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Swedish riot police to call in reinforcements

National: 24 May 13
With Swedish police set to call in reinforcements in an attempt to get the now five-day-old wave of arson and vandalism under control, Sweden's image abroad may have been tarnished. READ »

Thirty fires in third night of Stockholm riots

National: 22 May 13
Police arrested eight people on Tuesday night as thirty cars were torched across southern and western Stockholm, in what was the third consecutive night of unrest in the Swedish capital. READ »

Sweden has 'lower tax burden' than Senegal

Business & Money: 22 May 13
While Sweden has a reputation for having one of the most painful tax bills in the world, a new report ranks Sweden 20th when comparing the tax burden on salaries when social security payments and salary brackets are taken into account. READ »

'Lean hospital a sign of Swedish welfare reform'

Business & Money: 20 May 13
A Stockholm hospital saved from closure by private health care providers has been hailed by the Economist as one of modern's Sweden public-private success stories. READ »

Swedes sweep top French football awards

Sport: 20 May 13
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scooped up France's Ligue 1 player of the year award on Monday, with Sweden's Lotta Schelin taking home the same honour for the top French women's league. READ »

Live Blog: Eurovision Song Contest final

Lifestyle: 18 May 13
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Final is live in Malmö, southern Sweden. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding Europe's biggest pop music spectacle. READ »

'Sweden next in line for housing market crash'

Business & Money: 17 May 13
Sweden tops a list of countries that risk suffering a housing market crash, Germany's Commerzbank has warned, citing the slackening off of Swedish property prices as a harbinger of a potential downswing. READ »

French oyster lovers to munch on Swedish spats

National: 17 May 13
Swedish oyster farmers are set to help out their struggling French colleagues, whose haul has diminished in recent years, by exporting oysters spats to France for the first time. READ »

Sweden sells toxic Baltic salmon to EU: report

Business & Money: 8 May 13
Sweden is exporting hundreds of tonnes of potentially dangerous Baltic Sea salmon to EU neighbours, a new report has revealed. READ »

Historic prayer call heard at Stockholm mosque

National: 26 Apr 13
Worshippers at the Fittja mosque in southern Stockholm on Friday heard Sweden's first-ever call to prayer, which brought some congregation members to tears of joy. READ »

Italian club eyes Zlatan for next season

Sport: 22 Apr 13
The coach of Italian football club Juventus has shown interest in having Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the team again, with the footballer himself reportedly seen house hunting in Milan. READ »

'Net dating makes me wonder if I'd date myself'

Lifestyle: 12 Apr 13
A lost wallet, a shaved-bare 24-year-old, and multiple page visits by a steroid addict leaves Emilia Millicent thinking she's had the worse run of luck at internet dating ever... until she asked her friends about theirs. READ »

Swedish food: More than just a good Plopp

Lifestyle: 5 Apr 13
When it comes to international cuisine, it's easy to name a dish from France, India, or Japan. But what about Sweden? What has Sweden offered the culinary world? We talked to Stockholmers to find out the opinion from the home front. READ »

Swedish wolf hunt 'an abuse of science': expert

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 13
The Swedish wolf hunt has no effect on factors such as inbreeding nor any other basis in science according to a prominent French researcher, whose claims are disputed by Swedish colleagues. READ »

Swede to lead Syria chemical weapons probe

Politics: 27 Mar 13
The UN has appointed a Swedish disarmament expert who led arms investigations in Iraq to look into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. READ »

Stockholm iPad 'magic' gets second run online

Science & Technology: 26 Mar 13
Swedish magicians promoting Stockholm using trickery, comedy, and eight iPads have performed a new routine that event organizers hope will follow in the viral footsteps of their first video from 2012. READ »

Snow and a strong krona dampen H&M profits

Business & Money: 21 Mar 13
Sweden's budget fashion giant H&M has cited disappointing sales and exchange-rate woes as factors behind a drop in net profit, and said the lingering winter will take a swipe at its spring collections. READ »

