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Local Liberal too 'un-Swedish' for top post

Politics: 15 Nov 10
A local Liberal Party politician from suburban Stockholm is accusing her party colleagues of racism after being told she was unfit for a leadership post because she was "un-Swedish." READ »

Sharks top Jackets in Stockholm NHL opener

Sport: 9 Oct 10
The National Hockey League's (NHL) San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets opened their 2010-11 season in Stockholm on Friday night, with the Sharks edging the Jackets 3-2. READ »

Sweden Democrats tip scales in 30 councils

Politics: 22 Sep 10
The Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power in 30 of Sweden's 290 municipal councils, the anti-racist magazine Expo revealed on Wednesday in a compilation of election results. READ »

Would-be au pairs lose 100,000 kronor to fraud

Society: 26 Aug 10
Two girls from Haninge, south of Stockholm, hoping to work as au pairs in New York learned that they lost more than 100,000 kronor ($13,400) to a fraudulent agency, TV4 Nyheterna reported late on Wednesday. READ »

Delays as Arlanda Express train derails

National: 4 Feb 10
The wintry weather continued to cause extensive problems in the Stockholm region on Thursday as an Arlanda Express airport train derailed north of the city. READ »

Heavily pregnant woman raped in home

National: 20 Nov 09
A heavily pregnant young woman was raped in her home on the outskirts of Stockholm late on Thursday afternoon. READ »

Police fire shots at suspected teen arsonists

National: 11 Nov 09
Police in a Stockholm suburb responding to a suspected case of arson on Tuesday night fired shots at a car carrying three teenagers who tried to run the police officers down as they attempted to flee. READ »

Armed man spreads panic among train passengers

National: 15 Aug 09
An armed man travelling on a Stockholm commuter train caused passengers to flee the train early on Saturday morning. The man got off the train in Västerhaninge where he later robbed a taxi driver. READ »

Prize-winning businessmen give the gift of experience

Lifestyle: 14 Aug 09
Crowned Stockholm businessmen of the year in 2008, Brits Martin Charlton and Jonathan Kirby are the people to turn to when it comes to giving the gift of dog-sledding, hot-air ballooning or wolf-patting. READ »

Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus

Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes. READ »

Leftist politician attacked in Stockholm

National: 23 Mar 09
A 29-year-old leftist politician from the Stockholm suburbs was beaten and attacked with a knife in Jordro south of Stockholm on Sunday night. READ »

Terrorist linked to Stockholm mosque

National: 16 Oct 08
Abu Qaswara, the Swedish citizen killed by US forces in Iraq in early October and thought to be a high-ranking member of Al-Qaeda’s Iraq operations, has been connected to a Stockholm-area mosque. READ »

Criminal charges for ICA meat labelling scandal

National: 7 Oct 08
Public prosecutor Solveig Sörlien will file formal charges against an ICA grocery store in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka for relabeling outdated packages of mince meat and putting them back on store shelves. READ »

Cab driver cleared of false rape allegations

National: 29 Sep 08
A young Swedish couple has been charged with bearing false witness after the woman reported she had been raped by a cab driver when the driver tried to get the couple to pay for their ride. READ »

Bus strike underway in Stockholm

National: 1 Jul 08
More than 6,000 Stockholm-area bus drivers went on strike at midnight, causing commuting headaches for thousands of area residents. READ »

Stockholm bus strike looms

National: 30 Jun 08
Buses in Stockholm County will come to a standstill at midnight on Monday as bus drivers plan to follow through on their threat to go on strike. READ »

The enchanted forest on Stockholm's doorstep

Travel: 25 May 08
Sweden might be covered in trees, but Tyresta National Park is a forest with a difference. Alec Forss explores a primeval landscape a stone's throw from the capital. READ »

Man compensated for police security camera blunder

National: 29 Apr 08
A man from the Stockholm suburb of Haninge is set to receive 80,000 kronor ($13,350) after his apartment was trashed as a result of some overzealous police work. READ »

Woman sentenced for false rape accusation

National: 27 Mar 08
A woman was convicted in Södertörn District Court on Thursday for a falsely accusing a man of raping her. READ »

ICA merchants could face multi-million kronor fines

Business & Money: 14 Feb 08
Prosecutors are calling for ICA supermarket owners to be fined following a food hygiene scandal late last year. READ »

Two arrests after dramatic bank robbery

National: 19 Jan 08
The two men are suspected in at least one of Friday’s armed bank robberies south of Stockholm. READ »

