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Man gets payout for not shaking woman's hand

National: 20 May 13
A town in western Sweden has agreed to pay damages to a man who was told he wouldn't be hired if he refused to shake a woman's hand for religious reasons. READ »

Quiz: 'The best town in the country'

Travel: 17 May 13
For this week's mystery location, we challenge you to guess one of the ten biggest cities in the country from just nine clues. Can't be that hard... right? READ »

Sweden Democrats rake in southern support

National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today. READ »

Twelve heads roll in Sweden Democrat purge

Politics: 18 Mar 13
The Sweden Democrats on Monday announced they were kicking twelve members out of the party, including a prominent Gothenburg politician with strong ties to Sweden's neo-Nazi movement. READ »

Billström sparks 'blonde, blue-eyed' outrage

Politics: 18 Mar 13
Migration Minister Tobias Billström unleashed a storm of criticism on Monday with comments that people who help illegal immigrants in Sweden are rarely "blonde and blue-eyed". READ »

'Swedish politicians have a lot to learn about discussing race'

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 13
Justice Minister Beatrice Ask's clumsy statements in response to criticism of police efforts to deport illegal immigrants have left historian and commentator David Lindén feeling like a criminal for looking "non-Swedish". READ »

Swiss avalanche claims Swede's life

Society: 14 Feb 13
A Swedish man in his twenties lost his life on Wednesday in an avalanche near Verbier, which also seriously injured two of his fellow off-piste skiers. READ »

'We're doing great': Jimmie Åkesson

Politics: 9 Feb 13
The Sweden Democrat leader says his party is "doing fantastically well" but must take a "clear stance against crazies" and grow big enough to be kingmakers in Sweden parliamentary system. READ »

Vitamin C linked to kidney stones: study

Science & Technology: 5 Feb 13
Men who take vitamin C supplements run a higher risk of developing kidney stones, according to a new Swedish study, with researchers suggesting that the "wisest thing might be not to take them at all." READ »

Party leaders jostle over job loss threat

Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag. READ »

Sweden Democrats to publish tell-all book

Politics: 12 Jan 13
The far-right Sweden Democrats continue to rise in voter polls amid reports that party leader Jimmie Åkesson plans to publish a diary-style book about his enemies. READ »

'You won't get rid of me': Almqvist

Politics: 31 Dec 12
Erik Almqvist has quit parliament and given up his Sweden Democrat Party membership, but now the party plans to hire him as a consultant for its new multi-media project. READ »

Centre Party split over radical proposals

Politics: 29 Dec 12
Open borders, polygamy, and an end to compulsory schooling are some of the proposals outlined in the controversial new Centre Party programme which has caused rifts in the already troubled party. READ »

Voter trust in Lööf hits historic low

Politics: 27 Dec 12
Only one in five Swedish voters say they have confidence in Centre Party leader Annie Lööf, who now is the second least trusted party head in Sweden trailing only the Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson. READ »

Swede reports elk to police after attack

Society: 20 Dec 12
A man in southern Sweden has reported a rampaging elk to the police after it charged and then chased him and his two dogs during a forest walk on the weekend. READ »

Smelly sodas raise poisoning suspicions

Society: 15 Dec 12
A police investigation into potential poisoning is underway after drinks giants Coca-Cola and Spendrups received complaints about foul-smelling sodas. READ »

Oinking Sweden Democrat MP steps down

Politics: 29 Nov 12
Sweden Democrat MP Lars Isovaara is leaving all of his political duties after he reportedly snuffled and spat in contempt at a parliamentary security guard, party leader Jimmie Åkesson announced on Thursday. READ »

Found bag puts Sweden Democrat MP in doubt

Politics: 29 Nov 12
Soon after the Sweden Democrats rushed to the defence of MP Lars Isovaara, who reportedly snuffled and spat in contempt at a parliamentary security guard, the bag he said was lost in the robbery that upset him was found left behind in a restaurant. READ »

What can other far-right parties tell us about the Sweden Democrats?

