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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 »

Lottery winner loses out on millions after mix-up

Society: 3 Jan 12
A 32-year-old woman in Sweden recently lost out on winning a share of 80.5 million kronor ($11.7 million) due to the tax agency having her registered at the wrong address. READ »

Breivik had Swedish mum's SIM card: report

National: 28 Dec 11
A Swedish mother of two has been linked to Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik after a mobile broadband SIM card registered in her name was discovered in a computer found on Breivik's farm. READ »

Swedish banks pass EU stress test

Business & Money: 16 Jul 11
Ten banks in Sweden, Norway and Finland passed European Union stress tests, their financial regulators announced on Friday. READ »

Denmark resumes Sweden border controls

National: 12 May 11
Denmark decided on Wednesday to resume controls at its Swedish and German borders, prompting calls for an explanation from the European Commission warning against any challenge to the freedom of movement in Europe. READ »

Sweden's Hjorth tops upstart teen in LPGA win

Sport: 2 May 11
Swedish golfer Maria Hjorth tallied seven birdies to triumph over teenager Alexis Thompson in the final round of the Avnet LPGA Classic on Sunday for her fifth LPGA title. READ »

Eurail and InterRail Passes: Where a journey becomes an adventure

Travel: 1 Apr 11
Whether it’s reading in the light of the Eiffel tower or discovering lavender fields in Croatia, taking the train gives you the opportunity to explore Europe at your own speed - and make friends along the way. READ »

Swedes evacuated to Malta from Libya

National: 4 Mar 11
A number of Swedes were successfully evacuated from Libya on Thursday after a Swedish plane was able to land in Tripoli following days of delays. READ »

Sweden's Hjorth ends LPGA drought with win

Sport: 6 Dec 10
Sweden's Maria Hjorth fired a par-72 final round on Sunday to capture her first LPGA title since 2007, capturing the season-ending Tour Championship by one stroke ahead of South Korean Amy Yang in Orlando, Florida. READ »

'Green residents only' for new Stockholm district

Society: 9 Nov 10
Future residents of a new "climate-neutral" Stockholm city district should face stringent regulations when it comes to their lifestyle and exercise habits, a number of governing Stockholm politicans have proposed. READ »

Sweden's Hjorth shares lead at Malaysian LPGA

Sport: 24 Oct 10
Sweden's Maria Hjorth shares the lead with South Korea's Lee Jee-Young after the second round of the inaugural Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on Saturday. 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 »

Stockholm loses Midsummer power

National: 25 Jun 10
Many Stockholm residents started their Midsummer's Eve celebrations without electricity as up to 70,000 customers of energy utility Fortum suffered a power cut during Thursday night and Friday morning. 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 »

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 »

Volcano ash forces airspace shutdown

National: 15 Apr 10
Most Swedish airspace is to be shut down from 6pm on Thursday as volcanic ash continues to drift eastward from Iceland, the Civil Aviation Authority has said. READ »

Five festive pointers for the perfect Swedish Christmas

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 09
It’s that time of year when people are starting to flippantly use the C-word. Or Jul as it is known in Sweden. But what are the secret ingredients to the perfect Swedish Christmas? Ben Kersley investigates. READ »

Behind the lens of a legendary Swedish photographer

Lifestyle: 17 Jun 09
Exhibition: Swedish photographer Hans Hammarskiöld is associated with influence and innovation, both in his homeland and internationally. READ »

'More beer please': Swedish towns struggle to find catchy mottos

Society: 18 Sep 08
Several Swedish towns have discovered that spending a lot of money on a snazzy town slogan may not always bring about the intended result. READ »

Young man stabbed in 'potato peeler game'

National: 21 Aug 08
A 20-year-old man found with serious stab wounds to his stomach outside his apartment in Hjo, south-west Sweden, apparently received his injuries during a game involving potato peelers. READ »

Two men stabbed, one dead in Skövde

National: 17 Aug 08
Two separate stabbing incidents near Skövde in central Sweden left one man dead and the other with stomach injuries on Saturday evening. READ »

Man in custody for brutal slaying of Hjo woman

National: 29 Jul 08
A 25-year-old man suspected of having killed a woman in Hjo last week was remanded to custody on Monday, despite denying the accusations. READ »

Toddler found home alone with dead mother

National: 27 Jul 08
Police now believe the 22-year-old woman found dead in Hjo in western Sweden on Friday afternoon may have been killed on Wednesday, which means her three-year-old daughter was home alone with her murdered mum for almost 48 hours. READ »

Police: 'Murdered woman met suspected killer over the internet'

National: 26 Jul 08
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 22-year-old woman found dead in an apartment in Hjo in western Sweden on Friday afternoon. Police report that the couple met over the internet. READ »

More Swedish bathing areas below EU standards

Society: 2 Jun 08
The water at 23 Swedish bathing areas did not meet EU requirements last year, according to a new report READ »

Sports digest: US retain Solheim Cup

Sport: 17 Sep 07
Golf: United States secure Solheim victory in Halmstad. Football: Sweden meet North Korea in must-win clash. Athletics: Susanna Kallur peaks at season's end. READ »

US lead Europe by one point after Solheim Cup second day

Sport: 16 Sep 07
Golf: The United States led Europe 6.5 to 5.5 after the second day's weather-interrupted play in the Solheim Cup in Halmstad on Saturday. READ »

Bergman remembered on Fårö

National: 9 Aug 07
Around 140 people gathered on the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Fårö on Wednesday evening to remember film director Ingmar Bergman, who died last week at the age of 89. READ »

Iran's release of Swedes was unconditional

Politics: 17 Apr 07
After a year spent in captivity in Iran, two Swedes will finally set foot on home soil on Tuesday afternoon. Swedish authorities said that they had rejected conditions requested by Iran. READ »

Iran pardons 'spy' Swedes

National: 16 Apr 07
Iran has pardoned two Swedish nationals jailed for photographing military installations. Stefan Johanssen and Jari Hjortmar will be released later on Monday, the foreign ministry in Tehran says. READ »

Bobby's mother attends funeral

National: 7 Jun 06
Bobby's mother is taken by prison guards to bury the son she is accused of murdering. The church is decorated with 7,000 roses sent in by members of the public. READ »

24 found guilty in ecstasy trial

National: 11 Nov 05
A group of 24 young people from all over Sweden have been found guilty of involvement in a drugs network. The sentences range from fines to almost five years in prison - but the main man is still to be sentenced. READ »


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Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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