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Swede dies after Malaysian jellyfish sting

National: 2 Feb 10
A 45-year-old woman from Småland in southern Sweden has been killed by a jellyfish while on holiday in the Malaysian resort of Pantai Cenang, Langkawi. READ »

Floor collapses at Swedish Weight Watchers clinic

Society: 14 Jan 10
The floor of a Weight Watchers clinic in Växjö in south central Sweden collapsed on Wednesday night beneath a group of about 20 participants in the diet programme. READ »

'Gay Up' matador helps Swedish farmers take bulls by horns

Society: 13 Jan 10
A Spanish matador who recently challenged the sport's macho image by advertising a drink popular on the gay club scene has been invited to southern Sweden to help local farmers master their bulls. READ »

Berry pickers set to keep mystery stash of cash

Society: 12 Jan 10
A group of berry pickers who came across a sizeable sum of money last summer while working in a forest outside of Växjö in southern Sweden will most likely be allowed to hang on to the mysterious loot. READ »

Christmas chocolate thieves caught red handed

Society: 24 Dec 09
While many a Swedish Christmas office party end in hangovers and bad judgement, the holiday revelry of one company from Växjö in southern Sweden ended with a night in jail after a chocolate robbery gone wrong. READ »

'Segregation can be a good thing': study

Business & Money: 9 Dec 09
Segregation isn't necessarily a bad thing, according to a new report critical of policies which try to control where immigrants and refugees settle in Sweden. READ »

How a Swedish town turned itself around

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Dec 09
Sponsored article: When a town in southern Sweden faced losing its biggest employer, it could have been a disaster. But for Västervik the closure gave a kick-start to the town's entrepreneurial spirit. READ »

Elk, not husband, killed Swedish woman: police

Society: 1 Dec 09
A Swedish man suspected of killing his 63-year-old wife has been exonerated after forensic analysis revealed the woman’s death was caused by an elk. READ »

Police consider death by elk in murder case

National: 28 Nov 09
A former murder investigation has been reviewed by police who now suspect a 63-year-old woman found dead in Småland, southern Sweden, last year was killed by an elk. READ »

Rape acquittals because girl 'not helpless enough'

National: 6 Nov 09
Four men charged with gang-raping a 17-year-old girl have been acquitted by a Swedish court because prosecutors were unable to prove that the girl was in a helpless state at the time of the incident. READ »

Man forced to re-apply for asylum after boarding wrong train

National: 28 Oct 09
A mistake which put an Iraqi asylum seeker on the wrong train in Malmö in southern Sweden has forced him to start the asylum process all over again. READ »

Swedish pastor fined for fingering figs

Society: 16 Oct 09
A Church of Sweden pastor has been convicted of shoplifting and ordered to pay a 5,100 kronor ($734) for stealing, among other things, a jar of figs marinated in cognac. 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 »

Wild boar hunter in strife for elk kill

National: 1 Sep 09
A hunter in Lessebo in southern Sweden who thought he had shot a wild boar but instead found he had shot a small elk has been charged by Växjö district court for illegal hunting. READ »

The lost art of travel: Catching the ferry to Britain

Travel: 10 Aug 09
This summer, for the inevitable trip back to the UK, Ben Kersley was determined to avoid air travel and attempt to recapture the lost art of travel. READ »

Berry pickers pluck unidentified cash stash

National: 7 Aug 09
Berry pickers have discovered a large sum of money hidden in the forest outside of Växjö in southern Sweden. Police are now trying to ascertain the identity of the money's rightful owner. READ »

Doctors miss fist-sized brain tumour

Science & Technology: 6 Aug 09
A Swedish woman in southern Sweden has reported four physicians to a national body that assesses medical negligence after they missed a brain tumour the size of a fist. READ »

Defrocked pastor sues Christian dating site

Society: 4 Aug 09
A Church of Sweden minister has demanded compensation from a Christian dating site after he was stripped of his clerical collar for insulting a number of the site's female users. READ »

