ »

Långholmen crowned champions in final day drama

Sport: 5 Oct 09
The Local's partner football club Långholmen FC earned promotion to Division 3 on Sunday in a dramatic final day of the season that saw the Stripes overtake the pre-game table toppers with a 3-1 win over Reymersholms IK. READ »

Irish 'Yes' paves way for two new Swedish MEPs

National: 4 Oct 09
The Irish "Yes" vote to the Lisbon treaty means that two further Swedes are set to take their place in an expanded EU Parliament - provided that the Irish vote is backed up by the Czechs. READ »

Date fixed for Nobel Literature Prize

National: 2 Oct 09
The Swedish Academy said on Thursday that the winner of the Nobel Literature Prize will be announced on Thursday, October 8th. READ »

'Scared straight' TV show slammed

National: 2 Oct 09
A new TV4 reality show featuring youths doing time in an adult prison has been slammed by the Swedish Welfare Board for encouraging criminal careers. READ »

Egypt kicks out Swedish journalist

National: 2 Oct 09
A Swedish journalist was deported by Egypt on Thursday due to his alleged involvement in pro-Palestinian march. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: International poetry festival & American football in Stockholm; International art biennial & World music festival in Gothenburg; Kings of Convenience (NO) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

UN body designates Swedish dialect a 'threatened language'

Society: 29 Sep 09
The Scanian ('Skånska') dialect of southern Sweden has landed on Unesco's list of threatened languages, much to the exasperation of Swedish linguists. READ »

Spotify ties make Pirate Bay judge biased: court

Science & Technology: 29 Sep 09
A Swedish court ruled on Tuesday that a lay judge set to hear the next phase of the Pirate Bay trial is unsuitable for the job because he works for the Spotify digital music service. READ »

Swedish police 'knew of helicopter heist plans'

National: 28 Sep 09
Swedish police had been forewarned by counterparts in Serbia about plans to rob a Stockholm cash depot, according to media reports. Meanwhile, details have emerged about six suspects who remain in police custody. READ »

Mystery grows over whereabouts of Pakistan Swedes

National: 27 Sep 09
The Swedish embassy in Islamabad has denied that 19-year-old Safia Benaouda and her two-year-old son have been released by the Pakistani authorities, as reports continue to circulate indicating their imminent return to Sweden. READ »

Swedish woman freed in Pakistan terror probe

National: 25 Sep 09
Safia Benaouda, the 19-year-old Swedish woman arrested in Pakistan earlier in September in the company of former Guantanamo inmate Mehdi Ghezali, is reported to have been released, according to local media. READ »

Sweden set for stricter teacher credentials

Education: 24 Sep 09
The Swedish government has plans to toughen up on the credentials required for the country's school teachers. READ »

Swedish officials meet suspects in Pakistan terror probe

National: 23 Sep 09
Official from Sweden's embassy in Islamabad have met with four Swedish terror suspects currently detained in a Pakistani prison, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday. READ »

Sex rumours land loose-lipped Swedish pastor in hot water

Society: 23 Sep 09
A pastor in Malmö in southern Sweden has been accused of leaking intimate details of a woman's sex life to other members of the congregation. READ »

Helicopter heist causes cash flow concerns

Business & Money: 23 Sep 09
While police continue to gather evidence, traders and store owners in the Stockholm area are concerned over a possible shortage of cash following the spectacular robbery of a cash depot south of the city. READ »

Goverment sacks board of pharmacy monopoly

Business & Money: 22 Sep 09
Sweden’s government is set to replace the board of directors of the Apoteket AB pharmacy monopoly because the current board won’t accept the government’s rules for deregulation. READ »

Gains for gay marriage foes in church elections

Society: 21 Sep 09
Opponents of same-sex marriage made significant gains in Sweden’s church elections on Sunday, on a voter turnout of barely 12 percent. READ »

HIV man strikes again: unprotected sex with 15-year-old

National: 19 Sep 09
A 20 year-old man with HIV from Linköping has been remanded in custody for having unprotected sex with a 15-year-old girl. The man has previously been imprisoned for having intercourse with seven woman who were not aware he was infected. READ »

Party distances itself from Hollywood wife

Society: 18 Sep 09
The leader of the Christian Democrats has distanced him party from Hollywood wife Anna Anka, who described Swedish men as "tragic" for their "nappy changing" and "equality nonsense". READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 18 - 24

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Beer festival & Tom Jones (UK) in Stockholm; International Book Fair in Gothenburg; Hello Saferide in Malmö. READ »

Sweden wants EU 'snus' tobacco ban to go up in smoke

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 09
As countries across the EU curb smoking in public, Sweden is fighting to get a European-wide ban lifted moist tobacco, AFP's Marc Preel reports. READ »

