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Norway puts jail brakes on Swedish 'son of God' motorist

Society: 17 Nov 09
A Swedish man who claimed he was the son of God has been sentenced to prison in Norway for unlawful driving. READ »

'Romario' killer sentenced to seven years

National: 13 Nov 09
A 19-year old man, earlier freed by a district court over the killing of Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali, has been found guilty of murder in the Svea Court of Appeal and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. READ »

Teens sign up for jihad at Stockholm youth centre

National: 11 Nov 09
Swedish taxpayers helped fund a youth recreation centre in the north Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby which served as a recruiting station for the Somalia-based Islamist group al-Shabaab. READ »

AIK see off Gothenburg to win historic double

Sport: 8 Nov 09
AIK added the Swedish cup on Saturday to their Allsvenskan league championship win to claim a historic double - the first for the Solna-based side. 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 »

Outrage as civic 'angel' sent to prison

National: 5 Nov 09
Per-Anders Pettersson intervened to save a 66-year-old woman from assault. But instead of being lauded for exercising his civic duty he is now about to start a prison sentence in a case that has sparked outrage in Sweden. READ »

Swedish intelligence agency hit by IT-attack

Science & Technology: 4 Nov 09
A cyber attack knocked out the website of a Swedish intelligence agency on Monday, just days after several Swedish media outlets and the police were hit by similar attacks. READ »

The Year of the Rodent: Allsvenskan 2009

Lifestyle: 3 Nov 09
As the Swedish championship gold medal makes its way to Solna, Nic Townsend looks back at another eventful season in Sweden’s premier football competition. READ »

Big city clubs clash in championship climax

Sport: 30 Oct 09
IFK Gothenburg welcome Stockholm team AIK to Gamla Ullevi stadium on Sunday in a title decider as the Swedish Allsvenskan championship goes down to the wire. READ »

Iris, 92, honoured for wartime code-cracking heroics

Society: 30 Oct 09
Iris Kramer, a Brit living in Sweden, has been honoured by the British government in recognition of services for her efforts cracking enemy codes during World War II. READ »

Petrol station names and shames 'pump and run' thieves

National: 30 Oct 09
A petrol-station owner in Växjö in southern Sweden grew so tired of customers filling up and driving off without paying that he identified them with a photo at the entrance to his station. The man is now subject to a police investigation. READ »

War criminal Plavsic lifts off from Sweden

National: 27 Oct 09
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic left Sweden on Tuesday after being granted early release from a Swedish prison by the UN war crimes court, prison officials said. READ »

Supreme Court sets precedent over animal rights activist attack

National: 26 Oct 09
Sweden's Supreme Court has upheld a landmark ruling in which a 30-year-old animal rights activist was convicted for his involvement in storming the premises of four companies and harassing members of staff. READ »

Prison sentence for Trustor fraud upheld

National: 26 Oct 09
The Svea Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a prison sentence for Thomas Jisander, who was convicted in 2008 for embezzling 20 million kronor ($3 million) in the so-called Trustor affair. READ »

Bank robber in custody following 'religious awakening'

National: 20 Oct 09
Police in western Sweden may soon be able to close their files on a daring four-year old bank robbery after one of the thieves experienced a religious salvation during his time on the run. 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 »

Encouraging results for Swedish HIV vaccine

Science & Technology: 19 Oct 09
A Swedish HIV vaccine, Hivis, has shown the best preliminary results the world has seen so far, according to 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 »

Saab implicated in South Korea spy arrest

National: 16 Oct 09
A former South Korean air force major-general was arrested on Friday on charges of leaking classified military information to Swedish defence and aviation company Saab, officials said. READ »

Sweden passes divisive wiretapping law

Politics: 14 Oct 09
An amended version of Sweden's controversial new signals intelligence law was passed in the Riksdag on Wednesday, with 158 members voting in favour and 153 against, while one member abstained from voting. READ »

Masturbating truck driver convicted of careless driving

Society: 14 Oct 09
A German truck driver charged for masturbating while behind the wheel of his truck when it crashed has been ordered to undergo psychiatric care. READ »