Sweden hit by wet and wild weather

Science & Technology: 2 Jul 09
A series of isolated, violent thunderstorms wreaked havoc across southern and central Sweden on Wednesday, flooding roads, damaging buildings, and killing three horses. READ »

Tree rings help date Sweden's oldest wooden home

Society: 26 May 09
New research has revealed a wooden building in Mora in central Sweden to be the country's oldest wooden residential home. READ »

Metro abandons 12 Swedish cities

Business & Money: 18 May 09
Crisis-hit Swedish media group Metro International has announced that it is to end distribution of its publication in 12 cities in the north and south-east of Sweden. READ »

Swedish group opens 'world's largest' UFO archive

Science & Technology: 11 May 09
The world's largest UFO archive, with over 18,000 Swedish reports, pictures and foreign reports over mysterious happenings was opened to the general public in Norrköping in eastern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Rare owl convalescing in southern Sweden

Science & Technology: 26 Apr 09
A Lapland Owl was found injured in a ditch in southern Sweden in March. The species is very rare in these parts and the bird is now convalescing after receiving hospital treatment. READ »

Pastor to sue dating site over release of rude comments

Society: 22 Apr 09
A Christian dating website which released details about a Swedish pastor’s offensive comments has been accused of violated the country’s data privacy laws. READ »

Drunk Swedish pastor in net dating outrage

Society: 4 Apr 09
A pensioned Church of Sweden pastor has been reported for offensive comments to women while chatting on a Christian online dating website. READ »

Unpaid blogger risks losing unemployment benefits

Society: 2 Apr 09
A former Volvo worker in southern Sweden has been told to stop blogging for his local newspaper if he wants to retain his unemployment insurance. READ »

Poodle owner mauled by police dog

National: 31 Mar 09
A 66-year-old woman is seeking damages after she was badly bitten by a police dog while out for a walk in Växjö in southern Sweden. READ »

Swedish man found dead after a year

National: 10 Mar 09
A Swedish man has been found dead in his apartment in Forserum in Småland in southern Sweden. Police believe that the man may have been dead for up to a year. READ »

Papers give royal engagement a lukewarm reception

Society: 25 Feb 09
Sweden’s newspapers had mixed reactions to the news of Crown Princess Victoria’s engagement to Daniel Westling. READ »

Knutby pastor: 'We have moved on'

National: 11 Jan 09
Five years have now passed since the Pentecostal church pastor Helge Fossmo persuaded his nanny to murder his wife and his lover's husband. Knutby pastor Peter Gembäck claims the village has moved on. READ »

Home-grown cannabis flourishes in Sweden

National: 8 Jan 09
Marijuana in Sweden is increasingly being grown domestically rather than smuggled into the country, and police suspect Vietnamese crime networks are behind the proliferation in cannabis growing operations. READ »

Baby Jesus in hotel crib second coming

National: 24 Dec 08
The life-size baby Jesus stolen from a manger outside the Stora Hotel in Jönköping in southern Sweden was back in his crib on Tuesday evening. READ »

Finding your roots in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 08
Fresh from a visit to the homestead of her ancestors, Marge Thorell has practical advice for anyone wishing to trace their Swedish roots. READ »

UK citizen wanted in record pot bust

National: 3 Dec 08
Swedish authorities plan to issue an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old British citizen wanted in connection with one of the largest marijuana busts in the country’s history. READ »

'Every Swede has a cousin in America'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Nov 08
Sweden has deep historic ties with the United states, writes Olle Wästberg, director-general of the Swedish Institute. And even though some Americans mistakenly associate Sweden with the cuckoo clock, the relationship remains largely one of mutual understanding and respect. READ »

Sweden taking in record numbers of immigrants

National: 18 Nov 08
As the flow of immigrants into Sweden reaches record levels, growing numbers are choosing to live in communities featuring universities rather than in cities traditionally known for their large immigrant populations. READ »

