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'We were all Americans, at least for a while'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact. READ »

Swedish soldier injured in Afghanistan

National: 13 Aug 11
A Swedish soldier was shot in the leg during a routine mission neary Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday morning. READ »

Sweden's Afghan forces face increased threat

National: 5 May 11
The threat facing Swedish troops stationed in Afghanistan has been ratcheted up following a call by the Taliban for a spring offensive against foreign troops. READ »

US fuel stops Gripen Libya mission

National: 7 Apr 11
The Swedish JAS Gripen aircraft deployed in Sicily as part of NATO's Libya mission remained grounded on Thursday as the fuel available is suitable only for US navy aircraft. READ »

Swedish Gripen planes headed to Libya

National: 2 Apr 11
The first three JAS Gripen fighters to be used in the UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya took off from Blekinge on the southern coast of Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Swedish UN worker dead after Afghanistan demo

National: 1 Apr 11
A 33-year-old Swedish man was among a number of United Nations personnel killed in Afghanistan on Friday after a demonstration turned violent in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. READ »

Swedish house votes for Libya mission

Politics: 1 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksdag on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden sending JAS Gripen fighter aircraft to Libya to monitor a UN-backed no-fly zone. READ »

Government yes to Gripen deployment

National: 29 Mar 11
The Swedish government has given the green light to sending JAS Gripen fighters to Libya following a request from NATO for Swedish assistance. READ »

Sweden open for NATO request on Libya: Bildt

Politics: 18 Mar 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has welcomed the UN Security Council decision to authorise a no-fly zone and air attacks on civil war-torn Libya, indicating that Sweden would consider any NATO request for assistance. READ »

US 'pressured' Sweden on Afghanistan

Politics: 21 Dec 10
Sweden was pressured by the United States to increase its commitment in Afghanistan, documents released by WikiLeaks reveal. READ »

Sweden votes to extend Afghanistan mission

Politics: 16 Dec 10
Swedish lawmakers in the country's parliament, the Riksdag, voted on Wednesday to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan until the end of 2011. READ »

The debate over Swedish troops in Afghanistan

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 10
As the Riksdag prepares to vote on Sweden's military mission in Afghanistan, contributor David Stavrou examines how the distant conflict became such an important foreign policy issue--even before being mentioned in a warning sent by the Stockholm suicide bomber. READ »

Stockholm attack follows terror warnings

National: 12 Dec 10
The attack in Stockholm on Saturday evening would, if confirmed to be a terror attack, be the first time Sweden has been targeted by a suicide bomber. READ »

'The world’s most complete partnership'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
On the eve of three important international summits, US ambassador to Sweden Matthew W. Barzun emphasises the importance of the transatlantic partnership as well as Sweden’s constructive role in promoting international engagement. READ »

Deal struck on Swedish troops in Afghanistan

Politics: 1 Nov 10
The centre-right Alliance government has reached an agreement with the Social Democrats and the Green Party regarding Sweden’s military mission in Afghanistan. READ »

Dead soldier returns home to Sweden

National: 20 Oct 10
The body of Kenneth Wallin, the 22-year-old Swedish soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, returned home to Sweden on Tuesday evening, as further Swedes came under fire in the war-torn country. 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 »

Swedish soldier killed in Afghanistan

National: 16 Oct 10
A Swedish soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday when an armoured vehicle was blown up by a improvised explosive device west of Mazar-i-Sharif. READ »

More attacks on Swedish troops in Afghanistan

National: 7 Oct 10
Swedish troops in Afghanistan have been involved in over 30 firefights and 15 bomb attacks since May, calling in Nato air support on ten occasions, according to a media report. READ »

Election Q&A: the Moderate Party

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with the Moderate Party's Anders Borg, among others, to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

Sweden plans Afghan mission extension

Politics: 2 Aug 10
Sweden's governing Alliance coalition wants to extend the mandate of Swedish forces in Afghanistan and is prepared to increase budgets if needed. READ »

Sahlin makes first visit to Afghanistan

Politics: 26 Jul 10
The Social Democrats' leader, Mona Sahlin, is visiting Afghanistan for the first time. During her trip, she will visit Swedes in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). READ »

Rocket attack forces Bildt to divert

Politics: 20 Jul 10
Sweden’s foreign minister, Carl Bildt, was delayed during a visit to Kabul after a rocket attack on the city’s airport forced his plane to divert - just one kilometre from the runway. READ »