Swedish secret agent's 15th century castle up for auction

Society: 13 Oct 09
A 15th century castle in southern Sweden belonging to a man who once supplied secret Russian technology to the Swedish military, is set to go up for auction in November. READ »

Profits up at Sweden's Investor

Business & Money: 13 Oct 09
Swedish investment group Investor turned a profit in the third quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, capitalizing on global financial markets’ decreased volatility. READ »

Another Swede held in Pakistan: report

National: 12 Oct 09
Sweden’s foreign ministry confirmed on Monday that an additional Swedish citizen is currently being held in prison in Pakistan following the return home at the weekend of a group of Swedes who had been arrested on terror charges. READ »

Swedish soldier injured in Afghanistan

National: 11 Oct 09
A Swedish soldier was injured in Afghanistan on Saturday when his unit was attacked near Sayyad. READ »

Swedish bus driver sacked for sending text message

National: 9 Oct 09
A Swedish bus driver has been sacked for sending a text message while driving from Stockholm to Norrtälje. The driver was caught on film by a passenger. READ »

Swedish soldiers shot in Afghanistan firefight

National: 9 Oct 09
Two Swedish soldiers are recovering after sustaining injuries in a firefight in the vicinity of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Thursday evening. READ »

Pirate Bay on the run as hosts jump ship

Science & Technology: 6 Oct 09
File sharing site The Pirate Bay was out of commission on Tuesday as it struggled to find hosting providers willing to serve the site. READ »

Saab targeted in South Korea bribery probe

Business & Money: 6 Oct 09
Swedish aerospace giant Saab AB is under investigation by South Korean security authorities looking into allegations the company paid off a local research institute in exchange for classified information. READ »

Third helicopter suspect remanded into custody

National: 1 Oct 09
A 36-year-old man arrested in connection with the helicopter heist robbery in Västberga last week has been remanded into custody by a Stockholm court. READ »

Sweden and the US pit their wits for homeland security

Science & Technology: 1 Oct 09
The Swedish and US agencies of homeland security are meeting in Stockholm this week to discuss "preparedness and resiliency against a broad spectrum of threats." READ »

Hand gel faulted for fouling up Swedish bus service

Society: 1 Oct 09
Bus service in Östersund in northern Sweden has been disrupted due to an increased in the number of drivers using alcohol-based hand sanitizer. READ »

Sweden looks to boost Afghanistan force

Politics: 30 Sep 09
Sweden wants to send more troops to Afghanistan after an assessment by the Armed Forces concluded that the current force of 500 soldiers is too small. 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 »

Documents cast doubt on Swede's spy conviction

National: 28 Sep 09
For the past 25 years the Swedish Security Service has been sitting on documents attesting to the innocence of a man charged in Sweden with espionage in 1983, a new investigation has revealed. READ »

Bias allegations mount in Pirate Bay case

Science & Technology: 24 Sep 09
Two of the three judges in the Pirate Bay case are biased, according to the defence counsel, Per E. Samuelsson, in a new submission to the appeals court. READ »

Professional Swedish clown accused of tax fraud

Society: 22 Sep 09
A 55-year-old professional clown from southern Sweden has been accused of committing serious tax crimes totaling around 700,000 kronor ($100,000). READ »

New bias suspicions in Pirate Bay legal battle

Science & Technology: 21 Sep 09
Rumours are circulating about another possible conflict of interest in the upcoming appeals court proceedings against the men behind Swedish file sharing site, The Pirate Bay. READ »

Ibrahimovic shines in Inter stalemate

Sport: 17 Sep 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced his best performance yet in a Barcelona shirt as the champions were held to a 0-0 draw by Inter Milan in the Champions League Group F opener on Wednesday. READ »

Ibrahimovic goal leaves Barca top

Sport: 13 Sep 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his second goal in as many games and helped Barcelona to 2-0 win over Getafe on Saturday. READ »

Battle of the Swedish literary manifestos

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 09
Swedish writers have stepped away from the serious business of writing books to do battle over the future of the Swedish novel. But perhaps they should get off their high horses and stick to the task, suggests The Local's Charlotte Webb. READ »