Swedish bestiality ring exposed

National: 11 Nov 08
A Swedish newspaper has exposed a network of self-proclaimed zoophiles who meet regularly in locations around the country to have sex with animals. READ »

Snow chaos on Swedish roads

National: 31 Oct 08
A trail of stranded trucks dotted the roads of Sweden on Friday as the first major snowfall of the season caught drivers unawares. READ »

Widow of Swedish count dies in southern Germany

Society: 21 Oct 08
The German-born Countess Sonja Bernadotte, widow of Sweden's Count Lennart Bernadotte, has died after a long illness. READ »

Blue tongue outbreak spreads south

National: 24 Sep 08
Sweden’s outbreak of blue tongue disease continues to spread as farms in Småland and Skåne in the south of the country have reported cases of the infection. READ »

A marriage made in Sweden and America

Dating: 15 Sep 08
How do a couple that met in London, live in Sweden and speak both English and Swedish plan their happy day? Ben Kersley (Englishman and ‘sambo’) attends a Swedish/American wedding. READ »

Police slow to act in captive woman case

National: 6 Sep 08
Police were informed about the woman held captive in a small cabin in southern Sweden for nine years, in November 2007. They acted first Friday to arrest her captor - a man missing, thought dead, since 1982. READ »

Swedish woman held captive for nine years

National: 5 Sep 08
A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis is believed to have been held by a man for several years in a small cabin in south-central Sweden. READ »

Police reported for pepper spraying epileptic

National: 5 Sep 08
A woman who was doused with pepper spray while suffering an epileptic seizure has reported police from Växjö in south central Sweden to Ombudsmen of Justice (JO) for their handling of the incident. READ »

Churchyards hit by fungus on their Busy Lizzies

Science & Technology: 23 Aug 08
Several churchyards across Sweden have been hit by leaf fungus on their Busy Lizzies. It is the first time that this herbaceous perennial plant of east African origin has been affected by the fungus in Sweden. READ »

Pedestrian signal boxes' religious message upsets non-believers

Society: 22 Aug 08
News that signal boxes located at pedestrian crossings are designed to spread the word of God has angered the designer who drew the pointing finger symbol for the boxes' Swedish manufacturer. READ »

Swedish pedestrians receive secret message from God

Society: 15 Aug 08
Signal boxes located at pedestrian crossings in countries all over the world are designed to spread the word of God, the product's Swedish manufacture has revealed. READ »

Ikea founder: sons as CEO 'not an option'

Business & Money: 28 Jul 08
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish furniture chain Ikea, has revealed it is unlikely that one of his sons will take over as CEO when the incumbent CEO Anders Dahlvig leaves. READ »

Vimmerby a perfect summer outing for fun-starved families

Travel: 24 Jul 08
Father of two and theme park cynic Ben Kersley explains why a trip to Astrid Lindgren’s World in Vimmerby may be just the right cure for children and parents suffering from summertime boredom. READ »

Stormy weather ahead

National: 20 Jul 08
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute SMHI has warned that very heavy showers are likely to fall in Sweden later on Sunday. READ »

Destination of the week: Västervik

Travel: 7 Jul 08
Boasting "Sweden's most beautiful archipelago", the country's largest holiday complex and as much sun as anywhere in Sweden, Västervik is a must for sailors and families. READ »

Stockholm club and concert guide: June 13 - 14

Lifestyle: 12 Jun 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium. READ »

Tornado strikes in southern Sweden

National: 8 Jun 08
A powerful tornado paid an unexpected visit to a small harbour in southern Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Uzbek refugee sues Swedish shopping mall

National: 3 Jun 08
A patriotic Uzbek refugee is seeking seeking 1 million kronor ($166,000) in damages from a shopping mall in southern Swedish for degrading the name of his hometown. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 9 - 15

Lifestyle: 8 May 08
What's on this week in Sweden: English-language theatre in Stockholm, world famous DJ in Gothenburg, fair trade in Malmö. READ »

Sex text messages central in blackmail case

National: 5 Apr 08
A sexual affair between a 40-year-old woman and a local celebrity has heated up a courtroom in southeastern Sweden. READ »