China's arms exports soar: Swedish think tank

Business & Money: 18 Mar 13
A Swedish think tank ranked China on Monday as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, overtaking Britain and jumping to its highest position since the Cold War. READ »

Swedish 'cocaine king' jailed for 18 years

National: 8 Mar 13
A 40-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison after he was caught smuggling 1.4 tonnes of cocaine into Sweden as part of what has been labelled Sweden's "biggest ever" cocaine ring. READ »

Sweden on top in gay friendly travel rating

Travel: 8 Mar 13
Sweden came first in a rating of the gay-friendliest countries in the world, published on Thursday by the Spartacus International Gay Guide. READ »

Fouled food found at Ikeas in France, Russia

National: 7 Mar 13
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has halted the sale of sausages in Russia and chocolate cakes in France and more than 20 other countries after finding the products contained horsemeat and faecal bacteria respectively. READ »

Sweden slides to ninth in world tourism tables

Travel: 7 Mar 13
Sweden still scrapes into the top ten of countries with a competitive tourism industry, but has slipped down four spots in the ranking, according to a report by the World Economic Forum released on Thursday. READ »

Bienvenido to The Local Spain!

National: 5 Mar 13
Today The Local Spain is throwing open its doors, bringing locally-sourced Spanish news to English speakers – both in Spain and abroad. READ »

Top Swedish unis slide in new global ranking

Education: 4 Mar 13
Three Swedish universities have reputations among the top 100 in the world, but each institution has seen its position fall since last year according to a new Times Higher Education ranking published on Monday. READ »

Ikea beefs up meat ban over horsemeat fears

National: 27 Feb 13
Horsemeat contamination fears have prompted Swedish furniture giant Ikea to halt the sale of additional meat products after new tests by a Sweden-based meatball supplier confirmed horsemeat content. READ »

Imported measles spreads in rare outbreak

Science & Technology: 27 Feb 13
A person returning from a trip abroad has set off a minor measles outbreak in Uppsala, with cases now turning up in Stockholm, health officials warned on Wednesday. READ »

Ikea stops meatball sales after horsemeat report

Business & Money: 25 Feb 13
Ikea has stopped sales of its Swedish meatballs in at least 15 countries after reports that Czech inspectors found horsemeat in the iconic in-store restaurant fare, which would mark the first time the scandal has reached food produced in Sweden. READ »

Beckham sets up Zlatan goal in PSG victory

Sport: 25 Feb 13
Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic found the back of the net on Sunday night after aging British star David Beckham came off the bench and set up the play, with Paris Saint Germain taking home the win by two goals. READ »

'We're love refugees too - but not the usual kind'

Lifestyle: 22 Feb 13
After his son started a family in a small central Sweden village, Scotsman Tom Smith ditched his dreams of retirement in France and followed his family to Nannberga, where he teaches Swedes the intricacies of stained glass making. READ »

Saudis second largest Swedish arms buyers

Business & Money: 22 Feb 13
India and Saudi Arabia were the Swedish weapons industry's top clients in 2012, a year which nevertheless saw Sweden's arms exports drop 30 percent from the year before. READ »

'Pension age could inch up again': report

Business & Money: 21 Feb 13
Swedes may again be facing additional years at work, with the official pension age hitting 69, if a government review expected in the spring goes from words to actions. READ »

Subway robber suspected of Paris killing

National: 20 Feb 13
The man who robbed a drunken man in Stockholm as he lay on the subway train tracks is now suspected of killing someone in Paris in 2011, after a French television viewer recognized the thief from security camera footage. READ »

'Sweden will continue to punch above its weight'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Feb 13
Sweden’s ability to pack a foreign policy punch equal to the jab of the big EU three - Germany, France, and the UK - is neither remarkable nor a passing fad, writes international relations Ph.D. candidate Annelie Gregor. READ »

