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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind

Lifestyle: 9 Feb 12
From classic Scandinavian functionality to naked men and lambs, Stockholm Design Week has something for everyone. Here's The Local's pick of the weirdest and best designs on display this year. READ »

TeliaSonera reports profit drop for 2011

Business & Money: 3 Feb 12
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera reported a 14-percent drop in net profit for 2011 on Thursday but said that their analysts still forecast a modest rise in sales for 2012. READ »

Sweden 'not ready' to recognize Palestine: Bildt

National: 17 Jan 12
The time is not right for Sweden to recognize the Palestinian state or make any promises to upgrade the country’s status in the UN, according to foreign minister Carl Bildt. READ »

Dutch court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay

Business & Money: 12 Jan 12
Access to Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay was ordered blocked on Wednesday for clients of two internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands following a ruling by a Dutch court citing copyright concerns. READ »

Sweden boasts hefty budget surplus for 2011

Business & Money: 10 Jan 12
Sweden’s national debt office stated on Tuesday that the country’s budget surplus from 2011 stood at 68 billion kronor ($9.85 billion). READ »

Sweden's hockey juniors beat Finland in semi-final

Sport: 4 Jan 12
The Swedish ice-hockey juniors reached the World Cup final after a gut wrenching turn against sister nation Finland during the night to Wednesday. READ »

'Now I know just how Ingrid Bergman felt'

Lifestyle: 30 Dec 11
Contributor Julie Lindahl catches up with Paavo Turtiainen, a Manhattan-based chef and events planner featured in a new film detailing how Swedish screen legend Ingrid Bergman helped launch his extraordinary career. READ »

Triple murderer held after Finnish jailbreak

National: 1 Dec 11
A Finnish man, previously convicted of murdering three people in northern Sweden in 1988, has been arrested in Helsinki following his escape from a prison in Finland last week. READ »

Record warmth keeps Sweden's snow at bay

Science & Technology: 24 Nov 11
The unseasonably high temperatures across much of Sweden have left much of the country free of snow and has put autumn 2011 on track to be one of the warmest ever recorded in Sweden. READ »

Triple murderer in new Finnish jail break

National: 23 Nov 11
A Finnish man, previously convicted of murdering three people in northern Sweden in 1988, escaped from a prison in Finland on Wednesday morning where he was serving time for drunk driving. READ »

Haga: Sweden's 'royal nursery' preps for a new arrival

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
With a massive garden complete with play areas, woods and other parkland, Haga Palace isn’t a bad playground for the upcoming addition to the Swedish royal family, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains. READ »

Hijacked ship carried Russian chemical weapons: report

Science & Technology: 17 Oct 11
The Arctic Sea, a Finnish ship hijacked in Swedish waters in July 2009, was likely carrying materials stolen from Russia meant for the making of chemical weapons, Finnish researchers have claimed. READ »

Swedish work permit rules 'misused': minister

Politics: 10 Oct 11
A recent report that labour migrants are abusing Swedish rules in a bid to enter the EU has prompted migration minister Tobias Billström to call the practice "intolerable". READ »

Swedish 'prisoners' send mail order cry for help

Society: 27 Sep 11
A Finnish customer of hardware giant Bauhaus found a plea for help purported to be from Swedish "prisoners" who said they were being beaten and raped when he bought a box of doorknobs, a report said Monday. READ »

Candy giant bows to 'China racism' complaint

Society: 20 Sep 11
Confectionery giant Fazer has announced that its "Kinapuffar" product is to be re-designed after complaints that the current portrait was "racist". READ »

Finnish emissions 'cause Swedish birth defects'

Science & Technology: 14 Sep 11
Emissions from steel giant Outokumpu, in the Finnish city of Tornio, are believed to be the cause of several infants in Haparanda in northern Sweden being born with serious birth defects this year. READ »

Swedish artist to chart Arctic expedition in clay

Lifestyle: 24 Aug 11
A Swedish ice-breaker heads to the chilly waters off Greenland last week, equipped with maps, charts - and a container full of clay, courtesy of a Stockholm-based ceramics artist, contributor Katherine Dunn reports. READ »

Sweden fears swimming Danish raccoon invasion

Science & Technology: 23 Aug 11
Swedish game wardens have sounded alarm bells that the rapid growth in the raccoon and raccoon dog population in Denmark could result in the invasive species swimming across the Öresund channel and establishing themselves in southern Sweden. READ »