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Nov 12
With the Sweden Democrats reeling from a racist video scandal, two political scientists look at whether other far-right parties in Europe can tell us if the party's much-touted makeover is more cosmetic than ideological. READ »

Sweden Democrats send corpse pics to student

Politics: 24 Nov 12
A 15-year-old boy mailed the Sweden Democrats seeking the party's view on Islam for a school project and received a link to a website showing close up photos of mutilated, decapitated and burned bodies. READ »

'Islam is like Nazism': top Sweden Democrat

Politics: 22 Nov 12
The Sweden Democrats' new justice policy spokesman, unveiled on Thursday as part of a reshuffle in the wake of a racist video scandal, has already made headlines for his comparison of Islamism to Nazism. READ »

Swedish politicians fear legalized pot in Denmark

Business & Money: 22 Nov 12
Politicians in southern Sweden are smoking mad over plans by the mayor of Copenhagen to legalize the sale of cannabis in the Danish capital. READ »

Police to probe shamed Sweden Democrats

Politics: 17 Nov 12
The Stockholm police launched an investigation into whether the politicians who filmed themselves using racist language during a drunken fight are guilty of assault and incitement to racial hatred. READ »

Third head rolls in Sweden Democrat crisis

National: 16 Nov 12
Sweden Democrat Christian Westling has stepped down from his political duties in the wake of the scandal surrounding a video featuring two party MPs in a drunken and racist tirade. READ »

New clip puts 'self-defence' claims in doubt

National: 16 Nov 12
The three Sweden Democrats who armed themselves with iron pipes in "self-defence" following a scuffle found the incident funny rather than frightening, a previously unpublished video clip of the incident reveals. READ »

Sweden Democrats 'may fall apart': experts

Politics: 15 Nov 12
As the far-right Sweden Democrats react to an unfolding scandal stemming from a video clip displaying bad behaviour by leading party members, experts claim the episode may cause a simmering rift to finally break open. READ »

Scandal reveals signs of Sweden Democrat rift

Politics: 15 Nov 12
Sweden Democrat MP Kent Ekeroth said he is "ashamed" of how he behaved in a racist video clip published this week, while party leader Jimmie Åkesson called the situation "really bad" amid signs of a split in the party. READ »

Swedish press: scandal shows 'true face' of Sweden Democrats

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Nov 12
Amid a still unfolding scandal for the Sweden Democrats, the opinion pages of Sweden's four main newspapers agree that the party has lost its painstakingly crafted non-racist front once and for all. READ »

Ekeroth takes 'break' after new revelations

National: 15 Nov 12
The Sweden Democrats on Thursday announced that justice policy spokesman Kent Ekeroth will be taking a break from his responsibilities after secret film footage emerged of a 2010 scuffle showing Ekeroth wielding an iron pipe. READ »

Top Sweden Democrat quits after racist film

Politics: 14 Nov 12
Sweden Democrat MP Erik Almqvist will step down as the party's economic policy spokesman over racist statements he made on a film clip and his subsequent denials, party leader Jimmie Åkesson said on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden Democrats in crisis over racist film

Politics: 14 Nov 12
The Sweden Democrats called a crisis meeting on Wednesday after a newspaper published a 2010 film showing finance spokesman Erik Almqvist using words like “whore” and “darkie”. READ »

Sweden Democrats hit all-time high in new poll

Politics: 12 Nov 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats have recorded their highest voter-support poll results ever, shooting up to 11.2 percent, with party leader Jimmie Åkesson stating the party is on "the road to success". READ »

Bildt bashes new Sweden Democrat poll rise

Politics: 9 Nov 12
Yet another poll has found the far-right Sweden Democrats are the country's third-largest political party, prompting claims by Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of the Moderate Party that the far-right party "damages Sweden". READ »