Zlatan opens door for Bayern Munich move

Sport: 19 Feb 13
Swedish footballing star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted he's open to moving to Bayern Munich of Germany's Bundesliga, less than a year after signing with Paris Saint Germain. READ »

Lidl pulls goulash off Swedish store shelves

National: 18 Feb 13
Lidl has pulled two types of ready-made meals from the shelves of its Swedish stores amid fears they could contain horsemeat, the company said on Monday. READ »

Madrid court remands Swede on terror charges

National: 16 Feb 13
A 65-year-old Swedish man was on Friday remanded into custody by a Madrid court on suspicion of terror crimes connected to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PPK). READ »

ABB outperforms profit prediction

Business & Money: 14 Feb 13
Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB said on Thursday that net profit had shrunk by 15 percent in 2012 to $2.7 billion, but insisted it had held its ground in a tough market. READ »

Volvo sale helps Renault post a profit

Business & Money: 14 Feb 13
Half of French automaker Renault's $2.4 billion net profit from last year came from selling a stake in Swedish group AB Volvo. READ »

More Swedish retailers hit by horsemeat scandal

National: 13 Feb 13
Swedish supermarket chains Ica, Coop, and Axfood all confirmed on Wednesday that their lasagne products contain horsemeat, with the retailers' produce all coming from the same French chain that Findus had employed. READ »

Swedish schools may have served horsemeat

National: 11 Feb 13
As food safety officials hold crisis talks in Sweden, it has emerged that lasagne containing horsemeat may have been served in Swedish schools and hospitals. READ »

Food safety watchdog may report Findus

Science & Technology: 10 Feb 13
Sweden's National Food Agency is considering reporting the food giant to the police over the horse meat lasagne scandal. READ »

Swedes slam 'outdated' farming subsidies

Politics: 9 Feb 13
Agricultural subsidies are set to fall under the new EU budget deal, but Swedish critics are mostly concerned about how the money will be spent. READ »

Swedish horsemeat scandal grows

National: 9 Feb 13
After Swedish company Findus' withdrawal of its frozen single-portion lasagne, food retailers Axfood, Coop and Ica have pulled ready meals from supermarkets too, for fear they may contain horsemeat. READ »

Swedish taxpayers least honest in the Nordics

Business & Money: 8 Feb 13
Sweden has the biggest black market in the Nordic region, according to a new study, which also found workers in France are more honest than their Swedish counterparts in reporting their income to tax authorities. READ »

Argentina dominates Sweden in football win

Sport: 7 Feb 13
Argentina defeated Sweden 3-2 in an international friendly on Wednesday on a night when superstar strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi were both off target. READ »

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Society: 4 Feb 13
For almost a decade now, The Local has been delivering accessible European news to millions of Anglophone readers all round the world – but we're now about to get even better. READ »

Minister: immigrant 'volumes' too high

Politics: 2 Feb 13
Sweden's immigration minister has said that the country needs to tighten rules for asylum seekers and other prospective immigrants to cut the number of people coming into the country. READ »

Nordic 'folklore zombie' to hit Swedish cinemas

Lifestyle: 1 Feb 13
Three Swedish indie filmmakers, who unearthed an old Nordic folklore creature to spin an Evil Dead-inspired tale of gore and desperation, have secured Swedish distribution after successes in the US. The Local's Ann Törnkvist meets Tommy Wiklund and Sonny Laguna. READ »

Sweden hailed as EU foreign policy bigshot

Politics: 31 Jan 13
Sweden is the one of the most influential countries in the European Union when it comes to European foreign policy, according to a new ranking, exerting clout nearly on par with heavyweights Germany, France, and the UK. READ »

Swedish man dies in French caving accident

National: 29 Jan 13
A 30-year-old Swedish man died on Monday following a caving accident in southwestern France. READ »