Sweden halts licensed wolf hunt

Science & Technology: 18 Aug 11
There won’t be a licensed hunt on wolves in Sweden this winter following a government decision on Wednesday to scrap the controversial policy, while at the same time expanding the option to cull nuisance wolves. READ »

Reinfeldt to visit scout camp

National: 6 Aug 11
Fredrik Reinfeldt will address a scout meeting in Kristianstad on Saturday along with his Finnish and Danish counterparts as a mark of solidarity in the wake of the atrocities in Utøya and Oslo last month. READ »

Ericsson shares slump despite profits boost

Business & Money: 21 Jul 11
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a 65 percent rise in net profit in the second quarter on the back of strong sales, but its shares dropped by nearly 7 percent as figures fell short of analyst expectations. READ »

TeliaSonera earnings hit by strong krona

Business & Money: 20 Jul 11
Swedish-Finnish telecoms firm TeliaSonera's reported earnings on Wednesday below analyst expectations on the back of a strong Swedish currency and problems in its Turkish operations. READ »

Nordea reports fall in profits

Business & Money: 19 Jul 11
Swedish-Finnish bank Nordea on Tuesday reported a 6 percent drop in net profits for the second quarter 2011, saying that improvements in banking activity had not compensated for a drop off in investments. READ »

'Swedish shipments to Nazis may have been ransom for captured Swedes'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jun 11
Historical documents related to the capture of seven Swedes by the Gestapo in Poland in 1942 puts Sweden's subsequent ball bearing deliveries to Nazi Germany in a new light, argue historians Susanne Berger and Ingela Magner. READ »

Vattenfall 'worst' nuclear power firm in Europe

Business & Money: 20 Jun 11
Sweden' state-owned energy company Vattenfall has the worst performance among 27 European nuclear power operators, according to a report from the United Nations energy agency. READ »

SAS to close several non-Nordic routes

Business & Money: 17 Jun 11
Airline company SAS is planning to shut down several routes outside the Nordic countries, the company announced on Friday. READ »

Zlatan hat trick helps Sweden thrash Finland

Sport: 8 Jun 11
Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to score three goals as the national side cruised to a 5-0 victory in their Euro 2012 qualifier against visiting Finland on Tuesday night. READ »

Resilience: Stockholm centre helps the world grow sustainably

Science & Technology: 30 May 11
The Stockholm Resilience Centre is leading the charge to put global development on a sustainable footing - a task that is engaging leading scientists and politicians worldwide. READ »

Record companies move to block Pirate Bay in Finland

Science & Technology: 27 May 11
Record companies asked a Finnish court on Thursday to block access to the popular Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay. READ »

Experts: Ash will not ground Sweden flights

National: 24 May 11
The giant cloud of volcanic ash spreading from the Iceland is expected to reach southern Sweden by Tuesday evening although experts do not expect it to impact air travel. READ »

Nobel winners urge UN action to save the planet

Science & Technology: 19 May 11
Around 20 Nobel laureates on Wednesday urged world leaders to promote global sustainability in the "Stockholm Memorandum" which was then passed to a special UN committee. READ »

Nobel laureates in Stockholm climate 'trial'

Science & Technology: 17 May 11
Around 20 Nobel prize winners will preside over a mock courtroom in Stockholm on Tuesday, with the Planet Earth and humanity on opposing sides of the case, as part of a symposium to highlight global sustainability. READ »

Rowdy Finns 'invade' Swedish border town

Sport: 16 May 11
Several thousand Finnish ice hockey fans crossed the border to Haparanda in northern Sweden late on Sunday night after their spectacular 6-1 World Championship win, forcing local police to call for reinforcements to control order. READ »

Sweden fall at Finnish hockey hurdle

Sport: 16 May 11
Sweden were given a hockey lesson in their World Championship final clash with Finland on Sunday, with their Nordic neighbours coming back from a goal down to walk away with the title 6-1. READ »

Swedes to face Finland in ice hockey final

Sport: 14 May 11
Sweden reached its first ice hockey World Cup Final in five years on Saturday, following a comprehensive victory over the Czech Republic. READ »

Sweden's Ericsson posts massive profits hike

Business & Money: 27 Apr 11
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson reported a whopping 224 percent rise in profits on Wednesday, surprising analysts and sending its stock up almost 7 percent in early trading. READ »

Finnish hockey legend reveals Swedish tattoo secret

Sport: 20 Apr 11
Teemu Selänne aka "The Finnish Flash" has confirmed rumours that despite being one his country's most faithful servants on the ice, he has been bearing a terrible tattooed secret since a drunken stag night over a decade ago. READ »

