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Swedish opposition to nuclear energy on the up

Science & Technology: 28 Apr 12
Swedes have become more negative towards nuclear power in the year since Japan's nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, a new survey shows. READ »

First conviction in Gothenburg bribery trial

National: 12 Mar 12
The fourth case in the ongoing Gothenburg bribery trial has led to a conviction, as a housing company official was sentenced to a probationary sentence and a fine equalling 80 days’ pay on Monday. READ »

Young generation prefer 'old style' media: study

Society: 7 Mar 12
A recent study has revealed that the youth of today prefer to spend their time with their nose in a newspaper or listening to the radio, even though internet technology continues to improve. READ »

Queen Silvia slammed for 'flawed' Nazi probe

Society: 20 Jan 12
Sweden's Queen Silvia was reportedly "shattered" following an investigative journalism report criticizing the findings of a probe meant to clear the air regarding her father's Nazi connections. READ »

Birth control pills help painful periods: study

Science & Technology: 18 Jan 12
Researchers in Sweden have now proven what many women have long suspected about the pain relief powers of birth control pills. READ »

Somalis 'shut out' of Sweden's health system

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result. READ »

Svanberg proposed to head Volvo board

Business & Money: 12 Dec 11
After days of rumours, truck maker Volvo has officially proposed BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg to be appointed head of its board at the annual general meeting in April, the Swedish company announced on Monday. READ »

Poverty on the rise among immigrants: study

National: 2 Dec 11
Two thirds of the people in Sweden relying long term on social benefits have a foreign background, while child poverty in the same group is becoming more and more serious, according to new reports. READ »

Alcohol damages women's brains faster than men's: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 9 Nov 11
Women alcoholics suffer damage to their brains three times faster than men who abuse alcohol, according to a new Swedish study released on Wednesday. READ »

Probe dropped, Juholt to remain party leader

Politics: 14 Oct 11
Prosecutors said Friday they were dropping an investigation into improper reimbursements claimed by Håkan Juholt as the Social Democrats' executive committee announced it still had confidence in the embattled party leader. READ »

Juholt position 'difficult' after fraud probe: expert

Politics: 10 Oct 11
The fraud investigation against Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt will restrict his freedom of movement politically - and a prosecution will force his departure, political scientist Ulf Bjereld tells The Local. 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 »

Swedish researchers in 'depression gene' find

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 11
Swedish researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg have managed to identify a gene which they believe has a strong connection to bipolar disorder. READ »

Sweden Democrats must contain situation: expert

Politics: 26 Sep 11
The resignation of William Petzäll from the Sweden Democrats is a setback which the party can manage, but they have to ensure that it remains a unique event, according to political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö. READ »

Sweden battles rise in university cheating

Education: 31 Aug 11
With reports of cheating and plagiarism at Swedish universities on the rise, The Local's Geoff Mortimore looks at how big the problem really is and what's being done to address it. READ »

How the far-right found a voice in tolerant Nordic countries

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 11
A far-right that vaunts anti-immigration, Islamophobia and the welfare state has taken hold in Nordic countries, playing on the fears of societies that are less and less blond and blue eyed, AFP's Marc Preel writes. READ »

Firefighters fear female 'threat': study

Society: 21 Jul 11
Many Swedish firefighters fear that letting women into the profession will undermine the camaraderie necessary to do a god job in a work environment full of risk, a new study from the University of Gothenburg shows. READ »

Apps for kids 'growing market' in Sweden

Science & Technology: 21 Jun 11
A growing market of applications for smartphones and electronic reading pads aimed at young children and toddlers is being created in Sweden, according to experts who fear there may be consequences. READ »

Casual sex 'common' among Stockholm youth

Society: 27 May 11
Four out of ten young people in Stockholm last had sex with someone they weren't in a relationship with and only one in four used a condom, according to statistics from a recent study on youth sex habits in Sweden. READ »

Alcoholism linked to family drinking: study

Science & Technology: 17 May 11
Having a relative with an alcohol problem increases the risk of an individual developing alcoholism, a new Swedish study published on Tuesday has shown. READ »