Sweden Dems tout image 'remake' amid poll surge

Politics: 26 Oct 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats want to rid themselves of the image that they are a bunch of "angry young men" as a poll released on Friday ranks them as Sweden's third largest political party. READ »

Sweden Democrats climb in new poll

National: 14 Oct 12
The Sweden Democrats are Sweden's fourth largest political party, according to a new poll, while the opposition parties maintained their lead over the Alliance government. READ »

Sweden Democrats launch party 'clean out'

Politics: 13 Oct 12
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that there is a need to "clean up" the party rank and file after a slew of controversial comments by members, stating that there is no place for racism in the party. READ »

Swedish research to be 'peer-reviewed' abroad

Business & Money: 12 Oct 12
A new government proposition released Thursday stated that Swedish research will be assessed and evaluated by foreign colleagues in a so-called “peer-review” programme, designed in the aim of making Sweden a world leader in research. READ »

Party heads clash in season's first debate

Politics: 8 Oct 12
Jobs, the economy, and welfare gains were the subjects of a heated debate when Sweden’s eight party leaders met for the autumn’s first televised debate since the opening of the new parliamentary session. READ »

Sweden to give long-term boost to research

Business & Money: 12 Sep 12
The government has announced that it will put four billion kronor ($605 million) into research and innovation in a long-term effort to secure Sweden’s place among the world's top nations for research. READ »

Swedish journos' families wary of pardon claims

National: 10 Sep 12
Relatives of two Swedish journalists jailed in Ethiopia after being convicted of supporting terrorism remained sceptical over reports the two will be pardoned ahead of a Monday afternoon press conference called by the Ethiopian justice ministry. READ »

'Complex bureaucracy is depriving Sweden of foreign talent'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 12
If Sweden wants to remain an attractive destination for students, researchers and skilled workers from other countries, the current tangle of bureaucracy and conflicting rules must be corrected, write representatives of the Swedish Institute. READ »

One in three Swedes has 'little' faith in Lööf

Politics: 16 Aug 12
Confidence among Swedes for the Centre Party leader and minister for energy Annie Lööf has plummeted in a new survey carried out by research company Demoskop. READ »

Afghan ISAF interpreters seek Sweden asylum

Politics: 30 Jul 12
Some 24 Afghan interpreters working for the Swedish armed forces in Mazar-i-Sharif have sought asylum in Sweden, claiming that they will suffer reprisals from the Taliban after the withdrawal of troops in 2014. READ »

Sweden's Left: singing the same old song?

Politics: 6 Jul 12
Jonas Sjöstedt, the fresh face of the Left Party, was expected to use Almedalen to show he was taking the party in a new direction, but correspondent and commentator David Linden was left unconvinced the new party leader managed to do so. READ »

The Sweden Democrats: a 'normal' political party?

Politics: 3 Jul 12
Jimmie Åkesson and the Sweden Democrats took centre stage on the opening day of Almedalen. Correspondent David Linden reflects on how, if at all, the party has changed. READ »

Madonna's kit blocks traffic in Sweden

Society: 3 Jul 12
A truck carrying the sound system for pop-diva Madonna, who is set to perform in Gothenburg on Wednesday, flipped on its side on Tuesday morning, snarling traffic on a motorway outside the western Swedish city. READ »

Police out in force as Almedalen week kicks off

Politics: 1 Jul 12
The Sweden Democrats are in focus Sunday as Sweden’s annual political week opened on Gotland, while the security police confirmed that Almedalen 2012 represents its largest operation to date. READ »

Peeing Swede filmed in shock bear encounter

Society: 12 Jun 12
A half-naked 61-year-old Swedish man who was relieving himself in the woods got quite a start when a rampaging bear chasing an elk knocked him down – all as his wife recorded the unlikely chain of events with an iPad. READ »

Sweden Democrats third largest party: poll

Politics: 4 Jun 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats are Sweden's third largest political party, according to a new poll, while another survey shows the three centre-left parties have enough support to command a majority in parliament. READ »