TeliaSonera lowers forecast as profits dip

Business & Money: 19 Apr 11
Swedish-Finnish telecom provider TeliaSonera on Tuesday announced a small dip in quarterly net profits as slower growth and currency movements also dented the company's 2011 sales expectations. 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 language under threat in Finland: report

Society: 13 Apr 11
The Council of Europe has claimed that Swedish is under threat as an official language in Finland with officials failing to take the language seriously. READ »

Sweden's Ericsson sued for patent infringement

Business & Money: 12 Apr 11
Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson is the target of a writ from Chinese telecom equipment supplier ZTE, alleging patent infringement and escalating a legal dispute between the two rivals. READ »

Ericsson sues Chinese rival for patent violation

Science & Technology: 2 Apr 11
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has filed three patent infringement lawsuits against Chinese rival ZTE. READ »

Australian author lands Astrid Lindgren prize

Society: 29 Mar 11
Australian illustrator and author Shaun Tan has been named the recipient of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature. READ »

Swedish study links swine flu vaccine to narcolepsy

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 11
The risk of developing narcolepsy is four times higher for children vaccinated with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine, according to a study by Sweden's Medical Products Agency. READ »

TeliaSonera in new Turkcell legal fight

Business & Money: 24 Mar 11
Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera has opened legal action against the chairperson of Turkcell, a firm in which it has a 38 percent stake, over a dispute regarding the make up of the Turkish telecom operator's board. READ »

Secret Swedish Cold War ops exposed

National: 24 Mar 11
A top-secret Swedish air force unit with ties to NATO members Denmark and Norway operated through the Cold War, a new book reveals, casting fresh doubt over the country’s long-standing claims to neutrality. READ »

Ericsson slashes 450 Swedish jobs

Business & Money: 23 Mar 11
Swedish mobile telecom network giant Ericsson announced on Wednesday that 450 positions are to be cut in its sales and administration operations in Sweden. READ »

Swedes can expect to live longer: report

National: 17 Mar 11
Swedes are living longer than ever before, according to new statistics, with residents of one upscale Stockholm suburb claiming the highest average life-expectancy for both sexes. READ »

Finland wins diplomatic hockey tournament in Stockholm

Politics: 12 Mar 11
A squad featuring hockey playing diplomats from the Finnish embassy took home gold in the second annual Stockholm Diplomatic Cup hockey tournament on Friday. READ »

TeliaSonera executive named Sweden's top businesswoman

Business & Money: 8 Mar 11
Malin Frenning, the head of Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera's broadband services unit, has been named Sweden’s most powerful businesswoman by a leading business magazine. READ »

Swedes find right-wingers more 'attractive'

Politics: 24 Feb 11
A study conducted by Swedish and Finnish economists has shown that Swedes find politicians on the right of the political scale to be better looking than their left wing counterparts and reward them for it at the ballot box. READ »

Swedish wolf import plan hits Finnish hurdle

Politics: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's plan to replenish its wolf population with pups imported from its neighbours has met resistance from Finland. READ »

The white stuff: a guide to Swedish ski resorts

Travel: 11 Feb 11
With Sweden digging out from another wave of winter weather, The Local's Geoff Mortimore provides a run down of Swedish ski areas, where new snow brings fists raised in glee, rather than anger. READ »

Swine flu shots linked to narcolepsy in Sweden

Science & Technology: 9 Feb 11
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Tuesday that Sweden is one of twelve countries that reported cases of narcolepsy after the swine flu vaccine was administered. READ »

Gothenburg murder suspect found in Canada

National: 7 Feb 11
A man detained in absentia for 14 years for a murder in Gothenburg has been arrested in Canada, according to a media report on Monday. READ »

Swedish journalists mull leaving Egypt

National: 5 Feb 11
Swedish media may return home from tumults in Egypt as journalists inceasingly become the targets of attacks. READ »

Sweden raises 19 billion kronor from Nordea sale

Politics: 4 Feb 11
The Swedish government confirmed on Friday that it had raised 19 billion kronor ($2.94 billion) on the sale of 255 million of its shares in Nordic banking giant Nordea. READ »

Sweden set to reduce stake in Nordea

Politics: 3 Feb 11
The Swedish government announced on Thursday its intention to sell more than 250 million shares of its holdings in Nordea bank. READ »

