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'Systembolaget behind wine club police report'

Business & Money: 21 Nov 11
Sweden’s state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has been accused of having had a hand in a police report filed by the IOGT-NTO temperance society against a group of wine clubs offering home delivery. READ »

Money laundering on the rise in Sweden

Business & Money: 29 Apr 11
Police statistics reveal a 30 percent increase in the number of reported cases of money laundering in Sweden for 2010, prompting calls for the creation of a new agency to combat the problem. READ »

Four charged in construction scandal

National: 5 Mar 11
Around nine million kronor disappeared in a tangle of false invoicing between four different construction companies in western Sweden. Four suspects have been charged. READ »

Carnegie trio cleared of price fixing

Business & Money: 15 Dec 10
Three former traders at investment bank Carnegie have been acquitted by Stockholm District Court on charges of illegal price manipulation. READ »

Tearful HQ chair admits knowing of irregularities

Business & Money: 28 Sep 10
Fighting back tears, outgoing HQ Chairman Mats Qviberg admitted on Tuesday that he was briefed daily on the trading operations of the now-defunct HQ Bank. READ »

HQ board cleared over bank's collapse: audit

Business & Money: 24 Sep 10
The board of embattled Swedish financial concern HQ, helmed by CEO Mats Qviberg, was cleared on Friday of all liability regarding the company's collapse following an audit. READ »

Tax agency staff set to face fraud charges

Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
An administrator at the Swedish Tax Agency and three other people are expected to be charged for their involvement in a fraud scandal involving at least 120 million kronor ($16.89 million). READ »

Ex-HQ Bank manager reported to police

Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
HQ Bank’s previous parent company, publicly listed HQ AB, has reported a former manager to the police for what it sees as partial responsibility for the bank’s collapse. READ »

No run on deposits as HQ Bank reopens

Business & Money: 6 Sep 10
Fears of widespread withdrawals at HQ Bank proved unfounded when it reopened its doors on Monday morning. READ »

HQ Bank under investigation for fraud

Business & Money: 3 Sep 10
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is launching an investigation into suspected fraud and accounting crimes at HQ Bank. READ »

HQ appeals revoked banking license

Business & Money: 31 Aug 10
HQ has appealed the decision to suspend the banking license for HQ Bank, which has forced it into liquidation and kept the bank closed on Tuesday. READ »

Opposition proposes new serious crime unit

Politics: 17 Aug 10
The Social Democrats want to create a large new police unit against serious crime that can operate nationwide and will be given the name Reko. READ »

Carnegie traders charged over price fixing

Business & Money: 16 Mar 10
Three former traders at Carnegie have been charged with illegal price manipulation carried out in the years before the Swedish investment bank's forced nationalization. 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 »

Scam targets Swedish PM's mother-in-law

Society: 19 May 09
The mother-in-law of Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has been caught out in an elaborate swindle - two thieves sold her apartment without her knowledge. READ »

Charges in Sweden's largest insider scandal

Business & Money: 27 Mar 09
Charges were filed on Friday against six men in what is being called the largest insider trading scandal in Swedish history. READ »

New police taskforces to tackle organized crime

National: 15 Jan 09
In an effort to combat the spread of organized crime in Sweden, police plan to create nine nationally-led taskforces to fight criminal gangs, drug smugglers, and other gang-related criminals. READ »

Pirate Bay backer caught in Liechtenstein tax probe

National: 23 Dec 08
Carl Lundström, one of four men awaiting trial for involvement with file sharing site The Pirate Bay, is among a dozen Swedes at the heart of a tax authorities investigation into funds stashed in a bank trust in Lilliput tax haven Liechtenstein. READ »

Crime bureau strikes a nerve in dentist tax scam

National: 15 Dec 08
Forty-five Swedish dentists risk falling foul of the law as the authorities launch an investigation into a suspected 113 million kronor ($16 million) tax dodge. READ »

Crisis prompts spike in financial crime reports

Business & Money: 30 Oct 08
If a recent increase in suspected cases of wrongdoing is any guide, it appears as if perpetrators of financial crimes in Sweden have no plans to let up due to the financial crisis. READ »

Authorities close in on untaxed labour

Business & Money: 31 Jul 08
A special investigation by the Swedish Tax Authority (Skatteverket) of staffing companies and other firms who rely on black labour has so far resulted in the filing of nearly 1,000 criminal complaints. READ »

Cop in trouble for smooching prosecutor on ski trip

National: 18 Apr 08
A five-second kiss planted on the mouth of a female prosecutor by a male police officer has resulted in the man being indicted on charges of sexual molestation. READ »

Economic crimes bureau eyes OMX bid

Business & Money: 29 Aug 07
The National Economic Crimes Bureau is considering launching an investigation into trading in OMX shares in connection with Borse Dubai's bid for the Nordic exchange operator. READ »

Two more arrested for insider trading

Business & Money: 17 Apr 07
A further two men have been arrested on suspicion of insider trading, following the detention of two men on Monday. The suspected illegal deals are the largest ever uncovered in Sweden. READ »

Two arrested in major insider trading probe

Business & Money: 16 Apr 07
Two people have been arrested for insider trading allegedly worth many millions of kronor. One of those accused is suspected of making 50 million kronor over two years. READ »

Ringholm club will not be prosecuted

Sport: 7 Apr 06
An investigation into the tax affairs of a football club formerly chaired by Bosse Ringholm has been dropped. There was no criminal intent, and the sums involved were too small. READ »

TV3 admits paying fugitive half a million

National: 16 Feb 05
Joachim Posener is suspected of involvement in the 600 million crown Trustor fraud. He's been on the run for over seven years and has debts worth millions. Now a TV company finally admits to paying him a six figure sum for an interview. 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 »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

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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