Swedish rapper reported for Twitter death threat

National: 24 May 12
Sweden Democrat party leader Jimmie Åkesson received a death threat from a Swedish rapper through Twitter, prompting to the political party leader to report the matter to police. READ »

Reinfeldt slammed for 'ethnic Swedes' comment

Politics: 15 May 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is facing a storm of criticism from several quarters after using the term "ethnic Swedes" in response to a question about Sweden's high level of unemployment. READ »

Sweden Democrats fourth-largest party

Politics: 13 May 12
With 6.6 percent of voters backing them, the far-right Sweden Democrats have grown to be Sweden’s fourth-largest party, according to the latest poll from research institute Sifo. READ »

Reinfeldt and Löfven butt heads in first debate

Politics: 7 May 12
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt squared off against Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven for the first time during a spirited party leader debate in which the two sparred over unemployment and other issues. READ »

Social Democrats sprint into poll lead

Politics: 6 Apr 12
Spearheaded by an increasingly popular new leader, the Social Democrats have come out on top of a party preference survey for the first time since the 2010 general election. READ »

Swedish man dead in US airport car crash

National: 26 Feb 12
A 24-year-old Swedish flight school student is believed to have died in a runway car crash, which occurred at Tracy Municipal Airport in California on Thursday. READ »

Austrian avalanche kills Swedish skier

Sport: 16 Feb 12
The death of a Swedish skier who was killed on Wednesday in Ischgl, western Austria, after being swept up in a 100-metre wide avalanche, has prompted a probe into possible criminal negligence. READ »

Four young Swedes dead in Thai car crash

National: 2 Feb 12
Four Swedes in their early twenties have died in a traffic accident while holidaying in Thailand after their vehicle collided with a truck early on Wednesday morning. READ »

'God only knows' what could have been: Juholt

National: 23 Jan 12
Recently departed Social Democrat head Håkan Juholt said his inability to quickly put together a solid staff was one of his three biggest regrets from his ten-month tenure as head of the party. READ »

Sweden Democrats in nationalism ideology row

Politics: 26 Nov 11
The Sweden Democrat congress opened on Saturday with a debate on a new policy program which includes a proposal to amend the party ideology to "social conservative", a move away from the current “democratic nationalist” line. READ »

Rihanna 'too ill' to perform in Stockholm

Society: 3 Nov 11
Rihanna failed to take the stage in Sweden for the second time in three nights as exhaustion forced the international pop star to cancel Wednesday night's concert in Stockholm. READ »

Pop star Rihanna hospitalized in Sweden

Society: 1 Nov 11
International pop star Rihanna was hospitalized in Malmö in southern Sweden on Monday night, forcing the cancellation of her sold out show there. READ »

Top Sweden Democrats accused of spying

Politics: 25 Oct 11
Sweden Democrat leaders have been accused of hacking into the email accounts of Swedish journalists and political opponents by someone claiming to be former party member William Petzäll. READ »

Juholt to SVT: don't have Åkesson stand so close to me

Politics: 7 Oct 11
The leaders of the Social Democrats and the Left Party on Friday declined to participate in an upcoming debate to avoid having to stand next to Sweden Democrat party leader Jimmie Åkesson. READ »

Malmö mayor: time to try 'temporary' citizenship

Politics: 7 Oct 11
Social Democrat Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu's proposal to combat criminality by deporting new Swedish citizens who commit serious crimes has been slammed by party colleagues as "pure racism". READ »

The Sweden Democrats - a year in the Riksdag spotlight

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 11
A year has passed since the Sweden Democrats became Sweden’s newest parliamentary party and The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson has a look at what has been achieved, what has not and what has changed. READ »

Who is really out of place when a religious service opens parliament?