TeliaSonera cuts jobs despite profits boost

Business & Money: 3 Feb 11
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera announced layoffs within its fixed broadband operations, despite posting a 13 percent rise in net profits for 2010. READ »

Ericsson sales improve on mobile broadband

Business & Money: 25 Jan 11
Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson announced increased sales and a sharply higher net profit thanks to mobile broadband sales, although its earnings slightly missed expectations. READ »

Derailment cuts off trains to northern Sweden

National: 18 Jan 11
Train service on Sweden's northern main line will be interrupted for several days after a derailment in Jämtland on Monday evening. READ »

Taxman eyes Swedish online poker star

Society: 13 Jan 11
A Swedish high-stakes poker player has made his identity public after successfully playing under online moniker for over a year, and may now risk a hefty Swedish tax bill. READ »

TeliaSonera appeals Russian court ruling

Business & Money: 21 Dec 10
Swedish telecom firm TeliaSonera confirmed on Tuesday that it has filed an appeal against a Russian court decision blocking the merger of its stakes in two mobile phone operators with Moscow-based Altimo. READ »

UK EU budget deal not tight enough: Reinfeldt

Politics: 18 Dec 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said that he would not support Britain's drive to restrict EU spending, saying it was not far-reaching enough, Swedish public radio reported on Friday. READ »

Swedish officer badly hurt in Afghanistan

National: 19 Nov 10
A Swedish officer and two Finnish soldiers were seriously injured when their vehicle was shot with a rocket launcher in Afghanistan on Friday. READ »

Smartphone sales boost profits for TeliaSonera

Business & Money: 25 Oct 10
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera said on Monday that sales of smartphones, coupled with growth in eastern Europe and Asia, boosted third-quarter profits and its outlook for fiscal-year results. READ »

Ericsson shares jump on profits boost

Business & Money: 22 Oct 10
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson on Friday reported a net profit of 3.68 billion kronor ($553 million) in the third quarter, with its shares leaping 6 percent as a result in early trading. READ »

Swedish leaders see unity on Afghanistan

Politics: 21 Oct 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin both expressed satisfaction that common ground could be found after talks on the Swedish force in Afghanistan on Thursday. READ »

Dead Swede returns to Afghanistan base

National: 17 Oct 10
A memorial service for Kenneth Wallin, the Swedish soldier who died near Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday, is to held by Swedish forces on Sunday after the return of his body to Camp Northern Light. READ »

'Millennium' star set to rival Tom Cruise in MI:4

Society: 24 Sep 10
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports. READ »

Voddler sets sights on Finland following new investment

Business & Money: 7 Sep 10
Swedish online video service Voddler has signed a deal to enter the Finnish market while at the same time securing an additional 40 million kronor ($5.51 million) in new capital. READ »

Nordea CEO: Let banks fail

Business & Money: 24 Aug 10
Christian Clausen, the CEO of Nordic banking group Nordea has spoken out against state bail outs of troubled banks, arguing that they should be allowed to fold. READ »

Swedish canoes cause autobahn pile up

National: 23 Aug 10
The canoe which carried home the gold for Anders Gustafsson in the World Championships in Poland on Sunday was among those destroyed in an accident on the German autobahn on Monday morning, which left two people in hospital. READ »

Swedish feels the squeeze in Finland

Lifestyle: 19 Aug 10
Swedish has been spoken in Finland for hundreds of years, yet declining numbers of speakers and a lack of support from many Finnish speakers mean the language is under pressure like never before, writes Carina Chela. READ »

Drunk Swede rode 130 km/h above speed limit

National: 16 Aug 10
A Swedish motorcycle rider stopped by Finnish police doing 233 kilometres/hour on the motorway has been held on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol and driving without a licence or registration. READ »

Two killed in glacier accident on Kebnekaise

National: 27 Jul 10
Two Finnish citizens, a 28-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, died on Tuesday in an accident on Storglaciären in Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain in the north, according to police. READ »

Swedish banks pass EU stress test

Business & Money: 24 Jul 10
Sweden's four main banks are well equipped to withstand the fallout from a financial crisis, according to the results of stress tests carried out on banks in the European Union. READ »

TeliaSonera Q2 profits rise as expected

Business & Money: 20 Jul 10
TeliaSonera reported on Tuesday that profit rose in the second quarter near expectations, adding that earnings in the second half of the year would be similar to the first half. READ »

Foreigners 'blocked' from college courses

Education: 19 Jul 10
Sweden’s new university admissions system discriminates against foreign students and breaks EU law, according to the country’s university regulator. READ »