Red-Green success in Sweden election re-run

Politics: 16 May 11
The Red-Green opposition claimed 45.8 percent of the vote in the election re-run in Västra Götaland in western Sweden on Sunday, with the Alliance parties polling 42.3 percent and the Sweden Democrats 5.8 percent. READ »

Swedish kids' reading skills hit by computer use: report

Education: 12 May 11
A new study from Gothenburg University shows that the falling levels of reading skills among Swedish school children may be connected to an increase in screen-based activities. READ »

Twisting tongues: Sweden's sexiest dialect

Lifestyle: 10 May 11
If you’re looking to boost your Swedish sex appeal, The Local's Karen Holst explains why enrolling in a Swedish language course in Gothenburg may be the ticket to wooing that potential Swedish sweetheart. READ »

Football hooliganism in Sweden - alive and kicking

Analysis & Opinion: 6 May 11
While football hooliganism has all but disappeared in the UK, Sweden continues to struggle with how to deal with the problem, turning it into a political hot potato, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Swedish women hit harder by STD rise: study

Science & Technology: 6 May 11
Gonorrhoea and syphilis are making a comeback in Sweden, with the number of reported cases among young women soaring by nearly 60 percent in 2010. READ »

New high in number of 'pro-refugee' Swedes

National: 14 Apr 11
Swedes have never been more positive to refugee immigration, according to new figures from the SOM-Institute at University of Gothenburg. READ »

Most young Swedes don't use condoms: study

Science & Technology: 5 Apr 11
Only 30 percent of young Swedes use a condom during sex, according to a new study mapping out Swedish sexual habits presented Tuesday. 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 »

Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges. READ »

Japan blasts reignite Swedish nuke debate

Politics: 15 Mar 11
The growing nuclear crisis in Japan has breathed new live into Sweden's anti-nuclear movement and prompted politicians to call for a renewed discussion about Sweden nuclear energy policy. READ »

Three expelled in university scam

Education: 6 Feb 11
Gothenburg University has expelled three students after they were caught falsifying their exam entry grades. The students were taking courses in medicine, law and dentistry. READ »

How Moderate success could doom the Alliance

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Dec 10
While Sweden's Moderate Party enjoys record high support, the struggle by its junior partners for recognition could ultimately spell the end of the four-party centre-right Alliance, contributor Naomi Powell explains. READ »

Why Sweden abandoned its workers' party

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Nov 10
As Social Democrats brace themselves for the presentation on Friday of the findings of its own election crisis commission, contributor Naomi Powell takes a closer look at how the traditionally dominant party lost its place at the apex of Swedish politics. READ »

Social Democrats face chaos as Sahlin departs

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 10
Sweden's Social Democrats, for decades the dominant force in Swedish national politics, are facing chaos after leader Mona Sahlin announced her imminent departure over the weekend, with no clear successor to fill her shoes, writes the AFP's Rita Devlin Marier. READ »

Sweden to probe US embassy surveillance

Politics: 8 Nov 10
A Swedish prosecutor announced plans on Monday to open a formal investigation into the legality of information gathering activities carried out by the US embassy in Stockholm. READ »

Swedish model tips Obama election doom

Politics: 16 Oct 10
A slow rise in Americans' disposable income means that Barack Obama's Democratic Party allies stand to lose 45 seats in the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, a model developed by a Swedish researcher has shown. READ »

Cinnamon Bun Day: Just another manic bun day

Lifestyle: 4 Oct 10
Forget about Swedish sprigtime's notoriously sweet semla; today is October 4th, which can only mean one thing - it's National Cinnamon Bun Day. READ »

Swedish football clubs threatened by their fans

Sport: 3 Oct 10
Players, coaches and referees plying their trade in the Swedish Allsvenskan top flight are increasingly becoming the target of threats from supporters, often from their own clubs. READ »

Social Democrats to hold extraordinary congress

Politics: 25 Sep 10
The Social Democratic Executive Committee will hold an extraordinary congress before its next annual congress, but a date for the additional meeting has not yet been determined. READ »

Swedish group to study horse whispering youth

Society: 21 Sep 10
A research team drawn from three Swedish universities is planning to study how children from various cultural backgrounds communicate with horses. READ »

Gothenburg scientist 'manipulated results'