Drunk and disorderly soldiers sacked

National: 2 Sep 09
Two soldiers who left their weapons unattended while drinking themselves senseless during service in Kosovo in May have been dismissed by the Swedish Armed Forces. READ »

Ibrahimovic finds net in league debut

Sport: 1 Sep 09
Barcelona's record signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the final goal in a comprehensive 3-0 home win for his new club over Sporting Gijon in the opening league game of the season on Monday. READ »

Pregnant woman ill in suspected swine flu case

Science & Technology: 28 Aug 09
A pregnant young Swedish woman is critically ill with a life-threatening lung infection that is suspected to be swine flu. 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 »

Sweden's free speech tradition draws Israeli ire

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Aug 09
Sweden's fervent defence of free speech has sparked a diplomatic storm with Israel over the government's refusal to condemn an article accusing Israeli soldiers of smuggling dead Palestinians' organs, write AFP's Igor Gedilaghine. READ »

Swedish tabloid sued in New York

National: 27 Aug 09
An Israeli lawyer in New York has sued Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet following the publication of an article forwarding allegations that the Israeli army harvested the organs of dead Palestinians. READ »

'Aftonbladet must be held accountable for false allegations'

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Aug 09
In an open letter to the people of Sweden, Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress, calls on government officials to demand editorial responsibility over the publication of an article accusing Israeli defence forces of harvesting the organs of dead Palestinians. READ »

Swedish tabloid reported for racial agitation

National: 25 Aug 09
Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet has been reported to the Chancellor of Justice after publishing an article forwarding claims about the alleged organ harvesting of dead Palestinians by Israeli defence forces. READ »

Annika Östberg moves closer to release

National: 25 Aug 09
Annika Östberg Deasy, who was found guilty in 1981 of being an accessory to two murders in California and spent 27 years in a US prison, has taken a step closer to her release after a decision by the Swedish prisons service. READ »

Israel presses Sweden for 'condemnation'

Politics: 23 Aug 09
Israel on Sunday ratcheted up pressure on Sweden to condemn a Swedish newspaper report about alleged organ harvesting that has heightened tensions between the two countries. READ »

Israel awaits stronger reaction from Bildt

Politics: 22 Aug 09
Israel doesn’t plan on canceling a scheduled visit by Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, despite his refusal to apologize for a controversial newspaper article alleging that Israeli soldiers harvested organs from dead Palestinians. READ »

Classified military documents missing

National: 22 Aug 09
The Swedish military has lost several hundred classified documents containing information about secret facilities throughout the north of the country. READ »

Bildt rejects Israeli call for official condemnation

Politics: 21 Aug 09
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has rejected calls from Israel for the government to distance itself from an article in a national newspaper which claimed Israeli soldiers harvest the organs of dead Palestinians. READ »

Brazil delays decision over Jas Gripen

Business & Money: 21 Aug 09
Sweden's Saab is among the defence companies lobbying anew for a $4 billion deal to replace Brazil's ageing fleet of fighter aircraft, after the country indicated a delay in its decision. READ »

Israeli ambassador 'upset and furious'

Politics: 19 Aug 09
Israel's Ambassador to Sweden, Benny Dagan, has expressed fury at a Swedish newspaper article accusing Israel of trading in the internal organs of dead Palestinians. 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 »

'Arctic Sea hijackers in custody': Russia

National: 18 Aug 09
The Russian navy has arrested eight men who allegedly hijacked the Maltese-registered freighter the Arctic Sea off the coast of Öland in Swedish waters in July, according to the Russian defence minister. READ »

'Bildt interview supports my immunity deal': Karadzic

Politics: 18 Aug 09
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic asserted on Monday that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has submitted information backing his claims of an immunity deal. READ »

Smacking kids is never acceptable: Swedish politician

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Aug 09
Thirty years have passed since Sweden banned parents from smacking their children. But Liberal Party MP Helena Bargholtz is dismayed to learn that New Zealand is holding a referendum to reintroduce the practice. READ »