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 11
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmy Åkesson's complaint that an imam 'politicised' the religious service that opened the Riksdag last week, raises an interesting point about the place of religion and in Swedish politics, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld. READ »

'It's dangerous to disregard experience'

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 11
As Sweden's politicians return to business at the Riksdag after a period of party-leadership reshuffling, The Local's Rebecca Martin examines concerns that youth has begun to trump experience in Swedish politics. READ »

Åkesson slams multi-faith Riksdag service

Politics: 15 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats have reacted in anger to the participation of a rabbi and an imam at the church service which is the traditional start of the customary pomp and ceremony before the opening of the Riksdag. READ »

Daycare 'punch clocks' catch on in Sweden

Education: 14 Sep 11
Preschoolers at a daycare in northern Sweden now have their attendance tracked through an electronic punch clock system in order to help streamline the assessment of fees. READ »

Sweden Democrats caution members on Norway comments

Politics: 21 Aug 11
After a battery of high-profile blog posts and tweets regarding the gruesome massacre in Norway, party brass from Swedens Democrats urge members to take a stance of silence, according to a media report. READ »

Åkesson stands firm on immigration

Politics: 7 Aug 11
Despite the recent outrages in Norway, Sweden Democrat (SD) leader Jimmie Åkesson refused to change his stance on the controversial party’s line on immigration during his summer speech on Saturday. READ »

'Multiculturalism not to blame': Jimmie Åkesson

Politics: 27 Jul 11
The head of the Sweden Democrats, who earlier condemned the attacks in Norway, on Wednesday rejected the comments of a local politician that they were a result of multiculturalism. READ »

Sweden Democrats reject Norway attacks blame

National: 26 Jul 11
Sweden Democrat Erik Hellsborn has claimed that the twin attacks in Norway are the fault of "mass immigration" and "Islamisation", prompting condemnation from colleagues and denials that the party itself shares any blame. READ »

Swedish citizen jailed in Serbia released

National: 21 Jul 11
The Swedish citizen remanded into custody in Serbia last week suspected of war crimes has been released, according to information from the foreign ministry. READ »

Reinfeldt and Juholt spar in first debate

Politics: 15 Jun 11
The leaders of Sweden’s two largest political parties clashed for the first time on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt warning that pressure from opposition parties on the right and left were pushing his minority government towards crisis. READ »

Naked baby grad sign reported for child porn

Society: 14 Jun 11
A sign featuring a naked baby picture of a graduating student in southern Sweden so offended a bystander that it was reported to authorities for violating Sweden's laws prohibiting child pornography. READ »

Sweden mulls impact of Finnish far-right rise

Politics: 18 Apr 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has expressed concern over the possible impact of the Finnish elections on Nordic and EU countries, after the emergence of the nationalist True Finns as a political force. READ »

Swedish sex offenders to get internet access

Society: 6 Apr 11
Convicted paedophiles and sex offenders at a secure clinic in Växsjö in southern Sweden will regain internet access after a ban instigated in 2008 has been deemed illegitimate. READ »

Juholt backed by a quarter of Swedes: poll

Politics: 1 Apr 11
Some 27 percent of Swedes have confidence in the new Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt, a new poll shows, roughly comparable with the support enjoyed by former leader Mona Sahlin. READ »

Swedish house debates migration policy

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 11
Sweden's parliament met on Wednesday to debate migration and asylum policy at the behest of the Sweden Democrats, who found themselves marginalized alongside the Left Party, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson reports. READ »

Sweden in 'historic' deal on immigration policy

Politics: 3 Mar 11
Sweden's centre-right Alliance government and the Green Party have reached an agreement on changes to the country's immigration policies specifically designed to diminish the influence of the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats. READ »

'God's House' being built in suburban Stockholm

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Mar 11
As religious tensions continue to cause friction in Sweden and elsewhere, Lutherans, Catholics, and Muslims near Stockholm have come together to present a new model for religious tolerance, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Swedish man shot in Tripoli