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 10
A University of Gothenburg medical scientist has been accused of manipulating research findings in a number of studies, the Swedish Research Council announced Thursday. READ »

Sweden's welfare state has endured centre-right rule: experts

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 10
As Sweden's centre-right government hopes to win another four years in power, fears that conservative rule would cripple Sweden's welfare state may have been unfounded, the AFP's Nina Larson explains. READ »

Parties struggle to entice first time voters

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
With record numbers of first time Swedish voters heading to the polls on September 19th, politicians continue to struggle to reach both young Swedes and their parents, explains the AFP’s Rita Devlin Marier. READ »

Four of ten prepared to vote tactically: survey

Politics: 14 Sep 10
Four out of ten Swedish voters would consider switching party allegiances and instead vote for a party which risks missing the threshold for parliamentary seats, according to a new survey. READ »

Swedes voting early in record numbers

Politics: 8 Sep 10
More than 400,000 Swedes have already cast their vote for the 2010 elections, even though election day is more than 10 days away. READ »

Parties court pensioner votes in tight election

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
As strikes ripple across debt-ridden Europe over pension reforms, the two coalitions battling it out in Sweden's close upcoming elections on September 19th are courting elderly voters, who may end up holding the balance, writes AFP's Rita Devlin Marier. READ »

Will a Red-Green Sweden really take aim at US military might?

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 10
With the election drawing closer, Fredrik Westerlund takes a light-hearted look at a Red-Green foreign policy promise to 'demand' the United States shut down its foreign military bases. Along the way he talks to academics, embassies and one furious press secretary. READ »

Student housing shortage worse than ever

Education: 23 Jul 10
The student housing shortage appears to be worse than ever for the upcoming autumn session, Sweden's National Union of Students (Sveriges förenade studentkårer, SFS) reported on Friday. READ »

Middle-age stress linked to Alzheimer's

Science & Technology: 5 Jul 10
Those who often feel stressed while middle-aged carry a greater risk of developing dementia, especially Alzheimer's, later in life, a new study by Swedish researchers has shown. READ »

Swedish scholar: 'Jesus was not crucified'

Society: 28 Jun 10
A Swedish theologian has claimed that Jesus may not have have been crucified as there is no evidence to indicate that the Romans crucified prisoners 2,000 years ago. READ »

Half a million Swedes to fill giant gene bank

Science & Technology: 30 May 10
Scientists are hoping that genetic data gathered from half a million Swedes will help improve our understanding some of the world's most pressing public health problems. READ »

Headache pills cause chronic headaches: study

Science & Technology: 19 May 10
Overuse of common over-the-counter painkillers can cause chronic headaches, according to an ongoing Swedish study, with women the worst hit. READ »

Pay-day for extreme-right paper puts subsidies under fire

Society: 24 Apr 10
Sweden's system of press subsidies has come under the microscope after a publication affiliated with an extreme right-wing political party received millions of kronor in public funding this week. READ »

Opposition retains opinion poll initiative

Politics: 18 Apr 10
With the general election just five months away, Sweden's centre-right coalition government has closed the gap on the left-green opposition to 3.5 percentage points, according to a new opinion poll. READ »

Universities quizzed over English requirement

Education: 23 Mar 10
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into demands by several Swedish universities for employment applications to be submitted in English. READ »

Swedish researchers discover new bird species

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 10
Swedish researchers, together with their Lao colleagues, have discovered a previously unknown bird species in south-east Asia. The new species is related to the willow warbler, but lives only in areas of limestone rock. READ »

Opposition maintains strong lead: poll

Politics: 24 Jan 10
Sweden's opposition has a strong lead at the start of the election year, according to a new poll which puts the left-green coalition more than ten percentage points ahead. READ »

Higher wolf cull likely next year: expert

National: 15 Jan 10
More wolves will have to be liquidated next year if the Swedish government’s ceiling level isn’t changed, according to a wildlife researcher. READ »

Dodgy dentist repaired same tooth 71 times

Society: 30 Dec 09
A dentist from Gothenburg in western Sweden has been reported for malpractice by a patient who claims he had the same teeth repaired dozens of times. READ »

