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Sweden to map threats against politicians

Politics: 22 Dec 11
The full extent of threats and violence directed against Swedish politicians is to be mapped for the first time in what is thought to be the world's largest investigation of its kind. READ »

Agencies list Sweden's safest places

Society: 21 Dec 11
The safest municipality in Sweden is Habo, north of Jönköping in central Sweden, where the risk of having an accident or being subjected to a crime is the smallest in the country, according to a new report. READ »

Sweden earmarks billions for elderly care boost

Business & Money: 15 Dec 11
In the wake of a series of nursing home scandals in Sweden over the last few months, the government on Thursday pledged to invest 4.3 billion kronor ($617 million) into elderly care over the next few years. READ »

Sweden presents plan to combat extremism

National: 9 Dec 11
The day before a massive right wing demonstration is set to take place in Sweden and shortly before the anniversary of the Stockholm suicide bombing, the government on Friday presented their new plan to combat extremism. READ »

Cancer vaccines 'equally efficient': agency

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 11
Cancer vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix offers equally efficient protection against the most common types of cervical cancer, according to a statement from the Swedish Medical Products Agency. READ »

Cancer vaccine for girls suffers new delay

Society: 22 Sep 11
A vaccination programme to combat cervical cancer has suffered further delays after GlaxoSmithKline appealed a deal agreed between Swedish health authorities and a rival firm. READ »

Ex-politicians cash in on early pensions pay out

Business & Money: 21 Sep 11
During the first half of 2011 more than 450 former local politicians shared a total of 42 million kronor ($6.3 million) in "temporary" early retirement pensions pay out, according to a new report. 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 »

Refugee jobs reform 'not working': report

National: 14 Sep 11
Sweden's much touted integration policy reform has failed to ensure that refugees start the process of finding work before receiving welfare benefits from local authorities, a new study has shown. READ »

Sweden fails to close cardiac care gender gap

Science & Technology: 29 Aug 11
Female heart attack patients in Sweden still receive inferior treatment than men, according to a new study. READ »

Swedish lesbians forced to pay more for sperm

Science & Technology: 8 Aug 11
Artificial insemination costs vary widely across Sweden, forcing some same-sex couples to pay significantly more than heterosexual couples who save thousands of kronor by bringing their own sperm. READ »

Sweden advances plan to combat extremism

Politics: 5 Aug 11
In the wake of the terror attacks in Norway last month, the Swedish government is planning to present its own action plan to combat violent extremism. READ »

Housing woes worsen for Sweden's refugee children

National: 31 Jul 11
A lack of local housing for refugee children without parents means that many remain stuck in temporary transit accommodation, unable to enter Swedish society. Authorities now demand the state take back responsibility for the issue. READ »

Sweden plans to centralise cancer care

Politics: 23 May 11
Sweden plans to reduce the number of locations patients can receive care for certain types of cancer, in the hope of improving the overall quality of the care provided. READ »

Profit pressures rise for troubled ambulance firm

Society: 22 May 11
Ambulance and emergency response provider SOS Alarm is being pushed to reach higher profits despite several cancelled contracts and increasing dissatisfaction with the company. READ »

Swedes to pay more for healthcare

Society: 3 Mar 11
Swedes may soon be asked to pay up to 2,200 kronor a year for using the public healthcare system. READ »

Immigrant kids prone to 'special needs' label

Education: 1 Feb 11
Several government agencies have directed criticism at 30 Swedish municipalities for placing children at special schools based on erroneous grounds, with children of immigrants particularly vulnerable. READ »

Health system wait times improve in Sweden

Science & Technology: 20 Jan 11
While Sweden’s health system now delivers care to 90 percent of patients within prescribed time limits, social affairs minister Göran Hägglund believes too many Swedes are forced to wait too long for the care they need. READ »

Boys not circumcised without medical grounds

Society: 5 Sep 10
By refusing to perform circumcisions on boys who lack specific medical grounds for the operation, several county and regional health authorities in Sweden continue to contravene national guidelines on the procedure. READ »

Municipalities call for swine flu inquiry

National: 28 Jun 10
The Swedish taxpayer spent 1.4 billion ($181 million) in connection with the mass vaccination programme against the swine flu last autumn and the Association of Local Authorities and Regions has called for an inquiry. READ »

Adopted daughter left behind in The Gambia

National: 15 Jun 10
A 13-year-old adopted girl has been left behind in her homeland of The Gambia by her adoptive parents. She had lived in Sweden since March 2007. READ »

Stockholm suburb tops school rankings: report

National: 7 May 10
The Stockholm suburb of Danderyd comes out top in a new report ranking Sweden's schools with 93 percent of its pupils graduating after their nine-year education. READ »