Public Health Minister stalked by mentally ill man

National: 3 Apr 08
Public Health Minister Maria Larsson was confronted in her home by a man who recently underwent court ordered psychiatric care. READ »

More snow and ice for Sweden's roads

National: 24 Mar 08
Sweden’s weather service is warning drivers to watch for treacherous road conditions, especially in Halland county on Sweden’s west coast. READ »

Storm warnings issued in southern Sweden

National: 21 Mar 08
Large snow falls and hard winds are set to disrupt traffic in the southern parts of Sweden on Good Friday. READ »

Österlen: The jewel of the south

Travel: 17 Mar 08
With Easter fast approaching, Peter Vinthagen Simpson travels to Österlen in southern Sweden, where the annual Open Studio Week kicks off the holiday season this Good Friday. READ »

Something for the weekend: Footloose, electro and a Pulitzer nominated play

Lifestyle: 22 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Footloose runs in Stockholm, British electro band Client play Malmö and the Pulitzer-nominated play Blue Surge opens in Gothenburg. READ »

Storms forecast for Friday

National: 22 Feb 08
Meteorologists are forecasting storm force winds in parts of southern and western Sweden on Friday. READ »

Woman 'threatened' by doctor's text messages

National: 21 Feb 08
A doctor in Småland has been reported for sending offensive text messages. READ »

German pimp suspect arrested in Sweden

National: 29 Jan 08
A man suspected of being involved in a major prostitution ring in Berlin has been arrested in southern Sweden. READ »

Girl dies after falling from apartment in Eksjö

National: 27 Jan 08
Officials in the Småland town are unsure exactly how the 17-year old girl fell. READ »

Weekend storms 'not as bad as feared'

National: 20 Jan 08
Nearly 5,000 households in southern Sweden were suffering power cuts on Sunday morning, but the destruction was not at the level of previous storms. READ »

Wave of Christmas break-ins in southern Sweden

National: 26 Dec 07
Police in southern Sweden have reported a wave of break-ins over the Christmas holiday. 49 burglaries were reported in Skåne, Blekinge and Halland. READ »

Tax cheat suspects play Santa for tax authorities

Business & Money: 13 Dec 07
A company suspected of cheating on its taxes was hired by the Swedish tax authorities to deliver presents to its employees. READ »

Swedes love to hug

Society: 29 Nov 07
A random encounter with a Swede is very likely to lead the unsuspecting novice into an impromptu hugging situation. READ »

Snow storms cause chaos on Sweden's roads

National: 14 Nov 07
Motorists are once again being advised to exercise caution on the roads as icy conditions prevail in much of Sweden following a day of heavy snowfall. READ »

Military called in as snow traps thousands on road

National: 13 Nov 07
Fire chiefs were calling in help from the military on Tuesday night after large numbers of people became trapped in cars and trucks on a snow-blocked road south of Stockholm. "The situation is getting serious," said a fire chief. READ »

78-year-old woman headhunted as teacher

Education: 9 Nov 07
A 78-year-old woman who retired in 1990 has started back at work teaching Swedish to immigrants after being headhunted by a recruitment company. READ »

Fisherman catches six piglets

National: 5 Nov 07
A fisherman in southern Sweden came in for a major surprise when he found his nets filled not with eels but six wild boar piglets. READ »

Ice causes road accidents

National: 26 Oct 07
Icy roads in southern and western Sweden caused a number of accidents on Friday morning, as temperatures plunged below zero. READ »

Abused girl sues council for 1.5 million kronor

National: 3 Oct 07
A girl who lived with her violent and abusive father for six years and whose case was ignored by the local social services in Vetlanda is to sue the council for 1.5 million kronor. READ »

Abused girl to sue Vetlanda council

National: 22 Sep 07
A girl who lived with her violent and abusive father for six years and whose case was ignored by the local social services in Vetlanda, is to sue the council in the Småland town. READ »