National: 24 Feb 11
A Swedish man has been shot and injured in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the Swedish ministry of foreign affairs has confirmed, adding that Sweden is preparing to dispatch staff to assist nationals still in the civil war-torn country. READ »

Foreign students eschew studies in Sweden

Education: 18 Feb 11
Top foreign students are eschewing the opportunity to study at Swedish universities and colleges, deterred by the introduction of tuition and registration fees, as well as the lack of scholarships. READ »

Swedish tour operators end Egypt season

National: 3 Feb 11
Swedish tour operators Apollo, Ving and Fritidsresor have cancelled all trips to Egypt for the rest of the winter season, as they continue to repatriate Swedish tourists who remain in the country. READ »

Sweden 'lacks tools' to fight extremism: Åkesson

Politics: 26 Jan 11
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson kicked off Wednesday's Riksdag debate about violent extremism with a reference to the Stockholm suicide bombing in December. READ »

Two Swedes killed in Thailand in past week

Society: 23 Jan 11
A Swedish man in his 30s was killed on Sunday in the resort town of Patong in Thailand, media outlets reported on Sunday. READ »

Sahlin's final plea: isolate the Sweden Democrats

Politics: 19 Jan 11
The first party leader debate of the year was the last for the Social Democrats' Mona Sahlin, who on Wednesday called for more cross-coalition cooperation to squeeze out the Sweden Democrats. READ »

Swedish boar hunters safe after Tunisia attack

National: 17 Jan 11
Sweden's foreign ministry said on Monday that 12 Swedish boar hunters who were attacked in Tunisia are all accounted for and preparing to leave the country. READ »

Swedish police probe bomber's accomplices

National: 15 Dec 10
Swedish investigators are continuing their hunt for possible accomplices of a suicide bomber who narrowly missed causing serious damage in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon as police boosted their presence in the city. READ »

Sweden Democrats urge Islam debate after blast

Politics: 14 Dec 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats demanded on Tuesday a debate in Sweden's parliament on Islamic extremism following Saturday's twin blasts in Stockholm which were likely aimed at Christmas shoppers. READ »

Reinfeldt dealt first Riksdag vote defeat

Politics: 9 Dec 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday suffered his first parliamentary defeat since reelection as the far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-left opposition voted in favour of major cuts to the government's administrative budget. READ »

Reinfeldt and Borg top Sweden power rankings

Society: 4 Dec 10
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and finance minister Anders Borg are Sweden’s two most powerful people for the second year in a row, according to a new ranking. READ »

Medicine Nobel winner bows out of ceremony

National: 4 Dec 10
The 2010 Nobel laureate in medicine will not attend the December 10th Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, the Nobel Foundation announced in a statement on Friday. China's ambassador to Sweden has also declined his invitation. READ »

Swedish suicide bomber killed in Iraq

National: 19 Nov 10
A Swedish citizen was killed in a suicide bomb attack he carried out in Iraq, the Swedish foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. READ »

A populist lexicon: freedom fries and the Swedish far-right

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes. READ »

Swedish honeymooner killed in South Africa

National: 15 Nov 10
A Swedish woman on honeymoon in South Africa with her British millionaire husband has been found dead following a carjacking incident outside of Cape Town. READ »

Farms, homes evacuated after dam bursts

National: 7 Nov 10
A dam burst in Hästberga in southern Sweden on Sunday caused floods and forced residents to evacuate. READ »

Multicultural football team unites Malmö

Lifestyle: 5 Nov 10
With Malmö’s football club poised to win Sweden’s top-flight Allsvenskan football league, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson looks at how the team's multicultural make up has united a city that is so often cited as a negative example of the challenge of integration. READ »

Sahlin and Åkesson clash in first Riksdag duel

Politics: 3 Nov 10
Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin and the Sweden Democrats' Jimmie Åkesson traded barbs on the floor of the Riksdag on Wednesday in the first party leader debate since Sweden's September 19th general election. READ »

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