Teachers keep summer hols in new pay deal

National: 7 May 10
Swedish teachers can breathe a sigh of relief after a new pay deal affording them a 3.5 percent pay rise over 25 months and securing their long summer holidays. READ »

Government proposes new teacher certification

Education: 12 Apr 10
The Swedish government has announced the introduction of a professional certificate for teachers from 2012, with only those in possession eligible to secure a permanent contract. READ »

Foreign docs' poor Swedish leading to errors

Society: 27 Jan 10
A doctor’s insufficient Swedish skills are being blamed for delaying the removal of a patient’s tumour by nearly two months, prompting concern among health officials about the number of doctors who don’t speak the language well enough. READ »

Sweden to tackle 'ticking bomb' of Islamic violence

Politics: 19 Jan 10
Sweden needs to do more to help young “violence-affirming Islamists” turn their backs on extremist organizations, minister for integration Nyamko Sabuni said on Tuesday. READ »

Councils pay out billions to cash-strapped Swedes

Business & Money: 30 Nov 09
Social assistance payments to Swedes struggling to make ends meet jumped by 19 percent during the third quarter, new statistics show. READ »

Jobs agency tapped for greater integration role

Business & Money: 26 Nov 09
The Swedish agency primarily tasked with helping unemployed people find jobs will assume a greater responsibility for implementing Sweden’s integration policies, according to a new government proposal. READ »

Swine flu vaccine suffers delay

National: 22 Nov 09
A delivery of 500,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine has been delayed. Swedish health authorities now expect supply shortages during the week as demand continues to outstrip supply. READ »

Chinese media tempted by fantasy of women-only Swedish town

National: 5 Oct 09
A mythical Swedish town where men are barred from entering and women turn to homosexuality has piqued the interest of several Chinese media outlets. READ »

Sweden earmarks ten billion kronor for regions

Politics: 7 Sep 09
The government has revealed it is to set aside 10 billion kronor ($1.4 billion) for core welfare services in Sweden's regions and municipalities in the forthcoming autumn budget. READ »

Seven of ten Swedes want swine flu jab

National: 27 Aug 09
More than seventy percent of Swedes are considering taking the vaccination against the swine flu if the vaccine is approved, a new survey for the Swedish Health and Welfare Board shows. READ »

Stockholm smokers hit with ban

Society: 27 Aug 09
Stockholm city employees will be ordered to stub out their cigarettes at work from May 1st next year as the city is the latest Swedish municipality to announce a ban. READ »

Sweden finds funds for swine flu vaccinations

National: 25 Aug 09
The Swedish government announced on Tuesday that one billion kronor ($142 million) has been set aside to help fund the vaccination of the entire population against swine flu. READ »

'Smokers cost Swedish councils billions': report

Society: 25 Aug 09
Smokers are costing Swedish municipalities 2.6 billion kronor ($367 million) per annum in the form of breaks and sickness absences, a new report shows. READ »

Sweden to offer free swine flu vaccine for all

Science & Technology: 21 Aug 09
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKL) is set to recommend that the swine flu vaccine is issued free of charge. READ »

Major differences in handling of social assistance seekers

Society: 5 Aug 09
There are major differences in how local authorities in Sweden treat those seeking social assistance, according to a new study. READ »

Swedish doctors refuse to circumcise boys

National: 25 Jul 09
Many doctors and several local authorities in Sweden refuse to circumcise boys unless it is medically motivated, reported Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper. READ »

Pandemic fears prompt new flu guidelines

Science & Technology: 15 Jul 09
Swedish health officials have revised their strategy for dealing with a swine flu pandemic, arguing that it is no longer realistic to focus resources on preventing a major outbreak that is becoming increasingly inevitable. READ »

'High taxes do not equate to an effective welfare state'

Analysis & Opinion: 25 May 09
Sweden's high tax regime is counterproductive: rather than focusing on the improvement of core services, it has led to a bloated bureaucracy and an inefficient welfare state, argue Nima Sanandaji and Robert Gidehag of the Swedish Taxpayers Association. READ »

Local government facing massive deficits

Business & Money: 13 May 09
Despite a projected budget deficit of 3 billion kronor ($379 million) for 2009, Sweden’s county and local governments shouldn’t expect any more money from the state. READ »

Swedes abandon political parties in droves

Politics: 20 Feb 09
Sweden’s political parties continue to shed members, as parties on the right and the left together saw thousands drop from their membership rolls in 2008. READ »

New database ranks Sweden's high schools

Education: 23 Jan 09
Swedish students applying for admittance to the country’s high schools now have another tool to help them compare various schools following the launch on Friday of a new database. READ »

'Too many doctors can't speak Swedish'