Swedish uni wins billion-euro EU science prize

Business & Money: 28 Jan 13
The European Commission announced on Monday that researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg would be granted 1 billion euros to fund development of graphene. READ »

University reeling after French student's death

Society: 25 Jan 13
Two days after a 23-year-old French exchange student was found dead in southern Sweden, university officials have expressed their shock at the loss, and are holding a memorial service in his honour. READ »

Two questioned over Ikea France spy scandal

Business & Money: 23 Jan 13
Two former Ikea employees in France were questioned on Tuesday about their suspected role in a spying scandal involving the use of an illegal police database that rocked the Swedish furniture giant last year. READ »

Ericsson buys French IT consultancy unit

Business & Money: 22 Jan 13
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson announced on Monday it was buying the telecom and media unit of French tech consultancy Devoteam for an undisclosed sum. READ »

H&M targets women with new fashion brand

Business & Money: 9 Jan 13
Swedish fashion giant H&M is launching a chain of stores featuring a new clothing brand targeting women in cities across Europe, including Stockholm, the company said on Wednesday. READ »

SAS accuses Ryanair of airport fee fraud

Business & Money: 7 Jan 13
Scandinavian airline SAS says Ryanair lies about the weight of its aircraft to reduce fees, giving the low-cost Irish carrier an unfair advantage over many of its increasingly irritated European colleagues. READ »

Turkey joining EU 'not a given': Bildt

Politics: 7 Jan 13
Turkey's chance of becoming a part of the European Union is "not a given", said Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Sunday, adding that continued efforts must be made by Brussels and Ankara. READ »

Sweden sets immigration record in 2012

National: 3 Jan 13
Sweden issued a record number of residence permits in 2012, with the total tally ending up at 110,000, a 19-percent hike from 2011 with refugees accounting for the bulk of the increase, new statistics show. READ »

Top ten new Swedish words of 2012

Society: 27 Dec 12
Words inspired by Swedish footballer stars and cake-eating ministers are among the newest words taken up by the Swedish language this year, according to the much-anticipated annual list published on Thursday by the Swedish Language Council. READ »

'2012 was the best year ever': Zlatan

Sport: 25 Dec 12
The Swedish star striker talks about his highlights of the year and why he chose not to comment on the scandal surrounding the Sweden Democrats. READ »

'Our baguettes are from Finland': French envoy

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 12
The Local catches up with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, France's ambassador to Sweden, to talk Gerard Depardieu, Vikings, the EU, and where to get the best baguettes. READ »

Swede jailed in US for 'scareware' scheme

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 12
A Swedish man was sentenced to four years in prison in the US for his role in a multi-million dollar international scam involving useless anti-virus software. READ »

Swedish free schools open to sects: study

Education: 14 Dec 12
An upcoming European assessment of the Swedish reform that allowed private actors to open schools says oversight is so bad that a sect could easily be spreading its message to Swedish children during school hours. READ »

Sweden keeps opt-out clause for EU bank rules

Business & Money: 13 Dec 12
All EU members have agreed on the details for European bank regulator but countries outside the eurozone, including Sweden, retain the right to opt out. READ »

Renault sheds shares in Sweden's Volvo Trucks

Business & Money: 13 Dec 12
French carmaker Renault said Wednesday it had begun to sell off its remaining shares in Swedish truck manufacturer AB Volvo to reduce the company's debt and raise funds for investment. READ »

Jukkasjärvi erects Sweden's 23rd Ice Hotel

Travel: 13 Dec 12
A construction crew bundled up in heavy parkas is bustling around an Arctic building site on the banks of the Torne river in northern Sweden as the 23rd Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel is erected one oversized ice cube at a time. READ »

Forgotten speech fails to mar Nobel banquet

Society: 11 Dec 12
Royals, laureates, and diplomats were among the more than 1,300 guests that feted the 2012 Nobel Prizes at Stockholm's City Hall on an evening when not even a forgotten speech by literature winner Mo Yan could dampen high spirits. READ »