Helicopter crash leaves four dead

National: 11 Sep 07
Four people have died after two military helicopters collided outside Tingsryd in southern Sweden on Tuesday afternoon. READ »

One missing after Småland boat accident

National: 9 Sep 07
Four of five people who were missing after a boat accident in Helgasjön, a lake north of Växjö, early on Sunday morning have been found alive. The leader of the rescue team says that an empty life jacket has been recovered. READ »

Minister baffled by double wedding

Society: 5 Sep 07
A church minister in a village near Kalmar in southern Sweden struggled to cope when two sisters arrived at the altar with immediate plans to wed men named Mattias. READ »

Messing quits front-line politics

Politics: 24 Aug 07
Former minister Ulrica Messing has announced she is leaving full-time politics. A statement issued by her Social Democratic Party said she was quitting parliament to "try something different" after 16 years in the Riksdag. READ »

Millionaire Swede pays dear for speed

National: 24 Aug 07
A millionaire from Småland in southern Sweden has been forced to pay a 195,000 kronor ($28,000) fine after he was caught speeding on the Baltic island of Åland. READ »

Småland bank robbed at gunpoint

National: 3 Aug 07
Eyewitnesses have reported an explosion during a bank robbery in southern Sweden on Friday morning. Four armed and masked men robbed the Swedbank branch in Sävsjö, Småland. READ »

Dams burst in southern Sweden

National: 27 Jun 07
Heavy rain overnight and during Wednesday morning has led to major problems in large parts of southern Sweden, with a number of dams bursting and others threatening to follow. READ »

Rain causes flooding in Småland

National: 27 Jun 07
Heavy rain has led to flooding in parts of Småland in southern Sweden. Emergency services were kept busy overnight as roads were damaged and dams threatened to burst. READ »

Rain warning issued for southern Sweden

Science & Technology: 26 Jun 07
Swedish weather service SMHI has issued a severe weather warning for much of southern Sweden, as a belt of heavy rain that caused chaos in Britain sweeps in from the North Sea. READ »

Four year old drowns in pond

National: 9 Jun 07
A four year old boy drowned in a newly-dug pond south of Vetlanda, in Småland, on Friday evening. READ »

Ryanair launches Växjö route

Society: 10 May 07
Low-cost airline Ryanair has announce that is to begin a new service from Växjö to Düsseldorf. READ »

Man arrested for Småland arson attack

Society: 25 Apr 07
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire broke out at a supermarket in a town in southern Sweden. The town has been the scene of a series of arson attacks in recent months. READ »

Swedish fights rearguard action against English behemoth

Lifestyle: 18 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series:While some worry that immigrant dialects are polluting the Swedish language, what really concerns the guardians of the national tounge is the rise and rise of English, as Christine Demsteader finds out. READ »

Angry crowds protest over child abuse case

National: 13 Apr 07
Crowds of angry demonstrators have gathered outside the town hall in Vetlanda, southern Sweden, to demand that the head of social services resigns over a child abuse scandal. READ »

'Louise' writes letter of thanks 'to all who care'

National: 13 Apr 07
'Louise' - the girl who was the subject of a television documentary after being badly abused by her father over a long period - has written an open letter of thanks to everybody who cares about her. She also wondered why the council failed to act. READ »

Council 'sorry' for making girl live with abusive father

Society: 11 Apr 07
Social service officials in a town in southern Sweden have apologized to a girl who was forced to have sex with her father hundreds of times over a five year period. READ »

Arson attacks baffle Småland police

National: 6 Apr 07
Two villages in south west Småland have suffered around 25 arson attacks in the last twelve months. The latest was in the small hours of Friday morning and police in two counties are now trying to find a connection between the fires. READ »

Ex-minister funded secret boyfriend's business

Politics: 13 Mar 07
Former Infrastructure Minister Ulrica Messing has left her husband for successful businessman Torsten Jansson. As recently as September 2006, Jansson's profit-making company received a government grant that was approved by Messing. READ »