National: 17 Nov 08
Doctors in Sweden from other European Union countries don’t speak Swedish well enough, according to patients and other healthcare personnel. READ »

Budgetary woes plague many Swedish counties

Society: 9 Oct 08
A new report shows that about half of Sweden’s county councils will post a loss this year, with widespread lay offs also expected. READ »

Thousands of rental flats privatized

Business & Money: 3 Oct 08
Private owners have taken over 16,000 municipal rental apartments since the 2006 elections. READ »

Sveriges Television in Olympic broadcast controversy

Society: 1 Aug 08
The journalists' union is accusing Sveriges Television (SVT) of spreading "uncritial propoganda" after broadcasting a documentary on Wednesday about preparations for the Olympic Games. READ »

Nursing strike over

National: 28 May 08
Healthcare workers union negotiator Margareta Öhberg alerted press that the union and their employers accepted an offer on Wednesday afternoon, ending Sweden's nursing strike. READ »

Nurses pledge further strike action

Society: 13 May 08
Sweden's nurses announced plans on Tuesday to intensify their ongoing strike in a bid to secure higher wages. READ »

Nurses walk off jobs in droves

National: 5 May 08
As the nursing strike enters its third week, an additional 4,300 healthcare union workers walked off their jobs at noon on Monday. READ »

Striking nurses make for striking debate

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Apr 08
David Landes looks at press reaction to the Swedish nursing strike. READ »

Nurses demonstrate for higher pay as strike looms

National: 20 Apr 08
Nurses took to the streets in Stockholm and Gothenburg on Sunday to demonstrate for higher pay. A strike beckons on Monday as mediators called off talks. READ »

Health workers union steps up strike pressure

Business & Money: 16 Apr 08
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) approved an additional round of industrial action on Wednesday. READ »

Poll: Swedes prefer paying high taxes

Society: 10 Apr 08
It’s no secret that Swedes love their welfare state, but a new study shows they are more than willing to accept higher taxes to finance it. READ »

Swedish nurses strike looms

Business & Money: 4 Apr 08
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) announced industrial action affecting 3,500 members employed by both municipalities and county councils. READ »

Stricter sick rules push up 'last resort' benefit claims

Business & Money: 10 Jan 08
A government clampdown on claimants of sick benefits has led to more people claiming councils' 'last resort' social welfare payments. READ »

Probe into Swedish-only workplace idea

National: 22 Dec 07
Whip out those dictionaries just in case Swedish becomes compulsory at work. READ »

SFI is failing immigrants

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 07
SFI language courses aim to promote basic understanding of the Swedish language and society. But, argues Captus's Nima Sanandaji, with low pass rates and politicized content, neither aim is fulfilled. READ »

Fast-track boost for immigrant healthcare workers

Society: 28 Apr 07
Sweden is to invest 148 million kronor to ensure that immigrants educated in healthcare from countries outside the European Union are fast-tracked into care jobs. READ »

The introduction of immigrants is failing

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Mar 07
Failures in the support offered to immigrants to Sweden are forcing many into unemployment. The SFI Swedish lessons are a key problem, argue four of Sweden's most senior local politicians. READ »

'Sweden harbouring known terrorists'

Politics: 13 Feb 07
A Turkish politician has claimed that the Iraqi embassy in Sweden has issued passports to terrorists. Turan Cömez claims that the passports could enable terrorists to travel to Iraq and take up arms. READ »

"Thousands of pregnant women" assaulted in Sweden

Society: 27 Dec 06
Up to 9,500 pregnant women in Sweden are assaulted every year by their husbands or boyfriends, according to two studies. But there are no national guidelines forcing clinics to ask about violence. READ »

Sweden's gay blood ban to stay

Society: 1 Dec 06
Sweden's ban on gay men giving blood will remain, after health authorities objected to its removal. A more thorough investigation is planned before new proposals are brought out. READ »

Why your vote counts

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Sep 06
Even if you're not a Swedish citizen, you could be entitled to vote in the local elections and referendums on September 17th. Håkan Sörman, head of local government body SALAR explains why you should. READ »

Hospital warns of baby mix-up risk

Science & Technology: 4 Apr 06
A hospital in Jönköping has warned that delays of several weeks in allocating personal numbers to newborn babies could lead to mix-ups in the maternity ward. READ »

Globalisation to hit Swedish women

Society: 5 Mar 06
Men in Sweden have so far been the losers as industrial jobs move to cheaper countries. But as the service sector sees the possibility of cost savings, globalisation is soon about to affect Swedish women. READ »

Unions in standoff with councils

Society: 2 Apr 05
Low-paid local authority workers failed to secure better wages from their employers in this week, leading to a breakdown in talks between union Kommunal and employers. The two sides are calling in arbitrators to try to avoid a strike. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

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Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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