Swedish pastor cited after family burial

Society: 12 Sep 09
A pensioned Church of Sweden pastor has landed himself in hot holy water after performing a burial service for a person who was not a member of the flock. READ »

Drunk driving suspect: I got plastered after stopping the car

Society: 11 Sep 09
A driver arrested in southern Sweden with a high concentration of alcohol in his blood has been cleared of any wrongdoing after convincing jurors that he first started drinking in the moments after he stopped his car. READ »

Cyprus hit by Swedish royal wedding rumours

Society: 9 Sep 09
A Cypriot newspaper reported on Wednesday that the wedding of one of the daughters of the Swedish king is to take place on the Mediterranean island this Friday, a claim rejected by Princess Madeleine's secretary. READ »

Umeå named European culture capital for 2014

Society: 9 Sep 09
To the jubilation of Umeå residents, it was announced on Tuesday that the northern Swedish city will be the European Capital of Culture for 2014. READ »

Four billion extra pledged in fight against crime

Politics: 8 Sep 09
The Swedish government has allocated an additional 4 billion kronor ($570 million) to the fight against crime in a bid to achieve the governing parties' pledge to have 20,000 police officers on Sweden's streets by 2010. READ »

Swedes reported arrested in Pakistan

National: 8 Sep 09
The Swedish embassy in Pakistan is investigating media reports that three Swedes have been arrested by the Pakistani military. READ »

Shanghai car maker to join Saab deal: report

National: 8 Sep 09
Koenigsegg Group has informed the Swedish government that it has put together the financial package necessary to purchase Saab Automobile, while a Swedish business paper reports that a Chinese firm is also set to invest. READ »

'New gene can help against breast cancer': Swedish research

Science & Technology: 4 Sep 09
Cancer researchers in Lund in southern Sweden have found a new gene profile that can help in the treatment of breast cancer and save lives. READ »

Four dead in house fire

National: 2 Sep 09
Three children and a woman died and a child was seriously injured in a house fire in Staffanstorp in southern Sweden on Monday night. READ »

Israel organ harvesting scandal 'medically impossible'

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Aug 09
Aftonbladet's organ harvesting allegations are ludicrous from a medical perspective, writes Johns Hopkins medical school lecturer Andrea Meyerhoff, who also argues that Sweden has missed an opportunity to "reject anti-Semitism and reaffirm principles of good journalism." READ »

Norway requests extradition of suspected child molester

National: 30 Aug 09
Norwegian police have requested the extradition of a Swedish man suspected of sexually assaulting children in Norway, Sweden and Thailand. READ »

Every other doctor in Sweden from abroad

National: 30 Aug 09
Sweden is attracting an increasing number of physicians from abroad. Almost every other new medical license is granted to someone who was educated abroad. READ »

Firemen injured by projectile rocks

National: 29 Aug 09
Disturbances related to several fires continued on Friday night in Gothenburg in western Sweden. Two firemen were also injured by rocks thrown at their fire truck. READ »

'Cyncism prevails for vote-hungry officials in Sweden and Israel'

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Aug 09
As the Aftonbladet organ harvesting scandal rumbles to the end of its second week, Stockholm-based Israeli writer David Stavrou calls on policy makers in Sweden and Israel to shed light on the situation rather than turning up the heat. READ »

Stones thrown at Gothenburg firemen

National: 28 Aug 09
Fire fighters in Gothenburg were attacked with stones on Thursday night as they rushed to tackle the latest in a series of fires with suspected connections to youth gangs that have raged across the city in the last week. READ »

Sweden allocates billions to fight unemployment

Business & Money: 26 Aug 09
The Swedish government has promised to find 8.4 billion kronor ($1.19 billion) to fund education and training measures designed to combat growing unemployment. READ »

Pirate Bay closed after court decision

Business & Money: 25 Aug 09
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay remained closed on Tuesday morning after a Stockholm court decision forced a supplier to cut off internet capacity. READ »

Ralph's going to take you to another dimension

Lifestyle: 25 Aug 09
In a galaxy quite nearby lives Ralph Lundsten, a palace-dwelling septuagenarian and a true pioneer in the field of electronic music. READ »

Chlamydia helps young men feel more 'manly': Swedish study

Society: 22 Aug 09
Young men who contract sexually transmitted diseases often view their afflictions as an affirmation of their manhood, a new Swedish study shows. READ »

Sweden slams paper over Israel allegations

National: 19 Aug 09
Sweden's embassy in Tel Aviv has sharply condemned Sweden's largest circulation newspaper Aftonbladet for publishing an article accusing the Israeli Defence Forces of harvesting the organs of Palestinians. READ »

Sweden refuses to fill capital hole in Saab deal

Business & Money: 19 Aug 09
The Swedish government has refused a request from Koenigsegg Group to lend a further 3 billion kronor ($412 million) to enable the firm to complete the purchase of Saab Automobile AB from ailing US giant General Motors. READ »