Nobel Prize ceremony concludes in Stockholm

National: 10 Dec 12
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has handed over this year's prizes to the Nobel laureates at Stockholm's Concert Hall, watched over by more than 1,500 honoured guests. READ »

Victory for PSG after Zlatan's stellar effort

Sport: 9 Dec 12
Swedish star footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped secure a much-needed victory for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 match against Evian on Saturday, easing some of the pressure on under-fire manager Carlo Ancelotti. READ »

Liberal EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström

Society: 6 Dec 12
In a new series profiling Swedish newsmakers, The Local takes a look at Cecilia Malmström, the Swedish EU Commissioner who this week helped launch a global alliance to combat child pornography. READ »

Zlatan booed off pitch as PSG gets the boot

Sport: 28 Nov 12
The best efforts of Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to nothing but scornful booing from the fans of St. Etienne on Tuesday night, as they booted his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) squad out of the French League Cup quarter-finals. READ »

Algerian couple shown to be Haddile's parents

National: 27 Nov 12
A DNA test has shown that an Algerian couple are indeed the birth parents of Haddile, a two-year-old who faced deportation after being abandoned in Sweden and assaulted by her step-father, a lawyer for the couple has said. READ »

Sweden world's fifth most 'powerful' country

Politics: 20 Nov 12
Sweden placed fifth in a new ranking of global "soft power", which measures countries' influence outside economic and military strength, as somewhat dated stereotypes stemming from Abba and Ikea linger. READ »

Study: Sweden 'fails' at job market integration

Society: 19 Nov 12
Sweden is the second worst country in Europe when it comes to labour market integration, according to a new study from Stockholm University. READ »

Santa Winter Games draw Christmas lovers to the Arctic

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 12
Santas from around the world have gathered in Gällivare to compete in reindeer-riding, porridge-eating and Christmas carol karaoke, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert reports. READ »

Zlatan in record seventh 'Golden Ball' triumph

Sport: 13 Nov 12
Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought home a record seventh, and sixth consecutive, Golden Ball at Sweden's football gala on Monday evening, with Lotta Schelin claiming her first diamond ball for the women. READ »

Zlatan serves up four assists in PSG win

Sport: 7 Nov 12
Four assists by Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped move Paris Saint-Germain closer to qualification for Champions League round of 16 as they defeated Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 on Tuesday night. READ »

One in five Swedes has two-hour commute

Society: 30 Oct 12
More than twenty percent of Swedes spend over two hours in total on the daily commute, which experts have labelled a possible source of stress, according to a new survey. READ »

Sweden climbs world universities' top rank and file

Education: 30 Oct 12
With policies changing on charging foreign students in Sweden, there is greater need for the country's universities to build on their already glowing international reputations. Some of the most helpful indicators of academic excellence are the various international university rankings. READ »

For your eyes only: Swedish Bond girls

Lifestyle: 26 Oct 12
James Bond's "Skyfall" premieres on Friday, featuring a sexy Swedish actor in a prominent role. But did you know that Swedish actresses have had a long-running love affair with British agent 007? The Local finds out more. READ »

Surfer in Ryanair mix up can't catch a wave on free Sweden trip

Society: 25 Oct 12
The teen surfer who ended up in Sweden after a Ryanair ticketing foul-up cashed in on a free surf-trip offer from local tourism officials – only to arrive on a wave-less weekend, leaving him to admire local skate parks instead. READ »

Sweden takes lead in EU Balkan visa push

Politics: 25 Oct 12
Sweden and Germany led the push on Thursday for a reintroduction of visas for residents from Balkan EU candidate countries in an effort to fight a growing number of bogus asylum requests. READ »

Court annuls toddler deportation order

National: 22 Oct 12
The Swedish Migration Court of Appeals on Monday decided to revoke the decision to deport 2-year-old Haddile, abandoned in Sweden by her Algerian mother in a case which has generated a great deal of media interest. READ »