Opposition extends poll lead to achieve majority

Politics: 13 Dec 09
Sweden’s three left-green opposition political parties have enough voter support to form their own majority, according to a new poll, which also shows the far-right Sweden Democrats with enough support to gain a spot in the Riksdag. READ »

Islam 'Sweden's biggest threat': far-right leader

Politics: 19 Oct 09
An article by the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats claiming that Islam is the biggest threat to Sweden since World War II is tantamount to hate speech, according to legal experts. READ »

Swedish archaeologists uncover 7th century ship

Science & Technology: 27 Aug 09
Swedish archaeologists have announced the find of a 7th century burial ship, the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Scandinavia. READ »

Swedish women keep working after 65 despite job cuts: study

Business & Money: 28 Jul 09
Despite recent job cuts in the wake of the financial crisis, there are almost twice the number of women over the age of 65 working in Sweden today than four years ago, new statistics published on Tuesday show. READ »

Swedes more positive to refugees: report

National: 28 Jun 09
Opposition among Swedes to accepting refugees into the country has declined, a new report shows. READ »

'God probably doesn't exist': Swedish humanists

Society: 10 Jun 09
The role of religion in public life in Sweden has been brought into sharp relief by a provocative ad campaign questioning the existence of God. READ »

Sweden's political pirates signal internet's election power

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel READ »

Swedish pirates have wind in their sails for EU vote

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Jun 09
Sweden's Pirate Party could become one of the surprise new entrants to the European parliament this week. READ »

Ancient whale skeleton uncovered under Swedish motorway

Science & Technology: 1 Jun 09
A whale skeleton, thought to be around 10,000 years-old, has been uncovered during construction of the E6 motorway near Strömstad in western Sweden. READ »

Pirates maintain course for EU parliament

Politics: 31 May 09
The Swedish Pirate Party, which supports a filesharing free-for-all, remains on course to claim seats in the EU parliament as the country takes to the polls this week with civil liberties high on the political agenda. READ »

Voter uncertainty ahead of EU elections

Politics: 23 May 09
One out of three Swedish voters is unsure how he or she will vote in the EU parliamentary elections in two weeks. The outcome is uncertain, according to a new opinion poll by Sifo and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper. READ »

Pirate Bay judge faces new bias allegations

National: 11 May 09
Several leading Swedish legal experts have called for a retrial in The Pirate Bay case as new details emerged supporting allegations of conflicts of interest against the presiding judge, Tomas Norström. READ »

Swedes demonstrate in support of Pirate Bay

National: 19 Apr 09
The convictions and prison sentences handed down to the defendants in The Pirate Bay case have prompted Sweden's youth to action. The Pirate Party reports booming support as demonstrators turn out in force on Saturday. READ »

Swedes to shun EU elections: poll

Politics: 14 Apr 09
More than half of Swedish voters do not plan to vote in the elections for the European parliament to be held on June 7th, a poll published on Tuesday showed. READ »

Swedish support for NATO membership increases: poll

National: 5 Apr 09
Swedish support for NATO membership has increased, but a majority remain against joining the military alliance, two new polls show. READ »

What’s in a name: crime suspects and the Swedish press

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Feb 09
The Local’s David Landes attempts to shed some light on the Swedish media’s sometimes peculiar practice of omitting the names of criminal suspects. READ »

Newspaper rich lists: public service or invasion of privacy?

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Feb 09
Income details are public property in Sweden - so much so that neighbourhood rich lists are regularly published in the press. Paul O’Mahony peers behind the figures to examine attitudes to a practice that is coming under increasing fire. READ »

Swedish researchers awarded grant from actor Michael J. Fox

Science & Technology: 9 Jan 09
Swedish-American biopharmaceutical company ACADIA has received an $830,000 grant from the foundation started by actor Michael J. Fox to support research into Parkinson’s disease. READ »

Is it time for Sweden to join the eurozone?