Swedish police officer disciplined for 'negro' email

Society: 11 Aug 09
A police inspector in Landskrona in southern Sweden has been reported to the National Swedish Police Disciplinary Board for describing a suspect as a "negro in a green military jacket". READ »

Family member denies murdering 19-year-old

National: 7 Aug 09
A male family member who has been arrested on suspicions of murdering a 19-year-old girl near Sjöbo in southern Sweden denies the charges. He was taken into custody on Wednesday night. READ »

'Swedish spy threat at Cold War levels': report

National: 30 Jul 09
The threat of espionage faced by Sweden from foreign security services remains widespread, according to a new report from Swedish military intelligence. READ »

Sweden demands answers on FARC arms

National: 27 Jul 09
Sweden called on Venezuela on Monday to explain how Swedish-made weapons sold to the country ended up in the hands of Colombian FARC guerillas. READ »

FARC guerillas armed with Swedish weapons

Politics: 27 Jul 09
The Colombian rebel group the FARC is in possession of advanced weaponry manufactured by the Swedish firm Saab Bofors Dynamics, according to Colombian news reports. READ »

Fire fight Swedes return to Afghanistan base

National: 26 Jul 09
The Swedish and Finnish troops that were came under fire in Afghanistan on Saturday were able to return safely to base on Sunday morning. READ »

Bunny pic unmasks Swedish benefits cheat

National: 23 Jul 09
A Swedish man who claimed to be wheelchair bound has been asked to repay millions of kronor in social insurance benefits after authorities obtained a picture of a him dancing with a life-sized rabbit. READ »

Stockholm reported for using too much English

Society: 22 Jul 09
Stockholm's city council has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) for its widespread use of the English language. READ »

Tolgfors touts closer EU-Nato ties during Pentagon talks

Politics: 22 Jul 09
Swedish defence minister Sten Tolgfors called for closer cooperation between the European Union and Nato during meetings with his American counterpart in Washington on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish man attacked by tattooed girl gang

National: 16 Jul 09
Police in central Sweden are on the hunt for a gang of tattooed women who sexually molested a 50-year-old man as he was riding by on his bicycle. READ »

'Stasi regimes' fuel demand for web anonymity: Pirate Bay source

Science & Technology: 9 Jul 09
Internet users looking to remain anonymous when surfing the web are eagerly awaiting the expected weekend launch of Ipredator, a new service from the developers of The Pirate Bay. READ »

Swedish arms maker battles for lost contract

Politics: 8 Jul 09
Controversy is mounting following the Swedish military’s recent decision to pass over a local supplier of armoured vehicles in favour of a Finnish company, a move resulting in major job losses for Swedish firm Hägglunds. READ »

Bouncer confesses to Gamla Stan shooting

National: 7 Jul 09
The 41-year-old bouncer on trial for the attempted murder of a couple in Stockholm’s historic Gamla Stan district in April confessed in court on Tuesday that he pulled the trigger. READ »

No retrial in Pirate Bay case

Science & Technology: 25 Jun 09
Sweden's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the judge in the high profile Pirate Bay case was not biased, as has been claimed by lawyers representing the men behind the popular file sharing site. READ »

Sweden U-21 coach faces ban after halftime Balkan row

Sport: 25 Jun 09
As Sweden’s under-21 side prepares to face England in the semifinals of the European U-21 football championships, it faces the prospect of doing so without co-manager Tommy Söderberg on the sidelines. READ »

Sweden takes up annual mosquito battle

National: 23 Jun 09
In their annual efforts to neutralize the expected masses of mosquitoes, Swedish pest control experts are targeting an area of eastern Sweden known as a major breeding ground for the blood-thirsty insects. READ »

Gothenburg court convicts trio for heroin smuggling

National: 17 Jun 09
Three men have been convicted and given lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a heroin smuggling operation. READ »

Prosecutor shuts down Gripen bribes probe

Business & Money: 16 Jun 09
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 »

Koenigsegg buys Saab: confirmed

National: 16 Jun 09
Saab Automobile is to be sold to Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg, Saab has confirmed. READ »