Swedish Afghanistan force can use lethal fire

Politics: 8 Jul 10
The Swedish mission in Afghanistan has received new rules of operation, SVT's Rapport reported on Thursday. READ »

Wounded Swedish soldiers in benefits battle

National: 22 May 10
Four Swedish soldiers seriously injured in Afghanistan are facing a new battle at home: the Social Insurance Agency is refusing to pay them benefits for their first two weeks back in Sweden since they neglected to register as unemployed. READ »

Too soon for exit dates from Afghanistan: Bildt

Politics: 20 May 10
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said that it was too early to speak of exit dates for troops from Afghanistan, calling them "wrong" and "dangerous." READ »

Three arrested for killing of Swedish soldiers

National: 9 Feb 10
Three men have been arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of being connected to the the death of Swedish soldiers Johan Palmlöv and Gunnar Andersson near Mazar-e Sharif on Sunday. READ »

Swedish soldiers killed by 'Afghan police'

National: 8 Feb 10
Military police are conducting an investigation into reports that the two Swedish military officers killed in Afghanistan on Sunday were attacked by a police officer. READ »

Two Swedes killed in Afghanistan

National: 7 Feb 10
Two Swedish military officers and a local interpreter were killed on Sunday when their unit came under fire west of Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan. READ »

Injured soldiers back on Swedish soil

National: 13 Nov 09
Two of the five soldiers injured in Wednesday's bomb explosion in Afghanistan landed in Sweden on Thursday evening. A further two aircraft with medical personnel have been dispatched to bring back the other casualties. READ »

Five Swedish soldiers injured in Afghanistan

National: 11 Nov 09
Five Swedish soldiers have been injured in an explosion that also claimed the life of a local foreign language interpreter, the Swedish Armed Forces said in a statement on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish soldiers shot in Afghanistan firefight

National: 9 Oct 09
Two Swedish soldiers are recovering after sustaining injuries in a firefight in the vicinity of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Thursday evening. READ »

Troops ransack Afghan hospital: Swedish charity

National: 7 Sep 09
A Swedish charity has claimed that foreign troops entered its hospital in Afghanistan, smashed doors and tied up staff and patients' relatives, violating agreements between aid workers and the military. READ »

Firebomb chaos in Uppsala

National: 31 Aug 09
Authorities are convening a crisis meeting in Uppsala today after a wild weekend of firebombings and burning cars in the suburb of Gottsunda. READ »

Amnesty: 'Sweden party to torture' in Afghanistan

National: 27 Aug 09
Human rights group Amnesty International has argued that Sweden is taking part in torture after the country handed over its first prisoner in Afghanistan to local authorities. READ »

'Swedish spy threat at Cold War levels': report

National: 30 Jul 09
The threat of espionage faced by Sweden from foreign security services remains widespread, according to a new report from Swedish military intelligence. READ »

Taliban commander: 'Swedes will be killed'

National: 29 Jul 09
A regional Taliban commander has warned that Swedes serving in Afghanistan will be the target of reprisals following the killing of three of the guerrilla group’s fighters by Swedish troops last week. READ »

Fire fight Swedes return to Afghanistan base

National: 26 Jul 09
The Swedish and Finnish troops that were came under fire in Afghanistan on Saturday were able to return safely to base on Sunday morning. READ »

Swedes kill three in Afghanistan fire fight

National: 24 Jul 09
Swedish military forces were involved in a battle in Aqchah in northern Afghanistan on Thursday night in which at least three of the attackers were killed READ »

Swedish embassy targeted in bomb plot

National: 24 Jun 09
Pakistani security forces have arrested a man suspected of plotting to bomb the Swedish embassy in Islamabad. READ »

Lundby-Wedin booed during May Day speech

Politics: 2 May 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO), was both cheered and heckled during her May Day speech on Friday. Around 12,500 people gathered at the largest May Day march in Stockholm. READ »

Swedish soldiers attacked in Afghanistan

National: 10 Apr 09
A group of Swedish soldiers came under attack in Afghanistan on Thursday evening. The soldiers were patrolling with Afghani police when they were shot at. READ »

Reinfeldt in unexpected visit to Afghanistan

Politics: 19 Jan 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Monday made a surprise stop in Afghanistan to meet Swedish troops in the northern part of the country, a government spokesman said. READ »