'Catastrophic' year for Swedish wineries

Business & Money: 22 Oct 12
Sweden’s winegrowers have reported a bad year for Swedish wine, with a late flowering and heavy rains leading to massive harvest losses. READ »

Kinnevik invests billions in German online shop

National: 20 Oct 12
Swedish investment company Kinnevik has spent 2 billion kronor ($300 million) on expanding its stake in the Berlin-based online shoe and clothing shop Zalando. READ »

Reinfeldt, Merkel: 'don't rush EU bank oversight'

Business & Money: 17 Oct 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin on Tuesday that the European Union shouldn't rush into a system to supervise the banking sector. READ »

Live Blog: 2012 Nobel Prize announcements

Society: 15 Oct 12
The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week in Stockholm. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the winners and why they won. READ »

Spotify on Samsung smart TVs in Europe

Business & Money: 11 Oct 12
South Korean electronics giant Samsung will be the first to offer the Swedish music streaming service Spotify's catalogue on its smart TVs across Europe, the company said Wednesday. READ »

Physics Nobel shared for quantum optics research

National: 9 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland for their "groundbreaking" experimentation in quantum optics. READ »

Ship to Gaza Sweden vessel sets sail again

National: 7 Oct 12
A Swedish ship with rights activists from several countries aboard sailed from Naples on Saturday in the latest bid to break Israel's blockade against Gaza. READ »

'Millennium Falcon' divers in old wine find

Science & Technology: 2 Oct 12
Swedish divers famous for finding an object on the Baltic Sea floor resembling a well-known spaceship from the Star Wars films are celebrating the recovery of drinkable wine from a nearly century-old Swedish shipwreck. READ »

Reinfeldt uses Paris meet to pan EU banking union

Politics: 2 Oct 12
In talks with French President Francois Hollande on Monday, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt remained firm in expressing his government's disapproval of a proposed EU banking union. READ »

Mother of abandoned toddler 'wants her back'

Society: 28 Sep 12
The mother of a two-year-old girl, who faced deportation after being abandoned in Sweden and assaulted by her step-father, now reportedly wants to be reunited with her daughter as debate rages over a decision to examine the case on public television. READ »

Reinfeldt heading to Paris for EU budget talks

Politics: 27 Sep 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will travel to Paris next week to discuss EU budget issues with French President Francois Hollande as Sweden faces a potentially drastic hike in EU fees. READ »

Wine and dine your way around Europe

Travel: 27 Sep 12
Explore some of Europe’s best wining and dining spots with an InterRail Global Pass, as your train journey takes you through wine routes, gourmet centres and traditional cuisine in Portugal, Spain and France. READ »

Migration Board delays toddler's deportation

National: 24 Sep 12
In the face of mounting public pressure, the Swedish Migration Board has decided that 2-year-old Haddile, an abandoned toddler facing deportation to France, can remain in Sweden with her foster parents until further notice. READ »

Anger mounts over two-year-old's deportation

National: 23 Sep 12
A petition against the deportation of a two-year-old girl from Sweden to France has received 30,000 signatures. The case has led to renewed calls to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law. READ »

Two-year-old girl faces deportation from Sweden

National: 22 Sep 12
A two-year-old girl currently living in a foster home in Skåne in southern Sweden faces deportation to France where it is claimed she has no connection and will be placed in an orphanage. READ »

EU: swine flu jab linked to narcolepsy in Sweden

Science & Technology: 22 Sep 12
An EU watchdog concluded on Friday that a swine flu vaccine used in 2009-10 is linked to a higher risk of the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in children and teens in Sweden. READ »

French vineyard uncorks 'Swedish' champagne

Lifestyle: 21 Sep 12
The first ever Swedish-owned champagne house recently opened up its gates in northern France, promising a comprehensive environment policy and “honesty in the bottle”, The Local's Rebecca Martin discovers. READ »

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