Taking the night train to Oslo

Travel: 11 Jun 09
Surrounded by hills and forest on three sides and a spectacular fjord to the south, Oslo is like no other capital city in Europe. During the summer, arrive the romantic way by taking the night train from Stockholm or Malmö. READ »

Global arms spending hits new heights: Swedish think tank

Society: 8 Jun 09
World arms spending reached record levels in 2008, with the United States, China and Russia all upping their military budgets, Swedish think tank SIPRI reports. READ »

'Pirate Bay judge not biased': court

National: 8 Jun 09
The judge in The Pirate Bay trial was not biased, Stockholm District Court has argued in its report to the Court of Appeal, which will rule on the issue. READ »

Sweden to review EU battle groups during presidency

Politics: 4 Jun 09
During its upcoming presidency of the European Union, Sweden plans to study the role of the EU’s yet-to-be-deployed military battle groups, Sweden’s ambassador to France said on Wednesday. READ »

Saab Bofors to shed 370 white collar workers

Business & Money: 2 Jun 09
Swedish defence company Saab announced plans on Tuesday to lay off 370 employees at four different plants located around the country. READ »

Sweden requests return of 'emaciated' jailed socialite

National: 1 Jun 09
Sweden has requested the repatriation of 24-year-old Charlotte Lindström, jailed for four years in March 2008 for plotting to kill witnesses in her boyfriend's drugs trial, as fears for her health mount. READ »

Ibrahimovic claims Italy's golden boot

Sport: 1 Jun 09
Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals as champions Inter beat Atalanta on Sunday to claim Italy's golden boot. READ »

Knife man gets reduced sentence after dog bite to testicles

Society: 28 May 09
A 32-year-old man in southern Sweden found guilty of assault has been granted a lower than usual sentence because of the suffering caused when he was bitten in the testicles by the woman's Rottweiler. READ »

'Kiss man' jailed and released

Society: 27 May 09
A 37-year-old exchange student referred to in the Swedish media as "the kiss man" has been sentenced to two months in jail for sexual harassment. But he was immediately released having already spent the equivalent time in custody. READ »

Zetterberg scores double as Detroit extend series lead

Sport: 25 May 09
Swedish star Henrik Zetterberg netted two goals as the Detroit Red Wings completed a 6-1 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks to extend a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference final series. READ »

Police foil Umeå security depot heist

National: 24 May 09
A dramatic shoot out after a robbery at a security depot in Umeå in northern Sweden left one of the robbers with gunshot wounds as four of the gang were arrested. READ »

Thailand to delay Gripen purchase: report

Business & Money: 22 May 09
The difficult economic situation in Thailand may scuttle the country’s planned purchase of Saab Jas-Gripen fighter planes. READ »

Spy ship rescues Russian fishermen

National: 18 May 09
A Swedish surveillance ship operating near Russian territorial waters off Kaliningrad in the Baltic Sea has saved two Russian fisherman from drowning. READ »

Military agencies threatened by 3 billion kronor in cuts

Politics: 15 May 09
Sweden’s leading defence research agency and primary military procurement body should be shuttered as part of an effort to reduce the country’s military spending, according to a new report. READ »

Swedish court rules Texas Hold'em a 'game of skill'

Business & Money: 14 May 09
A Swedish appeals court on Thursday sharply reduced the sentences for four men convicted for arranging an illegal poker tournament, a ruling which experts believe may open the door to more competition for Sweden’s state-owned gambling monopoly. READ »

Liberals: Sweden must join NATO

Politics: 13 May 09
The Swedish Liberal Party has demanded that Sweden become a full member of NATO and argues that an open debate over the issue is needed. READ »

Swede convicted in US on terror charges

National: 13 May 09
A Swedish man of Lebanese origin charged with planning to set up an Al Qaeda training camp in the United States was convicted by a New York court on Tuesday, according to prosecutors. READ »

'Isolationism is passé - Sweden needs to join NATO': Liberals

Analysis & Opinion: 12 May 09
With neutrality outdated and Sweden unable to effectively defend it's borders, the country needs to set aside its hang-ups and start thinking seriously about joining NATO, argues Birgitta Ohlsson, foreign policy spokesperson for the Liberal Party. READ »