More Swedish troops and aid to Afghanistan

Politics: 14 Nov 08
Sweden announced on Thursday it plans to increase aid to Afghanistan as well as send an additional 110 soldiers there, bringing the size of its force to about 500 troops in 2009. READ »

Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan firefight

National: 8 Nov 08
For the second night running Swedish soldiers have been in the firing line in Afghanistan. The soldiers were on night patrol west of Mazar-i-Sharif when they became involved in a firefight. READ »

Pirate Party to take Sweden to European court

Politics: 19 Jun 08
Sweden's Pirate Party has said it will take the country to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to overturn a far-reaching new eavesdropping law. READ »

Sweden sends extra troops to Afghanistan

National: 22 May 08
Sweden will send a rifle platoon of 27 soldiers to Afghanistan in the coming days, bringing the number of Swedish troops in the country to 375. READ »

Debating NATO: Sweden and Finland keep their distance

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Apr 08
Sweden and Finland have become more willing to debate possible NATO membership, writes Tallinn-based journalist Justin Petrone. But opposition to the alliance remains strong. 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 troops under fire in Afghanistan

National: 14 Jan 08
Swedish soldiers scour the area after their unit comes under fire in northern Afghanistan. READ »

Secret Swedish military files left in library

National: 4 Jan 08
A memory-stick containing classified documents was found left on a public computer in Stockholm. READ »

Swedish soldier injured in Afghan explosion

National: 15 Apr 07
A Swedish soldier has been injured after an explosive device detonated under an army vehicle in Afghanistan. READ »

Swedish troops come under fire in Afghanistan

National: 12 Sep 06
A group of Swedish soldiers was attacked on Tuesday in northern Afghanistan by locals armed with handguns, mines and and handheld rocket-launchers. READ »

Military planes ready to evacuate Swedes

National: 8 Feb 06
Just weeks before Sweden doubles its peacekeeping presence in Afghanistan, planes are on standby to evacuate Swedes from areas affected by the furore surrounding the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish soldiers attacked in Afghanistan

National: 7 Feb 06
Soldiers in the Nordic peacekeeping force based in Meymaneh, in north-west Afghanistan, have been attacked by hundreds of demonstrators armed with guns and hand grenades. READ »

The year's new Swedish words

Society: 30 Dec 05
Blinga, podda, plusjobb - just three of the numerous brand new words introduced to the Swedish language this year. Purists cringe as the Swedish Language Council announces the year's list. READ »

Second Swedish ISAF soldier dies

National: 9 Dec 05
A Swedish soldier injured in a bomb attack in Afghanistan last month has died of his injuries. Tomas Bergqvist, aged 30, was the second soldier to die of injuries sustained in the attack. READ »

Parliament supports Afghanistan troop boost

National: 7 Dec 05
Sweden's parliament has voted to increase the number of troops the country contributes to a NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan from the current 100 soldiers to 375. READ »

Sweden to send more troops to Afghanistan

National: 30 Nov 05
Days after a Swedish soldier dies in Afghanistan, the government announces plans to increase the number of troops in the region from 100 to almost 400. READ »

Swedish soldier's condition worsens

National: 28 Nov 05
Two of the soldiers injured in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on Friday are in a criticial condition as they are brought back to Europe for treatment. One Swedish soldier died over the weekend. READ »

Swedish soldier dies in Afghanistan

Smörgåsbord: 26 Nov 05
One of four Swedish soldiers wounded in a bomb attack in northern Afghanistan has died of his injuries. Another Swedish peacekeeper is in a serious condition in hospital after the explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif. READ »

Swedish soldiers injured in Afghanistan

Smörgåsbord: 25 Nov 05
Four Swedish peacekeepers working as part of a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force have been injured in an explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif in the north of Afghanistan, the Swedish military has reported. READ »

Prosecutor questions Swedish terror suspect

National: 21 Nov 05
A prosecutor from Sweden is travelling to Bosnia to question an 18-year old Swedish citizen arrested there suspected of planning a terrorist attack. The suspect claims he had collected explosives and guns "out of curiosity". READ »

Police search for terror accomplices

National: 12 Nov 05
An 18-year old Swede arrested in Bosnia suspected of involvement in terrorism may have had accomplices in Sweden, police say. Someone may have had influence over him, says a prosecutor. 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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