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Dec 08
With the Swedish currency foundering in a deepening economic crisis, Jonathan Ward wonders if Sweden should reconsider its decision to shun the euro. READ »

Christmas by design: Unmissable markets in Sweden and Denmark

Lifestyle: 5 Dec 08
Join Charlotte West on a tour of the best Christmas markets for design products in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Cophenhagen. READ »

Swedish study shows women prefer older men

Dating: 4 Dec 08
Researchers in Sweden studying personal ads have found more evidence to support the old cliche that men like younger women, and women prefer older men. READ »

Poll: Swedes in favour of Volvo nationalization

National: 29 Nov 08
The Swedish people want the state to bail out troubled car-maker and national icon Volvo, a new poll shows. READ »

'Swedish car makers should come home'

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Nov 08
With Ford and GM, the respective owners of Volvo and Saab's car divisions, struggling for their survival, Sweden needs to regain the initiative and nationalize its auto industry, argues Rolf Wolff, dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University. READ »

'Nationalize Volvo and Saab': professor

Business & Money: 24 Nov 08
Rolf Wolff, dean of the school of business at Gothenburg University, has called on the government to nationalize the Swedish auto industry. READ »

More Swedes favourable toward the euro: poll

Politics: 24 Nov 08
Support for the euro in Sweden is increasing, although a majority of Swedes would still vote to retain the krona if a referendum on the matter were held today, according to a new poll. READ »

Study: Ocean 'dead zones' expanding

Science & Technology: 16 Aug 08
Oceanic "dead zones" where marine life cannot survive have been steadily increasing over the past five decades and now encompass 400 coastal areas of the world, a US-Swedish study said Friday. READ »

New poll: Sweden Democrats on the rise

Politics: 15 Jun 08
The far-right Sweden Democrats have enough support to claim seats in parliament, a new poll indicates. READ »

Asylum seekers face greater opposition

National: 10 May 08
Asylum seekers in Sweden face greater opposition from the public for the first time since 2004, a new study shows. READ »

Swedish university to start Somali language course

Education: 6 May 08
Gothenburg University plans to introduce a course of study in the Somali language next fall. READ »

University slammed for suspending porn pic student

Society: 13 Mar 08
Staff at Gothenburg University have been heavily criticized by education officials for their decision to suspend a female psychology student who posed for pictures in a pornographic magazine. READ »

Swedish defence minister says NATO membership 'natural'

Politics: 16 Feb 08
Membership in NATO is a "natural" step for Sweden in the long term, says Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors. READ »

Swedish politicians 'have low moral standards'

Politics: 21 Nov 07
Morals in Sweden are declining, most people think, with politicians' morals viewed as particularly low. READ »

Court upholds sentence for au pair murder

National: 7 Nov 07
The Court of Appeal has upheld a District Court decision to sentence a 25-year-old man to 11 years in prison for the murder of a Croatian au pair in Gothenburg in April this year. READ »

Reinfeldt faces deluge of criticism

Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt faced a deluge of criticism Friday over his leadership abilities after the latest in a string of scandals capped a stormy first year in power for the centre-right government. READ »

Alien intrusions threaten Sweden's seas

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 07
A gluttonous American pseudo-jellyfish, giant Japanese oysters, and an unidentified virus killing seals: strange intrusions are threatening Sweden's seas and fishermen are concerned. READ »

Swedish journalists 'more left-wing than public'

Politics: 26 Sep 07
Swedish journalists' views diverge wildly from those of their readers, with the average journalist more left-wing than the public as a whole, according to a new Gothenburg University survey. READ »

Working class children's injuries 'worth less'

National: 31 Jul 07
Children from working class homes who are injured in traffic accidents and are judged unable to work receive much less in damages than children from middle class homes with similar injuries. READ »

Eleven years for au pair murder

National: 25 Jul 07
A 25-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of a Croatian au pair in Gothenburg in April. READ »

Man charged with murder of Croatian au-pair

National: 6 Jul 07
A 25-year-old man has been prosecuted in connection with the murder in April of a 20-year-old Croatian au-pair. READ »

Hillary Clinton honoured by Gothenburg University

National: 4 Jul 07
Hillary Clinton has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Gothenburg University. The Sahlgrenska Academy pointed to the US presidential candidate's work for vulnerable children and improved healthcare. READ »

Whale spotted off Swedish coast

National: 19 Jun 07
A team of marine researchers caught a rare glimpse of a whale on Tuesday morning while travelling in Trosa Archipelago off Sweden's east coast. READ »


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