Bank robbers open fire

National: 18 Jan 08
Armed robbers blew up a safe and fired shots during raids at two banks in a Stockholm suburb on Friday morning. READ »

ICA beats meat retreat

National: 7 Dec 07
ICA has begun taking steps to undo some of the damage caused by a recent repackaging scandal. READ »

Military called in as snow traps thousands on road

National: 13 Nov 07
Fire chiefs were calling in help from the military on Tuesday night after large numbers of people became trapped in cars and trucks on a snow-blocked road south of Stockholm. "The situation is getting serious," said a fire chief. READ »

Roof raiders rob supermarket

National: 31 Oct 07
Thieves carried out a spectacular raid on Tuesday evening at a supermarket in a Stockholm suburb. READ »

Woman found dead in Västerhaninge

National: 2 Apr 07
Just before midday on Monday police were called to an apartment in Västerhaninge, where a woman had been found dead. The apartment also contained several small children. READ »

Mass brawl in Haninge leaves two injured

National: 31 Mar 07
A brawl involving up to 30 people in Haninge, outside Stockholm, at lunchtime on Saturday, left two men injured and requiring hospital treatment. READ »

'Unique' shipwreck found near Stockholm

National: 29 Mar 07
A unique and very well preserved 17th century shipwreck has been found on the seabed outside Stockholm.The ship is standing upright on the seabed, with two masts still attached. READ »

Shop workers strike called for April 5th

Politics: 26 Mar 07
The Commercial Employees Union has called for a complete stoppage at 94 workplaces around the country. 6,000 employees across the country will be called out of work. READ »

Policeman rammed scouts on moped

National: 20 Mar 07
A policeman in Haninge thought he had given chase to a couple of young robbers. In fact they were scouts. But he didn't find that out until he had rammed their moped. READ »

Al fresco sex 'was epileptic seizure'

National: 13 Mar 07
A man in his twenties and 49-year-old woman have each received fines for disorderly behaviour after a court failed to believe their creative excuses when found having sex in public. READ »

Stepfather convicted for rape and murder

National: 25 Oct 06
A court finds a 27-year old man guilty of killing his 12-year old stepdaughter and raping her 13-year old friend. "There is nothing worse one could do than rape and murder a child," said the prosecutor. READ »

'Bomb' at Social Democrat hut was fake

Politics: 16 Sep 06
A plastic bottle with blinking lights and wiring, found outside the Social Democrats' election canvassing hut in a Stockholm suburb on Saturday, turned out to be a fake. READ »

Dry weather prompts nationwide fire warning

National: 20 Jul 06
The risk of forest and grass fires is higher than ever across Sweden. Weeks of sun mean prime fire conditions, where careless barbecues or a smouldering cigarette butt could start a blaze. READ »

Students mourn murdered friend

Society: 29 May 06
Classmates of the 12-year old Stockholm girl stabbed to death at the weekend have been consoling each other and receiving support as they returned to school. READ »

Stepfather held for murder of 12 year old

National: 28 May 06
The 26 year old suspected of killing his 12 year old stepdaughter and raping her 13 year old friend says he remembers nothing of the incident, as details of his violent past and use of anabolic steroids emerge. READ »

Thirteen year old girl raped and murdered

Smörgåsbord: 27 May 06
Two 13 year old girls were raped and stabbed in an apartment in Västerhaninge, south of Stockholm, overnight. One of the girls has died following the attack. READ »

"Castrate rapists" says Swedish politician

National: 16 Aug 05
As the number of reported rapes in Stockholm rises dramatically, Moderate Party councillor and chairman of the city's police board Kristina Axén Olin proposes chemically castrating repeat offenders. READ »

Twenty new stores for Haninge Centrum

Business & Money: 14 Mar 05
Rodamco Europe is to invest in its shopping centre in Södertörn, which currently attracts 5 million shoppers a year. READ »

Property market shows signs of cooling

National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north. READ »

Three arrested for train sabotage

National: 13 Oct 04
Stones thrown at trains, bicycles dumped on the tracks and conductors strangled and spat at - and nobody's interested. Cancel a few rush hour trains and suddenly it's the week's biggest story. READ »

School doze

Society: 3 Sep 04
"Irritable and lethargic" kids who can't escape the morning clutches of the duvet monster are being offered flexitime at school - but if they don't turn up at all their parents will be sent a text message. 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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