Sweden posts gains in industrial output

Business & Money: 9 Jul 10
Sweden reported significant gains in industrial output in May, mirroring improvements elsewhere in Europe, according to new figures released on Friday. READ »

World's press hails 'fairytale romance'

Society: 20 Jun 10
Sweden’s royal wedding has made a major mark on media outlets around the world, although its impact has been greatly diminished by a boycott on the part of three leading international news agencies. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

Big royal turnout expected for wedding

National: 16 Jun 10
Sweden’s royal wedding is set to attract one of largest gathering of kings and queens seen in Europe for years, a guest list for Friday’s pre-wedding concert has revealed. READ »

Daniel descended from aristocracy: new book

National: 8 Jun 10
Next week, he will become a prince. But Daniel Westling already has aristocratic blood - and possibly even Russian blood - coursing through his veins, according to a new book. READ »

Are two languages always better than one?

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jun 10
It's a dilemma faced by many international families: will bringing up your kids as bilingual give them an edge, or set them up for mediocrity in two languages, asks Lee Martin. READ »

TeliaSonera appeals anti-piracy ruling

Business & Money: 21 May 10
Swedish telecom firm TeliaSonera has announced its intention to appeal to the Supreme Court an anti-piracy law ruling ordering the firm to hand over the names and addresses of people behind a file sharing website. READ »

Court rejects ISP appeal in anti-piracy case

Business & Money: 18 May 10
Swedish-Finnish telecom giant TeliaSonera has been instructed by the appeals court to hand over the names and addresses of people behind a filesharing website in a landmark anti-piracy law ruling. READ »

Malmö airspace opens as Stockholm stays closed

National: 21 Apr 10
Sweden's airspace south of a line between Stockholm-Arlanda Ariport and Strömstad remained closed on Wednesday morning with the exception of Malmö. Airspace north of Stockholm remained open. READ »

Flights stay grounded amid hovering ash

National: 17 Apr 10
Aviation authorities expect most Swedish airspace to remain closed on Saturday, with a cloud of volcanic ash settling over vast swathes of the country as the weekend begins. READ »

TeliaSonera in Georgian tax dispute

Business & Money: 15 Apr 10
Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera has landed in a tax battle in Georgia after its Geocell subsidiary was served with a 450 million kronor ($63 million) penalty. READ »

TeliaSonera approves government bonus ban

Politics: 8 Apr 10
Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera voted at its AGM on Wednesday to ban bonuses for senior staff after a proposal from the Swedish state's representative. READ »

Human trafficking pair imprisoned on appeal

National: 20 Mar 10
In the first case of its kind in Sweden, a Stockholm court has found two men guilty of human trafficking after they lured two teenage boys from their home in Romania to a life of crime. READ »

University massacre threat suspect released

National: 17 Mar 10
The 33-year-old student held on suspicion of the massacre threat at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Monday has been released. READ »

Student expresses regret over massacre threat

National: 16 Mar 10
A 33-year-old man arrested in connection with a massacre threat at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Monday has expressed "deep regret" over his actions, as a wave of copycat threats spread across the country. READ »

Sweden slammed over sexual violence inaction

Society: 8 Mar 10
Sweden and its Nordic neighbours have been slammed by human rights group Amnesty International for failing to combat sexual violence, a new report shows. READ »

Ships freed from Baltic Sea ice

National: 5 Mar 10
Dozens of ships have been freed from thick ice in the Baltic Sea on Friday after ice breakers worked diligently to end the ordeal of of thousands of passengers and crew stranded in freezing conditions off the Swedish coast. READ »

Thick Baltic ice causes ferry havoc

National: 4 Mar 10
Cancellations and delays to ferry services are forecast to persist into Thursday as the Baltic Sea experiences its iciest conditions in 14 years. Several vessels are stuck in the ice waiting for ice-breakers to set them free. READ »

Three Baltic ferries stuck in the ice

National: 3 Mar 10
Three ferries got themselves stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday forcing almost 500 passengers to return to the Finnish island of Åland. READ »

UK mag announces Sweden's 'most trusted brands'

Business & Money: 24 Feb 10
Reader's Digest, a UK consumer magazine, has presented its survey listing Sweden's most trusted brands in a raft of categories. READ »

Swedes beat Finland to reach hockey last eight

National: 22 Feb 10
Sweden clinched a place in the last eight of the Vancouver Winter Olympic hockey tournament with a 3-0 win over Finland on Sunday evening. READ »


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